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A review by alexauthorshay
Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
This came through as an audiobook at work, and we didn't have a print book in the system at the time so I decided to risk the audio. I can't retain fiction books on tape at all but non-fiction I can. I was hoping there would be more "future of neurodiversity" than the epilogue and a brief segment near the end; the majority of this book was definitely "the legacy of autism"—and, more specifically, the <i>history</i> of autism—which wasn't really what I was looking for. To the point that after listening to 2/16 discs I almost gave up on it.
My need to finish books I have started unless they are absolutely painful kept me listening, though. The first half to almost 3/4 was boring for me personally, but was not badly written or 'bad' in any objective way—I just don't find history to be a topic of interest to me. Once it got to the more modern history, though, I found it to be more interesting, and even a bit inspiring. We have a long way to go but it was good to hear how autistic adults are finally being recognized in the field and are speaking up for themselves as they should be allowed to do.
My need to finish books I have started unless they are absolutely painful kept me listening, though. The first half to almost 3/4 was boring for me personally, but was not badly written or 'bad' in any objective way—I just don't find history to be a topic of interest to me. Once it got to the more modern history, though, I found it to be more interesting, and even a bit inspiring. We have a long way to go but it was good to hear how autistic adults are finally being recognized in the field and are speaking up for themselves as they should be allowed to do.