The #ActuallyAutistic Guide to Advocacy
Step-by-Step Advice on How to Ally and Speak Up with Autistic People and the Autism Community

This book provided such insightful, practical advice. I am the parent of an autistic teenager, and I have read a lot of books about autism through the years, but this one spoke to me in a way that no other one has. It was accessible-useful explanations, clearly written, and expressing things from an......more

I loved the organization of this book by topic with reflection questions. And I loved how many autistic voices are featured. As a parent of an autistic child, I'm always looking to the autistic community to learn more and better advocate for and with my child. Of course each person is different so ha......more

As the grandmother of an autistic 11-year-old boy, I have long been invested in understanding his needs and supporting him. I learned so much from this book, but perhaps most important was the insight I gained into my ill-conceived, ongoing attempts to help him "fit in"; make friends by what I can s......more

I love this book. It is very readable without "talking down". It will challenge your viewpoints and enable you to understand so much more about neurodiversity. This will be a great tool for educators, health professionals, and families of autistic persons. It will help you open your mind as well as......more

I won this book from the giveaways on good reads and I could not be more thankful. I know a few ND people and I feel as though this book opened my eyes to different ways of looking at certain situations. A couple things I took away from reading this the first time is: -You can't just make yourself an......more