Board index › General Discussion › General Autism Discussion

Recommended books request

Page 1 of 1 [ 5 posts ] 

Previous topic | Next topic

pappy01
Emu Egg
Emu Egg

User avatar

Joined: 4 Jul 2012
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Posts: 4

05 Jul 2012, 5:22 am

Hi all

Can anybody recommend a book for child/teenager who has a parent who has Aspergers?



mightyzebra
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 25 Aug 2007
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,725
Location: Planet Earth.

05 Jul 2012, 5:41 am

Maybe you could be more specific please. Genre, writing style? At the moment I'm reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which many people enjoy, although of course your child may not be into fantasy. I recommend the trilogy to people aged 16 and over.

I love reading and have read hundreds of books, so if you could pinpoint your request, please, I would be very happy to suggest more novels.


_________________
"The natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." David Attenborough


pappy01
Emu Egg
Emu Egg

User avatar

Joined: 4 Jul 2012
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Posts: 4

05 Jul 2012, 5:46 am

?
Sorry, my question was asking for a book which explains aspergers to a child whose parent has aspergers.

Paul



SilkySifaka
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 22 Apr 2012
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Posts: 1,396
Location: UK

05 Jul 2012, 11:12 am

There is a book called 'Something Different About Dad: How to Live with your Aspergers Parent'. It is by Kirsti Evans and John Swogger and it is available on Amazon. I picked it up once in the library and it looked quite good. I think it is more for older children than for teenagers, but it might still be useful. I hope that helps.



pappy01
Emu Egg
Emu Egg

User avatar

Joined: 4 Jul 2012
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Posts: 4

05 Jul 2012, 11:25 am

SilkySifaka wrote:
There is a book called 'Something Different About Dad: How to Live with your Aspergers Parent'. It is by Kirsti Evans and John Swogger and it is available on Amazon. I picked it up once in the library and it looked quite good. I think it is more for older children than for teenagers, but it might still be useful. I hope that helps.


Thank you, I'll give it a look :)