ASPoetry

Illustrated poems from an Aspie Life

Wendy Lawson
Illustrated by Alice Blaes Calder

Paperback: £9.99 / $15.95 add to cart

2006, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 128pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-418-6, BIC 2: DSC BG VFJ VFJD

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'Life is like a poem; sometimes it rhymes and sometimes it does not.'
- from the Introduction

Wendy Lawson's well-known poetry reflects the many aspects of a life lived with Asperger's Syndrome. In this illustrated collection of poems and short prose pieces, including some from her childhood and teenage years, Wendy engages with her past and present, writing frankly about childhood, self-discovery, adulthood and friendship. Her poetry also conveys the day-to-day challenges presented by divorce, bereavement, emigration, disclosing homosexuality and Asperger's Syndrome.

Both reflective and life affirming, these poems offer evocative glimpses of the Asperger experience and will enrich readers' understanding of autism spectrum disorders.

By the same author

Author information

• Wendy Lawson
• Alice Blaes Calder

Subject areas

• Fiction & Memoirs
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• adults,
• Asperger syndrome,
• memoirs,
• poetry