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Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome | Rudy Simone

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PROS
1. She conducted interviews with people who have autism to give a broader perspective. As long as your perspective/exercise is found somewhere in there even partially you‘re good to go.
2. A not too bad discussion on situational mutism.
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GingerAntics CONS
1. Is upset that Asperger‘s Syndrome has been folded into ASD, because it doesn‘t fit her narrative, even though part of that narrative is acknowledging that people forget Asperger‘s is autism. Sorry not sorry your cutesy name based on eugenics and racism went in the bin.
2. The author is a kook who has since claimed to have cured her “Asperger‘s” (ASD) through diet. 1y

GingerAntics 3. This is an eating disorder nightmare. Especially seeing that ASD women are far more likely to have an eating disorder than the general population, her advice to put young children on highly restrictive diets that science has proven do nothing for ASD, is dangerous at best and deadly at worst. (edited) 1y

GingerAntics Is the answer to ASD really to keep your child away from birthday cake if they like it? Then again, she‘s all about the pseudoscience of sugar is as addictive as crack, so clearly not the best source.
4. Big fan of the power of manifestation, so if reality is your jam, this is not for you. She also believes ASD girls/woman are psychic. 1y

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GingerAntics 5. Starts with a long discussion on precocious intelligence often found in girls with autism (her aspergirls) going on for quite some time about their higher reasoning skills and complex ways of thinking, but then concludes her book by saying that ASD girls cannot understand complex reasoning. Um, which is it? Talk about insulting. She destroyed her own thesis in a single sentence. (edited) 1y

GingerAntics 6. If you‘re not into the Christian narrative on people who are different, this is a hard pass. Including gender normative cliches. Pass.
7. Assumes all ASD girls/women have the same learning styles.
8. If you or someone you love has just been diagnosed with ASD, do NOT start here. In fact, never ever go here. There are much better options. 1y

GingerAntics 9. What are her credentials. She talks about having gone to college, but what did she study? Did she study psychology? Neurology? Art history? Manifestation, the universe, and you? Nothing? No one knows and she‘s not saying (which is telling enough). 1y

GingerAntics #wasteoftime #justsayno #rudysimone #aspergirls #audiobook #busbook #hardpass #rubbish 1y

marleed Hard pass! 1y

GingerAntics @marleed good choice! 1y

marleed @GingerAntics Thanks for saving my blood from boiling! 1y

GingerAntics @marleed you are more than welcome! My blood was boiling enough for the both of us! 1y

Texreader Yikes!!! I‘m impressed you powered through it but I think you‘ve done a public service especially if you post this review everywhere you can. 1y

julesG Thanks! Will definitely steer clear. 1y

ravenlee Um, if females with ASD are psychic and so amazing, in her mind, why would she want to “cure” it? 1y

GingerAntics @Texreader lol I will admit to skimming the final few chapters. I posted it on Apple Books and here, but I honestly feel like I need to post it other places, too. 1y

GingerAntics @ravenlee EXACTLY?! This from the same mind that admits ASD is neurological, not psychological, but then turns around and says it‘s caused by leaky gut. 🙄 When are people going to figure out that if your digestive tract is leaking into the rest of your body, that‘s an emergent situation, not a “take probiotics and avoid gluten” situation? 1y

GingerAntics @julesG good idea! 1y

ravenlee 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1y

Texreader @ravenlee 👍🏻😁 1y

GingerAntics @Texreader I just added my review to Amazon, but considering their algorithm, I‘m not sure what good it will do. 1y

Texreader @GingerAntics I read Amazon reviews so yours may save someone 1y

GingerAntics @Texreader I do, too, but that one has SO many 5 star reviews it‘s terrifying. 1y

GingerAntics @Texreader well, Amazon is censoring my review, claiming it has at least one of the following: “Profanity
Harassment
Hate speech
Sexual content
Illegal activity
Private information” 🙄 1y

Texreader @GingerAntics OMG!! What‘s the use of reviews!! I got flagged once. Not sure why but I think the author probably flagged it because it was so negative. 1y

GingerAntics @Texreader yup! I wonder if authors are basically rigging their amazon reviews. 1y

Texreader @GingerAntics Yea I think that‘s possible. I think it‘s so easy to “flag” a review and you know Amazon doesn‘t have enough people to see if the flag is legit. I tried responding to it and it was a black hole. 1y

GingerAntics @Texreader why does this not surprise me about amazon? 1y

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