A review by seventhswan
What I Want To Talk About: How Autistic Interest Shape A Life by Pete Wharmby

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.25

To say that I'm not personally interested in most of the topics Wharmby talks about in this book, I thought it was a good read! It was very easy to understand even with no prior knowledge of the subject matter and I'd love to read the same concept from a range of different authors to hear about their special interests too - there's something really enjoyable for me about hearing from someone who loves a subject even if it's something I know nothing about. The book read like a series of connected blog posts or short essays rather than a more traditional memoir, which Wharmby himself acknowledges in the text. I don't think that's a bad thing per se, just that it didn't really feel like I was reading a book. It's great to see more nonfiction that acknowledges and balances the difficult parts of autism along with the joys. I'd particularly recommend this to parents of autistic children.
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