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A review by sophiesometimesreads
Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After by Chloé Hayden
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Despite not being the target audience for this book, or having read much non-fiction in my time, I wanted to pick up Chloé’s book to get an insight into the life of a neurodivergent person from the source. And this book definitely delivered on that.
I think it is a really important and enlightening read for neurodivergent and neurotypical people alike. It was interesting to see the research and facts displayed against Chloé’s lived experiences to further understand the lives of neurodivergent, and more specifically autistic and ADHD, people.
I liked the Disney references woven through to reinforce the point, particularly given the fact that Disney is one of Chloé’s “eye sparkles”.
The writing style was easy to read and follow, and it was more enjoyable than I thought it might be, not being a big reader of non-fiction books. The book is not perfect, it could’ve been refined slightly in terms of repetition and there are a few references that could’ve been phrased a bit better to get the point across clearer but I think for what the book is at its core and how it stands out compared to others on the same topic, these can be pushed aside and don’t make the book any less worthy of being a must-read.
I really hope this can be the start of resources about neurodiversity written for and by neurodivergent people because, as Chloé highlights, there is a severe deficiency at this stage.
I think it is a really important and enlightening read for neurodivergent and neurotypical people alike. It was interesting to see the research and facts displayed against Chloé’s lived experiences to further understand the lives of neurodivergent, and more specifically autistic and ADHD, people.
I liked the Disney references woven through to reinforce the point, particularly given the fact that Disney is one of Chloé’s “eye sparkles”.
The writing style was easy to read and follow, and it was more enjoyable than I thought it might be, not being a big reader of non-fiction books. The book is not perfect, it could’ve been refined slightly in terms of repetition and there are a few references that could’ve been phrased a bit better to get the point across clearer but I think for what the book is at its core and how it stands out compared to others on the same topic, these can be pushed aside and don’t make the book any less worthy of being a must-read.
I really hope this can be the start of resources about neurodiversity written for and by neurodivergent people because, as Chloé highlights, there is a severe deficiency at this stage.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide