Title: wonderfully accurate
Review: Amy Wilensky has written a candid, funny and touching memoir. As a fellow OCD sufferer, I totally understand that bizarre feeling of noticing that a new "ritual" has arisen, seemingly out of nowhere and getting inadvertently "caught" by other people while you're doing something that seems odd to the outside world. Reading this book might make you think twice before you judge someone who does strange things. Unlike most of the self-pitying memoirs which abound on today's bookshelves, "Passing for Normal" honestly describes the struggles of living with OCD and Tourette's in a world not very willing to accept differences.This book has a fascinating footnote which I've never seen before in books on Tourette's/OCD. Apparently, children who develop Tourette's (which is often accompanied by OCD) have had a higher-than-normal incidence of strep throat and penicillin allergy. Since this is true for me---I can't wait to hear about more medical research on this particular issue!
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