Everyday Aspergers

@page { margin: 2cm } p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } a:link { color: #0000ff } Through 150 entries, Samantha Craft presents a life of humorous faux pas, profound insights, and the everyday adventures of an autistic female. In her vivid world, nothing is simple and everything appears pertinent. Even an average trip to the grocery store is a feat and cause for reflection. From being a dyslexic cheerleader with dyspraxia going the wrong direction, to bathroom stalking, to figuring out if she can wear that panty-free dress, Craft explores the profoundness of daily living through hilarious anecdotes and heart-warming childhood memories. Ten years in the making, Craft’s revealing memoir brings Asperger’s Syndrome into a spectrum of brilliant light—exposing the day-to-day interactions and complex inner workings of an autistic female from childhood to midlife.

Through 150 telling journal entries, Samantha Craft presents a life of humorous faux pas, profound insights, and the everyday adventures of a female with Asperger's Syndrome. A former schoolteacher and mother of three boys, Craft doesn't experience ordinary everyday happenings like most. In her vivid world, nothing is simple and everything appears pertinent. Even an average trip to the grocery store is a feat and cause for re'ection. From being a dyslexic cheerleader with dysgraphia going the wrong direction, to bathroom stalking, to ?guring out if she can wear that panty-free dress, Craft explores the profoundness of daily living through hilarious anecdotes and heartwarming childhood memories. When she's not laughing at the bizarreness of her days or re'ecting back, then she's sharing the serious and relevant challenges of everyday living on the autism spectrum. Ten years in the making, Craft's revealing memoir brings Asperger's Syndrome into a spectrum of brilliant light'exposing the day-to-day interactions and complex inner workings of an autistic female from childhood to midlife.

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Based on his own life experiences, travels and meditations, Chris Mitchell reflects on how mindfulness practice can help people with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) with daily challenges including negative thought patterns, emotional and sensory issues, and navigating the social world. This practical handbook provides advice and instruction on adopting a mindful way of living to help tune in to the present moment and each chapter provides step-by-step mindfulness exercises that allow individuals with AS to overcome obstacles through awareness. Included are breathing exercises, simple yoga stretches, sitting, standing and walking meditations, visualisations, and easy ways to incorporate mindfulness techniques into everyday activities such as eating, brushing your teeth or doing the dishes. By teaching how to live mindfully moment to moment, this book gives people with Asperger's Syndrome the key to relieving stress, increasing awareness, and living a healthier and happier life.

A startling fact you may not be aware of is that as many as 50% of people getting diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome today may not have been diagnosed with the condition. This is a problem which Kerrin Maclean, who is embracing being an Autistic, in which has been identified and is passionate about rectifying. People like Kerrin who has ASD do not suffer, it's not an ailment it's a neurodiverse need. We suffer from people's judgements but not from ASD. And in her new book, Life of an Aspie, she sets out to dispel the many myths which surround it while still acknowledging the facts. She is able to describe, in painstaking detail, what it is like to grow up and live with AS while providing good advice for those not familiar with the condition and for those who have children who suffer from it. The book also examines the links between AS, depression and anxiety and explores other issues which sufferers experience, such as panic attacks. It offers practical advice on how to cope with these problems, while also providing information into the treatments and therapies which are available. Nothing is left out. There's a chapter devoted to tips about dating and relationships with Aspie's and an all-import section with information about support groups. This book really is a must-read for all people who have AS, their families, friends and partners.

Meditation is an effective, life-long practice that can help people with Asperger Syndrome to steer their own life course and improve wellbeing. This useful guide provides Aspies with a clear explanation of how to reap the benefits of welcoming meditation practices into their lives. In addition to its great value as a relaxation technique, meditation can positively influence emotions, curb anxiety and meltdowns, and promote self-esteem and self-awareness. This book discusses why common Aspie character traits such as dedication and introversion make people with Asperger Syndrome particularly well suited to practicing meditation and offers guidance on choosing the right type of meditation to suit each individual's needs. With useful advice on how to begin, where to meditate, what to wear, and much more, the book shows that meditation can be a powerful everyday technique for personal development and self-discovery.

An unusual story of a life long journey of one woman that did not know she had Aspergers until she was twenty-six. This story is about her fight to live, and her fight to help her son and oldest daughter, who have Aspergers. While overcoming severe childhood abuse and neglect, she courageously finishes a degree in Psychology. Her story gives a more in-depth view of the anger, isolation, depression, and suicidal ideation of Asperger Disorder. Personal experiences are given along side clinical aspects of Aspergers. The medical field, mental health field, and school system of America lack the skills and the knowledge to understand Aspergers, as is indicated by real life events outlined in "My Asperger Soul." Aspergers is growing in numbers in the population, and not due to over diagnosis. Yet, we are a disregarded people within the school and work environment. "My Asperger Soul" is about a new language and a new people evolving on the planet.