A Field Guide to Earthlings: An autistic/Asperger view of neurotypical behavior - Softcover

Ford, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615426190 ISBN 13: 9780615426198

Publisher: Ian Ford Software Corporation, 2010

Synopsis

Autistic people often live in a state of anxiety and confusion about the social world, running into misunderstandings and other barriers. This book unlocks the inner workings of neurotypical behavior, which can be mysterious to autistics. Topics include the nuances of friendship, dating, small talk, interpersonal conflicts, image, learning styles, social communication, common sense, and white lies. Proceeding from root concepts of language and culture through 62 behavior patterns used by neurotypical people, the book reveals how they structure a mental map of the world in symbolic webs of beliefs, how those symbols are used to filter perception, how they build and display their identity, how they compete for power, and how they socialize and develop relationships. From the introduction: This book reveals psychological patterns of neurotypical humans, from an autistic perspective. I wrote it to help you understand them. You might read it if you are autistic and have to work harder to understand why people do what they do, or you might read it if you are neurotypical and want to understand an autistic person in your life, or you might read it because you are interested in new ways of looking at personalities and behavior.

About this title

About the Author

Ian Ford facilitates a support group for autistic adults, and operates a software development company in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ian Ford Software Corporation
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615426190
• ISBN 13: 9780615426198
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Hamilton Stephanie
• Number of pages: 218