Pretending to Be Normal: Living With Asperger's Syndrome
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1853027499 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 173 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She also has Asperger's Syndrome, just like her youngest daughter. . Liane Holliday Willey is a doctor of education, a writer and a researcher who specialises in the fields of psycholinguistics and learning style differences. Dr Willey has a wonderful husband, three happy children, dedicated parents and an active social life
Includes appendices providing coping strategies and guidance. Softcover.. Author shares her daily struggles and challenges. Autobiography of a woman and her child diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. For the general reader as well as professionals
From Kirkus Reviews Asperger's Syndrome is one of the constellation of conditions known as autism. From then on, Willey struggled mightily until she reached the safe haven of marriage to an outstandingly sympathetic partner, a fulfilling job teaching college, and motherhood. But even those not directly affected by AS will find this an eye-opening view into a parallel world. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. In her appendices Willey offers extensive practical help and resources to AS sufferers. All rights reserved.. Willey grew up knowing only that she was somehow different, extremely intelligent, and extremely quirkybut accepted and value
Suzie said Do you understand?. I am diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and compared to Liane I have been a lot less successful at having a more mainstream life. If I don't tell people I have Asperger syndrome they think I am strange, stupid, and unpleasant. If I do tell people I have Asperger syndrome the first thing they always say is how `normal' I seem despite it. I guess telling people you have AS lowers their expectations of you and the standards they judge you by, totally altering their perception of what you are like.There is no question that Liane has been more successful at living a normal life than the majority of people on. PRETENDING TO BE NORMAL A Customer My 9-yr-old son was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome after five very frustrating years spent in public school trying to figure out "what was wrong" with him. When he was diagnosed, I had never even heard of Asperger's Syndrome, however, when I was 6 I was diagnosed with Hyperactivity, ADD, "Autism-like-tendencies", "anti-social behaviors" and aggressive personality disorder (along with having an IQ over 130) I have been researching Asperger's Syndrome to try and help my son, but reading this book was like reading my own autobiography. In my egocentric way of thinking, I have thought for over 40 year. Valuable and inspiring account This is a wonderful book, and a strong argument for taking people as they are, rather than holding them up to a fictional ideal. My only complaint is that it isn't longer and more detailed! I recognize the problems all too well; I have the same set--social inabilities, poor coordination, tendency to sensory overload. I am writing simply to add a male perspective. I grew up several decades ago in a rural Midwestern environment that was extremely intolerant of any difference or nonconformity. I was spared Liane's problems with dressing appropriately, but to make up for it I was inept at sports in a worl