Looking For Normal: Autism and Other Complicated Stuff - Softcover

Slavin, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1527229769 ISBN 13: 9781527229761

Publisher: Marsh-Wood, 2018

Synopsis

Looking For Normal is the autobiography of autistic musician and filmmaker Steve Slavin.

His story begins in the early 1960’s when autism was not a word that was often heard, and concludes with his autism diagnosis in 2008, at the age of 48.

Steve describes the trials and tribulations of being an undiagnosed autistic adult – struggling to maintain his relationships, a career in the music business, and then the advertising industry. He also discusses his lifelong battle with depression, anxiety and OCD. And how these comorbid mental health conditions have been a greater disabling force than his autism.

Looking For Normal is a wonderfully honest and humorous memoir that will resonate with the many thousands of older adults now discovering they have autism. It is a book that informs and entertains in an easy to read style, whilst touching on some very difficult issues around mental ill-health.

A must-read for anyone with an interest in autism and mental health.

About this title

About the Author:

Steve Slavin is an author who was diagnosed with autism in 2008, at the age of 48.
His autobiography - Looking For Normal - describes his long career in the music business, and then as a filmmaker in the world of advertising.

Steve's style of writing is often described as darkly humorous, heartfelt, and brutally honest. His books take a deep, uncomfortable dive into issues around mental health and autism. They contain a wealth of insight informed by a lifetime of lived experience.

About this edition

• Publisher: Marsh-Wood
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1527229769
• ISBN 13: 9781527229761
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302