Unbroken: Learning to Live Beyond Diagnosis

by Alexis Quinn

Overview

Alexis Quinn has always known she was different. Academically and athletically gifted, she soared through her years in education, but failed to socialize adequately with her peers. Somehow, social norms just passed her by. But her difference had always been her strength, until the birth of her child, and the death of her brother, Josh; then her difference became her downfall. Unable to deal with the reality of what happened with Josh, Alexis was detained under the mental health act against her will. She found herself struggling for years, with diagnosis after diagnosis landing on her shoulders. Told repeatedly by doctors that she was dangerous, Alexis tried to become the person the system wanted her to be: someone normal. But it seemed that normal was always just out of reach. As time went by, she realized that the care she thought was going to help her, might just be the very thing that would destroy her.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781837963607
Publisher:	Trigger Publishing
Publication date:	10/23/2018
Pages:	324
Sales rank:	286,682
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.79(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alexis Quinn, from Morecombe Cove originally, now from Lagos, is a gifted academic, teacher, and former professional athlete. A passionate educator, she has worked within schools for over a decade. After being wrongly diagnosed after her brother dies, Alexis struggled with care for several years before escaping to Africa. She now writes about her experience in order to promote neurodiversity and end stigma surrounding mental health.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Alexis’ description of her experiences left me breathless. She truly captures the Kafkaesque horror of being an autistic person trapped in a mental health system that doesn’t understand our needs. This is an important book which demands to be widely read." - Katherine May, author ofThe Electricity of Every Living Thingand award-winning autism awareness blogger

"Alexis offers us such a painful and raw account of being abused by a system, and shares her hope that she might, one day, use her voice and story to help others. That box is well and truly ticked! What a survivor. What a warrior!" - Jo Watson, psychotherapist and founder of Drop the Disorder

Editorial Reviews

'Alexis's description of the Kafkaesque horror of being an autistic person trapped in a mental health system that doesn't understand our needs left me breathless' — Katherine May, bestselling author of Wintering

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