{"product_id":"9781509843824","title":"Odd Girl Out : An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: James, Laura\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLanguage\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 22 March 2018 by PAN MACMILLAN (Bluebird).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e132 x 197 x 15 | 176g\u003cp\u003eWhat 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?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. This book 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOdd Girl Out gives a timely account from a woman negotiating the autistic spectrum, from a poignant and personal perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James, Laura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465721057464,"sku":"9781509843824","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781509843824.jpg?v=1734706407","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781509843824","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}