Drama Queen One Autistic Woman And A Life Of Unhelpful Labels
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Drama Queen One Autistic Woman And A Life Of Unhelpful Labels
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Author : Sara Gibbs
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-06-24
Drama Queen One Autistic Woman And A Life Of Unhelpful Labels written by Sara Gibbs and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'It has taken me several years of exploration, but I am at a place now where I see autism as neither an affliction nor a superpower. It's just the blueprint for who I am. There is no cure, but that's absolutely fine by me. To cure me of my autism would be to cure me of myself.' During the first thirty years of her life, comedy script writer Sara Gibbs had been labelled a lot of things - a cry baby, a scaredy cat, a spoiled brat, a weirdo, a show off - but more than anything else, she'd been called a Drama Queen. No one understood her behaviour, her meltdowns or her intense emotions. She felt like everyone else knew a social secret that she hadn't been let in on; as if life was a party she hadn't been invited to. Why was everything so damn hard? Little did Sara know that, at the age of thirty, she would be given one more label that would change her life's trajectory forever. That one day, sitting next to her husband in a clinical psychologist's office, she would learn that she had never been a drama queen, or a weirdo, or a cry baby, but she had always been autistic. Drama Queen is both a tour inside one autistic brain and a declaration that a diagnosis on the spectrum, with the right support, accommodations and understanding, doesn't have to be a barrier to life full of love, laughter and success. It is the story of one woman trying to fit into a world that has often tried to reject her and, most importantly, it's about a life of labels, and the joy of ripping them off one by one.
The Little Drama Queen
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Author : Melanie O'Brien
language : en
Publisher: Blacknblue Press UK
Release Date : 2016-01-31
The Little Drama Queen written by Melanie O'Brien and has been published by Blacknblue Press UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-31 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The Little Drama Queen goes on an exciting coach trip.
Odd Girl Out
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Author : Laura James
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2017-04-06
Odd Girl Out written by Laura James and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
What do you do when you wake up in your mid-forties and realize you've been living a lie your whole life? Do you tell? Or do you keep it to yourself? Laura James found out that she was autistic as an adult, after she had forged a career for herself, married twice and raised four children. This book tracks the year of Laura's life after she receives a definitive diagnosis from her doctor, as she learns that 'different' doesn't need to mean 'less' and how there is a place for all of us, and it's never too late to find it. Laura draws on her professional and personal experiences and reflects on her life in the light of her diagnosis, which for her explains some of her differences; why, as a child, she felt happier spinning in circles than standing still and why she has always found it difficult to work in places with a lot of ambient noise. Although this is a personal story, the book has a wider focus too, exploring reasons for the lower rate of diagnosed autism in women and a wide range of topics including eating disorders and autism, marriage and motherhood. Odd Girl Out gives a timely account from a woman negotiating the autistic spectrum, from a poignant and personal perspective.
But You Don T Look Autistic At All
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Author : Bianca Toeps
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-23
But You Don T Look Autistic At All written by Bianca Toeps and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-23 with Psychology categories.
Sassy Single And Satisfied Devotional
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Author : Michelle McKinney Hammond
language : en
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Release Date : 2012-10-01
Sassy Single And Satisfied Devotional written by Michelle McKinney Hammond and has been published by Harvest House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-01 with Religion categories.
Michelle McKinney Hammond, noted singles advocate and bestselling author of Sassy, Single, and Satisfied (more than 200,000 copies sold) brings her dynamic style to this creative devotional. Focusing on the joys of life and trusting God, Michelle explores everyday issues singles face and offers biblical insights and solutions. Packed with more than 275 readings that draw on the wisdom of God’s Word and the lives of biblical women, Sassy, Single, and Satisfied Devotional encourages readers to embrace this exciting time in their lives. Michelle provides inspiring Scriptures, thought-provoking questions to contemplate, and practical applications to help single women live for God, answer His call, and be content…while anticipating what comes next. Rerelease of Single-Minded Devotion.
Nerdy Shy And Socially Inappropriate
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Author : Cynthia Kim
language : en
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Release Date : 2014-09-21
Nerdy Shy And Socially Inappropriate written by Cynthia Kim and has been published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-21 with Family & Relationships categories.
