N. Walker and J. Cantello, eds. (Toronto: The Geneva Centre), 1994. (sorry, could not find an ISBN. The Geneva Centre website:
Their address is:
112 Merton Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M4S 2Z8
This booklet provides several quotes of people with various ASDs describing how they experience the world on a sensory basis and how they perceive this has impacted their lives. I found it helped me to develop a more empathetic understanding of the various challenges many ASD people face on a day-to-day basis. Some of the statements (theories) presented in the preface may be somewhat out-of-date.
This sounds like a good
This sounds like a good find! Doesn't it seem like it is difficult to find this type of material? I think it is often very difficult for typical adults to understand the experiences of those with ASD.
The first book about ASD that I read was originally published in 1987 and subsequently updated. It was sort of a textook with anecdotes, types of therapies, and theories. I wish I could remember the name of it--I'll keep an eye out for it. At that point in my life, it was maybe the most important book I had ever read and it helped me so much. Just because a book isn't up-to-the-minute doesn't mean it can't be powerful.
Are you in Canada? It seems like some of the best programs are coming out of Canada right now. There is a website called PictureSETBC (British Columbia) that I use all of the time for picture symbols and social stories. I should put that in the forum under Cindy's Educational Ideas thread.