I received the book School Success For Kids With Aspergers Syndrome from a relative as a thoughtful gift.
The book itself is a resonable read - not too time consuming - about 175 pages of actual content. Good layout, easy to read text.
For someone (parent or teacher) just starting to learn about Aspergers, this is a decent choice. It gives some basic information on what aspergers IS, and how to recognize it.
It also has a chapter on actually diagnosing aspergers (though I would suggest leaving the ACTUAL diagnosis to a professional).
It has some good information on parent / teacher / school interactions and communications. Very important for the success of your child!
I would recommend this book for someone starting out as I like the fact that it is a reasonably easy read, but also offers useful and in some areas good detail. If you find that you need additional information in a topic area, there are other books (tomes?) that you can refer to later.
Let me know what YOU think!