Liane Holliday Willey

Liane Holliday Willey is an American writer, researcher and advocate for people with Asperger syndrome. She has written several books on Asperger's, including Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome and Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal.

Education and career Willey holds a doctorate in education, specializing in the fields of psycholinguistics and learning style differences. She is the senior editor of Autism Spectrum Quarterly and a speaker on the subject of Asperger syndrome. She is the author of several books on Asperger syndrome, including Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome, Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence: Living with the Ups, the Downs, and Things in Between, Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal, and Safety Skills for Asperger Women: How to Save a Perfectly Good Female Life. These books offer insight and guidance for those with Asperger syndrome and their families. She also wrote the foreword for Rudy Simone's book Aspergirls, which was republished by the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Personal life Willey is married with three daughters.