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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
I appreciate the point this book was trying to make. It made the point badly.
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
I found this fascinating. Enjoyed learning more about neurodiversity and especially enjoyed learning about the things that neurodiverse people are doing to improve our social and work spaces for all people.
I really wanted to like this, but I had some issues. I wanted to learn more about ADHD, which I was diagnosed with at age 34. The ADHD section is shorter than the others and it doesn’t have the same helpful lists of symptoms and facts that others do. I found myself identifying with the symptoms of autism, which would be fine if I was on the autism spectrum, but according to doctors I’m just not. In fact, this entire book seems more specific to autism than the other neurodiverdities mentioned and the ADHD section just talked MORE about autism. Like, yet again, ADHD is given less focus like it’s not as big of a deal. That’s the opposite of what I needed.
The suggestions of help all seem to hinge on having the money and freedom to live basically outside of society. All the case studies are women with husbands or families active in their life. They all went to college. They all have established careers. What about those of us whose neurodivergence has actually kept us from living happily beyond the age of like, 20? Those of us who don’t have a paycheque from our job as an astrophysicist at MIT?! It just wasn’t helpful, but it was fairly interesting for a while.
The suggestions of help all seem to hinge on having the money and freedom to live basically outside of society. All the case studies are women with husbands or families active in their life. They all went to college. They all have established careers. What about those of us whose neurodivergence has actually kept us from living happily beyond the age of like, 20? Those of us who don’t have a paycheque from our job as an astrophysicist at MIT?! It just wasn’t helpful, but it was fairly interesting for a while.
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I thought this was a good book overall, and had some good information about how architecture and workplaces can better accommodate neurodivergent people. I also liked the part about sexism and how it has affected so many late-diagnosed women. But the author mostly interviewed neurodivergent people with good jobs and degrees. I feel like she could have focused on the sheer number of them who are unemployed and live in poverty. Many people do not have access to a good therapist and neurodiversity-friendly workplaces are still few and far between.
informative
medium-paced
DNF @20%
Please stop using the term “Asperger’s” JUST CALL IT AUTISM. This book frustrated me so much with the insistence of calling autism in women “Asperger’s”!!!! We’re not using that anymore!! Also, this book felt very tone deaf and didn’t seem to acknowledge intersectionality in neurodiversity.
Please stop using the term “Asperger’s” JUST CALL IT AUTISM. This book frustrated me so much with the insistence of calling autism in women “Asperger’s”!!!! We’re not using that anymore!! Also, this book felt very tone deaf and didn’t seem to acknowledge intersectionality in neurodiversity.