I Am Aspienwoman Quotes

“I would describe myself as pretty determined. I achieve goals with intent and purpose, once I’ve figured out what it is I want to do.”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“Psychology (and psychiatry), philosophy and education has always been my passion and has been ever since I was really young. I have always been intrigued by human behaviour and what makes people tick. Where do we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? Why do people do what they do? From very young she has asked us the BIG questions and we didn’t know the answers. So she read and studied and read and studied. She does find it difficult at times because she wants the answers to life in very black-and-white ways. She loves the rules and when things don’t make sense, she can get frustrated. – Stepmother of curious psychology student”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“She lives inside the book. She loves English literature to the point that her bedroom looks like it came out of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. She is in love with the words, the characters, the paper, the pens … even the smell of the pages. – Uncle of avid reader”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“For as long as I can remember, I have been on a quest for self-understanding and self-improvement. I am driven to figure myself and other people out. I have analysed myself as far back as I can remember, reanalysed myself, been to many psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors and psychics. I love self-help books, courses, anything to improve myself. My special interest is self-improvement, quantum physics, medicine, anything to do with bettering oneself and self-help.”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“I really identify with being a bookworm. I love reading, learning and books. I mean, I have 1000 books, all catalogued, already in my specially made library my dad made me. Books are my friends. I live in sweat pants and workout gear or t-shirt and jeans. I dress more for comfort than for fashion. I dress up if I have to go out but I can’t wait to come home and take off the makeup, heels and scratchy clothing.”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“She has always been a bookworm and now she writes them. She just won an award for her best-selling book series. She is a fairly famous author now. – Niece of best-selling author”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“I am a super-senser who seeks touch. I have always been sensitive all over. So for instance, my husband just caresses my side or kisses me and it transports me to a whole other world. I’m very lucky he is similar to me.”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“I do certain things over and over again. I fidget, twirl my hair, leg-bounce, rub or massage my feet together. I’m usually always doing something with my hands whether it is biting my nails or skin, picking at my skins, chewing my hair, fidgeting with something. I grind my teeth and bite the inside of my mouth. I also sway when I’m standing up. I was in trouble for constantly leg bouncing when I was at work because it distracted others. I just learnt its called self-regulation or self-soothing.”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“I knock into things all the time, fall over sometimes, have bruises all over me, spill food or drink on my shirt, I miss my mouth … it’s frustrating and embarrassing at times when I lose my balance. Our daughter can fall out of a chair she’s sitting in, knock into objects and trip out the doorway, all whilst answering the doorbell! She has always had difficulty with coordination”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“I have auditory processing challenges. I often don’t catch what is said and I’m always asking people to repeat themselves. People whispering in a lecture would drive me crazy and I’d have to get up and move somewhere else! She is highly sensitive. She dislikes fireworks, balloons popping, vacuums, and too many people talking. She would say the noise hurts her and makes her feel sick. She hears things more loudly, sees things more clearly and feels things much more than others do. She also can hear what everybody is saying in the house, so we really have to watch what we say! – Siblings of highly sensitive person”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“I have always gravitated towards children and teaching. I am now a special needs teacher working with children with Autism and it is very fulfilling for me.”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“There exists a social spectrum that at one end a person may be so social that they cannot stand to be alone all the way to the other end (the person cannot tolerate being with people). When an individual learns where they are on the spectrum they can then make environmental and social adjustments. This can help with exhaustion and tiredness.”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“From very early on she had a love for books. She could read before she went to school, didn’t like sharing her books or people touching or opening them. She would rather stay at home and read a good book than go out. – Grandparents of literature expert”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“I would describe myself as an academic and research superstar. I love learning and I am an extravert who loves to talk, too much at times, or so they tell me. I also love to debate. I have been attached to a university for years now. I don’t ever want to leave, except to time travel back to live in the Jane Austen era. I absolutely adore English literature, Shakespeare, anything Victorian. I have always loved words, grammar, Pride and Prejudice …”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum

“She is a bookworm and a professional student, always learning. I swear she was born with a book in her little baby hands. She has a master’s degree in library studies and I am really proud of her. – Mother of librarian daughter”
― Tania Marshall, I Am Aspienwoman: The Unique Characteristics and Gifts of Adult Females on the Autism Spectrum