If you're considering this book, do get it and read it. there is a lot to unpack here. I will be processing for a long time.
For new Autistic parents, grandparents, loved ones, educators, I would start here. In some moments, it's more than I came here for (being honest!), especially the decades long tension (putting it lightly), and the gross reality of abuse in the Autistic Community, and intersectinality for example. The gold nuggets that I took away essentially make up an informed foundation for me as a non-Autistic parent of a beautiful autistic child; they gave me a visual of the landscape and where to go from here. I feel a greater charge and challenge to think of not only how I want to raise my child but what will be my role as I raise my child who will become an Autistic Adult in a few short years.
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❤️♾️🧡♾️💛♾️💚♾️💙♾️💜This is the book the world so desperately needed. It is so uniquely written. It is informative and inspirational, but it is raw and evokes every emotion imaginable. This is probably one of the more quotable books I’ve read in awhile. It fights back against the tragedy narrative that’s been shoved down our throats for decades. I feel like I can parent better after reading this, I also feel as though I can cut myself some slack after reading this. So many valuable stories and anecdotes throughout this book, some funny, some heartbreaking, some relatable and many eye opening. It was like having a warm cup of coffee and a meaningful talk with a good friend. So much misinformation is debunked in this book. As a former educator, I know the reality that teachers received little to no training on how to support neurodivergent students. Obviously, this is no fault of their own, teachers are heroes, and if they knew what the autistic community wanted them to know and do; schools would be a better (safer and more enjoyable) place for so many students. I want every therapist and every educator to read this book, heck- I want everyone to read this book. Peace out martyr parents, I’m pulling up a chair for us to love, appreciate and celebrate our children and ourselves. Read this book, you won’t regret it. You will laugh, you might cry, you will (hopefully) check and unpack your own ableism and reflect on your mistakes- but you will learn to do better. None of us are going to get it all right, but this collaboration will point us in the right direction. This book is truly revolutionary, it has the potential to change the world for disabled individuals if only we listen and we are open to challenge what we thought we knew.Thank you Meghan and Jules for this labor of love, you made the world a better and more informed place!
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This is the book the world so desperately needed. It is so uniquely written. It is informative and inspirational, but it is raw and evokes every emotion imaginable. This is probably one of the more quotable books I’ve read in awhile. It fights back against the tragedy narrative that’s been shoved down our throats for decades. I feel like I can parent better after reading this, I also feel as though I can cut myself some slack after reading this. So many valuable stories and anecdotes throughout this book, some funny, some heartbreaking, some relatable and many eye opening. It was like having a warm cup of coffee and a meaningful talk with a good friend. So much misinformation is debunked in this book. As a former educator, I know the reality that teachers received little to no training on how to support neurodivergent students. Obviously, this is no fault of their own, teachers are heroes, and if they knew what the autistic community wanted them to know and do; schools would be a better (safer and more enjoyable) place for so many students. I want every therapist and every educator to read this book, heck- I want everyone to read this book. Peace out martyr parents, I’m pulling up a chair for us to love, appreciate and celebrate our children and ourselves. Read this book, you won’t regret it. You will laugh, you might cry, you will (hopefully) check and unpack your own ableism and reflect on your mistakes- but you will learn to do better. None of us are going to get it all right, but this collaboration will point us in the right direction. This book is truly revolutionary, it has the potential to change the world for disabled individuals if only we listen and we are open to challenge what we thought we knew.
Thank you Meghan and Jules for this labor of love, you made the world a better and more informed place!
This is the book the world so desperately needed. It is so uniquely written. It is informative and inspirational, but it is raw and evokes every emotion imaginable. This is probably one of the more quotable books I’ve read in awhile. It fights back against the tragedy narrative that’s been shoved down our throats for decades. I feel like I can parent better after reading this, I also feel as though I can cut myself some slack after reading this. So many valuable stories and anecdotes throughout this book, some funny, some heartbreaking, some relatable and many eye opening. It was like having a warm cup of coffee and a meaningful talk with a good friend. So much misinformation is debunked in this book. As a former educator, I know the reality that teachers received little to no training on how to support neurodivergent students. Obviously, this is no fault of their own, teachers are heroes, and if they knew what the autistic community wanted them to know and do; schools would be a better (safer and more enjoyable) place for so many students. I want every therapist and every educator to read this book, heck- I want everyone to read this book. Peace out martyr parents, I’m pulling up a chair for us to love, appreciate and celebrate our children and ourselves. Read this book, you won’t regret it. You will laugh, you might cry, you will (hopefully) check and unpack your own ableism and reflect on your mistakes- but you will learn to do better. None of us are going to get it all right, but this collaboration will point us in the right direction. This book is truly revolutionary, it has the potential to change the world for disabled individuals if only we listen and we are open to challenge what we thought we knew.
Thank you Meghan and Jules for this labor of love, you made the world a better and more informed place!
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An honest discussion in which we all need to take part.
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The most important read for any parent of an autistic child
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The world would be a better place if all parents received this book upon diagnosis of their child
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I wish this book had existed when my child was first diagnoses
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