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Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg
7 reviews
fatfrog's review
Eugenic language, dismissing the validity of mental illnesses, dated information, no trigger warnings
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Mental illness
rhi_'s review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Sexism, and Suicide
amberfrost's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.0
As many others have mentioned, there’s some ableism and ignorance around “Asperger’s” and “HSP” - neither of which are recognized medical diagnoses. I really didn’t want to like anything about this book after it spent an entire chapter on HSPs. However, as someone who has recently began to understand my own neurodivergence as an adult, there were some helpful tidbits around sensory sensitivities.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Racism
sarahkinney's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
The book uses the term "Asperger's" quite often, which is now outdated. Otherwise, a nice book to read for anybody who is or cares about neurodivergent women.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism and Mental illness
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Many sections of this book were really interesting, well-researched and featured interesting speakers and thinkers on a variety of topics. It makes for a great primer on neurodiversity as a whole, and especially considers neurodiverse women.
I felt confused about the differences between autism versus HSP, which are two of the early chapters of the book. One person detailed having an autistic child but being HSP herself, even though autism is genetically linked and the symptoms she described also matched autism. Without differentiating the two conditions, those sections read as anti-autistic ableism (using other labels to distance oneself from autism) and therefore did not sit well with me. This could have been resolved by better situating the reader on differences between highly similar conditions.
The book also didn't consider the intersections of class and race on neurodiversity, focusing heavily on wealthy and white speakers in many cases. At one point, they even referenced Atypical to highlight police brutality for neurodivergent folks without ever mentioning Black experiences. I would like to see the author think more critically about intersectionality in the future.
I felt confused about the differences between autism versus HSP, which are two of the early chapters of the book. One person detailed having an autistic child but being HSP herself, even though autism is genetically linked and the symptoms she described also matched autism. Without differentiating the two conditions, those sections read as anti-autistic ableism (using other labels to distance oneself from autism) and therefore did not sit well with me. This could have been resolved by better situating the reader on differences between highly similar conditions.
The book also didn't consider the intersections of class and race on neurodiversity, focusing heavily on wealthy and white speakers in many cases. At one point, they even referenced Atypical to highlight police brutality for neurodivergent folks without ever mentioning Black experiences. I would like to see the author think more critically about intersectionality in the future.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism and Mental illness
notthatlibrarian's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
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