{"product_id":"strong-female-character-hardcover","title":"Strong Female Character - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFern Brady\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \"Witty, dry, and gimlet-eyed, this is a necessary corrective in a world where Autistic women are all either written off as quiet and docile, or erased entirely.\" --Devon Price, Ph.D., author of \u003ci\u003eUnmasking Autism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScottish comedian Fern Brady was told she couldn't be autistic because she'd had loads of boyfriends and is good at eye contact. In this frank and surreal memoir, she delivers a sharp and often hilarious portrait of neurodivergence and living unmasked. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter reading about autism in her teens, Fern Brady knew instinctively that she had it--autism explained her sensory issues, her meltdowns, her inability to pick up on social cues--and she told her doctor as much. But it took until she was thirty-four for her to get diagnosed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Female Character \u003c\/i\u003eis about the years in between, and the unique combination of sexism and ableism that so often prevents autistic women from getting diagnosed until adulthood. Coming from a working-class Scottish Catholic family, Fern wasn't exactly poised to receive an open-minded acceptance of her neurodivergence. With the piercing clarity and wit that has put her at the top of the British comedy scene, she now reflects on the ways her undiagnosed autism influenced her youth, from the tree that functioned as her childhood best friend to the psychiatric facility where she ended up when neither her parents nor school knew what to do with her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a memoir as hilarious as it is heartbreaking, Fern leaves no stone unturned while detailing her futile attempts at employment, her increasingly destructive coping mechanisms, and the meltdowns that left her mind (and apartment) in ruins. Her chaotic, nonlinear journey--from stripping to getting arrested to finding a lifeline in comedy to her breakout appearance on the \u003ci\u003eTaskmaster \u003c\/i\u003eTV show as her full, unmasked self--is both a remarkable coming-of-age tale and a dark but poignant tribute to life at the intersection of womanhood and neurodiversity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Female Character\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of how being female can get in the way of being autistic and how being autistic gets in the way of being the 'right kind' of woman.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFern Brady\u003c\/b\u003e's caustic wit, exceptional writing and electric stage craft have made her one of the UK's hottest comedy stars. She has performed in twenty countries including at Montreal's \u003ci\u003eJust For Laughs\u003c\/i\u003e and Melbourne Comedy Festival. She regularly appears on British TV shows including \u003ci\u003eLive at the Apollo, Taskmaster, Roast Battle\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eRussell Howard Hour\u003c\/i\u003e. She is currently on a world tour for her \u003ci\u003eAutistic Bikini Queen \u003c\/i\u003eshow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52465645879601,"sku":"9780593582503","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/QUoxQ1FzSjJvdkhza3pyZTkzMnFLdz09.webp?v=1770206114","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/strong-female-character-hardcover","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}