Finding a Different Kind of Normal

Text offers the story of Jeanette Purkis, who was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of 20. Chronicles her childhood, her feelings of being different, her problems in forming relationships, and the methods with which she tried to cope with her differentness. For caregivers, family members, and those with Asperger Syndrome. Softcover.

Foreword

9

(2)

Donna Williams

Being in the World but Not of It

11

(14)

Searching for the Rules

25

(18)

Learning Which Way is Left

43

(22)

Acting, Independently

65

(18)

Becoming the Enemy

83

(20)

Losing Friends and Gaining Contacts

103

(18)

Watching the End of the World

121

(18)

Dying and Surviving

139

(20)

Educating the Mad

159

(16)

Forgetting the Script

175

(16)

Epilogue

191

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Finding a Different Kind of Normal

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