This book was one I was admittedly a little bit nervous about reading. I'm actually Autistic myself and I've learned a lot about the Autistic community in the past year or so. My mom doesn't really *get* it well. I was diagnosed late as an adult, so it took me a lot of time to understand what it meant. The past year or so of research has done me SO much good.
I'm happy to report my nerves were ill placed. The author is Autistic himself, so it cements the voice is coming from one of us. Neurotypical people writing for us can still be helpful. But us having our own voices heard is SO important.
That said, this book is one of THE best to hand to a neurotypical person to get them to begin to understanding Autism. The language is extremely plain. It's not difficult to understand. As long as someone has a probably 5th grade reading level, they can understand this book. Shoot, I wouldn't be surprised if I could get my nearly 90 year old grandmother to understand it. It'd probably take a little bit of further explanation and negotiating, but I could probably do it. And her reading comprehension is probably comparable to maybe a 3rd grader of today.
I think the best part is the information density vs length. Not including the sources, the reading itself is only about 100 pages. It covers a lot of topics too. However, the length of each point is easily digestible. One specific page rarely covers more than a page and a half. Usually the longest ones are the personal anecdotes from the author. Those absolutely have their place and are brilliant in helping highlight the struggles Autistic people go through.
I would REALLY recommend anybody that wants to understand Autism FROM an Autistic person's view start here.
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Straightforward discussion on Autism
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021
Connecting With The Autism Spectrum is an excellent book discussing autism and neurodiversity with the intended audience being the neurotypical world. This book covers everything from what autism is to how to understand your autistic coworker or student. This book was a quick read, but not boring at all. The author's own personal experiences sprinkled through the text helped to illustrate the challenges people with autism face and how everyone can benefit from having a better understanding of our own biases and how we can better improve our interactions, both those typical and those on the spectrum. This book was excellent in detailing the autism experience from the author's perspective and I appreciate that he was willing to share some personal stories in order to foster greater understanding. This would be an excellent resource for the classroom teacher as well as the workplace. Just because we are different doesn't mean we can't interact and work together.
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021
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