A review by punkhunk
Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults, by Zosia Zaks
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
i liked this book a lot- aside from all the bits encouraging police interactions. it was helpful and gave tangible strategies to real problems i, and many other autistic people, face. the book does not demean or put down autistic people for struggling with what might seem like simple struggles for allistic people. Zaks is very encouraging and advocates for autistic independence throughout the book.
a lot of the info is still relevant in 2022 (published in 2006), and i also could see how a lot of the processes described in this book are streamlined by advances in technology and social media.
additionally, i am polyamorous so the dating advice was a bit odd to read since the author pretty clearly outlined that romantic relationships only happen between two people and no one else, which is not true for me and many of my autistic friends.
overall, pretty good, and yet, there is a lot this book left out. there are huge correlations between transness and being autistic- something this book doesn't mention, which i am sure is due to stigma and lack of information, not the author.
a lot of the info is still relevant in 2022 (published in 2006), and i also could see how a lot of the processes described in this book are streamlined by advances in technology and social media.
additionally, i am polyamorous so the dating advice was a bit odd to read since the author pretty clearly outlined that romantic relationships only happen between two people and no one else, which is not true for me and many of my autistic friends.
overall, pretty good, and yet, there is a lot this book left out. there are huge correlations between transness and being autistic- something this book doesn't mention, which i am sure is due to stigma and lack of information, not the author.