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Asperger's and Self-Esteem: Insight and Hope through Famous Role Models Paperback – January 1, 2005

by Norm Ledgin (Author), Marsha M. Ledgin (Illustrator), Temple Grandin (Foreword)
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The Author of Diagnosing Jefferson introduces twelve more high-achieving role models who have made significant contributions to our world. Role models include: Einstein; Mozart; Darwin; Jefferson; Welles; Levent; Robeson; Curie; Mendel; Mozart; Bartok; Sagan; Gould; and Hartford. All exhibited traits common to people with Asperger's Syndrome. Today's young people and adults with AS can also make a difference if they are given support, opportunities, and the freedom to explore their abilities. Many accomplished people have been loners, self-taught, obsessed by an idea, and known for their lack of social skills. How many of them would be diagnosed with Asperger's today? Norm Ledgin makes convincing arguments for an Asperger's role in each of their extraordinary lives. Helpful chapters include: A Challenge for Parents, Teachers, and Health-Care Professionals The Lonely Perspective of the Asperger’s Child Dealing with Fixations that Drive Us Nuts A Ride in the Time Machine of Logic Finding and Offering Relevant Role Models Surprising and Strange Parallels A New Look at the Concept of Genius Our Discomforts, Their Rights Choosing to be Gentle on Their Minds Parents as Role Models
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Temple Grandin earned her Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois, went on to become an associate professor at Colorado State University, and wrote two books on autism, including the seminal ""Thinking in Pictures."" One of the most celebrated -- and effective -- animal advocates on the planet, Grandin revolutionized animal movement systems and spearheaded reform of the quality of life for the world's agricultural animals.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Future Horizons; 1st edition (January 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1885477856
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1885477859
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.52 x 9.1 inches
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    Temple Grandin is one of the world’s most accomplished and well known adults with autism. She has a PhD in animal science from the University of Illinois and is a professor at Colorado State University. She is the author of six books, including the national bestsellers Thinking in Pictures and Animals in Translation. Dr. Grandin is a past member of the board of directors of the Autism Society of America. She lectures to parents and teachers throughout the U.S. on her experiences with autism, and her work has been covered in the New York Times, People, National Public Radio, and 20/20. Most recently she was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year. The HBO movie based on her life, starring Claire Danes, received seven Emmy Awards.

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    Norm Ledgin’s bookwriting began with nonfiction, Diagnosing Jefferson (2000), followed by Asperger’s and Self-Esteem (2002), the latter republished in France. Historical fiction includes The Jayhawker (2006), designated a Kansas “best book” during the 2011 sesquicentennial.

    Mysteries featuring a sexagenarian sleuth and piano teacher are Sour Notes (2009) and Disharmony (2016). His most recent historical fiction, Sally of Monticello: Founding Mother (2012), has generated an audience bordering on cult. Norm rates as his best fiction a Jean Harlow fantasy/romance, Heart Deco (2016).

    In another life preceding bookwriting, Norm was an award-winning traffic safety specialist and a North Jersey journalist, blacklisted following House Un-American Activities Committee public condemnation of him in 1951 for opposing the manufacture and use of nuclear weapons.

    Norm Ledgin passed away in 2019. For a full biography, please visit http://ledgin.com/norm.html

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    Norm Ledgin’s bookwriting began with nonfiction, Diagnosing Jefferson (2000), followed by Asperger’s and Self-Esteem (2002), the latter republished in France. Historical fiction includes The Jayhawker (2006), designated a Kansas “best book” during the 2011 sesquicentennial.

    Mysteries featuring a sexagenarian sleuth and piano teacher are Sour Notes (2009) and Disharmony (2016). His most recent historical fiction, Sally of Monticello: Founding Mother (2012), has generated an audience bordering on cult. Norm rates as his best fiction a Jean Harlow fantasy/romance, Heart Deco (2016).

    In another life preceding bookwriting, Norm was an award-winning traffic safety specialist and a North Jersey journalist, blacklisted following House Un-American Activities Committee public condemnation of him in 1951 for opposing the manufacture and use of nuclear weapons.

