Wanting more information on autism

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I've been very upset recently at how I keep failing at all these things in life and how having found autism as my problem doesn't alleviate my issues even one bit.

I'd bookmarked some links that I found useful for myself, but I can no longer find them or remember what they were (it's horrifying how quickly I forget people, experiences, knowledge when something else appears in my focus).

I'd really like to improve my executive functioning and am interested in more understanding about the conditioning of autism as such, other people's experiences (successes and failures), expert advice and so forth. I registered on these forums almost a year ago yet I feel I do not use them right for my benefit (nor do I think I manage to help anybody else obviously).

Who can be considered as an authoritative voice as far as autism is concerned? I want to dig in deep and find answers to questions I am unable to ask, and I feel that "digging in deep" is my style as far as anything is concerned.

Names of authors, texts and links would all be greatly appreciated. I am a bit disappointed that not many sources are immediately available online, and I really cannot afford to order any expensive materials from abroad.

Many thanks!

I suggest starting with Temple Grandin. She's accessible.

I've watched the one film about her life, and everything else I got from here was just fragments of forum posts, quotes and short clips on YouTube. Going to need a deeper research.

I hope by accessibility you do mean that everything is easy to find!

Valk-

Are you saying you have been diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum, or are you just suspecting you are?

As for a place to start, if you have been diagnosed you might want to ask the professional who diagnosed you.

If you have NOT been diagnosed, it might be time to head in that direction before making autism a topic for study.

Asperger syndrome: a clinical account

(Pretty much the only one on AS you need.)

I've been "informally" diagnosed. By that I mean that in my current place of residence there is no motivation to getting diagnosed (no civil benefits whatsoever), so my diagnosis is just something for me to know. If I were to have a diagnosis, it would change nothing but give people "hard proof" that I need to be fired/driven out/abused in some other form.

Dillogic, thanks a lot, this looks short and informative. I'll be sure to study it as soon as I have the time.

Tony Attwood is perhaps THE expert on Aspergers today.

Homepage: http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/

Tony Attwood: "A complete guide to asperges Syndrome" (for personal recognition)
Tony Attwood: "Aspergers Syndrome - A Guide for Parents and Teachers (description of cases and ideas for improvement and tackling of situations and social development).

Very good books.

search for books by lorna wing and temple grandin, more so lorna wing.

Nice link, good descriptions and discussions of the problems of diagnostic criteria, terminology, and relation to other disorders.
I was a little disappointed with the clinical cases presented in the paper, though, as I didn't relate to them particularly well.

Overall, it was a worthwhile read, especially for the discussions about the relations to other disorders and the terminology.
Thanks for posting it!