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This book is the real deal

ByHelen Ellison January 10, 2013

Format: Paperback

This is not a book written about autistic people by non-autistic people. It's written by autistic people themselves, and is therefore highly compelling and positive and turns all the tragedy-oriented books on their heads. I have not finished it; it's a meaty book. The first part deals with the history of the autism self-advocacy movement and it is fascinating and wonderful to read about the way in which autistic folks have taken control of the bs that others have been churning out for so long. I am the grandma of an autistic boy, so I know firsthand that special challenges don't translate into anything vaguely resembling tragedy. Read this book! It will drown out the voices of Autism Speaks and others that have misinformed us for years.

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