Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World by Laura James

3.87 AVERAGE

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the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

3.5
informative reflective slow-paced
Laura James tells a vulnerable, interesting story of her life and her relationship with her family and her autism diagnosis. It was an intimate view of her marriage, her self-view and how she related to and understood her diagnosis. 
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zoe_werdy's review

4.0
emotional informative reflective medium-paced
This was a really interesting and intimate memoire from a woman diagnosed with autism in her 40s, how autism has shaped her life and experiences and how she learned to embrace and manage her autism after she was diagnosed. We have so little representation of autism in women and this book blended the authors experiences with comments from experts in the field. I would recommend this to anyone seeking information about autism to understand themselves or someone in their life and to anyone who feels different and wants a book to celebrate and empower them. 

bakerl95's review against another edition

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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emmalibby's review against another edition

4.0
informative inspiring medium-paced
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forrestalexander's review against another edition

4.0
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sarahshankle's review against another edition

4.0
challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

beth1292's review

3.75
informative reflective medium-paced
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verofleitassolich's review against another edition

4.0
The story of a life experience that should be valued for its uniqueness like any other.
Undoubtedly identified with some aspects and listening with empathy, the rest.
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bookreadingelf's review

2.25
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bookbabe_1998's review against another edition

4.5
emotional informative reflective fast-paced