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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I feel the author painted a very specific picture of neurodivergence, acting as if all neurodivergent people are a particular way. Specifically, she focused on being highly sensitive, including to other people’s feelings and emotions. Sure, this is SOME neurodivergent people, but not all, and she definitely didn’t make that clear.
informative
medium-paced
I loved this book. It was recommended for my by a friend who identifies as neurodivergent and it truly expanded and empowered me as well to think about the diversity of our minds and how buy learning about how our own in our own unique mind works we can better navigate in this complex world.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Really thoughtful and interesting book, it gave me some ideas on how to accept and work with my neurodivergence!
informative
reflective
medium-paced
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Basically very much a privileged white woman’s perspective pushing the idea of “strengths” through a capitalism lens of what high achieving nd white women can do with no understanding of intersectionality. And although it’s published in 2020 it uses “Asperger’s” throughout without even acknowledging that it’s no longer a diagnosis/ is a contentious term due to the nazi history of Asperger. Also uses HSP as if it’s an official diagnosis which irked me.
Just incredibly tone deaf and a painful read 🙃
Just incredibly tone deaf and a painful read 🙃
I really appreciated how this book focused on the experiences of women with Autism Spectrum Disorders. It was really enlightening to hear more about Highly Sensitive Persons, and the ways in which we all differ mentally, and how those things can be seen as strengths rather than deficiencies. While a lot of this resonated with me deeply and personally, I do agree with other reviewers that state that this was not a holistic view of the diverse selection of women who fall somewhere on a spectrum with a lot of grey area. The book also focused on neurodivergence in relation to productivity, and while this is how we are so often forced to view the world under Capitalism, it is not altogether helpful or empowering for people who are neurodivergent or have disabilities.
I’m so glad I read this. It’s helped me personally and professionally. It really helped me understand myself and just neurodiversity in general!