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this book helped me realize so many things about myself. like that I am different after all and I've even been diagnosed since.
The best thing about this book was perhaps naming what many people experience, that their sensory processing is tied to myriad other aspects of their lives, and they're not "crazy" or "lazy." The relation between the spectrum of sensory processing and physical and mental health diagnoses (or lack of diagnoses/care) in women were illuminating. I appreciated the personal stories of people who have learned not only to manage, but to thrive, and some even to start to address the systemic issues that make life more difficult for people with along the range of the sensory and temperamental spectrum.
For a book that emphasizes physiological causes of neurodivergence, the book doesn't describe in detail some of the biological mechanisms, which I think would've made the argument more convincing. The book also tries, but doesn't necessarily succeed, in including other marginalized identities and has a few moments that caused me to grimace when it compared the "movement" of neurodivergent people with those for gender and racial equality. One of the complex things in discussions about neurodivergence and queerness that often simultaneously comes up while not being fully addressed, is the fact that white people often take up so much space in queer and neurodivergent spaces and discussion, and that whiteness/white supremacy/white privilege and power have the benefit of pushing change "faster."
For a book that emphasizes physiological causes of neurodivergence, the book doesn't describe in detail some of the biological mechanisms, which I think would've made the argument more convincing. The book also tries, but doesn't necessarily succeed, in including other marginalized identities and has a few moments that caused me to grimace when it compared the "movement" of neurodivergent people with those for gender and racial equality. One of the complex things in discussions about neurodivergence and queerness that often simultaneously comes up while not being fully addressed, is the fact that white people often take up so much space in queer and neurodivergent spaces and discussion, and that whiteness/white supremacy/white privilege and power have the benefit of pushing change "faster."
Great insight to gender bias in these diagnoses and more information about sensory needs and sensitivities that were new to me!
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Big thanks to @two_for_one_reviews for recommending this one to me.
I thought this was a very informative book about how women are often misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at with Autism, ADHD, or SPD because, the diagnostic tools are designed for men and not women.
This book talks about the signs that women show and it also talks about some of the misconceptions about Neurodivergence.
I think this is a good book for everyone to read. The more we know about how everyone functions in this world the better we can all be.
Big thanks to @two_for_one_reviews for recommending this one to me.
I thought this was a very informative book about how women are often misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at with Autism, ADHD, or SPD because, the diagnostic tools are designed for men and not women.
This book talks about the signs that women show and it also talks about some of the misconceptions about Neurodivergence.
I think this is a good book for everyone to read. The more we know about how everyone functions in this world the better we can all be.
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Incredibly helpful, inspiring book for anyone who is neurodivergent and/or sensitive, who suspects they might be, and the people who love or live and work with us. This book could be so transformative for society at large and charts a path forward to a society that can both accept and benefit from human diversity.
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medium-paced