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y separately published work icon Growing in to Autism single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Growing in to Autism
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'From the outside looking in, Sandra Thom-Jones was living a successful life: she had a great career, a beautiful home, a caring husband, two loving sons and supportive friends. But from the inside looking out, she was struggling to make sense of her place in the world, constantly feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, and convinced that her challenges with daily life just meant that she had to try harder. In Growing In to Autism, Thom-Jones tells the story of gradually realizing that she was autistic, and that she experienced the world in ways which were markedly different from neurotypical people. This was a profound awakening - throughout her life she had been masking her true self and this effort had come at great physical, mental and emotional cost. Applying her skills as an experienced and expert researcher, Thom-Jones delved into the literature on autism in adults, learning much more than she already knew as a parent of two autistic boys. Part personal, funny, endearing and enlightening memoir, and part rigorous explication of the nature of autism, Growing in to Autism is a book for all people, memorably conveying the need for better understanding and ways of making space for a group of individuals in our society who have so much to offer.'  (Publication summary)

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She’s Not High-functioning, She’s Just Emily Dickinson : Clara Törnvall’s The Autists Phoebe Lupton , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , October 2023;
A World Outside a Diagnostic Manual Caitlin McGregor , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2022;

— Review of Growing in to Autism Sandra Thom-Jones , 2022 single work autobiography
A World Outside a Diagnostic Manual Caitlin McGregor , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2022;

— Review of Growing in to Autism Sandra Thom-Jones , 2022 single work autobiography
She’s Not High-functioning, She’s Just Emily Dickinson : Clara Törnvall’s The Autists Phoebe Lupton , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , October 2023;
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