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polysemy's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
2.5
Wish I was a science autistic not a words one . Whilst I enjoyed the author’s infodumping about her processing style (and I think this book may be useful for kids), I found it hard to relate her (very privileged) experience to my own and would be wary of this being used to generalise about all neurodivergents. She also used terms like “aspie”, which are not great.
rosanita_'s review against another edition
1.0
Really disappointing. The book is not about learning biology, but the life of the author. If the point was to write an autobiography do so, but do not lie to the readers.
lottie1803's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
stagasaurus's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
lexisunshine's review
3.75
Loved: the in-depth look into another autistic person’s mind, especially looking into how that person’s special interest is the lens by which they comprehend the world. In a way, it was so relatable.
Didn’t love: the technical jargon, sort of? Like, the combination of the jargon and accented narration made it hard for me to one hundred percent focus and engage. Even then, I don’t fully dislike that, because it truly felt like another autistic person infodumping to me about a subject I’m not fully equipped to understand and me going hell yeah.
Didn’t love: the technical jargon, sort of? Like, the combination of the jargon and accented narration made it hard for me to one hundred percent focus and engage. Even then, I don’t fully dislike that, because it truly felt like another autistic person infodumping to me about a subject I’m not fully equipped to understand and me going hell yeah.
marcymurli's review against another edition
5.0
If you want to understand what it's like to get in the mind of a neurodiverse person, this is the book for you. Pang has authored an inspiring book that takes you inside her thinking process by explaining scientific concepts from bioinformatics to machine learning. Through these metaphors, she shows readers how she has managed to understand neurotypical habits and behaviors and adapt.
lasunflower's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
Enjoyed the unique premise, the book is certainly more about the author's experience with autism/adhd and her perspectives explained through science. But must admit, the idea would have worked better as one essay rather than a whole book.