
This book is available to read until 4th February, 2026
- 168 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Born into a World I Don't Belong In
About this book
For women and girls who have been misunderstood, miss-diagnosed and quite frankly missed altogether in getting an autism diagnosis ā THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU.
For decades females on the spectrum went undetected causing a lifetime of struggles, anxiety, depression, missed opportunities and incorrect diagnoses. Women and girls tended to fly under the radar due to the fact that they learned from an early age how to mask, mimic and role-play in order to fit in with societal norms and expectations. Due to a lot of research in this field, there are now a lot more evidence-based theories to support the view that autism is just as prevalent in females as it is in males, but it just wasn't picked up due to the gender difference in presentation. There still needs to be a lot more awareness and information available for women and girls who may feel different but don't know why. Maybe they have been searching for answers in the wrong places. My mission is to help raise awareness of this condition. And who can do this better than a female on the spectrum that walks, talks and lives each day in those shoes?
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Yes, you can access Born into a World I Don't Belong In by Maria Wynne in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Autism Spectrum Disorders. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Born into a World I Donāt Belong In
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Copyright Information Ā©
- Acknowledgement
- Foreword
- Introduction
- What Is Aspergerās Syndrome?
- The Early Years
- The Day My Brain Broke, the Monster OCD
- Those Dreaded Teen Years
- Relationships
- Friendships
- My Diagnosis of Autism at 38 Years of Age
- My First Full-Time Job and I Am Still There
- Aspergerās and Loneliness
- Telling Work About My Diagnosis
- Adapting the Workplace into an Autism-Friendlier Zone
- My ADHD Diagnosis
- Difference and Similarities Between ADHD and Aspergerās
- How These Diagnoses Gave Me the Permission to Slowly Accept Me for Me
- Understanding Sensory Issues
- Major Life Events and How I Deal with Them
- My Current Special Interest: Shopping and Fashion
- Tools for Fellow Aspies to Implement When Feeling Overwhelmed
- My Plan Moving Forward
- References