LEADER 03085nam 22005774a 450 001 9910780340403321 005 20230617023030.0 010 $a1-283-90426-8 010 $a1-4175-0283-5 010 $a1-84642-393-7 035 $a(CKB)111087028265924 035 $a(EBL)290811 035 $a(OCoLC)614680733 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000128754 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11147653 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000128754 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10070460 035 $a(PQKB)11668583 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC290811 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL290811 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10064483 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421676 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087028265924 100 $a20020917d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCongratulations! It's Asperger's syndrome$b[electronic resource] /$fJen Birch 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cJessica Kingsley Publishers$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84985-363-0 311 $a1-84310-112-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-270). 327 $aCongratulations! It's Asperger Syndrome; Contents; To the Reader; Part One; 1. Life at Park Fields; 2. The Cognitive Realm: Understanding My World; 3. Feathers with Everything! Part I; 4. Death Comes to Park Fields; 5. Identity and Boundary Issues; 6. In the Workforce: Part I; 7. Feathers with Everything! Part II; 8. Some Social Situations; 9. Co-ordination Issues; 10. Other Special Skills and Interests; 11. Aunty Hazel: A Story; 12. The Psychiatric Hospital; 13. Asking for Help; 14. In the Workforce: Part II; 15. Married to a Mole; 16. The Training Course; 17. In the Workforce: Part III 327 $a18. Feathers with Everything! Part III19. Going to University, and Three Important Friends; Part Two; 20. Revelations; 21. How I Chose a Cat Instead of a Kookaburra! (Or: More Cognitive Issues); 22. Feathers with Everything! Part IV; 23. My Life Now; 24. Some Implications of very Late Diagnosis; 25. The Stone Age Connection; 26. Helpful Hints for others with Asperger Syndrome (and our helpers, and the community in general); Glossary, and Notes on the Maori Language; Bibliography 330 $aOne of the increasing number of people diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in adulthood, Jen Birch relates her story with humour and honesty, taking us through the years of confusion that led to her diagnosis. Talking positively, Jen aims to use this new-found knowledge to inform others about the syndrome and how life can be lived to the full. 606 $aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients$vBiography 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients 676 $a616.89/82/0092 676 $aB 700 $aBirch$b Jen$f1955-$01570456 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780340403321 996 $aCongratulations! It's Asperger's syndrome$93844128 997 $aUNINA