Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm still getting my head round how autism presents in general and how it relates to me particularly. Does anyone have any recommendations for books that helped them understand their diagnosis?
Autonomistic said:I also noticed that one 5 star review of the book appears to have been posted by the author himself and purports to be written by non other than the former CEO of the National Autistic Society.
Good detective work.
The plot thickens.
Autonomistic said: can attest from personal experience that some accountants do have a very strange sense of humour
Indeed.
I know a few, including 2 in my family.
I tried to find something about it online but that's all I could find as well. It seems that the page has been around for 4+ years without Amazon removing it.
The book and the author appear credible although I haven't read it personally. The book has forewords written by Luke Beardon and Sara Heath, both respected names within the world of autism.
I also noticed that one 5 star review of the book appears to have been posted by the author himself and purports to be written by non other than the former CEO of the National Autistic Society.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1QN2GHQERTZJ5/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8
Both were Chartered Accountants and I can attest from personal experience that some accountants do have a very strange sense of humour
I would recommend this book:
An adult with an autism diagnosis: A guide for the newly diagnosed
Gillian Drew
Did you see that damning report about the author in the 'about the author' section?
The really odd thing is that I can't find anything about this online except a discussion about it with no information.
These people seem to think that the author himself wrote it:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/306916
I find it hard to believe that is real. It must be some sort of hoax or spoof
Blimey that really is damning.
Is it for real?
Ben
Wow, I hadn’t seen that! Kinda surprised Amazon is hosting that tbh as it’s pretty libellous.
The book is good though. I read it around the time of my diagnosis and I’ve since seen others on here recommend it too.
Very Late Diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome by Philip Wylie might be what you’re after:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Diagnosis-Asperger-Syndrome-Spectrum-Disorder-ebook/dp/B00M7D714Q?ref_=ast_author_mpb