LEADER 03729nam 22007094a 450 001 9910959020403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781283904216 010 $a1283904217 010 $a9781417501250 010 $a1417501251 010 $a9781846423819 010 $a1846423813 035 $a(CKB)111087028266990 035 $a(EBL)290799 035 $a(OCoLC)60779307 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000193548 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11166309 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193548 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10219835 035 $a(PQKB)10726990 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC290799 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL290799 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10064447 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421671 035 $a(Perlego)951720 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087028266990 100 $a20020313d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLiving the good life with autism /$fEdgar Schneider 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cJessica Kingsley Publishers$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (156 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781843107125 311 08$a1843107120 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aLiving 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 327 $aMy 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 327 $aAppendix A Ed's RecipesAppendix B Shakespeare's Sonnet 29; Appendix C Widmung; Appendix D Metaphysics and Ethics; Appendix E Lexicon of Situational Ethics; References 330 $aHis 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. 606 $aAutism 606 $aAsperger's syndrome 606 $aAutistic people$xFamily relationships 606 $aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients$xFamily relationships 615 0$aAutism. 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome. 615 0$aAutistic people$xFamily relationships. 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients$xFamily relationships. 676 $a616.89/82/0092 700 $aSchneider$b Edgar$f1932-$01805136 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959020403321 996 $aLiving the good life with autism$94363109 997 $aUNINA