Bibliograph

We're not broken, changing the autism conversation, Eric Garcia

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We're not broken, changing the autism conversation, Eric Garcia

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-265) and index

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autobiography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

We're not broken

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1226077443

Responsibility statement

Eric Garcia

Sub title

changing the autism conversation

Summary

"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."--, Provided by publisherGarcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the media's coverage of the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. As a Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and working 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. From education to healthcare, he explores how autistic people wrestle with systems that were not built with them in mind. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

"Don't let me be misunderstood", Policy -- "In my mind, I'm going to Carolina", Education -- "That ain't workin'", Work -- "Gimme Shelter", Housing -- "Somebody get me a doctor", Health care -- "Ain't talkin' 'bout love", Relationships -- "Not sure if you're a boy or a girl", Gender -- "Say it loud", Race -- "Till the next episode", What comes next

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We are not brokenChanging the autism conversation

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