Litsy

Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age | Sarah Hendrickx, Jess Hendrickx

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Take what you need from this book and discard the rest. It's dense, not easy to read, and contradicts itself all over the place. The author also has internalized misogyny which shows up a lot.

It's mostly well researched and informative, though nothing groundbreaking. The sections on gender and identity were poorly done, insultingly so.

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PuddleJumper The author confidently talks about asexuality without knowing what it is. She encouraged someone to mask their gender identity and only reveal it in private. This entire section should have been scrapped because it could be very damaging.

My main issue with this book and a prevalent issue in understanding and diagnosing autism in women - gender essentialism.
2w

PuddleJumper This book is seeped in it. It's very obvious in the childhood and personal relationship sections. It's clearly a factor in why women with autism are underdiagnosed. It should be interrogated and there should be a discussion on gender bias, it should not be accepted as fact.

2w

PuddleJumper The portrayal of autistic women is both limited and limiting. While some things spoke to me, I do not appreciate being reduced down to my neurodivergence which this book did. It left me angry and sad.
2w

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PuddleJumper

Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age | Sarah Hendrickx, Jess Hendrickx

That just turned my stomach

readingjedi If only I'd had that advice 35 years ago... 2w

ravenlee Wow, there are so many better ways to express that sentiment, that aren‘t insulting and demeaning. 2w

Faranae A different species?! 2w

lil1inblue 🙄 🙄 😤 There is a whole lot on that page that gives me the ick. It comes off quite condescending! 2w

dabbe 😱😱😱 2w

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RebeccaRoo7

A Selfie as Big as the Ritz | Lara Williams

"No one knows who invented the fire hydrant. The patent was burned in a fire."

#shortstories #realistic #fiction #coolcovers #collections #contemporary #adulthood

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PurpleTulipGirl

Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps | Kelly Williams Brown

This weekend‘s mood.

Next week will be better, right?

kamoorephoto Can I ‘cat‘ (like my own cat Jeffers)?? I want to sleep all day, meow for/demand my food, and ignore basically everyone 😼 (edited) 5y

PurpleTulipGirl @kamoorephoto To the extent that I have the ability to grant you permission to do that, sure! 5y

Bette Being a goat would be great right now 🐐 5y

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Sharpeipup

Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps | Kelly Williams Brown

Taking a refresher course in adulting.

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Kellimitchell

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now | Meg Jay

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A fresh perspective on a confusing time. Meg Jay provides helpful insights to avoid late life regrets. Loved it. 💚

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lilpumpkin2.0

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now | Meg Jay

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July 14, 2020 Very informational book!!! Even tho it was written in 2012, the book is still relevant to today and the way twenty somethings navigate their life. Twentysomethings have so much to deal with and think about because the 20s are an essential time to be planning, setting goals, and figuring out what job(s) you will be working in for the rest of your career; until retirement 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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lilpumpkin2.0

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now | Meg Jay

July 9, 2020 Happy Thursday! Almost the weekend! Hang in there. Introducing ... New TBR haul. It consists of The Defining Decade, THE UNHONEYMOONERS, and WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING!!! Im so excited to read all of them but first i need to finish Mambo in Chinatown.

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LiterRohde

Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps | Kelly Williams Brown

“One of the most jolting days of adulthood comes the first time you run out of toilet paper. Toilet paper, up until this point, always just existed. And now it's a finite resource, constantly in danger of extinction, that must be carefully tracked and monitored, like pandas?”

#QuotsyMar20 | 28: #Demand

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