Making sense of the unfeasible : my life journey with Asperger Syndrome /

Before he received his diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome (AS) in the 1970s, Marc Fleisher was considered mentally retarded; yet he went on against the odds to gain two maths degrees and to undertake post-graduate studies in maths. In this engaging story Marc relates how, supported by his family and by...

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Main Author: Fleisher, Marc, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley, ©2003.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:1417501065
9781417501069
1846424097
9781846424090
1283904705
9781283904704
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Making Sense of the Unfeasible: My Life Journey with Asperger Syndrome; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Early Years: Years 0-9; Chapter 2 Crisis Time: Years 10-13; Chapter 3 Teenage Turmoil: Years 14 -18; Chapter 4 The Working Life: Years 18-21; Chapter 5 Deepening Struggles: Years 21-23; Chapter 6 The Apocalypse and New Beginnings: Years 24-26; Chapter 7 University Life I: Undergraduate Study; Chapter 8 University Life II: Postgraduate Study; Chapter 9 Years 31 to the Present Day; Appendix 1 What Can We Do to Make Progress?; Appendix 2 The Art of Joke Telling.