Joanna Grace

Gebundenes Buch

The Subtle Spectrum

An Honest Account of Autistic Discovery, Relationships and Identity

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Joanna Grace is the founder of The Sensory Projects and works as a sensory engagement and inclusion specialist. She has been a special school teacher, a foster carer and a support worker for people with disabilities and neurological diff erences. She grew up on a boat at sea and now lives in rural Cornwall close to the ocean that she loves. Joanna is autistic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9780367709228
• ISBN-10: 0367709228
• Artikelnr.: 69986562

Rezensionen

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