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hannahsee's review against another edition
2.0
This book wasn't what I expected at all. I'd hoped for more insight on how autism manifests in girls and women throughout the various stages of their lives. Although I think this book is designed to help parents of girls with autism, I found a lot of the advice very unhelpful, essentially telling a girl with autism how to 'fit in', rather than accept herself as she is. This is with the exception of the chapter written by Jennifer McIlwee Myers, who gave a good account of why girls and women with autism may find dating difficult.
The chapter on 'Maternal Instincts and Autism' seemed only to talk about the writer's personal challenges, rather than addressing how autism may affect motherhood more generally. The book as a whole also failed to address some of the acknowledged issues around girls, women and non-binary folk with autism, namely gender dysphoria and eating disorders.
Interestingly, I've seen reviews of the first edition of this book which raise some of the same points as I have. On the whole I wouldn't recommend this book. While there may still be a dearth of literature on this topic, it needs to be addressed thoroughly and not given lip service. This was an opportunity to fully update the book on the progress that has been made over the past ten years and unfortunately I feel that didn't happen here.
The chapter on 'Maternal Instincts and Autism' seemed only to talk about the writer's personal challenges, rather than addressing how autism may affect motherhood more generally. The book as a whole also failed to address some of the acknowledged issues around girls, women and non-binary folk with autism, namely gender dysphoria and eating disorders.
Interestingly, I've seen reviews of the first edition of this book which raise some of the same points as I have. On the whole I wouldn't recommend this book. While there may still be a dearth of literature on this topic, it needs to be addressed thoroughly and not given lip service. This was an opportunity to fully update the book on the progress that has been made over the past ten years and unfortunately I feel that didn't happen here.
tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition
1.0
Majority of contributors were non-autistic and, despite publication year, contained a lot of outdated terminology as well as some misinformation and ableism.
jentidders's review against another edition
3.0
This title is more directed at young and teenage girls and/or their parents, or psychologists and educators, but still has content that can be of interest to adult women on the autistic spectrum. There are many well-known authors from the field here, who cover a good variety of topics including adaptations to autism, camouflaging/masking, psychological effects, asking for help, education, friendships, bullying, puberty, dating, relationships, motherhood, celibacy and careers. A great collection of chapters that should be widely read.
Thanks for Netgalley and Future Horizons for the advanced digital copy in return for an honest and unbiased review.
Thanks for Netgalley and Future Horizons for the advanced digital copy in return for an honest and unbiased review.
em_and_em's review against another edition
2.0
I received an arc of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I can't say I liked this one. I think some of it could have been revised to say ''many but not all'' as in ''all aspies need a lot of alone time after social situations.'' that is not true for everyone. A couple of other things made me not really care for this book.
I can't say I liked this one. I think some of it could have been revised to say ''many but not all'' as in ''all aspies need a lot of alone time after social situations.'' that is not true for everyone. A couple of other things made me not really care for this book.
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