Michal Maoz was born in Israel in 1972. Her father was killed in the Yom-Kippur War when she was nine months old. At the age of eighteen, Michal met her soul mate when she served in the Israeli air force, and married him soon thereafter. In 2000 Michal moved to the US with her family. Later on her two children were diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, and so was she. Since being diagnosed, Michal has felt that her calling is to help those on the Autistic Spectrum achieve independence, happiness, and understanding. She established her own company, Aurtistic-Spectrum, to help her achieve that goal by speaking out and using her multi-faceted artwork. Michal has been writing poetry most of her life, and she sees in this book her poetic autobiography, through which she opens the door to her inner world. Michal hopes to raise awareness of Autism Spectrum disorders by presenting her Aspie’s (person with Asperger’s syndrome) point of view, feelings and thoughts.
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A Wonderful Window into the World of an Aspie,
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This review is from: The Alien in Me: Poetry by a Person with Asperger's Syndrome (Paperback)
I am the mother of a teenager with Asperger's Syndrome. I have read many books about Asperger's Syndrome, but this is the first book of poetry that I have encountered written by an Aspie. It explains from an Aspie's point of view what it actually feels like wrestling with issues like sensory overload, social roadblocks, bullying, and depression. My Aspie son read selected poems, and he strongly identifies with them.
Although there are many poems about emotional pain, Michal Maoz has also written poems about love, hope, pursuing her passions for writing and painting, and finding her own laughter. She writes many poems about the sensory issues that many Aspies encounter: adverse reactions to loud noises, hugs, tastes, textures of food and fabrics, and smells. I enjoyed the humorous poems "Food" and "Noise". She also writes about her difficulties with having a social phobia, understanding idiomatic expressions and her extreme discomfort with society. One of my favorite poems in the book is "The Phone" because I also suffer from what I call "phone-a-phobia". I imagine that it would be comforting for other Aspies to read someone else's personal account of having Asperger Syndrome. Perhaps they would discover that someone else understands them and that they are not alone in their experiences and feelings. Some of the best poems in the book are the ones where she accepts the Asperger part of herself despite all her difficulties. In addition to highly recommending this book to Aspies, I recommend it to parents of Aspies, teachers, and medical professionals. The poems give an invaluable insight as to what it is like to live with Asperger's, to overcome struggles, and to find your way. I admire Michal Maoz for having the courage to share some very personal painful experiences through her poems with the intention of helping others. The fact that she has risen above these experiences gives me optimism about my own son's future.
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Great for people with Asperger Syndrome, parents of children with AS and anyone who wants to learn about AS.,
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This review is from: The Alien in Me: Poetry by a Person with Asperger's Syndrome (Paperback)
Michal Maoz's poetry is powerful, honest, direct and passionate. Her poetry collection, The Alien in Me: Poetry by a Person with Asperger Syndrome spans her life and covers, in detail, her experiences of loss, alienation, true love, disappointment, fear, appreciation and powerful self-discovery. One can imagine that her poetry has served as a pressure release as she's navigated the exceptionally choppy waters of her life. As a parent of children with Asperger Syndrome, she captures the intensity of her love for her sons as well as the painful challenges of raising them. The section devoted to her own Asperger Syndrome which she discovered while researching her son's diagnosis is honest and thorough. It addresses so many of the component parts that make up Asperger Syndrome that it could be used as a guide to explain its facets and accompanying feelings. With this collection, Maoz takes giant steps toward her goal of improving the lives of those on the autism spectrum by providing a clear, unobstructed window into her own AS world. In finding her voice through her poetry she speaks for many with AS who have not yet found theirs.
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