Cynthia Kim explores all the quirkyness of living with Asperger Syndrome (ASD) in this accessible, witty and honest guide looking from an insider perspective at some of the most challenging and intractable aspects of being autistic. Her own life presents many rich examples. From being labelled nerdy and shy as an undiagnosed child to redefining herself when diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome as an adult, she describes how her perspective shifted to understanding a previously confusing world and combines this with the results of extensive research to explore the 'why' of ASD traits. She explains how they impact on everything from self-care to holding down a job and offers typically practical and creative strategies to help manage them, including a section on the vestibular, sensory and social benefits of martial arts for people with autism. Well known in the autism community and beyond for her popular blog, Musings of an Aspie, Cynthia Kim's book is rich with personal anecdotes and useful advice. This intelligent insider guide will help adults with ASDs and their partners, family members, friends, and colleagues, but it also provides a fresh and witty window onto a different worldview.
My Son S Not Rainman
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Author : John Williams
language : en
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Release Date : 2016-09-01
My Son S Not Rainman written by John Williams and has been published by Michael O'Mara Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-01 with Family & Relationships categories.
John Williams is a stand-up comedian. He is also a single father and full-time carer for his son, who has autism and cerebral palsy. This is their incredible story.
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder
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Author : Sarah Kurchak
language : en
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Release Date : 2020-04-02
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder written by Sarah Kurchak and has been published by Douglas & McIntyre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Sarah Kurchak is autistic. She hasn’t let that get in the way of pursuing her dream to become a writer, or to find love, but she has let it get in the way of being in the same room with someone chewing food loudly, and of cleaning her bathroom sink. In I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder, Kurchak examines the Byzantine steps she took to become “an autistic success story,” how the process almost ruined her life and how she is now trying to recover. Growing up undiagnosed in small-town Ontario in the eighties and nineties, Kurchak realized early that she was somehow different from her peers. She discovered an effective strategy to fend off bullying: she consciously altered nearly everything about herself—from her personality to her body language. She forced herself to wear the denim jeans that felt like being enclosed in a sandpaper iron maiden. Every day, she dragged herself through the door with an elevated pulse and a churning stomach, nearly crumbling under the effort of the performance. By the time she was finally diagnosed with autism at twenty-seven, she struggled with depression and anxiety largely caused by the same strategy she had mastered precisely. She came to wonder, were all those years of intensely pretending to be someone else really worth it? Tackling everything from autism parenting culture to love, sex, alcohol, obsessions and professional pillow fighting, Kurchak’s enlightening memoir challenges stereotypes and preconceptions about autism and considers what might really make the lives of autistic people healthier, happier and more fulfilling.
Letters To My Weird Sisters
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Author : Joanne Limburg
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2021-07-01
Letters To My Weird Sisters written by Joanne Limburg and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-01 with Health & Fitness categories.
'Limburg describes movingly her own struggles as a new mother and the pressure of society's expectations...Through such delicately intertwined experiences, Limburg quietly shouts for change.' Times Literary Supplement It seemed to me that many of the moments when my autism had caused problems, or at least marked me out as different, were those moments when I had come up against some unspoken law about how a girl or a woman should be, and failed to meet it. An autism diagnosis in midlife enabled Joanne Limburg to finally make sense of why her emotional expression, social discomfort and presentation had always marked her as an outsider. Eager to discover other women who had been misunderstood in their time, she writes a series of wide-ranging letters to four 'weird sisters' from history, addressing topics including autistic parenting, social isolation, feminism, the movement for disability rights and the appalling punishments that have been meted out over centuries to those deemed to fall short of the norm. This heartfelt, deeply compassionate and wholly original work humanises women who have so often been dismissed for their differences, and will be celebrated by 'weird sisters' everywhere.
We Re Not Broken
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Author : Eric Garcia
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Release Date : 2021
We Re Not Broken written by Eric Garcia and has been published by Houghton Mifflin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It's also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another language." With a reporter's eye and an insider's perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it's like to be autistic across America. Garcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the media's coverage of it; the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. His own life as an autistic person didn't look anything like that. He is Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and works as a journalist covering politics in Washington D.C. Garcia realized he needed to put into writing what so many autistic people have been saying for years; autism is a part of their identity, they don't need to be fixed. In We're Not Broken, Garcia uses his own life as a springboard to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum. From education to healthcare, he explores how autistic people wrestle with systems that were not built with them in mind. At the same time, he shares the experiences of all types of autistic people, from those with higher support needs, to autistic people of color, to those in the LGBTQ community. In doing so, Garcia gives his community a platform to articulate their own needs, rather than having others speak for them, which has been the standard for far too long.
