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Link to Steve Asbell‘s post on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/steveasbell.com/post/3lmzagsw6dk2t

I have had a rough time lately, mentally. I'm stressing about an upcoming certification exam. I've been sick for two weeks now with some respiratory virus. I've been getting garbage sleep. I've had to listen to deplorable people use their platform to disparage transgender, asexuals, anti-war protesters, immigrants, AmeriCorps, and people with autism. And I've spent way too much time on Facebook seeing people (or bots, who the f knows) celebrate.

Watched an interview with the author this morning so I‘ve added this to my reading list. I did read the negative and positive reviews. I agree with one of the negative views that the author went to great lengths to discuss the misuse of language and its negative impact only to repeatedly use the word “tribe” in place of community. I noticed it in the interview which is why I read the reviews first. Looks good otherwise. #toread #autism #asd

A father‘s gone missing and the only witness is the nonverbal son. I appreciated the exploration of how happiness works, and how we align verbal skills with IQ, often incorrectly.

“How wrong it is to judge someone before you know their whole story.”

This should not be political.
This should not be radical.
Yet here we are.
(Yeah, my peacock sheets are coming off way too blue in this picture.)
#Autism #ASD #AutismAwarenessMonth #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #MentalHealth #RedInstead

This is a very accessible book for people learning about ADHD and autism. It's casual, there's a lot of Internet speak, anecdotes, and it's very supportive.

It's a validating read if you are struggling with a diagnosis or starting to see you might be neurodivergent.

That's the extent of it. There's nothing new, or actionable. It was affirming.

One of my favorite middle grade novels was Counting by 7's by Holly Goldberg Sloan. This one was equally as sweet and hopeful. A good read for any kid who feels different or has issues in their life well out of their control.

Elaine Feeney is now an automatic buy for me. I loved her first novel, As You Were, and I loved this one, too. (I'm not sure how to preorder her new book, since I can only find info on a UK edition?) I felt equally invested in Jamie, Tess, and Tadhg. I found myself rooting for each of them in different ways. I can see myself rereading this one at some point.

My son is autistic so I nervous going into this but I loved it.
Yes, it‘s heartbreaking and difficult at times (the history of how autistic children were treated is brutal) but it is full of history, science and hope. It is well written, well researched and it genuinely changed my perspective on autism in the best possible way. Important and thought provoking, everyone needs to read this book.