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gennyc831's review against another edition
3.0
Good introduction to neurodiversity and thinking about differences in functioning. I liked the first few chapters and then things got a little repetitive. I wish there had been more concrete pushes for societal change and brainstorming how to go about doing so - but I think this book is definitely geared towards people who have never been exposed to the concept of sensitivity or neurodiversity at all. As someone who is intimately familiar with these, the book was good, but I found myself wanting more. Some great quotes though! And a great resource.
I particularly love the conversation surrounding the utility of labels and how diagnoses can be so empowering and necessary in a treatment-focused society, but they can also be limiting, confounding, and devastating for many.
I particularly love the conversation surrounding the utility of labels and how diagnoses can be so empowering and necessary in a treatment-focused society, but they can also be limiting, confounding, and devastating for many.
laryissa553's review against another edition
3.0
Problematic but still valuable to me at the time I read it. Not sure how it would sit on a re-read.
jentidders's review against another edition
3.0
Jenara Nerenberg is a writer, journalist and late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD woman.
In Divergent Mind she examines the vast diversity of our mental makeups (covering neurodiversities such as ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder, which often overlap) and asks why these traits tend to be overlooked in women.
In doing so, Nerenberg explores how society benefits from these women's unique strengths, dispels myths, and encourages a move away from pathologizing “abnormal” versus “normal” brains. She also suggests practical societal changes in communication, design, and support that would help divergent minds to flourish.
As a fellow woman who had long had a sense that I was "different" until my autism diagnosis last year, I am very happy to see how many texts seem to be coming out at the moment about neurodiverse women and girls, and really enjoyed this well-written and researched book.
In Divergent Mind she examines the vast diversity of our mental makeups (covering neurodiversities such as ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder, which often overlap) and asks why these traits tend to be overlooked in women.
In doing so, Nerenberg explores how society benefits from these women's unique strengths, dispels myths, and encourages a move away from pathologizing “abnormal” versus “normal” brains. She also suggests practical societal changes in communication, design, and support that would help divergent minds to flourish.
As a fellow woman who had long had a sense that I was "different" until my autism diagnosis last year, I am very happy to see how many texts seem to be coming out at the moment about neurodiverse women and girls, and really enjoyed this well-written and researched book.
heathersparkman's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
erinkellyreads's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
dannybailey's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5