Concepts of Normality

The Autistic and Typical Spectrum

Wendy Lawson
Foreword by Lucy Clark

Paperback: £14.99 / $24.95

2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-604-3, BIC 2: JM VFJD

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For those with autism, understanding 'normal' can be a difficult task. For those without autism, the perception of 'normal' can lead to unrealistic expectations of self and others. This book explores how individuals and society understand 'normal', in order to help demystify and make accessible a full range of human experience.

Wendy Lawson outlines the theory behind the current thinking and beliefs of Western society that have led to the building of a culture that fails to be inclusive. She describes what a wider concept of 'normal' means and how to access it, whether it's in social interaction, friendships, feelings, thoughts and desires or various other aspects of 'normality'. Practical advice is offered on a range of situations, including how to find your role within the family, how to integrate `difference' into everyday society, and how to converse and connect with others.

Accessible and relevant to people both on and off the autism spectrum, this book offers a fresh look at what it means to be `normal'.

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Wendy Lawson: “they need us because we are good at the ‘black & white’ stuff.”

15 July 2008

"I think we need to demonstrate to society that we are of value, just the way we are. That we don't need to change and be more like typical people to be worthwhile. Our value is in being human, and in being different."

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Author information

• Wendy Lawson

Subject areas

• Disability
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• disability,
• occupational therapy

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