[The Westerner]

Thank you for posting this excellent article. I agree with this author's data: that the label of autism is diagnosed more often now than in the past. The best book I've ever come across on the subject was Temple Grandin's Thinking in Pictures. She is a high functioning autistic who learned to articulate what is happening in her mind. She said that she takes anti-depressants regularly and has no sex drive, thus no desire to engage in social relations with a man. But she works in the cattle industry and is quite successful because she can see the world through the perspective of animals.

[cas7boys]

I have met Temple Grandin, and she is an amazing person. I love listening to her lectures. I can only pray my boys do as well as she has.

[merry10]

I also like "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" Not a true story but a peek into the mind of a high functioning autistic british boy. I also recommend books by Oliver Sacks.