tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post7728738069000094711..comments2024-02-15T01:49:10.208-05:00Comments on Autistic Speaks: A book is bornLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961164881093640787noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post-61350709145561544702010-07-06T15:06:12.555-04:002010-07-06T15:06:12.555-04:00Lydia,
Your book came today; I'll start it to...Lydia,<br /><br />Your book came today; I'll start it tonight, and then pass it on to my son, who is 20 and has autism and cognitive impairment. We're looking forward to reading it. :-)<br /><br />KimKim Wombleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post-89211275941030444162010-06-30T20:47:05.627-04:002010-06-30T20:47:05.627-04:00Awesome Lydia! Go you!Awesome Lydia! Go you!fullsoulahead.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053261523883986863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post-10598403200580415902010-06-26T16:39:55.858-04:002010-06-26T16:39:55.858-04:00It looks very interesting and very well written, f...It looks very interesting and very well written, from what I've read in the preview. I hope it sells well and is of value to many people. :-) I'll be ordering my copy, too!Kim Wombleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post-43182807885182619612010-06-26T08:31:56.826-04:002010-06-26T08:31:56.826-04:00wonderful, Lydia! Just ordered mine!wonderful, Lydia! Just ordered mine!Dani Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784014166868984046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post-39705515383563166492010-06-26T07:45:07.088-04:002010-06-26T07:45:07.088-04:00Oh, this is so exciting! You guys are the greates...Oh, this is so exciting! You guys are the greatest! I really hope you like it!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961164881093640787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post-24143712679751403692010-06-26T07:41:16.118-04:002010-06-26T07:41:16.118-04:00Yay!!!...Your book is preparing for a flight to Au...Yay!!!...Your book is preparing for a flight to Australia as we speak! Easy to order to be sent to Australia off Lulu.<br /><br />Can't wait to read it.... Congratulations Lydia!!Noonie Trousers and Then Somehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459735759541219221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post-9952280390125686182010-06-26T04:02:54.705-04:002010-06-26T04:02:54.705-04:00I had no problems, except for having to follow you...I had no problems, except for having to follow your link because it doesn't come up if I search in Lulu, either the title or your name. However, it cost me less that £15 including postage and I should recieve in the next 2-5 working days. I am very excited to read it.Annicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691832473765718313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102447705824989485.post-1078626904199064992010-06-26T01:51:01.443-04:002010-06-26T01:51:01.443-04:00Oh blessed duck!
The look of the book (the cover)...Oh blessed duck!<br /><br />The look of the book (the cover) is splendid.<br /><br />I especially love the splotchy stars and the various shades of purple.<br /><br />Enjoyed reading the preview of the first question: "When did you find out, and when was a diagnosis warranted?"<br /><br />The process was gruelling, and it's good that the clinicians accepted.<br /><br />Some of the links (for books we may also like) included: <i>Embarrassed often, ashamed never</i>, <i>When babies read</i> and <i>A mind apart</i>.<br /><br />And, yes, people in the early 1990s were "misunderstood, ignored or frustrated" and as you point out: all three at once!<br /><br />Now I understand that you did think of yourself as mature, and how that helped you through a difficult stage of your life.<br /><br />And the clinican said, "Asperger's is just social problems. You have more than that".<br /><br />And the things you said in the introduction, like "working part-time without a sense of purpose" and "It bothers me that people avoid me, and the less engaged I am, the more they do it".<br /><br />There is a part in <i>Emergence</i> when Grandin went to a Psychology department party, and made just the same realisation (or a similar one).<br /><br />Good on you for finding a psychologist some years ago. Shame that it was nerve-wracking. (Watch out for the cold guys!)<br /><br />What I learnt from your hospital experiences: "home for the heart".<br /><br />Do you have a contents page for the questions? What about an index?Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.com