Congratulations! It's Asperger's syndrome /

One of the increasing number of people diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in adulthood, New Zealand-born Jen Birch relates her story with humour and honesty, taking us through the years of frustration and confusion that led to her diagnosis in 1998. Now that she can put her life experiences into conte...

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Main Author: Birch, Jen, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.
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ISBN:1417502835
9781417502837
1846423937
9781846423932
1283904268
9781283904261
1843101122
9781843101123
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270). 
505 0 |a Congratulations! It's Asperger Syndrome; Contents; To the Reader; Part One; 1. Life at Park Fields; 2. The Cognitive Realm: Understanding My World; 3. Feathers with Everything! Part I; 4. Death Comes to Park Fields; 5. Identity and Boundary Issues; 6. In the Workforce: Part I; 7. Feathers with Everything! Part II; 8. Some Social Situations; 9. Co-ordination Issues; 10. Other Special Skills and Interests; 11. Aunty Hazel: A Story; 12. The Psychiatric Hospital; 13. Asking for Help; 14. In the Workforce: Part II; 15. Married to a Mole; 16. The Training Course; 17. In the Workforce: Part III. 
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