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This book provides highlights the perspectives and experiences of young girls and women living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It includes valuable insight from their families describing the difficulties they have had seeking help and support. The discussion section raises awareness about the shortage of knowledge in this field and the daily challenges these face. The author also provides advice and recommendations on the issues related to autism in an inspiring approach to social care. This review facilitates the author's perspective and illuminates the situations of women with ASD from various angles. As well, this review highlights the significant points that were examined in the book. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Autism in History: The Case of Hugh Blair of Borgue," by Rab Houston and Uta Frith.

The article reviews the book "Autism in Childhood and Autistic Features in Adults," edited by Kate Barrows.

Books reviewed: M. L. Hoffman, Empathy and Moral Development: Implication for Caring and Justice J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver, Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications W. K. Goodman, M. V. Ruorfer, & J. C. Maser, Obsessive-compulsive Disorder. Contemporary Issues in Treatment A. Slater & D. Muir, The Blackwell Reader in Developmental Psychology Richard Lewontin, It Ain't Necessarily So: The Dream of the Human Genome and Other Illusions [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Autism: Mind and Brain," edited by Uta Frith and Elisabeth Hill.

The article reviews the book "Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine & the Search for a Cure," by Paul A. Offit.

Starting from Tom McCarthy's statement that his literature should rather be regarded as performance artwork, as well as from his artistic manifesto, this paper analyzes the novel Remainder, paying attention to the elements that compose an alternative reality, articulated in the narrator's own post-traumatic visions. The focus is on the tension between the original trauma and its obsessive re-enactments, and on the subjective constructions of narrative and visual explanations of the apparent accidental events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Autism: Mind and Brain," edited by Uta Frith and Elisabeth Hill.

This review critiqued 'L. LeComer, The Socially Included Child: A Parent's Guide to Successful Playdates, Recreation, and Family Events for Children with Autism'. New York, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 230 pp., ISBN 978-0-425-22965-1, $14.00 (paper)'. The book was found to be useful for parents as a means of training them to be more aware of their child's behaviour leading up to challenging behaviours. However, the recommendations for behaviour management are based on explaining all challenging behaviour as a hypersensitivity to a particular aspect of the child's environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Autistic Barriers in Neurotic Patients," by Frances Tusten.

A review was conducted for 'D.L. Cumberland and B.R. Mills (Eds), Siblings and Autism: Stories spanning generations and cultures. Philadelphia, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011, 239 pp., ISBN 978-1-84905-831-5, $18.95 (paper)'. In comparison with similar literature on families and their perspectives on a family member being diagnosed with autism and/or growing up autistic, Cumberland and Mills (Siblings and Autism: stories spanning generations and cultures. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Philadelphia, USA, ) editing positions the writers as a previously poorly accessed population; the siblings of children with autism. Narratives from those siblings, now in their adulthood, give a rare insight on the variability of the disorder's development and outcomes for the individual and the family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion," by Michael Fitzpatrick.

The article reviews the book "Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure," by Paul A. Offit.

Reviews the book 'A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism,' by Sally Ozonoff.

The article reviews the book "Russell's World: A Story for Kids About Autism," by Charles A. Amenta III and illustrated by Monika Pollak.

A review of the book "A Pair of Miracles: A Story of Autism, Faith, and Determined Parenting," by Karla Akins, is presented.

The article reviews the book "A History of Autism: Conversations with the Pioneers," by Adam Feinstein.

The article reviews the book "Respecting Autism: The Rebecca School DIR Casebook for Parents and Professionals," by Stanley I. Greenspan and Gil Tippy.

The article reviews the book "A History of Autism: Conversations With the Pioneers," by Adam Feinstein.

The article reviews the book "Managing Meltdowns: Using the S.C.A.R.E.D Calming Technique With Children and Adults With Autism," by Deborah Lipsky and Will Richards.

The article reviews the book "Dietary Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Why They Work When They Do, Why They Don't When They Don't," by Kenneth Aitken.

The article reviews the book "Windless Summer," by Heather Sharfeddin.

Reviews the book "Challenging Behavior and Autism: Making Sense-Making Progress: A Guide to Preventing and Managing Challenging Behavior for Parents and Teachers." by Philip Whitaker, Helene Joy, Jane Harley, and David Edwards.

A review of the book "In a Different Key: The Story of Autism," by John Donvan and Caren Zucker, is presented.

Reviews the book "Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Children with High-Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom," by Rebecca A. Moyes.

Fein's monograph is equally nuanced and instructive when it tackles the politics of autism and neurodiversity activism, documenting the I neurodevelopmental turn i , with its emphasis on the structural wiring of the brain. Elizabeth Fein's I Living on the Spectrum: Autism and Youth in Community i (2020), offers an original and nuanced examination of current debates about autism. [Extracted from the article]