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The girl with the curly hair: Asperger's and me

By:

Rowe, Alis

Publication details: London Lonely Mind Books 2013Edition: 1st edISBN:

9780956269324

Summary: ‘The Girl with the Curly Hair’ by Alis Rowe is a personal account of life as a young woman with Asperger’s Syndrome. The book takes us through the author’s experiences as a child, teenager and young adult as she reflects on how her Asperger’s has impacted her, and what she has learned from her experiences. The book’s intended audience is “everyone” according to the author, however we feel it would be most appropriate for teenagers/young adults with Asperger’s, particularly young women, as well as anyone who may have a young person with Asperger’s in their life. The content of the book really focuses on what life is like for Alis and serves as an introduction to “the wearing but wonderful world that is Asperger’s Syndrome”. The book is broken up into ten sections ranging from diagnosis, to life at home, life at school, social life and depression. Each section is filled with an admirable sense of candour and self-reflection, which gives the reader an unfiltered look inside the author’s mind. The illustrations within the book serve as a visual representation of Alis’ thought processes and experiences, and each section is punctuated with grey boxes with insights and suggestions for people with Asperger’s, their families and friends on the topic at hand.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whittington Health Library Shelves	WM 203.5 ROW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00022047

Monograph

217p. ; 23cm.

‘The Girl with the Curly Hair’ by Alis Rowe is a personal account of life as a young woman with Asperger’s Syndrome. The book takes us through the author’s experiences as a child, teenager and young adult as she reflects on how her Asperger’s has impacted her, and what she has learned from her experiences. The book’s intended audience is “everyone” according to the author, however we feel it would be most appropriate for teenagers/young adults with Asperger’s, particularly young women, as well as anyone who may have a young person with Asperger’s in their life. The content of the book really focuses on what life is like for Alis and serves as an introduction to “the wearing but wonderful world that is Asperger’s Syndrome”. The book is broken up into ten sections ranging from diagnosis, to life at home, life at school, social life and depression. Each section is filled with an admirable sense of candour and self-reflection, which gives the reader an unfiltered look inside the author’s mind. The illustrations within the book serve as a visual representation of Alis’ thought processes and experiences, and each section is punctuated with grey boxes with insights and suggestions for people with Asperger’s, their families and friends on the topic at hand.

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