Michael John Carley - Aspergers From the Inside Out: A Supportive and Practical Guide for Anyone with Aspergers Syndrome

Refreshing, concise, systematic, and to the point. It spans the history of ASD diagnosis, the identity crises involved in diagnosis. It explores positive versus negative takes on ASD and their consequences, the resonating impact of a diagnosis on other family members, but, more so, gives spiritual guidance about more or less healthy ways of managing all these things and the consequences that choices have for each individual. Beautifully alive with quotes from a broad range of voices with ASD, this is a helpful addition to the world of autism-related literature.

Donna Williams, author of
Nobody Nowhere and The Jumbled Jigsaw

Michael John Carley is an articulate and passionate advocate for people with Aspergers syndrome. His engaging book offers a thoughtful and creative roadmap for people with Aspergers and their loved ones.

Mark Roithmayr, President, Autism Speaks

Michael Carley is unique in his ability to combine and integrate his experiences with conclusions and insights that are remarkable and powerful. His unique ability to integrate, conceptualize, compare, and contrast at such a high level is what makes his work stand out.

Gary Mesibov, Ph.D., Director, Division TEACCH,
Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A wonderfully candid and encouraging book about navigating the world of Aspergers syndrome. I recommend it to everyone, on or off the spectrum, who believes in creating a more tolerant and inclusive society.

Sigourney Weaver, actress

Michael John Carley is not only a successful leader in the AS community, he has proven himself to be a gifted writer. Everyone who is involved with the Aspergers syndrome community, their family, friends, and the professionals who help them must read this book!

Susan J. Moreno, M.A., A.B.S., President,
MAAP Services for Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Its a new day for adults with Aspergers! Michael John Carley offers reflective, penetrating, and exquisitely expressed personal descriptions of the inner and outer challenges faced by people with AS. The person with AS will find a family, a community of like-minded individuals, and a guide for dealing with a world that is often ill-suited to AS thinking. The rest of us find threads of commonality that indicate, again and again, that there is more that unites than divides us all.

Veronica Zysk, author and Managing Editor,
Autism Aspergers Digest magazine

For years, Michael John Carley has supported his colleagues on the spectrum through GRASP. With this excellent book, Michael John will now be able to provide much needed support to thousands more. This highly informative book provides tremendous insight on a broad range of topics for those both on the spectrum and for those supporting individuals on the spectrum. This is something that should be read by all.

Cathy Pratt, Ph.D., Director,
Indiana Resource Center for Autism

Michael has written a wonderful book that will serve as an invaluable resource to us all. This must-read provides a perspective that is essential.

Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D., University of Kansas

This book fills a special niche for individuals on the spectrum and others as well. It addresses many topics important to those on the spectrum and in a way that helps with the struggle of what such a diagnosis means. This book is a fantastic resource for recently diagnosed adolescents and adults, as well as for family members and professionals.

Lynda Geller, Ph.D., Clinical Director, Asperger Institute,
New York University Child Study Center

Well-written, positive, yet never preachy, this practical book realistically describes what if feels like to be an adult with AS. It is highly recommended not only to adults on the spectrum and their family members, but to anyone who works with people on the spectrum. Neurotypical or Aspie, there is much to learn in these pages.

Chantal Sicile-Kira, author of
Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum
and Autism Spectrum Disorders