02253nam 2200553Ia 450 991081508840332120240515172558.01-280-56637-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 misadventures with Asperger syndrome /Jeanette Purkis ; foreword by Donna Williams1st ed.London ;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 Jeannette1974-1688279MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815088403321Finding a different kind of normal4062395UNINA