Description:
This book offers an exploration into the post-diagnostic landscape of autism and the transformative journey of one woman, from her awareness of difference to an embracing of autistic identity. This is a crucial read for anybody who identifies as autistic, or anyone looking to support somebody exploring diagnosis.
Review Quotes:
This wise and compassionate book provides a roadmap toward what author Jo Grace wonderfully calls 'a small private place, unseen by the outside world, a hidden gem' -- to personal acceptance of oneself as autistic, and the discovery of autistic community, in a world built for non-autistic people. It's engaging and uplifting reading for anyone on the spectrum, and for readers who want to comprehend the nature of autistic experience.
Steve Silberman, author, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Grace writes with candour and intensity and this book supports those currently looking to claim an autistic identity as a definition of self, 'like a handrail you grab when trying to stand unaided'.
It will also be of value to those working with adolescents and adults with a diagnosis of autism.
Mary Mountstephen, SEN Magazine