Read

• "Solutions for Adults with Asperger's Syndrome: Maximizing the Benefits, Minimizing the Drawbacks to Achieve Success", by Juanita Lovett
  I read this book first, and have read it only once through so far. I have come to realize quite a bit about AS, and recognized quite a few things about myself, both in the present and in the past, in just that first reading. I know know why certain smells (cooking tomatoes), sights (flickering florescent lights), textures (the velvet used for pictures, paintings and pennants), or sounds (like a high-pitched whine of a CRT or buzz of a light ballast) are quite unpleasant at best. And conversely, why others (such as the feel of some materials like certain plastic wraps) can be so entrancing or pleasurable.
  After reading this book, I have also come up with some things I am going to try incorporate, and have come to realize how harmful my tendency to withdraw, especially from someone with whom I have interpersonal stress, can be.
  However, I have only read this book once through. It deserves re-reading, and I still have to wonder about things such as is it truely abuse when an Aspie withdraws from a spouse or family member who is constantly angry, perhaps even verbally abusive, etc. I do not yet know, which is why that is one of the many questions for which I am working on getting answers.

Reading

• "The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome" by Tony Attwood
  This book, while a hardback, is appearing to be well worth the price (which is under $30). Written by one of the authorities on Aspergers, I am finding little gems, even though most of what I have read so far deals with children and adolescents (I am currently reading about social understanding and friendships in 9-13 year old children, as I write this).

Have to read

• "Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals" by Tony Attwood
  I got this because it might help me with my daughter, who may or may not be an Aspie (I have read that girls are more socially adept than boys, so it is hard to tell). And it might also help provide me with a few clues to myself as well.
• "Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence" by Luke Jackson, Foreword by tony Attwood
  Likewise...and being a Geek, and having a daughter who is advanced in math, science and other subjects (and may be promoted early)...
• "The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self" by Alice Miller
  While not apparently speaking about AS (no references in the index or cover material that I have seen), it might give me even more insight in to both my daughter of present, and myself in the past.
• "Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism" by Temple Grandin
  Written by someone who suffers from AS (in this case, autism), I have seen many references to this woman, and how she has become quite successful, proving perhaps that AS is a indeed a diffability instead of a disability.
• "An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales" by Oliver Sacks.
  This is one of those books I have seen mentioned elsewhere. We shall see how good it is.
• "Loving Mr. Spock: Understanding an Aloof Lover: Could It Be Asperger's?" by Barbara Jacobs
  Being a married Aspie with marital troubles, the references I have seen to this book caught my attention.