Women From Another Planet?: Our Lives in the Universe of Autism 2014-02-10

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Women From Another Planet?: Our Lives in the Universe of Autism - Mention the word autism and the room suddenly turns silent.

Mention the word autism and the room suddenly turns silent. It's the dreaded A word. People's attention turns to late night TV public service ads declaring that autistic children are"imprisoned" by autism and need curing at all cost. Recent autobiographies have helped dispel this dire description by suggesting that autism is not a prison and that the door is unlocked and you're free to come in. Women from Another Planet? moves beyond these autistic life stories in important ways. It's a...

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