03554nam 22006374a 450 991078034220332120230617023019.01-283-90421-71-4175-0125-11-84642-381-3(CKB)111087028266990(EBL)290799(OCoLC)60779307(SSID)ssj0000193548(PQKBManifestationID)11166309(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193548(PQKBWorkID)10219835(PQKB)10726990(MiAaPQ)EBC290799(Au-PeEL)EBL290799(CaPaEBR)ebr10064447(CaONFJC)MIL421671(EXLCZ)9911108702826699020020313d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiving the good life with autism[electronic resource] /Edgar SchneiderLondon ;New York Jessica Kingsley Publishers20031 online resource (156 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84310-712-0 Includes bibliographical references.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; HealthMy 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 EpilogueAppendix A Ed's RecipesAppendix B Shakespeare's Sonnet 29; Appendix C Widmung; Appendix D Metaphysics and Ethics; Appendix E Lexicon of Situational Ethics; ReferencesHis 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.AutismAsperger's syndromeAutistic peopleFamily relationshipsAsperger's syndromePatientsFamily relationshipsAutism.Asperger's syndrome.Autistic peopleFamily relationships.Asperger's syndromePatientsFamily relationships.616.89/82/0092Schneider Edgar1932-1510264MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780342203321Living the good life with autism3844146UNINA