Born on the Wrong Planet

by Erika Hammerschmidt

Overview

The story of the childhood and young adulthood of Erika Hammerschmidt, a young woman diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, takes the reader into a confusing and often tumultuous world. On her eccentric journey, coping mechanisms include ladybug biology, extreme linguistics, alien worldbuilding, picky eating, and eventual marriage to someone else on the autism spectrum. Throughout this book, Erika's unique language skills and her fresh perspective on the world combine to make a delightful and enlightening read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781078788298
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	03/18/2020
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Erika Hammerschmidt was born in Minnesota and graduated from Augsburg College with two language majors and an art minor. She was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of 11. She and her husband John C Ricker co-authored the science fiction novel "Kea's Flight." On her own, she has created the short story collections "Lonely and Precocious," "Loving and Precarious," and "Logical and Preposterous," and the webcomic "Abby and Norma."