Liane Holliday Willey

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Liane Holliday Willey (* 1959 ) is an American author .

Willey studied education (promotion to Doctor of Education). In 1999 she was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome . She is the founder of the Asperger's Society of Michigan and the editor of Autism Spectrum Quarterly magazine . It is from her that the name "Aspie" comes from for people with Asperger's Syndrome.

Works

  • Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999, ISBN 1-85302-749-9
    • I'm autistic - but I don't show it. Living with Asperger's Syndrome. Herder, Freiburg / Basel / Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-451-05300-4
  • Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001, ISBN 1-85302-873-8
  • Adolescents and Asperger Syndrome in the Adolescent Years: Living With the Ups and Downs and Things in Between. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003, ISBN 1-84310-742-2

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personal data
SURNAME Willey, Liane Holliday
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH 1959