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A review by katiearina
Asperger's in Pink: Pearls of Wisdom from Inside the Bubble of Raising a Child with Asperger's by Julie Clark
2.0
I debated giving this book a three but it took a turn about two-thirds in (around the time of the Halloween shaming) and became quite a slog.
I very much appreciate learning what I did about how Asperger's presents in girls while reading this book, but it was so very clearly about one specific family's journey with Kristina-flavored Asperger's, so I'm not sure how good of a reference it would be for others if their daughter experienced Asperger's differently.
This book also could have done with quite a bit more editing, for reasons other reviewers have mentioned in more detail.
As a childless, decidedly nonreligious, non-educator, single 31-year-old with no personal connection to any children or adults with Asperger's (of either sex/gender), I am not the target audience for this book, so your mileage may vary!
As to how I ended up reading it, my mom read it for her master's program and I had borrowed it to lend to a friend but was slow in returning it and it fulfilled a spot on my Book Riot reading challenge, so here we are.
Definitely worth a shot if you are truly clueless on the topic and want some personal stories, but I hope there are better resources out there.
Read Harder 2019: A book published prior to Jan. 1, 2019 with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads
I very much appreciate learning what I did about how Asperger's presents in girls while reading this book, but it was so very clearly about one specific family's journey with Kristina-flavored Asperger's, so I'm not sure how good of a reference it would be for others if their daughter experienced Asperger's differently.
This book also could have done with quite a bit more editing, for reasons other reviewers have mentioned in more detail.
As a childless, decidedly nonreligious, non-educator, single 31-year-old with no personal connection to any children or adults with Asperger's (of either sex/gender), I am not the target audience for this book, so your mileage may vary!
As to how I ended up reading it, my mom read it for her master's program and I had borrowed it to lend to a friend but was slow in returning it and it fulfilled a spot on my Book Riot reading challenge, so here we are.
Definitely worth a shot if you are truly clueless on the topic and want some personal stories, but I hope there are better resources out there.
Read Harder 2019: A book published prior to Jan. 1, 2019 with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads