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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
Really appreciated how the author dispelled the harmful myths between vaccines and autism/neurodivergence here. I was looking forward to learning more from this book, but the writing style just wasn't for me and a lot of what was shared here, I found was better explained from other sources. Not being located in the US, a lot of the author's political analyses felt irrelevant and often triggering. Might come back to it for research, if it ever becomes necessary.
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[Required reading for my Teaching Credential program - honestly a really good read!]
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“We are not failed versions of normal.”
“We are Not Broken” is a poignant and powerful book highlighting autism politics and the public’s perspective of autism from the early years of diagnoses to now. Though we have come a long way, there is still much to be done—especially listening to the voices of people with autism and self advocacy networks.
As a teacher of students on the autism spectrum disorder, this book helped me understand different policies and practices and how I can better help my students become their own advocate and listen to them and their individual needs.
“We are Not Broken” is a poignant and powerful book highlighting autism politics and the public’s perspective of autism from the early years of diagnoses to now. Though we have come a long way, there is still much to be done—especially listening to the voices of people with autism and self advocacy networks.
As a teacher of students on the autism spectrum disorder, this book helped me understand different policies and practices and how I can better help my students become their own advocate and listen to them and their individual needs.
I couldn't really vibe with the writing in this book. It was often very grammatically awkward and I frequently could not understand what he was trying to say. Aside from that, I can't put into words the other things that put me off; I suppose I can say it came off as unfocused in certain passages, also with lines and sometimes paragraphs that struck me as dubious or simply unnecessary/unrelated. I did like the overall message of autism acceptance, though.