# Concepts of Normality

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- Book: [Concepts of Normality](https://www.bookquiver.com/wenn-lawson/concepts-of-normality) ([Concepts of Normality.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/wenn-lawson/concepts-of-normality.md))
- Authors: [Wendy Lawson](https://www.bookquiver.com/wenn-lawson)
- Publisher: jessica_kingsley_publishers
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-18-4642-829-6
- Published: 2008-07-15
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

For those with autism, understanding `normal' can be a difficult task. For those without autism, the perception of `normal' can lead to unrealistic expectations of self and others. This book explores how individuals and society understand `normal', in order to help demystify and make accessible a full range of human experience. Wendy Lawson outlines the theory behind the current thinking and beliefs of Western society that have led to the building of a culture that fails to be inclusive. She describes what a wider concept of `normal' means and how to access it, whether it's in social interaction, friendships, feelings, thoughts and desires or various other aspects of `normality'. Practical advice is offered on a range of situations, including how to find your role within the family, how to integrate `difference' into everyday society, and how to converse and connect with others. Accessible and relevant to people both on and off the autism spectrum, this book offers a fresh look at what it means to be `normal'.