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A review by femmecheng
Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum by Jennifer Cook O'Toole
2.0
I simply did not like this book. I read it three nights in a row to make me sleepy (it worked!).
The author writes like this. Where each sentence isn't a grammatically correct sentence. Which is odd. Because she says she's "geektastic for grammar". Could have fooled me. But you can imagine reading a book written like this is kind of obnoxious. For ~250 pages no less!
Ok, I'll stop. I was interested in this book because I'm aware of how autism diagnosis criteria is based largely on criteria far more applicable to men on the spectrum, which is really medical history 101 playing out in real time. This means that women who are on the spectrum often aren't identified as such, and this can cause problems when it comes to getting help, validation, etc. I know this book is a memoir, but I guess I thought it would have discussed this concept more than it does given the title (which also irks me, but alas). Instead, it's kind of not-like-other-girls-adjacent. The author also talks a lot about certain times in her life that are heavily implied to be significant, but I just don't see it.
The author writes like this. Where each sentence isn't a grammatically correct sentence. Which is odd. Because she says she's "geektastic for grammar". Could have fooled me. But you can imagine reading a book written like this is kind of obnoxious. For ~250 pages no less!
Ok, I'll stop. I was interested in this book because I'm aware of how autism diagnosis criteria is based largely on criteria far more applicable to men on the spectrum, which is really medical history 101 playing out in real time. This means that women who are on the spectrum often aren't identified as such, and this can cause problems when it comes to getting help, validation, etc. I know this book is a memoir, but I guess I thought it would have discussed this concept more than it does given the title (which also irks me, but alas). Instead, it's kind of not-like-other-girls-adjacent. The author also talks a lot about certain times in her life that are heavily implied to be significant, but I just don't see it.