My autistic awakening : unlocking the potential for a life well lived / Rachael Lee Harris ; foreword by Tony Attwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Rachael Lee, 1969-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Harris, Rachael Lee, 1969-.

Harris, Rachael Lee.

Children with autism spectrum disorders.

Psychotherapists.

Autistic people.

Autistic people--United States--Biography.

Autistic Disorders.

Psychotherapists--United States--Biography.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Autistic Disorders.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2015.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>Autism rates are on the rise, and many parents wonder what the lives of their children may be like in the future. This story of one woman's experience growing up with Asperger's illustrates both the experiences and obstacles someone on the spectrum may face - and offers hope that they may lead successful, rewarding, and very rich lives.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The Wanderer; 2 School Daze; 3 Curiouser and Curiouser; 4 Wired for Wonder; 5 A Gaze Returned; 6 A Turn for the Worst; 7 "It's a Living"; 8 The Old Country; 9 A Fork in the Road; 10 Paris; 11 The Monastery; 12 Mirages and Minarets; 13 Homecoming; 14 A Cautionary Tale; 15 Like Mother, Like Son; 16 My Brilliant Career; 17 Buyer Beware; 18 The Prawns of Fate; 19 "Physician, Heal Thyself"; Epilogue; Bibliography; Websites; Notes; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-88-8182-714-4

OCLC:

928198602