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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
informative
fast-paced
A decent book with a handful of good insights. Might be more meaningful if you are early on in your journey of self-realization. I also didn't quite mesh with the organization and writing style of the book.
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I feel like this would’ve been a lot more impactful if it was significantly shorter and also less focused on such a small subset of the population (ie. reasonably affluent straight cisgender white women) while trying to speak to neurodiverse women overall. I think a lot of the nuance of the neurodiversity across other demographics of women are missed. As well, there is little mention of nonbinary people, who arguably are also overlooked in diagnostic processes for gender based reasons. Overall, I was just really underwhelmed by this book
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
reflective
inspiring
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
challenging
informative
slow-paced
One of my first reads about Neurodivergency after being diagnosed with ADHD. While I understand there is much missing, it is nice to have a start on data, research, info about neuro issues and girls and women. Some acceptance and understanding so we can move forward in a healthier direction (hopefully).
The only reason I was diagnosed after 44 years is because I had a stroke that erased much of the decades of meticulously built masking and coping mechanisms I'd perfected. It was devastating and liberating at the same time. Reading the stories in this book are much the same. On one hand I was so liberated to own and understand my own brain (at least a bit more than before), but devastating because, wow - what we could do if we were armed with understanding, support, tools, and resources from day one! There's still much work to go, but this book helped me begin to process, understand, and grieve after my diagnosis.
The only reason I was diagnosed after 44 years is because I had a stroke that erased much of the decades of meticulously built masking and coping mechanisms I'd perfected. It was devastating and liberating at the same time. Reading the stories in this book are much the same. On one hand I was so liberated to own and understand my own brain (at least a bit more than before), but devastating because, wow - what we could do if we were armed with understanding, support, tools, and resources from day one! There's still much work to go, but this book helped me begin to process, understand, and grieve after my diagnosis.
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced