We're not broken : changing the autism conversation /
We are not broken : changing the autism conversation. Changing the autism conversation.
Eric Garcia.
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
- xx, 281 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-265) and index.
1. "Don't let me be misunderstood" : policy -- 2. "In my mind, I'm going to Carolina" : education -- 3. "That ain't workin'" : work -- 4. "Gimme shelter" : housing -- 5. "Somebody get me a doctor" : health care -- 6. "Ain't talkin' 'bout love" : relationships -- 7. "Not sure if you're a boy or a girl" : gender -- 8. "Say it loud" : race -- 9. "Till the next episode" : what comes next.
"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 D.C. 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." --book jacket.
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Garcia, Eric, 1990- --Mental health.
Autism. Autistic people--Social aspects. Autistic people--United States--Biography. Hispanic Americans--Biography. People with disabilities--United States--Biography.