{"product_id":"odd-girl-out-1","title":"Odd Girl Out","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;What do you do when you wake up in your mid-forties and realize you've been living a lie your whole life? Do you tell? Or do you keep it to yourself?\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Laura James found out that she was autistic as an adult, after she had forged a career for herself, married twice and raised four children. This book tracks the year of Laura's life after she receives a definitive diagnosis from her doctor, as she learns that 'different' doesn't need to mean 'less' and how there is a place for all of us, and it's never too late to find it.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Laura draws on her professional and personal experiences and reflects on her life in the light of her diagnosis, which for her explains some of her differences; why, as a child, she felt happier spinning in circles than standing still and why she has always found it difficult to work in places with a lot of ambient noise.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Although this is a personal story, the book has a wider focus too, exploring reasons for the lower rate of diagnosed autism in women and a wide range of topics including eating disorders and autism, marriage and motherhood.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Odd Girl Out\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; gives a timely account from a woman negotiating the autistic spectrum, from a poignant and personal perspective.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305979289982,"sku":"NW9781509843824","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781509843824.jpg?v=1778248214","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/odd-girl-out-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}