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Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking is a collection of essays written by and for Autistic people. Spanning from the dawn of the Neurodiversity movement to the blog posts of today, Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking catalogues the experiences and ethos of the Autistic community and preserves both diverse personal experiences and the community's foundational documents together side by side.

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File Size: 1515 KB
Print Length: 410 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1938800028
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publication Date: December 8, 2012
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00B07AUTI
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,862 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #538 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Special Needs > Disabilities
- #7276 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences
- #38946 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences

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Kristina G.

a must-read!

September 12, 2014

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I can't recommend this book enough. I found these articles to be so insightful. My son was recently diagnosed with Autism, and I wanted to hear from Autistic adults. It seems that there are thousands of books about Autism by non-Autistic people, and it seems strange that Autistics themselves are being largely left out of the conversation! This book is one that helps fill that void. If you are interested in Autism, or have a loved one on the spectrum, this should be a must-read!

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SK in Merion, PA

Needed Perspective on a Different away of Being Human

January 19, 2014

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I have twin boys with autism and after hearing a school speech therapist repeat the idiotic phrase 'quiet hands' literally 100 times in 15 minutes to a speech group I really appreciated this title, and the concept that autistic people don't have to censor themselves constantly (like they're not busy enough just navigating the sensory minefield that is modern life) to be accepted as human beings. I am reading in bits--as a neuro typical mom some of the insights are saddening for me. My sons don't have much speech, so I like hearing from people like them with more language.

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July 4, 2018

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READ THIS BOOK
•IF YOU ARE AUTISTIC.
•IF YOU ARE A PARENT OR CAREGIVER OF AN AUTISTIC PERSON.
•IF YOU WORK WITH AUTISTIC PEOPLE.
•IF YOU KNOW AN AUTISTIC PERSON.
•IF YOU KNOW ANY HUMAN AT ALL.

Listen to Autistic people. Autistic people know the most about autism and the experiences of Autistic people.

This book is super important. If you are Autistic, you will find community and love and woah-I’m-not-aloneness.

If you are not Autistic, you may very well learn more about autism from this book than you may from 10s of 100s of books written by non-Autistic people.

Either way, LOUD HANDS will likely change your life for the better.

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ADA

Essential reading for anyone interested in autism

December 23, 2012

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The compelling, diverse, deeply insightful essays of this collection should completely reshape the discussion about autism in contemporary North American society, dispelling the echo chamber of panic and pessimism that surrounds the diagnosis in most media, fostered by fear-mongering organizations such as Autism Speaks. Along with other excellent recent titles like I Love Being My Own Autistic Self: A thAutoons Book and Thinking Person's Guide To Autism, this book brings out the essential perspectives of neurodiverse individuals.

Autistics are speaking: can we listen to them instead of the organizations that *pretend* to speak on their behalf?

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J. Thomas Clark

Eye-opening, will transform you and everything you thought you knew

April 26, 2017

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This collection of essays from autistic self-advocates shines a light of understanding and appreciation that can lead to real progress towards a more neuro-diverse world. It can be hard to take sometimes, and might have to be read in many sittings, but in the end feels like an epiphany has been achieved.

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Deidre Hammon

Too little room for such awesome book!

February 6, 2015

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Got autism? Love someone with autism? Teach someone with autism? BUY THIS BOOK. You must know these things that people know who actually live with autism. Such an awesome empowering book.

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September 18, 2017

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Loved the perspective of autistic adults and their understanding of the world. Valuable for parents of autistic children and teachers that work with autistic students- their voice needs to be heard!

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Michelle Jones

HIGHLY recommend this book

November 22, 2015

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An absolutely essential book for empathizing with people who have autism. If you are a service professional, family member, or care in the slightest about autism, I highly, HIGHLY recommend this book!

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Linda S

Autistic people educate the rest of us about their reality.

It had the important perspective of autistic people themselves, using their own voices (and hands). I learned a lot!

Published 6 days ago

Joanne L. Stewart

Great for autistic adults, their families, friends, or co-workers.

I have a 28 year old autistic son. He has complained about the lack of books written by and for the autistic adult.Read more

Published 1 year ago

Patricia D

Not what I was hoping for...

It's been awhile since I read the book now, but I was hoping to actually find information on how to relate to autistic people, and what a parent can do to ensure their needs are...Read more

Published 1 year ago

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Get this book!

So much good work in here by so many great activists. An autism or neurodiversity library (including personal libraries) is not complete without this book!

Published on May 1, 2016

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Five Stars

Good book. Well loved.

Published on November 18, 2015

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so glad I bought it

Really important anthology, so glad I bought it.

Published on October 7, 2015

A. Walters

One of the best books out there

One of the best books out there, if you want to learn what it means to be autistic from actual autistic people. I recommend it to all parents and caregivers of autistic children.Read more

Published on June 17, 2015

nitzberg nurit

Five Stars

excelent

Published on April 8, 2015

Ianthe

Loud Hands is more than a book. It's an invitation into a community.

This book completely changed my life. I'd been on a years-long journey to understand myself and the way my brain functions - I spent so much time thinking I was just broken.Read more

Published on March 23, 2015

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