I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder Av Sarah Kurchak

I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder Av Sarah Kurchak

An autistic writer¿s memoir of the detrimental effects of pretending to be normal, and her impassioned call to redefine what is considered a successful life.Sarah Kurchak is autistic. She hasn¿t let that get in the way of pursuing her dream to become a writer, or to find love, bu......
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<p><b>An autistic writer¿s memoir of the detrimental effects of pretending to be normal, and her impassioned call to redefine what is considered a successful life.</b></p><p>Sarah Kurchak is autistic. She hasn¿t let that get in the way of pursuing her dream to become a writer, or to find love, but she <i>has</i> let it get in the way of being in the same room with someone chewing food loudly, and of cleaning her bathroom sink. In <i>I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder</i>, Kurchak examines the Byzantine steps she took to become ¿an autistic success story,¿ how the process almost ruined her life and how she is now trying to recover.</p><p>Growing up undiagnosed in small-town Ontario in the eighties and nineties, Kurchak realized early that she was somehow different from her peers. She discovered an effective strategy to fend off bullyin she consciously altered nearly everything about herself¿from her personality to her body language. She forced herself t
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An autistic writer’s memoir of the detrimental effects of pretending to be normal, and her impassioned call to redefine what is considered a successful life.Sarah Kurchak is autistic. She hasn’t let that get in the way of pursuing her dream to become a writer, or to find love, but she has let it get in the way of being in the same room with someone chewing food loudly, and of cleaning her bathroom sink. In I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder, Kurchak examines the Byzantine steps she took to become “an autistic success story,” how the process almost ruined her life and how she is now trying to recover.Growing up undiagnosed in small-town Ontario in the eighties and nineties, Kurchak realized early that she was somehow different from her peers. She discovered an effective strategy to fend off bullyin she consciously altered nearly everything about herself—from her personality to her body language. She forced herself to wear the denim jeans that felt like being enclosed in a sandpaper iron maiden. Every day, she dragged herself through the door with an elevated pulse and a churning stomach, nearly crumbling under the effort of the performance. By the time she was finally diagnosed with autism at twenty-seven, she struggled with depression and anxiety largely caused by the same strategy she had mastered precisely. She came to wonder, were all those years of intensely pretending to be someone else really worth it?Tackling everything from autism parenting culture to love, sex, alcohol, obsessions and professional pillow fighting, Kurchak’s enlightening memoir challenges stereotypes and preconceptions about autism and considers what might really make the lives of autistic people healthier, happier and more fulfilling.

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Oppdag "I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder" av Sarah Kurchak

Utforsk en uvanlig og gripende reise med Sarah Kurchak i hennes selvbiografiske verk I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder. Boken skildrer de utfordrende, men ærlige erfaringene til en autistisk skribent som øyner håp i en verden preget av misforståelser og fordommer.

En historie om kamp og utholdenhet

Fra de tidlige årene i en liten by i Ontario, til den voksne kampen mot angst og depresjon, deler Kurchak sin reise der hun har måttet tilpasse seg et samfunn som ikke alltid har vært vennlig. Her er noen av bokens fremtredende temaer:

  • Kamp mot stigma: Kurchak tar leserne med inn i en verden fylt med fordommer og stereotype forestillinger om autisme.
  • Personlig utvikling: Historien om hvordan hun har endret sin egen atferd for å passe inn gir et gripende innblikk i konsekvensene dette har hatt for hennes mentale helse.
  • Gjenoppdagelse av seg selv: Boken er ikke bare en klage; det er en oppfordring til å redefinere hva det betyr å være "vellykket".

Hvorfor du bør lese denne boken

I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder av Sarah Kurchak viser at livet med autisme ikke bare handler om kamp, men også om motstandsdyktighet og håp. Den viser oss hvordan man kan gråte, le og gjøre seg klar til å takle kjærlighet, vennskap og karriere med et nytt blikk. Med sin unike stemme og levende beskrivelser, inviterer Kurchak oss til å se verden gjennom hennes øyne.

Fins ytterligere detaljer

Denne boken er perfekt for alle som ønsker å forstå mer om autisme, samfunnsmessige forventninger og den personlige reisen mot selvaksept. Den appellerer til lesere i alle aldre, og spesielt de som har opplevd lignende utfordringer. Med sin rike tekstur og dyptgående refleksjoner, gir boken en unik stemme til en ofte oversett fortelling.

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SpråkEngelsk
SjangerKultur, Samfunn og politikk
FormatSoftcover med klaffer
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