Borrow We Re Not Broken Changing The Autism Conversation
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We're Not Broken
Author: Eric Garcia
language: en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date: 2022-08-02
"This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It's also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another language." With a reporter's eye and an insider's perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it's like to be autistic across America. Garcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the media's coverage of it: the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. His own life as an autistic person didn't look anything like that. He is Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and works as a journalist covering politics in Washington, DC. Garcia realized he needed to put into writing what so many autistic people have been saying for years--autism is a part of their identity, they don't need to be fixed. In We're Not Broken, Garcia uses his own life as a springboard to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum. From education to healthcare, he explores how autistic people wrestle with systems that were not built with them in mind. At the same time, he shares the experiences of all types of autistic people, from those with higher support needs, to autistic people of color, to those in the LGBTQ community. In doing so, Garcia gives his community a platform to articulate their own needs, rather than having others speak for them, which has been the standard for far too long
Summary of Eric Garcia's We're Not Broken
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting a political event at their restaurant, Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, near Heinz Field. Candidates are seeking the endorsement of the Steel City Stonewall Democrats, a group that represents LGBTQ Democrats in Pittsburgh. #2 Autism has been around as long as humans have, but it was a narrowly defined condition until very recently. It was first diagnosed in 1912 as a symptom of childhood schizophrenia. #3 The DSM5, published in 2013, changed the definition of autism to include more symptoms, and therefore, more people could be diagnosed with it. #4 I am a beneficiary of the changes brought about by the ADA and IDEA. I was born in 1990, the year the ADA was passed, and the changes to IDEA were made around the time my family moved to Wisconsin. I was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome when I was a college student.
Summary of Eric Garcia's We're Not Broken
Author: Everest Media,
language: en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date: 2022-03-13T22:59:00Z
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting a political event at their restaurant, Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, near Heinz Field. Candidates are seeking the endorsement of the Steel City Stonewall Democrats, a group that represents LGBTQ Democrats in Pittsburgh. #2 Autism has been around as long as humans have, but it was a narrowly defined condition until very recently. It was first diagnosed in 1912 as a symptom of childhood schizophrenia. #3 The DSM-5, published in 2013, changed the definition of autism to include more symptoms, and therefore, more people could be diagnosed with it. #4 I am a beneficiary of the changes brought about by the ADA and IDEA. I was born in 1990, the year the ADA was passed, and the changes to IDEA were made around the time my family moved to Wisconsin. I was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome when I was a college student.