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A review by hannah_94_reads
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
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.