Mama lernt Liebe

When Birke Opitz-Kittel receives her autism diagnosis, she is already a mother of five children. Finally, she understands why life has never been easy for her. As a child, she always felt like an outsider, a feeling that has not changed in adulthood. As an autistic person, she struggles to express emotions and to intuitively grasp common behavioral norms. Despite these challenges, she learns to build a close bond with her children: she reads parenting guides, observes mothers in playgrounds, and seeks rational explanations for emotional needs. Touching and unconventional, Birke Opitz-Kittel shares how she has found a place where she can truly be herself, even as an outsider: her family. With this book, she encourages everyone to live their own life, even if it differs from the norm.