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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780342203321

Autore

Schneider Edgar <1932->

Titolo

Living the good life with autism [[electronic resource] /] / Edgar Schneider

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003

ISBN

1-283-90421-7

1-4175-0125-1

1-84642-381-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Disciplina

616.89/82/0092

Soggetti

Autism

Asperger's syndrome

Autistic people - Family relationships

Asperger's syndrome - Patients - Family relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Living the Good Life with Autism; Contents; Prologue; Opinions:Some Reinforced,Some Modified; The nature of autism; The autistic spectrum; The pitfalls of using 'traits' to profile; Explanations of some autistic traits; Possible causes of autism; Emotions:Theirs and Ours; The physiology of love; On the topic of mating rituals; When is love unconditional?; A short clarifying comment; The Story of Ed and Alix; How we met; Personal difficulties I had to overcome; The story continues; A time of decision; About marriage; Complementary compatibilities; A new career; An admitted error; Health

My first crisisAlix's crisis; My second crisis; Some Thoughts on Theological Topics; One God? Why not many?; Worshiping the Devil; Why God puts people to the test; How could God be so cruel to his own son?; Judgement; Fundamentalism and religion; Having or changing a religion; Some Thoughts on Political Topics; Democracy; The rise and fall of civilizations; Politics and religion; The power, and limits, of government; Social classes; Conclusions; A 'cure' for autism?; Problems encountered in the world; The worst part of my autism; Self-image and self-acceptance; A Light-Hearted Epilogue



Appendix A Ed's RecipesAppendix B Shakespeare's Sonnet 29; Appendix C Widmung; Appendix D Metaphysics and Ethics; Appendix E Lexicon of Situational Ethics; References

Sommario/riassunto

His discovery only in retirement that he has high-functioning autism provided Edgar Schneider at last with an explanation for his many differences, explored in Discovering my Autism. In this book he takes up the story, telling of his marriage to a like-minded woman, and of the day-to-day realities of life with this condition.