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lupetuple's review
1.0
It's pretty bare bones stuff, with some harmful and flat-out wrong information also (lesbians are women or woman-aligned people attracted to women and women-aligned people exclusively!). It also tended to copy and paste the same sentences one section after the other; it drove me mad. I don't think it's very helpful for autistic LGBT teens, especially when it lacks a lot of specific information regarding being autistic.
anonymoss's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Super helpful breakdown of gender, sexuality, and how to find you people
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
An excellent guide for LGBTQIA+ teens on the autism spectrum. Erin touches on a huge range of topics, includes references and recommended further reading, and aknowledges areas where she doesn't have firsthand experience. She covered more topics than I thought she would!
royalfuchsia's review against another edition
To be fair as and adult I was not the intended audience but I've been reading a lot of all kind of neurodiversity through different kinds of lenses and viewpoints.
This was very much sexuality, gender and sex 101. In the end there weren't many sentences that would need to be changed to this book to be "queerly neurodivergent" Or "queerly human".
kiracat13's review against another edition
informative
5.0
I wish I'd had this book as a teenager. Informative, clear, and nonjudgmental.
finnthehuman217's review against another edition
5.0
This was a quick read very fast but very informative. I keep finding books about trans life in the UK and it’s so good to see stuff that isn’t us based!
katizwitchy's review
4.0
This is a great educational resource for queer people! It is geared more towards teens, so at times the language gets repetitive and isn’t as mature, but I do still think people of all ages can really benefit from this book. My only complaint is that I wish there had been more about autism in there. Like a breakdown of autism similar to the way the different sexualities are broken down, and that way it could help define things for people about autism as well as sexuality. Other than that though, this was a really great read. Fully recommend!
badger's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
The book I wish I'd had growing up as an autistic lesbian. Whilst I'm no longer the target demographic of the book, as it is clearly stated to be written for teenagers, I still found the book informative and interesting. This is more a book about queer identity than autistic identity explicitly, but all topics are framed from an autistic viewpoint, which is very rare for queer nonfiction. I've seen people complain about the repetition of sources and guidance in the book - I listened to the audiobook so definitely noticed the repition - but I think those complaints are missing the point; this book is not necessarily intended to be read cover-to-cover but as a reference guide for teenagers to pick out aspects most relevant to their identity and needs.
A very enjoyable read, and one I'd highly recommend to autistic young people navigating their queer identity. Whilst I personally didn't learn much that I didn't previously know, this book would act as a gold mine of useful and accessible information for many.
A very enjoyable read, and one I'd highly recommend to autistic young people navigating their queer identity. Whilst I personally didn't learn much that I didn't previously know, this book would act as a gold mine of useful and accessible information for many.