Detailed Coverage of Unwritten Rulesby AspergianReader

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This book really covers the difficulties that people on the autism spectrum have with recognizing and implementing social behaviors everyone else takes for granted. Both authors give a lot of information about how they think and how they thought as children in addition to covering the overarching rules that govern our interactions whether we acknowledge them or not.

The strong emphasis on...

A great resource for adults diagnosed with ASby Anonymous

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I have been reading Temple's work for more than two decades. This book is by far her most practical and useful. Temple and Sean collaborate to create a resource that is without parallel. They often speak to parents and clinicians in their writing, but as an adult with AS, I found this to have direct and immediate applications for my everyday life.

I have used the 10 rules and the hundreds...

A Must Readby DrKathyMarshack

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Temple Grandin is credited with bringing the tough subject of autism out in the open. She is a strong advocate for autistic adults and children in securing the type of education and emotional support they need. Her first book, Emergence: Labeled Autistic, is a seminal work that makes you rethink your notions of what it means to be autistic. In this book on social skills, Temple and her coauthor Barron...