Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After by Chloé Hayden

12 reviews

swanny_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is one of the first books I've read about neurodiversity from a neurodiverse person. 

I'm on my own journey, and I appreciated reading a story that echoed feelings I had growing up and experiences that I still have today. 

I found occasionally it repeated something that had been said, but that's not a bad thing just an observation. 

This is another tool that can help me on my own self discovery, and I hope will help me feel better that I'm 33 trying to figure this out. 

I've listed some triggers in the list, but those triggers are labelled in the book as well. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Suicide, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, and Child abuse

aseel_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Hands down one of the best books ever, as well as one of the best ND resources I've consumed. I felt very seen and reminded that I'm worthy of good things. I definitely will be forcing all of my ND friends to read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Ableism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Vomit

tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Animal cruelty

Minor: Body shaming

madelinequinne's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

A beautifully written account of like as an autistic woman and all the wonderful and not so wonderful things that come with it. I adore Chloé’s writing voice, it’s so personal and you can really feel her passion and love for what she’s doing in this book. I highly recommend for all autistic people who need proof that it’s possible for us to have wonderful lives, and for all neurotypicals to learn what life as an autistic person is really like, and how to support us best

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

sophielrobinsonauthor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book is amazing. It is honest, it is completely authentic and inspiring and super informative with anecdotes, facts and well presented and embedded statistics. It is everything any Autistic person, especially female and FAB person needs to read/hear. I have found that it has inspired, encouraged and helped me find the confidence to embrace who I am more and be radical, be different, just be me and I've already started to dress more aligned to how I really want to, what brings me joy and is genuinely an expression of me, rather than to appear *put together* or "mature" (I'm just 32 by a few days). I can't thank Chloe enough for her book, it's amazing and I'm trying to convince my husband to read it ☺️

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

The author adds content and trigger warnings and helps you skip to avoid certain topics, should you wish to

teatales's review against another edition

3.75

Overall quite good and I learned some things. Written in quite a conversational way, with contractions etc that was interesting. Still a bit confused why so many things had triggers but the section on Nazis and eugenics didn't.  A little tokenistic at times I think, could have included more perspectives and experiences. The author is a little prone to hyperbole too if you're unfamiliar with her work 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Child abuse

nanc_282's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

An excellent book about autism from the inside. It should be placed in the hands of young people and their families at the point of diagnoses. It is so filled with hope but does not flinch from the challenges. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Bullying, Ableism, and Child abuse

littlecogs's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Ableism

heddaway's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Such a wonderful book. So I decided to write a review.
I feel seen and understood trough the book. I remembered stuff from my childhood which I hadn‘t remembered a long time. 

She writes from the point of view of a fairytale about the life, especially the life with ADHD and ASS. And that we all will find our „happily ever after“. I really can’t wait to find mine. At the moment I am hopefully that i will find it.

And I really hope that the book will be translated into german, so I can give it to my mum. Maybe it helps her to understand me, too. So it’s not just for sufferers, it may helps also others to understand sufferers better!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Suicide

sheryl_macca's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

This book is aimed at young AFAB adults but as a 39 year old late diagnosed autistic woman I found it to be extremely validating. Chloe's writing style exudes natural ease and positivity which made the serious, challenging and important information accessible to all. Her choice to refer to Disney and fairytale metaphors throughout made everything easily digestible and memorable. Both of these things also gave us a lot of Chloe. Unapologetic, eye sparkling, infectious Chloe.

I found the sections about how rigid education and employment systems fail us, how incorrect language and labelling is ableist and about menstruation particularly interesting. I also thank Chloe for discussing autistic women and sexual assault, including her own experiences.

I'd definitely recommend this book to newly diagnosed autistic females of any age and their parents/significant others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Ableism, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, Self harm, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship