Reviews with content warning for Ableism - Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

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Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Schnumn, Bex Ollerton

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mesposito827's review

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medium-paced

2.5

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veereads11's review

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emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

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Sensory: Life on the Spectrum is a one-of-a-kind collection of comics from autistic creators. I deeply related to many of the experiences expressed by these creatives, but was still left wishing that it had been more diverse. Many of the creatives discuss the difficulties of social interaction and sensitivity to light and noise, but few or no contributors discussed mutism, motor dysfunction, and common comorbidities such as poor muscle tone, connective tissue disorders, and chronic pain. I would consider increased sensations of pain and allodynia the most disabling, misunderstood, and lonely experiences I've dealt with throughout my life as an autistic person, and I hope to one day see an additional volume or similar book that draws in more creatives living with the physically disabling traits of autism.

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suspiciouspinecone's review

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challenging informative lighthearted medium-paced

2.25

I really wanted to like this, I really did! But I found a lot of the art to be kinda mid, and the order of the comics didn't really help provide any sense of flow to the book. It was informative though, and there were some quite good little sections.

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peachani's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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bdingz's review

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emotional funny informative fast-paced

Overall, I really enjoyed this! It was great to see comics in different styles about different experiences. I followed several of the artists/writers on social media because I liked their work so much.

Unfortunately, one of the comics contains misinformation about Hans Asperger (it’s true he was terrible. Just not in the way depicted), so that was a bit disappointing.

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hauntedboi's review

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

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moonyreadsbystarlight's review

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hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

As with many anthologies, some parts were stronger than others. Some I really loved and some were more okay. But over all, this was a good read! It's got a lot that will be good for many autistic people to feel seen, but it's also very good for people who aren't familiar with autism at all.

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