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| Original Title: | Nobody Nowhere: The Remarkable Autobiography of an Autistic Girl |
| ISBN: | 0380722178 (ISBN13: 9780380722174) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Donna Williams
Paperback | Pages: 219 pages Rating: 3.94 | 1943 Users | 161 Reviews
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| Title | : | Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl |
| Author | : | Donna Williams |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 219 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 1994 by Avon (first published April 23rd 1992) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Psychology. Biography. Biography Memoir. Health. Mental Health |
Commentary To Books Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl
"This is a story of two battles, a battle to keep out 'the world' and a battle to join it."
She inhabits a place of chaos, cacophony, and dancing light--where physical contact is painful and sights and sounds have no meaning. Although labeled, at times, deaf, retarded, or disturbed, Donna Williams is autistic--afflicted by a baffling condition of heightened sensory perception that imprisons the sufferer in a private, almost hallucinatory universe of patterns and colors. Nobody Nowhere is Donna's story in her own words--a haunting, courageous memoir of the titanic struggles she has endured in her quest to merge "my world" with "the world."
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Ratings: 3.94 From 1943 Users | 161 ReviewsColumn Epithetical Books Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl
A great book to take a peek in a very unique world. I salute Donna Williams for being strong despite everything she had experienced.Courageous and enlightening
This book--along with Someone Somewhere--is difficult to get through. It chronicles the life of the author, starting with an abusive and horrible childhood that is at times, very difficult to get through. It is certainly not a typical account of autism, with the author being at least very high functioning. I was not sure at all reading the book if the author was autistic, but she definitely has her difficulties. What is insightful in the book is the explanation and description of sensory
On page 101 - "What better figt than to give someone their self?" This book is a wonderful gift to us; Donna gives us herself in a transparent and vulnerable way. I spent part of my time reading this wandering in the woods, trying to capture a sense of being nowhere.
This autobiography is compelling, it draws the reader in. It tells the story of an autistic woman who only as an adult finds out that this is the label that best fits her. I don't agree with some of the reviews here that this book is an "awkward fiction" rather than an accurate account of autism. Donna does not even use the label until towards the end of the book, so it is unlikely she was simply trying to capitalize on the label to write a book. The book relates how she grapples with being
I posted my review of this riveting autobiography on my blog: https://strivetoengage.wordpress.com/...
Amazing book for anyone who loves an autistic person! If you ever want to delve into an autistic's mysterious world--read this book. It's the story of Donna, who was very abused and misunderstood while growing up in "her world" and yet was able to figure out for herself that everyone else lived in a different world--"the world". Many severely autistic people have a hard time understanding, let alone explaining, this difference to us--most don't even want to try. She is a gift!
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