Aspergirls by Rudy Simone

eI love listening to audio books while going on walks. I most especially love non-fiction. I searched on Audible's library for books about ASD and found Aspergirls, Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome.

Ever since my eldest daughter was in grade three, I had a suspicion that she had Aspergers. She had many of the symptoms, but because she was young and female, many professionals didn't agree with me; boys present so differently from girls. She was diagnosed with ADHD, GAD and giftedness. But these identifications didn't explain her sensory overload.

Simone's book opened my mind and blew me away! Each chapter outlined my daughters struggles in life...the book might as well have been written about my daughter! Aspergirls described problems she experienced with bullying, prescriptions medications, social loneliness and relationships.

This is the most valuable book I could have read this year. Simone, thank you for teaching me that Aspergers is not psychological but neurological. Thank you for teaching a neurotypical mom how to understand her child best. Although my daughter is 22 years old, and no longer a child, her disability is still very child-like; and after all, my daughter will always be my little girl in my heart. Simone taught me that Aspergers is truly a unique and special gift and I am so blessed to have such a unique and special daughter. Thank you for giving me new perspectives, a new lense on how to see ASD.