Ebook: Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Adults

1. Introduction: Where I'm coming from -- 2. What autis isn't (and a bit of what it isn't) -- 3. Social relationships -- 4. Echopraxic behavior: 'masking' and being a good actor -- 5. Anxiety -- 6. Sensory profile -- 7. Diagnosis, identification and understanding -- 8. Academic study -- 9. Employment -- 10. Close relationships and parenthood -- 11. Contact with the criminal justice system -- 12. Celebrating autism.;An up to date overview of autism and Asperger syndrome in adults. There are many hugely intelligent, insightful, kind, caring, loyal, skilled autistic individuals. So why is it that autism continues to be seen as a disorder or problem? This book presents an up-to-date overview of autism and Asperger syndrome in adults, for individuals with autism and Asperger syndrome and their families and friends.