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isabookabel's review
fast-paced
0.25
If I could give this zero stars I would - a very problematic book. I went into reading it open-minded and curious but found myself angrier with each page. It's interesting to see what the theory is and the viewpoint of those who believe in it but that's it. Multiple suggestions of linking autism to vaccines, suggestions of improving or curing autism (for who?!), that autistic people are unable to access their emotions and have 'temper tantrums', are just a few of the things I took issue with. Her tone throughout is so othering and deficit driven it revolted me. Took me ages to read despite only being 100 odd pages because it made me so annoyed. Lots of 'references' or things which look like references throughout, some of these appear to be where she's just changed her font type, the majority of ones by other authors are all by the same guy, who came up with the theory.
Genuinely think this book is dangerous as it speaks with such confidence about autism in such a problematic way. If you didn't know much about autism this could give you really misshapen views.
Genuinely think this book is dangerous as it speaks with such confidence about autism in such a problematic way. If you didn't know much about autism this could give you really misshapen views.
writerrain's review
5.0
Fantastic book for any working / living with / or just an interest in the polyvagal theory and or neurodivergence. Even though the book isn’t that old some of the tone is a little problematic but I think that is slightly cultural, slight down to how far we have moved on since the book was written, and as this was written to parents of autistic kids. However, the information is fantastic. It is enough technical and some very helpful strategies on making a difference going forwards. I would highly recommend this book.
emilymaree10's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars.
I read this for one of my assignments for university and it was so wonderful and insightful.
I have grown up around close family friends that have autism and so it was very nice to have a better insight and understanding of autism and how it can relate to the Polyvagal theory.
Everything this book was saying I completely agreed with and it made so much sense.
This book was also written in a way that was easy to follow through and was very understandable.
The only reason it wasn’t a 5 star, was because some bits were repetitive. However, I think that if anyone would like to know more about autism and perhaps why people have autism, than this is a great book for beginners.
I read this for one of my assignments for university and it was so wonderful and insightful.
I have grown up around close family friends that have autism and so it was very nice to have a better insight and understanding of autism and how it can relate to the Polyvagal theory.
Everything this book was saying I completely agreed with and it made so much sense.
This book was also written in a way that was easy to follow through and was very understandable.
The only reason it wasn’t a 5 star, was because some bits were repetitive. However, I think that if anyone would like to know more about autism and perhaps why people have autism, than this is a great book for beginners.
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