Books for Self Improvment

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I dont have anyone to discuss my problems with and no one to help me out.
So i started ordering books online to find solutions for my problems.
The two books i ordered from amazon are quite apt for my problems
and it opened a whole new avenue for me.
Addiction to Love - by susan peabody
The highly sensitive person - by Elaine Aron

This two books are very helpful for me because they actually discuss the same problems which i face
But i also face a major problem about not able to make any peer relationship
I would like to know some good books which will guide me about how to go about with social scenario, peer relationship
etc.
Some books which are not written by NT's like How to win friends and influence people etc because those books wont work for me
I need books written especially for person like me with sensitivity, being on spectrum and abused childhood.

Here is a book that interviews 20 people all with your issues. Who knows? There may be one or two of them you can relate to.

Strong at the Broken Places

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

I haven't got round to reading it as I actually just remembered about it because of this thread (thanks!) but someone I follow on YouTube made a video about it, it looks really interesting.

Doesn't seem to be so much about social situations as it is about self improvement/being content but it seems like you can apply it to most situations.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9-R-4eSQD4&feature=plcp[/youtube]

Temple Grandin has a book out...umm, can't remember what it's called actually, something like 'Being Different'. She interviews highly successful Aspies/Autists about their experiences and how they became successful. Not sure if it's big on peer relations, but it's definitaly discussed.

Have you tried any of Rudy Simone's books? Again, not just about peer relationships, but it's in there and she has input from a lot of others on the spectrum. Definitely worth looking into.

Things like this would help, certainly, but the best best best way I know of developing peer relationships is through acting. The Meisner technique in particular is big on looking at the other person on stage and making the conscious effort to read them and respond appropriately, and to respond in a way that makes them react the way you want them to react. Sounds a bit weird and complicated, but it's what people actually do in real life - a massive part of developing peer relations is about being able to read people and respond appropriately, and acting classes gives you not only practice at this, but instruction on it also!! ! I use these techniques all the time in actual interaction and they've made a substantial difference to how people view me and the relationships I've developed. So, anyway, it worked for me. Maybe just google it and see what you think...