Nobody Nowhere Autistic
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Nobody Nowhere
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Author : Donna Williams
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 1992
Nobody Nowhere written by Donna Williams and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Labeled deaf, retarded, disturbed and insane, Donna Williams lived in a world of her own. Alternating between rigid hostility and extroversion, she waged what she termed her "war against the world." She existed in a dreamlike state, parroting the voices of those around her in the hope that they would leave her alone. Few people understood her, least of all Donna helself. It was not until the age of twenty-five that Donna discovered the word- autism- that would at last give her the opportunity to understand herself and begin to build a bridge to join the world as most know it. "Nobody Nowhere, Donna Williams' extraordinary autobiography, is her heroic attempt to come to terms with autism. This eloquent memoir reveals a fierce intelligence, great creativity and much humour. It will shatter many myths and misconceptions. The poetic sensibility and extraordinary insights of "Nobody Nowhere make it inspiring reading for everyone. "From the Trade Paperback edition.
Nobody Nowhere
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Author : Donna Williams
language : en
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Release Date : 2009
Nobody Nowhere written by Donna Williams 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 2009 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Donna Williams was a child with more labels than a jam-jar: deaf, wild disturbed, stupid insane... She lived within herself, her own world her foreground, ours a background she only visited. Isolated from her self and from the outside world, Donna was, in her words, a Nobody Nowhere. She swung violently between these two worlds, battling to join our world and, simultaneously, to keep it out. Abandoned from all connection to the self within her, she lived as a ghost with a body, a patchwork of the images which bombarded her. Intact but detached from the seemingly incomprehensible world around her, she lived in what she called 'a world under glass`. After twenty-five years of being misunderstood, and unable to understand herself, Donna stumbled upon the word 'autism': a label, but one which held up a mirror and made sense of her life and struggles, and gave her a chance to finally forgive both herself and those around her. Nobody Nowhere is disturbing, eloquent and ticklishly funny: it is an account of the soul of someone who lived the word 'autism' and survived in an unsympathetic environment despite intense inner chaos and incomprehension. It describes how, against the odds, Donna came to live independently, achieve a place at university, and write this remarkable autobiography. It is now an international bestseller, sold in over 14 languages throughout the world. This is a book that will stay with you as one of the most exceptional works you will ever read.
Nobody Nowhere
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Author : Donna Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Nobody Nowhere written by Donna Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Autistic people categories.
Somebody Somewhere
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Author : Donna Williams
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2015-06-17
Somebody Somewhere written by Donna Williams and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the acclaimed sequel to Nobody Nowhere--in which Donna Williams gives readers a guided tour of life with autism--Williams explores the four years since her diagnosis and her attempts to leave her "world under glass" and live normally. NPR sponsorship.
Soon Will Come The Light
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Author : Thomas A. McKean
language : en
Publisher: Future Horizons
Release Date : 1994
Soon Will Come The Light written by Thomas A. McKean and has been published by Future Horizons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Winner of the Autism Society of America's Literary Achievement Award, this heartwarming book was one of the first autobiographies to provide unique insight into the world of autism. Tom McKean grew up in a confusion of misdiagnosis, spending years in an institution and finally journeying into adulthood, seeking answers. He finally comes to a "working truce" with the neurotypical world and discovers he has various talents in fields such as computers and technical design, in addition to his passion for writing. His challenges, discoveries, and successes will move you as his poetry, songs, and humor delight you. Helpful chapters include: Leave My Home for a Home Interesting Associations in the Home I Re-Enter the World Discovering Autism What Autism Is To Me Professionals and More Ideas on Autism
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.
Autism And The Crisis Of Meaning
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Author : Alexander Durig
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1996-02-01
Autism And The Crisis Of Meaning written by Alexander Durig and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-02-01 with Psychology categories.
Autism and the Crisis of Meaning presents a systematic way of understanding the logic of meaningful perception in everyday life. Working from concepts of formal logic and logical inference, the author suggests that informal logics of social inferencing may address part of the way we organize our perceptions in social life. By discussing the way our social inferencing reflects inductive, deductive, and abductive logics, the social inferencing theory of meaningful perception is shown to entail a theory of autistic perception. Durig shows that everyday meaningful perception may be organized largely by a balanced ratio of inductive to deductive logics, and that autistic perception is comprised of significantly higher levels of deductive social inferencing relative to inductive social inferencing. This perception theory is capable of addressing the five core behaviors associated with autism. By presenting meaningful perception and autistic perception in terms of ratios of social inferencing, Durig introduces a concept of slight autism: an individual may have normative inductive social inferencing, and super deductive social inferencing, thus accounting for a highly intelligent person who nevertheless has difficulty expressing themselves in formal social situations.
The Art Of Autism
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Author : Debra Hosseini
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-03-21
The Art Of Autism written by Debra Hosseini and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-21 with Art and mental illness categories.
Somebody Somewhere
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Author : Donna Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Somebody Somewhere written by Donna Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Autism categories.
The author continues her account of her life following 'Nobody Nowhere' which described what her life was like as an autistic child in a 'world under glass'. Now she is an adult, still battling sensory-perceptual difficulties that make relationships difficult and simple things painful.
Autistic Community And The Neurodiversity Movement
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Author : Steven K. Kapp
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-11-07
Autistic Community And The Neurodiversity Movement written by Steven K. Kapp and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-07 with Social Science categories.
This open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community and neurodiversity movement, progress in their influence on the broader autism community and field, and their possible threshold of the advocacy establishment. The actions covered are legendary in the autistic community, including manifestos such as “Don’t Mourn for Us”, mailing lists, websites or webpages, conferences, issue campaigns, academic project and journal, a book, and advisory roles. These actions have shifted the landscape toward viewing autism in social terms of human rights and identity to accept, rather than as a medical collection of deficits and symptoms to cure.