Reviews - We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation

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We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation

Very good primer about autism and neurodivergence and how it intersects with every aspect of life. Well written and well organized. I appreciate how Garcia integrated personal experience into analysis and interviews without making the book solely a memoir. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that! Memoir is one of my very favorite genres.)

I recommend this especially for those newly diagnosed/discovered with autism as adults, and/or their friends and families.

Thank you to #NetGalley for providing an advance copy, with my apologies for taking so long to review.

jordanlongoria's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

megant713's review against another edition

3.0

This book kept losing me! lol I felt like this was more of a personal manifesto in terms of Eric sharing his lived Autistic experience by relaying various political stories. There is nothing wrong with this, as he IS a political journalist. Politics do not hold my interest when it comes to reporting on politicians themselves, rather than the associated beliefs. 3/5

jwinchell's review

5.0

There is very much a pre COVID feel to this book but I really appreciated Garcia’s writing about himself and including such a variety of autistic voices to highlight so many areas in which the conversation around autism has changed and still needs to change. CAYR will zoom with Garcia next weekend during their discussion of this book and I plan to be there

meloony's review against another edition

4.5

informative inspiring medium-paced

steffilietzke's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

rooze's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful informative medium-paced

queen_ursula's review against another edition

4.0

This was incredibly insightful into the idea that people with autism want to be accepted and accommodated and not necessarily cured. As someone who firmly believes she has autism, I really enjoyed reading this and getting more insight into people who are like me and see the world differently. It was eye-opening and will stick with me for a while.