{"product_id":"odd-girl-out-an-autistic-woman-in-a-neurotypical-world","title":"Laura James: Odd Girl Out [2017] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat 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?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura James found out that she was autistic as an adult, after she had forged a career for herself, married twice and raised four children. \u003ci\u003eOdd Girl Out\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir gives a timely account from a woman negotiating the autistic spectrum, from a poignant and personal perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James, Laura","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49907591414099,"sku":"XV81509843084","price":1.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":44611432087842,"sku":"9781509843084","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/james-laura-laura-james-odd-girl-out-2017-paperback-60332427411795.jpg?v=1733633589","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/odd-girl-out-an-autistic-woman-in-a-neurotypical-world","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}