Elijah's Cup: A Family's Journey into the Community and Culture of High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome - Hardcover

Maria AspergerChild PsychiatristSixty years ago, my father, the Austrian pediatrician, Hans Asperger, revealed the appealing and often overlooked qualities of these unusual children. He also showed how we even find some resonance of their difficult traits within ourselves. Now it's time for us to hear more directly the voice of autistic people and that of their parents. Valerie Paradiz has given us a precious gift of a book, full of her own experiences with her son.

Just as awareness of ADD, depression, and dyslexia has exploded in recent years, so has a new understanding of autism and Asperger's syndrome. Elijah's Cup is a pioneering work that gives an insider's view of the disease.