Dude, I'm Just A Giraffe: Growing up -and up- on the autism spectrum with Marfan syndrome

By Chris Stuart

A giraffe is just a giraffe. Nothing more, nothing less. He does not envy the animals around him for being "normal", nor does he see himself as above them all (even, from a certain point of view, he quite literally is) because he's a giraffe. He does not see himself as some sort of freakish mutant horse, but neither does he see himself as some sort of Super Horse.

No, a giraffe is just a giraffe. Nothing more, nothing less... but nobody else seems to agree with him, and demands that the giraffe explain himself. So with a sigh, the Giraffe tells them what's up.

Get it? What's up? Because giraffes are tall?

Hello, my name is Chris Stuart, and thanks to my wonderful partners from The Marfan Foundation, here are my memoirs about growing up-and up-on the autism spectrum with Marfan syndrome. From being born in Florida, through my childhood in New York, to growing into adulthood in Arizona, all is revealed!

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Feb 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9781667831404

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