erin reviewed Autism FAQ by Joe Biel
As good a place as any to start.
Maybe I'll change my mind in the future about this review. Maybe I'll hate this book after I've learned more. But before this I knew very little about autism and had never read the experiences of an autistic person from their perspective. And this book was short and accessible and cleared up several misconceptions in my brain. I feel like, after reading this, I have a better idea of how much I don't know about autism, as well as a sort of foundation of knowledge to build on. The structure of a FAQ allowed me to open it up to read one question and one answer at a time. Sometimes I only had 5 minutes, but even then I could make a little progress between things.
Jumping back and forth between Harper and Biel was a little disorienting at times, but I appreciated getting both the perspective of a therapist …
Maybe I'll change my mind in the future about this review. Maybe I'll hate this book after I've learned more. But before this I knew very little about autism and had never read the experiences of an autistic person from their perspective. And this book was short and accessible and cleared up several misconceptions in my brain. I feel like, after reading this, I have a better idea of how much I don't know about autism, as well as a sort of foundation of knowledge to build on. The structure of a FAQ allowed me to open it up to read one question and one answer at a time. Sometimes I only had 5 minutes, but even then I could make a little progress between things.
Jumping back and forth between Harper and Biel was a little disorienting at times, but I appreciated getting both the perspective of a therapist AND an autistic person.
I have a lot of reading to do, and this was as good a place to start as any.