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Mirror of My World
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Biographies GeneralAutism Spectrum DisordersMental Health
ISBN13: 9781960415394
Publisher: Bruce Scivally
Published: Nov 21 2025
Pages: 522
Weight: 1.52
Height: 1.05 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Mirror of My World: Reflections on an Undiagnosed Autistic Childhood in the 1980s and 90s
by Christian Karen Berman
A heartfelt and unfiltered journey into memory, Mirror of My World captures what it was like to grow up in the 1980s and 90s as a bright, sensitive child who didn't yet know she was autistic. Told through vivid recollections, personal photographs, and detailed sensory memories, Christian Karen Berman invites readers to see the world as she experienced it-one filled with love, confusion, routine, and an acute awareness of every sound, color, and emotion around her.
Diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at 25, Berman reflects on her early life with the insight of hindsight and the tenderness of a daughter remembering her parents. Through scenes of family life, childhood illnesses, toys, foods, and fleeting moments of wonder, she paints an evocative portrait of growing up different in an era when autism was seldom discussed or understood.
More than a memoir, Mirror of My World is a time capsule of the late twentieth century-a reminder of the innocence of a pre-digital childhood and a testament to the enduring strength of family bonds. With honesty and warmth, Berman shares a story that will resonate with readers who have felt different all their lives, as well as with parents and educators seeking to better understand the autistic experience.
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