Raising Martians: From Crash Landing to Leaving Home: How to Help a Child With Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism

This is an extremely brave book written by a boy with Aspergers syndrome (AS) about his experiences before and after diagnosis at the age of 15. He takes us through his personal life story and using that and evidence from psychology and scientific study speaks about the challenges children with AS face. He speaks about the bullying and difficulties he faced at school and how he learned to compensate for the areas in which he struggles, and also speaks about mental health issues and as an AS dealing with life in the larger world: friendships, shopping, living independently. For those on the outside this is a useful insight into the world inside the head of a boy with AS. However, for me with a girl with AS it was of limited use as the challenges girls face are subtly but vitally different and the ways that AS manifests are different. Highly recommended if you have a boy with AS.