
A Grotesque Animal
by Amy Lee Lillard
Narrated by Avery May
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Pub Date Mar 25 2025 | Archive Date Mar 25 2025
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Description
At the age of forty-three, Amy Lee Lillard learned she was autistic. She learned she was part of a community of unseen women who fell through the gaps due to medical bias and social stereotypes.
A Grotesque Animal explores the making, unmaking, and making again of a woman with an undiagnosed disorder. How did a working-class background and a deep-rooted Midwest culture of silence lead to hiding in plain sight for decades? How did sexuality and anger hide the roots of trauma among the women in her family? And what does it mean to be a queer, disabled, aging woman, a descendant of wild but tamed mothers and a survivor of the things patriarchy inflicts?
Through wide-ranging styles and a combination of personal storytelling and cultural analysis, Lillard dissects anger, sexuality, autistic masking, bodies, punk, and female annihilation to create a new picture of modern women.
Advance Praise
“This striking memoir sheds light on a topic that has been hidden for too long: the challenges and triumphs of girls and women with autism. At a time when growing numbers of women are receiving this diagnosis at mid-life, Lillard offers clarity, hope, and companionship to those faced with relearning who they are and what matters most to them.” —Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips, author, The Future of Feeling
Available Editions
EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
ISBN | 9781696618441 |
PRICE | $12.99 (USD) |
DURATION | 5 Hours, 17 Minutes |
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