{"product_id":"looking-for-normal-steve-slavin-9781527229761","title":"Looking for Normal: An Autistic Boy Who Beat The Odds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN AUTISTIC BOY WHO BEAT THE ODDS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLooking For Normal\u003c\/em\u003e is the memoir of author, musician and filmmaker Steve Slavin. His obsession with music, at an early age, led to a long career in the creative arts, albeit one plagued by clinical depression and the symptoms of a condition he was unaware of until 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recounting the 48 years that led to his autism diagnosis, this darkly humorous memoir will inform and inspire anyone with an interest in mental health and autism. But more than this, it is the story of an \"emotionally disturbed child, without a future\" who, against the backdrop of low expectation, became an ambitious, independent adult, with a wife, daughters, and a career stifled by the long shadow of his childhood dysfunction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Although I was scared, I swam out beyond my comfort zone and into the deeper waters beyond.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Slavin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1527229769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781527229761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marshwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.68d","brand":"Steve Slavin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44127242322175,"sku":"9781527229761","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1c1d007-6a64-45f9-8f28-f04e4d8062e3.jpg?v=1687452583","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/looking-for-normal-steve-slavin-9781527229761","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}