Pretending to be normal living with asperger's syndrome

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An engaging story filled with a wealth of personal information for the reader wanting to know more about this condition. Her specialties are psycholinguistics and learning. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pretending to be normal. Pretending to be normal invites its readers to welcome the asperger community with open acceptance, for it makes it clear that, more often than. The nt helplessly acquires ways of thinking and acting from the. Living with aspergers syndrome is a book written by a mother with asperger syndrome, whose daughter also has aspergers. Living with aspergers syndrome by liane holliday willey.

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Chronicling her life from her earliest memories through her life as a university lecturer, writer, wife and mother, willey shares, with insight and warmth, the daily. Liane holliday willey, tony attwood foreword compelling and witty, liane holliday willeys account of growing to adulthood as an undiagnosed aspie has been read by thousands of people on and off the autism spectrum since it was first published in 1999. Living with aspergers syndrome autism spectrum disorder by liane holliday willey 2014, paperback, expanded at the best online prices at ebay. Pretending to be normal tells the story of a woman who, after years of selfdoubt and selfdenial, learned to embrace her aspergers syndrome traits with thanksgiving and joy. Pretending to be normal tells the story of a woman who, after years of selfdoubt and selfdenial, learned to embrace her aspergers syndrome traits with. Jessica kingsley publishers, jan 1, 1999 psychology 175 pages. Aspergers can act as a neurological basis for nonconformity, which is exactly what the individual needs when growing up in a broken culture. Liane holliday willey shares the daily struggles and. Lianes original book pretending to be normal gave such important insights into how women with aspergers syndrome used coping strategies in an attempt to fit into the neurotypical world. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn.

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