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Looking for a book detailing what it was like for a girl/woman growing up with Autism/asperger's. Wondering if there is anything out there like maybe autistic but seems norm ability to mask etc. Descriptive about symptoms but great ability to fit in so to speak.

I grew up thinking I was stupid or at times thinking everyone else around me was had some assessments but was always told I was fine. I never knew what fine meant cause I will always so frustrated and angry.

Not sure if I am explaining myself but looking for a book written by someone on the spectrum but went through life begin told she was just messed up environmental (home life) which is the number one dx from local services etc.

Maybe written about someone not atypical or stereotyped.

Pretending to Be Normal by Liane Holliday Willey

Agreed. Best one out there at the moment. Also check out:

AsperGirls by Rudy Simone

Women From another Planet by Jean Kearns Miller

You aren't alone in feeling the way that you do. Being a woman on the spectrum is a unique experience. If you ever want to chat with someone else who grew up feeling very much the same, feel free to PM me.

Happy reading!

The books suggested are great. There's also Twirling Naked in the Streets by Jeanne Davide-Rivera, which I didn't love but gives another perspective. In addition, there's Mozart and the Whale, which is more about the relationship between two people with AS, but gives a good portrait of a woman with AS. It seems as though there's not really a lot of literature on females on the spectrum, though; I'm hoping that will change, because we really have some good stories to tell in order to make AS more known to the general public.