TY  - BOOK
AU  - Garcia,Eric
TI  - We're not broken: changing the autism conversation 
SN  - 1328587843
AV  - RC553 .A88 G364 2021
U1  - 616.85/8820092B 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
KW  - Garcia, Eric,
KW  - Autism
KW  - Autistic people
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Hispanic Americans
KW  - People with disabilities
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -