A Grotesque Animal

by Amy Lee Lillard

At the age of forty-three, Amy Lee Lillard learned she was autistic. She learned she was part of a community of unseen women who fell through the gaps due to medical bias and social stereotypes.

A Grotesque Animal explores the making, unmaking, and making again of a woman with an undiagnosed disorder. How did a working-­ class background and a deep-rooted Midwest culture of silence lead to hiding in plain sight for decades? How did...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609389573
• ISBN13: 9781609389574
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up