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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
As a woman on the journey of diagnosis of autism I found this book to be validating, informative and extremely useful. The notes on research, potential habits and coping strategies are things I will be looking into to help me both personally and professionally.
This is a great book for anyone wanting to better understand neurodiversity and offers a different perspective/focus of sensory processing which I found illuminating.
I do think some of the criticism levelled at the book is valid, it is written from a privileged position. However, I don’t think that is something the author is unaware of and this is positioned as her own journey of discovery pursuing her own interests and experience.
I do think we need more books written from the perspective of non-white autistics however I was not expecting it from this book and to criticise it for that is an issue for me. I do think had she tried to include she would have been criticised for that too.
No one book is ever going to encompass the autistic or neurodivergent experience of everyone.
I liked how she pointed out the flaws in our current system, I liked how she offered both research and self-help. For me it was a good addition to my own research int neurodiversity.
This is a great book for anyone wanting to better understand neurodiversity and offers a different perspective/focus of sensory processing which I found illuminating.
I do think some of the criticism levelled at the book is valid, it is written from a privileged position. However, I don’t think that is something the author is unaware of and this is positioned as her own journey of discovery pursuing her own interests and experience.
I do think we need more books written from the perspective of non-white autistics however I was not expecting it from this book and to criticise it for that is an issue for me. I do think had she tried to include she would have been criticised for that too.
No one book is ever going to encompass the autistic or neurodivergent experience of everyone.
I liked how she pointed out the flaws in our current system, I liked how she offered both research and self-help. For me it was a good addition to my own research int neurodiversity.
This book was helpful in providing descriptions and names for things that I've been experiencing, but hadn't been able to adequately describe, or worse: thought everyone else felt that way too.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
slow-paced
Interesting, but out of touch for the majority of people. Many reviewers point out how it doesn’t speak to those neurodivergent people who are of average intelligence, not professors or silicone valley/tech industry geniuses. It was an easy and quick read as a basic starting point for people who don’t have any sensory issues to maybe start to realize that others do, however the title is misleading; it doesn’t teach these people how to thrive. It calls for massive overhauls in at least the US that I don’t see happening anytime soon (or ever).
Well, this certainly was a book that felt like a thesis, versus a book. I uhh, didn't get a lot out of it, unfortunately. Clearly, this book was not designed for me either.
I enjoyed this book and learned a lot though I do think the author may have generalized in many of the descriptions. I am rounding up from 3.5/5
I wanted to like this book, but it felt unnuanced and, at times, unfocused.
reflective
fast-paced