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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
Some parts were good, but a lot was pretty repetitive and aimed more at a non-autistic audience
challenging
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Suicide
Minor: Sexual assault
challenging
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challenging
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This book was fascinating! The author is an autistic political journalist and does an amazing job discussing the current political position of people with autism. I love having an advocate like him and others mentioned in the book. This book is very honest and sobering but also hopefully. Eric Garcia isn't trying to empower the autistic community but to help people understand and support them more effectively.
challenging
informative
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
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sad
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Eric Garcia tells us the story of autism, from its definition to the communities that it affects. He dispels many assumptions that exist, from thinking that autism is exclusive to young boys all the way to intersectionality of race and autism.
I really liked how Garcia sectioned the book by topic, starting with the story of autism and then slowly going through different aspects of what it means to be someone autistic. Housing, for example, was something that I had not thought about. People with specific needs might need to have a caretaker 24/7 but that doesn't mean that they should be institutionalized. There are other ways to offer care and support to autistic people without depriving them of their agency and rights.
Overall I'd highly recommend this book to everyone. We should all learn about all kinds of disabilities and autism is one that seems to be overlooked a lot. I didn't know much but now I have a great starting point to be able to be a better ally for those around me who might need it.
I really liked how Garcia sectioned the book by topic, starting with the story of autism and then slowly going through different aspects of what it means to be someone autistic. Housing, for example, was something that I had not thought about. People with specific needs might need to have a caretaker 24/7 but that doesn't mean that they should be institutionalized. There are other ways to offer care and support to autistic people without depriving them of their agency and rights.
Overall I'd highly recommend this book to everyone. We should all learn about all kinds of disabilities and autism is one that seems to be overlooked a lot. I didn't know much but now I have a great starting point to be able to be a better ally for those around me who might need it.
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced