Should I read "Aspergirls"?

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Has anyone read it? Do you recommend it? Thanks!

YES!! I cried the whole way through because I related so much.

Awesome!

You should buy a couple highlighters, too, if you can stand to write on books.

I hate when I get a library book and someone has highlighted it or underlined it. But if it's your own book then it doesn't matter.

I'm not sure that it really helped me, as in, it isn't filled with advice...but to get that feeling of "oh that describes me so well!" or "wow I thought I was the only one who did that!" or "so THAT'S why I think that way!" etc etc, definitely read it. It did help me feel more certain that I have AS, so it pushed me towards a diagnosis.

I loved it.
It was also the first aspie-related book I read just after my diagnosis, so it was very special.

Great, thanks everyone, I'm going to read it - I'll let you all know how I like it!

I've just finished reading it. It was an eye opener for me. She describes things I do, but have never talked about with anybody because I was afraid people might find it weird. It's such a relief to know I'm not the only one doing these things. It has given me peace of mind, and perhaps the greatest gift of all: I can finally let go of the guilt I felt for all the things I did wrong.

Oh, of course not with a library book!

It helped me a lot. I read it through first and highlighted everything I could relate to and then I gave it to my husband to read. Very helpful for us both!

If you have a diagnosis, then it might not help much. It will probably just confirm what you already know, but you might enjoy reading it nonetheless. If you don't have a diagnosis or are just at the point of thinking you might have Aspergers, then it's a huge eye-opener. I bought it to get an insight into my daughter, who was being assessed at the time. I got quite a shock when I realised that I could have written the book about myself.

I found it really useful. Some bits I disagreed with, but mostly it's a very good description of me.

I'm more than half way through it - so far I like it a lot! It feels like a nice summary of my experiences Definitely confirmed a few of my suspicions about AS in women as well!

Any good highlights in the book?

Any other books that are better in describing?

You can read a little bit of it on amazon using the look inside feature; http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aspergirls-Empo ... 618&sr=8-1

I have just started reading it now and agree with what some others have already said that it seems good for information but not so much in the way of advice. For example the chapter on "Ritual and Routine"; part of the advice at the end is " Regarding ritual and routines - shake it up. Try new foods, new clothes, new restaurants, new routes, new TV shows...." If only it were that simple! The chapters are fairly short which I like as my concentration can wander. From my impression of it overall so far, I would say it's worth a read.