A review by zinnia101
Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening by John Elder Robison

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Excellent book! It was informative and at times quite heartfelt and insightful. I felt myself getting invested and emotional as his relationships changed. The research was really interesting and the best part was the nuance around treatment. Most books about autism make me feel crappy, insecure, and broken. I didn’t feel that here although I related to their struggles to adapt to social situations and acknowledge mistakes they’d made due to autism. He also highlighted the many strengths he had from autism and shared a lot of hope for how he had managed to live a successful life before treatment and also how treatment had improved different aspects of his life. At times it was a bit dense or technical, but overall it was a well thought out book and definitely a positive one for any autistic adult to read.