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A review by chaoticbrainperson
Changelings: An Autistic Trans Anthology by Ryan Vale, Ocean Riley
4.0
ARC review : 4/5
Ryan Vale and Ocean Riley have put together an amazing line up of authors and stories. The stroies show a wide variety of topics, mostly situated in a fantasy/sci-fi genre.
In most of the stories, the characters have to battle between their true trans/autistic selves and the expectations of society and through the help of some form of allyship or another finally get to live out their true authentic self. The stories reflect on a wide variety of discrimination and societal exclusion.
As a cis-man I don't feel too comfortable commenting on the trans representation. As an autistic person I can say that the autism rep is very good and also covers large parts of the autism spectrum (both in terms of where on the specturm the characters fall and in terms of their "diagnostic" journey). It is truly refreshing seeing the autism being represented by actual autistic people and the anologies/description for things like stimming and autistic meltdowns are one of the best i've ever read.
All in all I can only recommend this, so do presave this and give it a read, when it comes out!
Ryan Vale and Ocean Riley have put together an amazing line up of authors and stories. The stroies show a wide variety of topics, mostly situated in a fantasy/sci-fi genre.
In most of the stories, the characters have to battle between their true trans/autistic selves and the expectations of society and through the help of some form of allyship or another finally get to live out their true authentic self. The stories reflect on a wide variety of discrimination and societal exclusion.
As a cis-man I don't feel too comfortable commenting on the trans representation. As an autistic person I can say that the autism rep is very good and also covers large parts of the autism spectrum (both in terms of where on the specturm the characters fall and in terms of their "diagnostic" journey). It is truly refreshing seeing the autism being represented by actual autistic people and the anologies/description for things like stimming and autistic meltdowns are one of the best i've ever read.
All in all I can only recommend this, so do presave this and give it a read, when it comes out!