I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder, by Sarah Kurchak

[sophia_sol]

This book is a big mood, as they say. Have I ever mentioned on my blog that I'm probably autistic? Well I am. And this memoir - by an autistic person about her experiences with autism - is hella relatable. Oh, not all our symptoms are the same, and we have different life stories, but my overwhelming experience of reading the book was to feel like, "oh hi, I know you."

I actually have no idea how this book would read to a person not me, but it was a great read for a person who is me. I didn't take any big insights away from it, I didn't learn anything new, but sometimes it's just really nice to just spend the length of a book hanging out with someone whose way of being and expressing herself feels so comfortably familiar. And there were also definite moments of being like, "oh no that's TOO real, how dare" but in like, a good way.

Anyway. Recommended! A good book. Also apparently one of the Evergreen books for this year, so go me, I'm Literary or something.

Comments

[walgesang]

Hi there, it's-a me the wife! :D I've been wondering if there's been any newer books out lately and this does seem right up my alley. I'm glad you mentioned it and I'll check it out!

[sophia_sol]

Hey, thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did :)