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When Julie Stevens was first diagnosed with autism, she wanted to read and understand as much as possible - particularly around the emotional impact of diagnosis. However, there didn't seem to be much out there for people like Julie, diagnosed later in life and already with an established life and career. Julie didn't know whether what she was feeling and experiencing was usual, or whether she was an outlier.
Struggling to accept her diagnosis and its implications, Julie started writing. This book is the result: an open and honest account of the first year after an autism diagnosis.
This book takes you on a whistlestop tour of how Julie coped with some of the limitations the diagnosis placed upon her and came to her own conclusions about what it means to live life on the autism spectrum, with all the joys and challenges that can bring. But most of all, it's a book about coming to terms with a label that can change your life, even if that's not what you were expecting at the outset.
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Julie Stevens has had Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for over 30 years. She used to be a successful teacher and athlete. Nowadays, her MS has progressed so much, she uses a rollator, sticks, wheelchair or mobility scooter to move around. She loves writing poetry and covers many themes, but often engages with the problems of disability. She writes for both adults and children. She is thrilled they can relate to her poems and are finding them inspiring.She is widely published in places such as Ink Sweat & Tears (Pick of the Month, Oct 2021), Broken Sleep Books, The Honest Ulsterman, Strix, Fly on the Wall Press and Indigo Dreams Publishing. She has three published pamphlets: Step into the Dark (2023), Balancing Act (2021) both with The Hedgehog Poetry Press and Quicksand (Dreich, 2020).Find out more about Julie's work at:Web. www.jumpingjulespoetry.comTwitter: @JulesJumpingInstagram: @JumpingJulesPoetryFacebook: @JumpingJulesPoetryYouTube: JumpingJulesPoetryJulie will make a donation to the MS Trust charity based on the proceeds from the sale of this collection
