Nobody Nowhere - Donna Williams

For years, Donna Williams struggled with herself. She understood less about herself than the unsympathetic world that surrounded her, but finally a word was given to her problems. Autism. This is quite an astounding book. It’s a minor miracle that it is here, and it should be read. For many people who suffer with Autism, they live in a secluded world, beyond the reach of those that care about them, and open to abuse from those that don’t. It’s a distressing condition which was given a cosy, Hollywood feeling in the film ‘Rainman’, but for those who live with it, it’s anything other than cosy. Autism makes ...  Read the complete review

If you have ever met anyone with autism, this book may just help you begin to understand what's going on in their heads. Although it is written in unusual circumstances, by a "high grade" autistic who is able to write very well, and who also had an extremely unusual home life, with an abusive and mentally unstable mother. This book is basically Donna's autobiography, but so many bits of it resemble the behaviour of autistics that it is also suitable for research from a completely non-scientific and alternative angle. If you have just come across autism and have no idea how to deal with it, then this book will give you ...  Read the complete review

Donna Williams is a woman who has grown up with autism, this story of her life tells of some of the problems that she faced and indeed faces in life. Nobody Nowhere is the first in a set of 3 books, telling how she became aware of her condition and eventually how she helped others to understand. It is written in a very powerful way, and it certainly gives an insight into an autistic 'world'. Perhaps helping those who know or work with people with autism. I found the book fairly easy to read, although sometimes dis-jointed. This is not a book really to be read for reseach purposes but it is ideal if you are interested in what life can ...  Read the complete review