I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder

""A treat to read. I'd recommend this book to anyone who struggles to connect to the world, even if you don't call that struggle Autism."" —Hannah Gadsby, Comedian ""...weaves together humorous anecdotes, jagged honesty and occasionally painful amounts of self-awareness. For me, as an autistic woman, it provided a rare chance to feel seen and understood."" —Sara Luterman, Spectrum “Sarah Kurchak is one my favorite autistic writers, but this highly engaging and thought-provoking book is much more than the typical memoir of growing up as an outcast in a world built for neurotypicals. With humor, compassion, and scintillating wit, Kurchak probes to the very heart of what it means to be a writer, while illuminating the struggle to define oneself in the face of people determined to enforce their own inadequate definitions. Her victory in growing up to become her own badass self is both an autistic victory and a universal human one, and everyone should read this book.” —Steve Silberman ""An inherently fascinating, engaging, informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking personal account of a life lived with the condition of autism, I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir is especially intimate, detailed, and informative—making it unreservedly recommended."" —Midwest Book Review ""Alternately acerbic and endearing, Sarah’s writing is perfect for these edgy times."" —Little Orphan Aspie ""The book is funny, sad, and serious and I highly recommend it as a really good read to absolutely everyone."" —crippledscholar