Survival Strategies for People on the Autism Spectrum.(Book review)

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, March, 2007

Survival Strategies for People on the Autism Spectrum Fleisher, M. (2006). London, UK: Jessica Kingsley, $19.95

Marc Fleisher, author of Survival Strategies for People on the Autism Spectrum, records his personal experiences as a young man navigating his way toward independence. The purpose of the book is to provide adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum with strategies to cope with difficult situations. Although the intent is noble, the author provides only a brief glimpse of an array of strategies for individuals with either classic autism or Asperger syndrome.

A brief explanation of autism spectrum disorders is presented in Chapter 2, where the author sets the tone for a book that actually focuses on Asperger syndrome. In Chapter 3,...

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