Laura E. James

From early childhood, Laura James knew she was different, but it wasn't until her mid-forties that she found out why.A successful journalist and mother to four children, she had spent her whole life feeling as if she were running a different operating system to those around her.This book charts a year in her life and offers a unique insight into the autistic mind and the journey from diagnosis to acceptance. Drawing on personal experience, research and conversations with experts, she learns how 'different' doesn't need to mean 'less' and how it's never too late for any of us to find our place in the world.Laura explores how and why female autism is so under-diagnosed and very different to that seen in men and boys and explores difficulties and benefits neurodiversity can bring.

Being an Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World

Odd Girl Out

"Love s path is never straightforward. Follow and see where it leads "

Follow Me Follow You

“Laura James gives the reader the ultimate dilemma” in a heartrending novel of family and forgiveness (USA Today bestselling author Sue Fortin). After struggling with the death of his childhood friend and the loss of his mother, Griff Hendry is trying to stay strong. That’s why he’s dedicated himself to saving lives, joining the coastal rescue team along the breathtaking shores of Dorset. Yet the one man who needs rescue most—Griff’s own father, Logan—in the one man Griff can’t forgive. Their tragic past has not only caused an irreparable rift between them—it’s also driven away Griff’s wife. The resilient Evie is not only struggling with the trials of her teenage daughter, but she’s also bringing as much care and comfort to her ailing and bereaved father-in-law as he needs. Evie has no choice. She knows the terrible secret that Logan is hiding from his son. Now it’s up her to bring a family back together, to teach Griff that the real meaning of strength is compassion, and that to open old wounds of the heart is the only way to heal them. “Dark, deep, and incredibly emotional.”—Jo Lambert “[James’s] Chesil Beach series . . . has been compared to that of leading novelists Jodi Picoult and Jojo Moyes.” —Dorset Echo

Laura E. James

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