Publisher's Synopsis
If you were to hypothetically, take a very young baby, and were to put him on an island where he had no connection with anyone, was not aware of any other human being, and allowed him to grow up in a manner that suited him, then when he was grown up, took him to another island that was heavily populated with other human beings, then you may find that you had an individual that struggled to connect with others and had mental health problems as a result. This is the problem that affects people with autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder and this book is intended as an explanation to what ASD is, giving an understanding, the science behind the condition, current research into ASD, training for ASD sufferers to help them adapt to society and also help with support for the individual to live a happier life. ASD has been a difficult diagnosis to occur, due to its nature. The scientific community has not helped bringing a diagnosis of ASD due to confusions of the term 'autism'; also, ASD has been originally linked to psychopathy, due to the perspective that individuals' with ASD display very self-motivated behaviour, ordinarily criminal behaviour.The reality of people who have been diagnosed with ASD is that they live on an island of one every day, that they struggle to make connections with other people and prefer solitary companionship, but that is not that they don't want to be part of society, they just lack the necessary skills.