    Norm Ledgin passed away in 2019. For a full biography, please visit http://ledgin.com/norm.html

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John Harpur
5.0 out of 5 stars Lively, entertaining and obviously provocative
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2003
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This is a lively, entertaining and obviously provocative book. Whether you endorse or denounce post mortme diagnoses of AS,one has to admit that soem famous thinkers have had traits consistent with AS. A whole host of thinkers are listed from science, the arts, music and even the theatre. Some of the choices are likely to be more controversial than others, but I won't comment on that.
My major concern with such a book is that it is always open to the charge of selectivity. The fact that someone had traits consistent with AS does not allow us to derive the conclusion that they had AS. To be fair to the author, he does make comemnts to this effect in the beginning.
The strength of the book is that is in inspirational. You to can succeed if you have AS. The weaknesse is that skirts the argument that you should only conclude AS when the 'AS traits' interfere with a person's abliity to cope. In other words, Asperger syndrome is only a problem when it is a problem.
Nevertheless the book gives us plenty of food for thought. I hope that the author will produce another with more forensic detail however.
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Lori Goodman
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent read
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2011
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This was not a bad book and I did enjoy reading most parts of it however I wish the words "Self Esteem" were omitted from the title because it implied this book would include "Insight and Hope" if not practical ways to integrate self-esteem into the lives of someone with AS. Instead it was more like a series of portraits of famous people with (or who MAY have had) Asperger's with (in my opinion) not enough mention of how their accomplishments relate to our self esteem.

Maybe I'm a little disappointed with this book because self-esteem is a real problem for people with AS. With society's overall disdain of anyone "different" we need all the practical real-world help we can get - especially from wonderful people like Norm Ledgin who obviously cared enough to write a book to help people with AS! Unfortunately, in my experience, insights and hope have been fleeting at best.

It was a nicely written book with examples of amazing historically noted (many musically-inclined) people who made it. "These people did great things so you can too!" I got that message very clearly and they are all fine examples whether they had AS or not. Norm's wife Marsha's illustrations throughout the book were very enjoyable.
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Bookwyrm
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the one with Asperger's in your life
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2017
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Very helpful book! My daughter has Asperger's and sometimes feels the weight of being different. This was a great collection of research and info on people we can all admire. Knowing that these people were not perfect, were different, is a great help for someone who'd like to feel as if they'll fit in and that being different isn't all bad... that they can make a difference and maybe being different can be a very good thing. It also helps that Temple Grandin is one of her heroes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars love the book. have friend who will read
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2014
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Love the book. I like books were I can learn things. There is a lot of things I Learned from the book.
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JustJoan
4.0 out of 5 stars Light Bulb
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2011
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I heard Temple Grandin talk about this book on an HBO documentary about autism. She recommended it as a way to better understand how individuals with Asperger's Syndrome see the world. It is a father's observations, research and subsequent suppositions about people in the past whom he believes were to some degree autistic. I did not agree with everything he wrote, especially as I first started reading, but by the end there were light bulbs popping in my brain as I explored all the things he left open-ended.
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Myles Bassford
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Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2010
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I would recommend this this book to anyone interested in investigating Asperger's disorder. I was particularly interested in finding the famous role models the book offers for consideration. Their examples were very enlightening.
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Rev Dr John Benjamin David Tatum DD PhD
5.0 out of 5 stars As a high functioning Aspie...
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2004
This book is very well written and gives a good broad view of Asperger's Syndrome (as opposed to "Classic Autism"). As someone on the Autism Spectrum, knowing that on one side is "Severe Classic Autism" which most people think of when thinking of autism... and on the other end are those like Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein, and myself who all have Asperger's Syndrome... shows that the Spectrum is VERY WIDE. I have both a Doctorate of Divinity and a PhD in Psychology. Both are "abstract" and not "scientific" (most "Aspies" tend to be VERY STRONG in the sciences, and of course by definition are VERY DETAIL ORIENTATED). One must clearly differentiate between "Classic Autism" and "Asperger's Syndrome"... those with CA are VERY DIFFERENT than someone with AS...as this book plainly shows, in investigating famous people with the particular form of Autism on the Autism Spectrum known as Asperger's Syndrome. I also recommend Notm Ledgin's "Diagnosing Jefferson" (ISBN: 1-88-5477-60-0), which is also published by Future Horizons... which like this book discusses a famous person with Asperger's Syndrome, but since it is on a single subject, it goes into MUCH MORE DETAIL in showing the very strong Asperger's traits that the third President of the United States of America had. This shows how someone with high functioning Asperger's Syndrome can function, even as the author of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of American... and even as President of the United States. So families with children with Asperger's Syndrome and those with Asperger's Syndrome can find much hope and information in these two books.
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Kelley G. Lovejoy Grassi
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2009
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This is a great book for an older child (12 and over). It gives great insight on famous role models with Asperger's. My son was thrilled to find out that so many brilliant and accomplished people have this diagnoses.
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