Odd Girl Out
My Extraordinary Autistic Life
by Laura James
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Pub Date Mar 27 2018 | Archive Date Mar 27 2018
Perseus Books, Da Capo Press | Seal Press
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Description
From childhood, Laura James knew she was different. She struggled to cope in a world that often made no sense to her, as though her brain had its own operating system. It wasn't until she reached her forties that she found out why: Suddenly and surprisingly, she was diagnosed with autism.
With a touching and searing honesty, Laura challenges everything we think we know about what it means to be autistic. Married with four children and a successful journalist, Laura examines the ways in which autism has shaped her career, her approach to motherhood, and her closest relationships. Laura's upbeat, witty writing offers new insight into the day-to-day struggles of living with autism, as her extreme attention to sensory detail -- a common aspect of her autism -- is fascinating to observe through her eyes.
As Laura grapples with defining her own identity, she also looks at the unique benefits neurodiversity can bring. Lyrical and lush, Odd Girl Out shows how being different doesn't mean being less, and proves that it is never too late for any of us to find our rightful place in the world.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781580057806 |
| PRICE | $36.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 256 |
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Featured Reviews
Michelle K, Reviewer
Odd Girl Out
My Extraordinary Autistic Life
by Laura James
Perseus Books, Da Capo Press
Seal Press
Biographies & Memoirs
Pub Date 27 Mar 2018
I am reviewing a copy of Odd Girl Out Through Seal Press and Netgalley:
This is a powerful portrait of an autistic mind. Laura James. Situations she can’t control or even predict confuse her whether negative or positive! She relates her feelings to colors, the good ones are pretty colors, the bad ones are shades of green! As a child she felt at peace when she was spinning around .
Laura James wasn’t diagnosed with Autism until August of 2015 by then she was married with Children!
In this book she talks about how as a child her meltdowns were kicking, screaming, throwing herself to the floor, crying until she was out of breath explosions but now when she has a meltdown it’s an implosion.
In this book we learn how Laura James has learned to accept her diagnosis and continue to live her life to the fullest extent she can.
I give Odd Girl Out five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
Janice B, Reviewer
I found this book to be a fascinating read about a woman who was diagnosed as autistic in her forties. Laura James does a good job of showing the reader what her life is like as a person who has always been different from others around her. Things that come "naturally " to regular people must be analyzed and "solved" by her - it seems to make life a constant puzzle to be figured out. She lives a life seemingly based more on logic than the neurotypicals around her and finds the subtle undercurrents we live by to be quite puzzling. I don't mean to make the book sound dry or academic - it is in fact very interesting. How she has managed to create a "normal" life for herself complete with a long term marriage and motherhood is a very good read. Recommended.
My thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review.
Kimberly B, Reviewer
Laura felt different her entire life and didn't find out why until she was in her mid-forties. Laura then received an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. This book chronicles a year of her life, beginning with her diagnosis. This book offered a really unique insight into the life of a female on the spectrum. I really enjoyed this book. Thank you to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read this book as an ARC.
Cat N, Librarian
Such an interesting and honest point of view from an autistic person. As a mother of a child diagnosed with ASD, this was a truly pertinent book. The author writes wonderfully.
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