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Autism and Girls

World-Renowned Experts Join Those with Autism Syndrome to Resolve Issues That Girls and Women Face Every Day! New Updated and Revised 2nd Edition

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Autism and Girls

By: Tony Attwood, Temple Grandon, Catherine Faherty, Jennifer McIlwee-Myers, Ruth Snyder, Sheila Wagner, Mary Wrobel, Lisa Iland, Teresa Bolick
Narrated by: Catherine O'Connor
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Autism and Girls is a revised and updated edition of the best-selling book, Asperger's and Girls. This groundbreaking audiobook describes the unique challenges of women and girls with autism spectrum disorder. In it, you’ll listen to candid stories written by the indomitable women who have lived them and hear experts discuss whether ASD girls are slipping under the radar and remaining undiagnosed. This second edition provides practical solutions schools can implement and social tips for teenage girls navigating puberty, the transition to work or university, and highlights the importance of and strategies for careers. Winner of the Gold Award, Foreword Book of the Year.

©2019 Future Horizons (P)2019 Future Horizons Children's Health Relationships Autism Special Need Health Mental Health Autism Parenting
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Honest and thorough. A much needed insight to girls and women with Autism. Would recommend for all.

The book I wish I had read when I was younger

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...but I couldn't. The stuttering, pausing, poor timing and relentless monotone was too distracting. A wealth of information that was read so poorly you constantly have to replay parts. I really wish this book would be read aloud by someone who can read fluently with some care for the readers comprehension, and perhaps put more effort into not sounding so bored and unbothered by her constant mistakes, sighs and mispronounciations. I mean... surely Audible should have better standards than this, people are paying their money for this with an expectation of quality, at least the quality of clarity.

I really wanted to get past the narrator's flaws.

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This is appauling. You have a group of WORLD CLASS contributors to this amazing book but the narration is beyond terrible. There is actually one point where you can hear the narrator stop mid sentence, sigh, pause and keep going... Am I not paying for Audible to edit this? I am not receiving a copy of the book, its all reliant on listening but the narrator is absolutely terrible and frankly unprofessional. Can you please just get Tony to narrate this one too like his Aspergers Syndrome book? He is so charming.

Can you please re-record the narration?

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The content was very helpful however I would recommend the physical book if you can find it and reading is how your brain can access this type of info. The recording seems to have been done by someone who had a free few hours and in any old room. It’s full of errors, slurring and odd phrasing. Like I would sound if I tried to read a whole book out loud. I still listened to the whole book and appreciated the content.

Great content but not a professional recording

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Please re-record this amazing book. it is very hard to listen to with the current narrator. Very disappointing Audible.

Amazing content, very poor narration.

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I loved the sharing of real life experiences of the author plus the bringing in of information by others very knowledgeable in autism.

A very helpful look at autism in girls

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Unfortunately, it was the worst narration I have experienced so far (lots of words stumbled over or misspoken). This was a bit triggering/ironic for a book about people on the spectrum.

Excellent information

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Why? Why was this published like this? I'm annoyed to have paid for this substandard release. Obviously it's great material but I cannot get further with it due to the narration. I understand reading errors occur but why wasn't this corrected in post-production before asking people to pay for this? Not good enough.

I cannot get past the narration

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The story was good however the narrating needed a lot of work. It was like listening to someone read who couldn’t understand the appropriate time for pauses in each sentence

Below fair narrating

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This book is so important for many my patients and their parents. I want to recommend because the content is right on point but the narrator sounds bored and distracted as she reads the book. This is a disaster for this book because it is about people with autism and the narrator sounds like it is a hassle for her to read it. There are mistakes in the narration. She sighs and continues like a bored high school student and resumes in a monotone. The inflection is inaccurate and often confusing as it doesn't match the meaning.
The narration definitely detracts from the book and has discouraged me from recommending it.
Please re record this book - it is a potentially amazing resource but is not very accessible with this narration. In fact it is likely damaging and distancing for Autistic people to hear the text read this way

Terrible narration

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