Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic

Donna Williams

ISBN 10: 0812920422 / ISBN 13: 9780812920420

Verlag: Crown, 1992

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A personal account of one woman's battle with autism offers insight into the little-understood mental condition from the patient's perspective and describes her struggle to cope with her condition and attitudes toward her autism

Aus dem Klappentext: Labeled deaf, retarded, disturbed and insane, Donna Williams lived in a world of her own. Alternating between rigid hostility and extroversion, she waged what she termed her "war against the world." She existed in a dreamlike state, parroting the voices of those around her in the hope that they would leave her alone. Few people understood her, least of all Donna helself.<br><br> It was not until the age of twenty-five that Donna discovered the word- autism- that would at last give her the opportunity to understand herself and begin to build a bridge to join the world as most know it.<br><br> <i>Nobody Nowhere,</i> Donna Williams' extraordinary autobiography, is her heroic attempt to come to terms with autism. This eloquent memoir reveals a fierce intelligence, great creativity and much humour. It will shatter many myths and misconceptions.<br><br> The poetic sensibility and ext

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Titel: Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary ...
Verlag: Crown
Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket