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Somebody somewhere : breaking free from the world of autism Cover Image Book Book

Somebody somewhere : breaking free from the world of autism

Williams, Donna 1963- (author.).

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In her first book, Nobody Nowhere, Donna Williams gave readers an incredible and unprecedented guided tour of the world of autism - a mysterious and little-understood condition. From her earliest years, Donna's world was dominated by disembodied patterns, sound, color, and movement. Cut off from her emotions and unable to make any true connections with other people, Donna lived largely in isolation, avoiding the incomprehensible actions of others yet yearning to be normal.
After she endured twenty-five years of imprisonment, a diagnosis of autism enabled her to take the first steps toward freedom, to begin the arduous trek from her "world under glass" to the real world
Somebody Somewhere chronicles the four years since Donna's diagnosis and continues the journey she began in Nobody Nowhere. Certain that she can no longer survive by straddling two opposing worlds, Donna vows to abandon entirely the comforting isolation of her universe of one. The decision has brought both agonies and rewards. She describes her trial by fire as she abandons the two alternate identities she used to hide behind, Carol and Willie, and goes forth nakedly as Donna alone.
She recounts her intensive sessions with her therapist, where she learns devastating truths behind her misconceptions of the real world. She overcomes the prejudice of teachers and classmates in her quest to obtain a degree in education and recounts her breakthrough working with autistic children. She comes to terms with the unwelcome - and for someone with autism, the particularly horrifying - demands of instant celebrity when her first book becomes an international bestseller. She describes the pain and joy of recognizing for the first time her own emotions. She learns to own her self and to love the person she discovers in the mirror.
Most poignantly of all, she learns she can at last reach out to others for friendship and finds the pleasure of a "specialship" with a kindred soul. Once again, Donna Williams proves herself a gifted gatekeeper, that rare individual who can illuminate a shadow world that continues to be deeply misunderstood, who can shatter the myths of autism and rise above its greatest challenges. Donna's journey is far from over, but readers will cheer her tenacity, eloquence, and courage.
Somebody Somewhere, lit by Donna Williams's fierce intelligence, sense of humor, and strong message of hope, will inspire and astonish as it informs.

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Azalea Regional Library System:
      Jasper County Library 		616.8982 WIL ( Send Text)
 3635301435273 ADULT Available
Bartram Trail Regional Library:
      Thomson-McDuffie County Library 		616.8982 W ( Send Text)
 50587010054489 ADULT Available
Coastal Plain Regional Library System:
      Tifton-Tift County Public Library 		BIOG 616.8982 WILLIAMS, DONNA ( Send Text)
 39375001159129 Adult Nonfiction Available
Flint River Regional Library System:
      Barnesville-Lamar County Library 		616.898 WILLIAMS ( Send Text)
 31022002456231 ADULT Available
Flint River Regional Library System:
      Griffin-Spalding County Library 		616.898 WILLIAMS ( Send Text)
 31022002456215 ADULT Available
Flint River Regional Library System:
      J. Joel Edwards Public Library 		616.898 WILLIAMS ( Send Text)
 31022002456272 ADULT Available
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      Jackson-Butts County Public Library 		616.898 WILLIAMS ( Send Text)
 31022002456223 ADULT Available
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      Monroe County Library 		616.898 WILLIAMS ( Send Text)
 31022002456249 ADULT Available
Henry County Library:
      Locust Grove Public Library 		616.89 WILLIA ( Send Text)
 31027007060482 Adult Available
Kinchafoonee Regional Library System:
      Clay County Library 		921 WIL WIL ( Send Text)
 31030000080630 NONFIC Available
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