LEADER 02253nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910815088403321 005 20240515172558.0 010 $a1-280-56637-X 010 $a9786610566549 010 $a1-84642-469-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000338053 035 $a(EBL)290884 035 $a(OCoLC)133162376 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000155159 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11155746 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155159 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10098553 035 $a(PQKB)10850404 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC290884 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL290884 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10141159 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL902726 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000338053 100 $a20050912d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFinding a different kind of normal $emisadventures with Asperger syndrome /$fJeanette Purkis ; foreword by Donna Williams 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aPhiladelphia $cJessica Kingsley Publishers$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (194 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84310-416-4 327 $aBeing 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. 330 $aJeanette 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. 606 $aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients$vBiography 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients 676 $a362.196/8588320092 676 $aB 700 $aPurkis$b Jeannette$f1974-$01688279 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815088403321 996 $aFinding a different kind of normal$94062395 997 $aUNINA