it was the one that openned my eyes to AS. So, i have to say that i'm grateful to barbara jocob's for writing her book. so, i started reading more widely and started finding more and more stuff that really hit home with me. post, i felt i could relate to the symptoms of AS, and perhaps most importantly, it was blatantly obvious that i scored very highly on the self-test that was included. prior to reading that book i'd done some searches on the web and found nothing particularly compelling. he just couldn't face up to trying to resolve the problems in his relationship with the author and disappearing was just another way of avoiding that conflict.īut what i most got out of this book was the way the author went to some trouble to explain the characteristics of AS. also, to a certain extent, i do understand why he just disappeared. however, what i certainly could relate to was the theraputic effect that driving has, and the desire to avoid conflict too that was so much a part of danny's character. also, another feature of his life was what he referred to as 'the game'. but i think that danny's main problem was his self-medicating with alcohol. I do get where you're coming from when you say you couldn't relate to it.
i found it in my local oxfam, and because a friend's wife had suggested i might have it, i bought the book, more out of curiosity than anything else. That was actually the first book i read about AS.
