It describes the physical, sometimes verbal actions that many, if not most, autistic people will utilise to help regulate their mood, rather like a safety valve that allows a release of pressure.

While the author importantly stated that his book does not represent the autism community and can speak for all autistic people, and not all autistic are the same, it highlights the commonalities and the understanding base on the author's career and his experience. Autor słusznie pokazuje, że w tych chwilach naprawdę możemy (osoby atypowe) nie chcieć przytulenia, bo tylko dodatkowo dołożyłoby ono nam bólu, ale mówi też, jakie inne rozwiązania można podjąć, by być wspierającym. Some might critise the accounts for being thin on referencing and lacking hardy evidence, but this actually dovetails with the move away from old-fashioned, misguided definitions, born in laboratories by well-meaning or not people just plain getting things wrong, and towards viewing different neurotypes as they exist in reality and interact with a society not built with them in mind.If I found these reminders difficult to just read, I can’t begin to imagine the experience of facing that daily as an autistic individual. was (apparently to a great deal of surprise, which isn't always the case) diagnosed autistic at this point. I do wonder how many NT people with no or little experience of autism will pick up this book, but I'll tell you one thing, they bloody need to!

A grumpy account of the author’s personal experience as an autistic person with reference to some other people’s experiences as reported on Twitter.He said: “Autistic people often have exceptional abilities when it comes to skills such as memory, attention to detail and pattern recognition, which many employers are desperate to find.

Po lekcjach, w których latam pod sufitem (bo to mój hiperfokus) i jestem towarzyska, zawsze później odchorowuję te szczyty energetyczne i zamykam się w ciszy; muszę złapać uziemienie ze sobą i światem. The author is autistic so you can be sure that the information in this book is accurate and the source is reliable!

I'd really recommend it to people interested in autism and in making work places/school/home relationships better for the autistic people in their lives. In this book, Pete attempts to demystify some of the misperceptions around autism, and provides a comprehensive insight into issues such as executive dysfunction and the impact this can have on education, employment, finances and housing; autistic inertia; monotropism; stimming and its effectiveness as a coping strategy; how special interests can save lives (a sentiment echoed by the wonderful autism campaigner Dr Carly Jones); pathological demand avoidance (PDA); ADHD; depression; relationship and communication difficulties; trauma; sensory sensitivities; as well as how autism intersects with other marginalised identities (being Black, Queer, Trans and more). However the presumption that neurotypical people seem to have this (obviously not real) manual to guide them through social situations, and to pick up on cues is an idiotic assumption at best. I’ll be honest, it was not an easy read in that most of the negative experiences and things discussed, my family have endured! The neurodiverse community has so much to give but in such an inhospitable society, they miss out on too many opportunities.

Pete, 39, describes Untypical as a ‘beginner’s guide to what it is to be autistic in the modern world, written with both neurotypical and neurodivergent readers in mind’. While the line between what autism truly means for us and the post-traumatic stress we deal with on daily basis due to the life we continually have to put up with is continuously murky, Wharmby does a great job of identifying all the minutia of the experience. I now have more books about autism, written by autistic people, on my to read list, and I can't wait to get stuck in! As a parent to an autistic son, it has opened my eyes to how some seemingly innocuous scenarios or settings may feel very different to an autistic person.We mostly just like to be given fairly clear definitions on our tasks and dislike being dragged into meetings too often. Naar mijn academische mening zou er op het einde van een boek standaard een literatuurlijst moeten zijn, maar hier is dat niet het geval.