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jessicaleza's review against another edition
5.0
“Learning to be proud of who we really are seems to be a key element of moving beyond survival.”
- Christy Oslund, “I Write, Therefor I am”
“…how someone communicates is a vital part of their identity – whether it be through letterboard, AAC device or otherwise. The most important thing is that whatever is being said, however it is being said, is being heard.”
- Eva Sweeney, @22%
- Christy Oslund, “I Write, Therefor I am”
“…how someone communicates is a vital part of their identity – whether it be through letterboard, AAC device or otherwise. The most important thing is that whatever is being said, however it is being said, is being heard.”
- Eva Sweeney, @22%
choirqueer's review
5.0
This deceptively slender anthology is packed with a diversity of powerful, deeply expressive narratives and poetry from Autistic writers, centering the voices of those who communicate nonverbally all or much of the time. I especially loved a piece called "Putting On My Performance Face”
by Michael Scott Monje, Jr, which the author describes as "An Essay About Gender and Sensory Language Processing".
Highly recommend this one!
by Michael Scott Monje, Jr, which the author describes as "An Essay About Gender and Sensory Language Processing".
Highly recommend this one!
sienna_mac's review
5.0
This book is excellent! It is a collection of essays from semi-and-non-speaking Autistics. The essays range in content and voice - some are young children, some are older advocates. Some essays made me feel more than others, some made me uncomfortable with language, some made me feel like I could really relate to another person!
Some essays are aimed at non-autistics, which threw me.
Recommend this book.
Some essays are aimed at non-autistics, which threw me.
Recommend this book.
flordemaga's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Great anthology, although I wish the titles were organized alphabetically. But that’s a me thing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
competencefantasy's review
4.0
got me to think of some things I hadnt before. Sometimes I struggled with just how unedited it was, though I understand the decision to do it that way.
xgebi's review
5.0
I started reading on my second day of being non-verbal and finished it during the first full day when I became verbal again. Not knowing whether I'll talk again, this book and Deutsche Gebärdensprache dictionary calmed me down. I knew that somehow it doesn't matter if I'll talk again or not, there will always be a way.
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