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Quite a number of years ago, I wrote a review of Liane Holliday­-Willey’s book, Pretending toBe Normal: Living with Asperger’s Syndrome, which was published back in 1999. I amrevisiting an old friend as this book has been a mainstay for people wanting to better understandwhat living with a milder form of autism is all about. […]

In among all of the difficulties people with milder forms of ASD depression has to be the very worst; in fact, the suicide rate among adults with ASD is about 30%! This is much too high andmore needs to be done to help adults affected by ASD to learn to be more proactive and to

A Little Planning Goes a Long Way Holidays are the busiest time of year to travel by plane. Preparing a child, teenager or adult with autism spectrum disorder for plane travel – and new security techniques used at airport security checkpoints – can make a huge difference in making holiday travel a more enjoyable experience