Books on women with Asperger's

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Hi

I wondered if anyone had any recommendations of books specifically about how AS appears in women. I have read Aspergirls, and a general one about AS, but would like to read more.

I'm looking for books that maybe have chapters by different women, or autobiographies. Or possibly books for professionals that give guidance on how to diagnose women, but aren't too expensive. Most books seem to be either about children, or are too general or basic.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

http://www.amazon.com/Aspergers-Girls-T ... 193256540X

There is this one. There are some chapters written by women with AS.

I read Aspergers and Girls, but it was more geared for teens or for the parents of Aspie girls. I found very few chapters, as an adult myself, that helped me. I'm considering purchasing Aspergirls... what did you think of that book, if you don't mind my asking?

Women From Another Planet.

I've read Asperger's and Girls, Aspergirls, and Women from Another Planet? and the third one had a lot more information that I found relevant to me.

I did enjoy Aspergirls, but it was not particularly applicable to my life. Women From Another Planet? had writing about relationships with objects, about gender (and having a gender), about having facades for different contexts/situations, about putting up a normal front. I don't remember everything now, but it was full of big and little click moments for me.

Thankyou all for your recommendations.

I found Aspergirls a bit of a revelation. But it was the first book I had read on Asperger's generally. Until then I had been reading mainly for interest. But Aspergirls had me nodding my head furiously at the quotes from women, and realising that I actually sounded exactly like most of them. It has chapters on reading and self taught skills, school, sensory overload, stimming, blame and guilt, gender roles and identity, puberty and mutism, relationships, friendships and socialising, higher education, employment, marriage, having children. And each chapter is broken up into sections - the main part of the chapter including quotes, a section for teens and a section for parents. Because there are quite a lot of chapters each one is shorter than I would have liked, but I still found it very interesting and relevant to me. Its not just a factual book, its also a sort of self-help book.

I will probably order the other two that have been recommended to me, and keep looking for more.

Thanks Henbane!