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I haven't read that particular book, but I just reviewed the book GIRLS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS - Practical Solutions for Addressing Everyday Challenges by Ernsperger & Wendel. I found it to be quite insightful into a topic "girls and autism" that I never really considered in the ways the book explains. This book was full of first-person accounts from girls on the spctrum and has a testimonial from Temple Grandin on the back cover.  I found myself highlighting section after section of important and new infromation.Some of the areas I highlighted were: the invisible disability...appear to be fully functioning and developing yet certain things can cause their atypical behaviors to appear. So their misinterpreted behaviors can be assumed to be lazy, unorganized or rude versus a creation of ASD...We must provide the facts and resources about ASD, but also the limitations assoicated with the disability b/c through this realization our young women can truly self-advocate for their needs and future goals...You cannot discipline away a behavior that is part of a child's disability. Instead, you must teach new replacment skills with proactive strategies for reducing problem behaviors and teaching replacement skills...Young women with ASD are often isolated because of their inability to adapt to social-communication settings. 

The main areas of the book that are covered include:
Introduction
Who are Girls with ASD
The Early Years
Off to School
Adolescence and Early Adulthood
Oh, the Places You'll Go
References
Appendix

Each of those chapters have subchapters that go into detail. The book is full of firs-person accounts of these young ladies as well as parental accounts from those currently unable to communicate.

Available at http://www.asperger.net/ AUTISM ASPERGER PUBLISHING COMPANY or Amazon etc.

If you want further information on the book, contact me and I can dive deeper into it. I enjoyed reading it.

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?i … amp;page=1 CHECK OUT THIS STORY that was on PrimeTime. Kristy Sakai is an author at the same publisher I utilize. She has 3 kids on the spectrum, but getting her daughter diagnosed was tough even though she pushed for it. Professionals saw her daughter's autistic behaviors in a different light than her sons. The video and story are very insightful. Let me know your thoughts. Kristy has written several good books about autism and she is very experienced with the day to day challenges. Joanna

Yeah, I watched it on TV in January. I think girl's symptoms are not easily recognized for the untrained eye. I never would have picked up on it had I not had my son with autism first. I would have thought that she is high maintenance and that she was really good at being a toddler.