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Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal
My Adventures in Neurodiversity
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A powerful, personal exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal reminds us all—no matter how weird we feel—that it's okay to be a little different. We all are. What if being a bit weird is actually entirely normal? What if sharing our...
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A powerful, personal exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal reminds us all—no matter how weird we feel—that it's okay to be a little different. We all are.
What if being a bit weird is actually entirely normal? What if sharing our internal struggles wasn't a sign of weakness, but strength?
For over thirty years, award-winning broadcaster and comedian Robin Ince has entertained thousands in person and on air. But underneath the surface, a whirlwind was at play—a struggle with sadness, concentration, self-doubt and near-constant anxiety. But then he discovered he had all the hallmarks of ADHD and his stumbling blocks became stepping stones.
In Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal, Robin uses his own experiences to explore the neurodivergent experience and to ask what the point of "being normal" really is. Packed with personal insights, intimate anecdotes and interviews with psychologists, neuroscientists and many neurodivergent people he has met along the way, this is a quirky and witty dive into the world of human behaviour.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035036936
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 May 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Contributors:
- Read by Robin Ince
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 360g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Robin Ince is a Chortle Award and Time Out Outstanding Comedy Achievement Award winner. With Professor Brian Cox he writes and co-presents the award-winning science show, The Infinite Monkey Cage on BBC Radio 4. As one of R4's most popular shows, Monkey Cage received 30 million downloads in 2022, and with 15% of its audience in North America and 10% in Australasia, it is a global phenomenon. Monkey Cage won the Rose d'or in 2015 and was awarded the Arthur C. Clarke British Interplanetary Society Science Communication Award in 2022.
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