Contents (Long) 9 Preface 13 1 What is autism? 15 2 The Socioschema 413 The S-MAS1P 554 The characteristics: old and new 795 Characteristic 1: Learning through understanding 856 Characteristic 2: Self-determination 977 Characteristic 3: Not asking for help 1138 Characteristic 4: Lack of knowledge about daily social interaction 1299 Characteristic 5: Turning off feelings 161 10 Characteristic 6: Escape 185 11 George and Elfriede, two examples to illustrate 207 12 Application in education 225 13 Epilogue 227 Appendix 1 The Book Guide 229 Appendix 2 Hans Asperger in a Nazi world 231 List of examples 239 List of figures 243 List of overviews 245 References 247 Register of names and subjects 253 About the author 255 The PICOWO series 257