But everyone feels this way : how an autism diagnosis saved my life / Paige Layle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Layle, Paige, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autistic women.

Autistic people.

Autistic women--Canada--Biography.

Autism spectrum disorders.

Layle, Paige.

Genre:

autobiographies (literary works)

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 273 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

How an autism diagnosis saved my life

Place of Publication:

New York : Hachette Go, 2024.

Summary:

""For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. All my struggles and feelings were supposedly universal, and the real difference was that I was just a weak, manipulative, selfish, emotional baby. I had to toughen up. But as much as everyone tried to convince me, I knew it couldn't be true. Living just seemed so much harder for me than everyone else. Whilst the people around me seemed to have no problem being calm and happy, I had panic attacks multiple times a day, where my hyperventilating made my legs numb and sometimes I lost consciousness. I cried almost every day from stress, frustration, exhaustion, or all three at once. This wasn't okay. This wasn't normal. This wasn't functioning. And it certainly wasn't fine." Paige Layle was normal. She lived in the countryside with her mom, dad, and brother Graham. She went to school, hung out with friends, and all the while everything seemed so much harder than it needed to be. A break in routine threw off the whole day. If her teacher couldn't answer "why" in class, she dissolved into tears, unable to articulate her own confusion or explain her lack of control. But Paige was normal. She smiled in photos, picked her feet up when her mom needed to vacuum instead of fleeing the room, and received high grades. She was popular and well-liked. And until she had a full mental breakdown, no one believed her when she claimed that she was not okay. In "But Everyone Feels This Way," Paige Layle shares her story as an autistic woman diagnosed late. Women are frequently diagnosed with autism much later than men-in their late teens or early twenties. Armed with the phrase "Autism Spectrum Disorder" (ASD), Paige set out to learn how to live her authentic, autistic life. She challenges stigmas, taboos, and stereotypes so that everyone can see themselves. Along the way, her online activism has spread awareness, acceptance, and self-recognition in millions of others"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: People have called me an educator, an advocate, and an influencer

What we know for sure about autism is very little

A happy kid

I miss mommy and daddy

The back right corner of the class

Grape juice box

Deeper meaning

Maybe we're twin flames

This isn't normal

The end of the beginning

Aftermath

Two steps forward

My heart is broken and so is my brain

Now I have opinions

It's okay that things aren't perfect

The eat pray love stage.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 273).

ISBN:

9780306831256

0306831252

9780306831263

0306831260

OCLC:

1395421703

Publisher Number:

99996404957