Living the good life with autism / Edgar Schneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneider, Edgar, 1932-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism.

Asperger's syndrome.

Autistic people--Family relationships.

Autistic people.

Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Family relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

His discovery only in retirement that he has high-functioning autism provided Edgar Schneider at last with an explanation for his many differences, explored in Discovering my Autism. In this book he takes up the story, telling of his marriage to a like-minded woman, and of the day-to-day realities of life with this condition.

Contents:

Living the Good Life with Autism; Contents; Prologue; Opinions:Some Reinforced,Some Modified; The nature of autism; The autistic spectrum; The pitfalls of using 'traits' to profile; Explanations of some autistic traits; Possible causes of autism; Emotions:Theirs and Ours; The physiology of love; On the topic of mating rituals; When is love unconditional?; A short clarifying comment; The Story of Ed and Alix; How we met; Personal difficulties I had to overcome; The story continues; A time of decision; About marriage; Complementary compatibilities; A new career; An admitted error; Health

My first crisisAlix's crisis; My second crisis; Some Thoughts on Theological Topics; One God? Why not many?; Worshiping the Devil; Why God puts people to the test; How could God be so cruel to his own son?; Judgement; Fundamentalism and religion; Having or changing a religion; Some Thoughts on Political Topics; Democracy; The rise and fall of civilizations; Politics and religion; The power, and limits, of government; Social classes; Conclusions; A 'cure' for autism?; Problems encountered in the world; The worst part of my autism; Self-image and self-acceptance; A Light-Hearted Epilogue

Appendix A Ed's RecipesAppendix B Shakespeare's Sonnet 29; Appendix C Widmung; Appendix D Metaphysics and Ethics; Appendix E Lexicon of Situational Ethics; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781283904216

1283904217

9781417501250

1417501251

9781846423819

1846423813

OCLC:

60779307