Drama Queen One Autistic Woman And A Life Of Unhelpful Labels

Author : Sara Gibbs
Publisher : Headline
ISBN 13 : 1472274334
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels written by Sara Gibbs and published by Headline. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It has taken me several years of exploration, but I am at a place now where I see autism as neither an affliction nor a superpower. It's just the blueprint for who I am. There is no cure, but that's absolutely fine by me. To cure me of my autism would be to cure me of myself.' During the first thirty years of her life, comedy script writer Sara Gibbs had been labelled a lot of things - a cry baby, a scaredy cat, a spoiled brat, a weirdo, a show off - but more than anything else, she'd been called a Drama Queen. No one understood her behaviour, her meltdowns or her intense emotions. She felt like everyone else knew a social secret that she hadn't been let in on; as if life was a party she hadn't been invited to. Why was everything so damn hard? Little did Sara know that, at the age of thirty, she would be given one more label that would change her life's trajectory forever. That one day, sitting next to her husband in a clinical psychologist's office, she would learn that she had never been a drama queen, or a weirdo, or a cry baby, but she had always been autistic. Drama Queen is both a tour inside one autistic brain and a declaration that a diagnosis on the spectrum, with the right support, accommodations and understanding, doesn't have to be a barrier to life full of love, laughter and success. It is the story of one woman trying to fit into a world that has often tried to reject her and, most importantly, it's about a life of labels, and the joy of ripping them off one by one.

Author : Sara Gibbs
Publisher : Headline
ISBN 13 : 9781472274366
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drama Queen written by Sara Gibbs and published by Headline. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Growing up Sara Gibbs was labelled a lot of things-- a cry baby, a scaredy cat, a spoiled brat, a weirdo, a show off-- but more often than not, it was 'drama queen'. No one understood her behaviour-- her meltdowns and her intense emotions-- while Sara herself had no idea why she felt as if life was a party she hadn't been invited to. Then, at the age of thirty, she would be given one more label that would change her life's trajectory forever. Sitting next to her husband in a clinical psychologist's office, she would learn that she had never been a drama queen, or a weirdo, or a cry baby, but she had always been autistic. Drama queen is both a tour inside one autistic brain and a declaration that a diagnosis on the spectrum, with the right support, accommodations and understanding, doesn't have to be a barrier to life full of love, laughter and success. It is the story of one woman trying to fit into a world that has often tried to reject her and, most importantly, it's about a life of labels, and the joy of ripping them off" -- Book jacket.

Author : Sara Gibbs
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1472274334
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels written by Sara Gibbs and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It has taken me several years of exploration, but I am at a place now where I see autism as neither an affliction nor a superpower. It's just the blueprint for who I am. There is no cure, but that's absolutely fine by me. To cure me of my autism would be to cure me of myself.' During the first thirty years of her life, comedy script writer Sara Gibbs had been labelled a lot of things - a cry baby, a scaredy cat, a spoiled brat, a weirdo, a show off - but more than anything else, she'd been called a Drama Queen. No one understood her behaviour, her meltdowns or her intense emotions. She felt like everyone else knew a social secret that she hadn't been let in on; as if life was a party she hadn't been invited to. Why was everything so damn hard? Little did Sara know that, at the age of thirty, she would be given one more label that would change her life's trajectory forever. That one day, sitting next to her husband in a clinical psychologist's office, she would learn that she had never been a drama queen, or a weirdo, or a cry baby, but she had always been autistic. Drama Queen is both a tour inside one autistic brain and a declaration that a diagnosis on the spectrum, with the right support, accommodations and understanding, doesn't have to be a barrier to life full of love, laughter and success. It is the story of one woman trying to fit into a world that has often tried to reject her and, most importantly, it's about a life of labels, and the joy of ripping them off one by one.

Author : Debbi Hudak
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1504951891
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Doesn’t Alicia Talk? written by Debbi Hudak and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl’s genuine concern and curiosity for a fellow classmate who seems different is the focus of this book. The very natural “why” questions take us on a journey of discovery into the many aspects of autism. It is completely understandable that the children would question the behavior of their peer with special needs and Vivian uses her curiosity to educate herself and others. Mrs. H, Alicia’s helper, hopes the children will see their different classmate through a more compassionate set of eyes.

Author : Melanie O'Brien
Publisher : Blacknblue Press UK
ISBN 13 : 9780993046032
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Drama Queen written by Melanie O'Brien and published by Blacknblue Press UK. This book was released on 2016-01-31 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little Drama Queen goes on an exciting coach trip.

Author : Naomi Miller
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135363358
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reimagining Shakespeare for Children and Young Adults written by Naomi Miller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Stephanie Dolce
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387442589
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diary of A Drama Queen written by Stephanie Dolce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Diary of a Drama Queen, is the new soap-opera- starring people you actually know! There's the airing out all their dirty little secrets! Between Maddy Ware trying to ruin Cindy Rossini forever, the secret that Cindy reveals about Maddy and the love affair between student/teacher, it's a drama-filled life in this small town. Oh, and there's something about how one mystery man who can change Cindy's life forever! The Diary of a Drama Queen is edgy and controversial Napoleon once said that secrets travel fast in Paris. But at the Hans Christian Academy, they travel a lot faster.

Author : Sarah Kurchak
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN 13 : 1771622474
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder written by Sarah Kurchak and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 bullying: 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.

Author : Laura James
Publisher : Seal Press
ISBN 13 : 1580057799
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Odd Girl Out written by Laura James and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sensory portrait of an autistic mind From childhood, Laura James knew she was different. She struggled to cope in a world that often made no sense to her, as though her brain had its own operating system. It wasn't until she reached her forties that she found out why: Suddenly and surprisingly, she was diagnosed with autism. With a touching and searing honesty, Laura challenges everything we think we know about what it means to be autistic. Married with four children and a successful journalist, Laura examines the ways in which autism has shaped her career, her approach to motherhood, and her closest relationships. Laura's upbeat, witty writing offers new insight into the day-to-day struggles of living with autism, as her extreme attention to sensory detail--a common aspect of her autism--is fascinating to observe through her eyes. As Laura grapples with defining her own identity, she also looks at the unique benefits neurodiversity can bring. Lyrical and lush, Odd Girl Out shows how being different doesn't mean being less, and proves that it is never too late for any of us to find our rightful place in the world.

Author : Renee Joiner
Publisher : Grackle
ISBN 13 : 9781951620004
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daughters of The King written by Renee Joiner and published by Grackle. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renee Joiner's debut children's story, "A Princess Problem with Envy," follows real life sisters, Grace and Faith, as they celebrate their baby sister's birthday. As a conflict arises over a coveted gift, the book transitions to a parallel princess story to teach a valuable lesson. When we return to the birthday party, Faith remembers the lesson and solves the real world problem. Illustrated by Connie Eimer.