02256nam 2200541Ia 450 991078417960332120230828214315.01-280-56637-X97866105665491-84642-469-0(CKB)1000000000338053(EBL)290884(OCoLC)133162376(SSID)ssj0000155159(PQKBManifestationID)11155746(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155159(PQKBWorkID)10098553(PQKB)10850404(MiAaPQ)EBC290884(Au-PeEL)EBL290884(CaPaEBR)ebr10141159(CaONFJC)MIL902726(EXLCZ)99100000000033805320050912d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFinding a different kind of normal[electronic resource] misadventures with Asperger syndrome /Jeanette Purkis ; foreword by Donna WilliamsLondon ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers20061 online resource (194 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84310-416-4 Being in the world but not of it -- Searching for the rules -- Learning which way is left -- Acting, independently -- Becoming the enemy -- Losing friends and gaining contacts -- Watching the end of the world -- Dying and surviving -- Educating the mad -- Forgetting the script.Jeanette Purkis spent her early life reacting violently against feelings of embarrassment, anger and confusion about her 'difference' from other people. She was unaware until adulthood that this could be a result of having Asperger Syndrome. Jeanette's remarkable life and her journey towards finding a different kind of normal is inspiring reading.Asperger's syndromePatientsBiographyAsperger's syndromePatients362.196/8588320092BPurkis Jeannette1974-1517163MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784179603321Finding a different kind of normal3754034UNINA