![]() ![]() This memoir gives a timely account from a woman negotiating the autistic spectrum, from a poignant and personal perspective. Laura draws on her professional and personal experiences and reflects on her life in the light of her diagnosis, which for her explains some of her differences why, as a child, she felt happier spinning in circles than standing still and why she has always found it difficult to work in places with a lot of ambient noise.Īlthough this is a personal story, the book has a wider focus too, exploring reasons for the lower rate of diagnosed autism in women and a wide range of topics including eating disorders and autism, marriage and motherhood. Odd Girl Out tracks the year of Laura's life after she receives a definitive diagnosis from her doctor, as she learns that 'different' doesn't need to mean 'less' and how there is a place for all of us, and it's never too late to find it. Odd Girl Out offers a choice of freedom over conformity through the understanding and embracing of one's disabilities. ![]() ![]() Laura James found out that she was autistic as an adult, after she had forged a career for herself, married twice and raised four children. Laura James, relying on her independent spirit and the differences that set her apart, becomes an accomplished writer and starts a communications agency while raising four children. What do you do when you wake up in your mid-forties and realize you've been living a lie your whole life? Do you tell? Or do you keep it to yourself? ![]()
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