I was really disappointed in this book. At first, as an autistic women, I did find the beginning of the book highly relatable as the author shared her own personal experiences. But as the book went on, there were a number of things I didn't like about it. 

1. The book/ author choose to specifically focus on "high functioning" women and seemed to uphold the idea of the Aspie supremacy in her use of functioning labels, categorizing of autistic people essentially by their perceived intelligence and/or the level of which they contribute to our Capitalist society. 

2. There were a lot of assumptions made, including including assuming and ascribing diagnosis to historical figures. 

3. It kind of droned on parts to the point where I works totally zone off and get lost in the audiobook. 

me when the autism book is relatable 🙈

I loved this book. Loved the writing, enjoyed the structure, though the split into chapters was somewhat confusing at times. It goes from here to there, obviously it's not a book with a plot and it's not a textbook either. Regardless, I think it's a great collection of facts, experiences and history surrounding autistic women and I can't stop recommending it to people around me. Might not be the best book in the world, but what it sets out to do, is achieved well and I really enjoyed reading.