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About this book
“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.”
With a reporter’s eye and an insider’s perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it’s like to be autistic across America.
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. In doing so, Garcia gives his community a platform to articulate their own needs, rather than having others speak for them, which has been the standard for far too long.
With a reporter’s eye and an insider’s perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it’s like to be autistic across America.
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. In doing so, Garcia gives his community a platform to articulate their own needs, rather than having others speak for them, which has been the standard for far too long.
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Index
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
ABA. See applied behavioral analysis (ABA)
Abbott, Greg, 68–69
Abrams, Abby, 207–8
academia. See education
accommodations/education
asking for, 33, 34, 35–37, 41
changes in, 37–38
college/community college, xiv, xix, xx, 6–7, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35–37, 38, 39–41, 42
distrust and, 34
faculty importance, 39–40
high school/elementary school, 34
inspirational vs. successful, 40–41
See also Marshall University, West Virginia
accommodations/work, xix–xx, 74, 75, 81–82
AC/DC, 8
Acosta, Alex, 69
ADA Generation, xvi
adjustment disorder, 179
Aerosmith, 9
Affordable Care Act, 203
Alberta, Tim, 207
Albright, Amanda, 45, 46
All the Weight of Our Dreams (Brown, Onaiwu, Ashkenazy), 200
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 100
American Prospect, 58
American Psychiatric Association, 5
See also Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
ADA Generation and, xvi, 72–73
Amendments Act (2008) and autism, 5
effects, 5, 6–7, 93–94
Harkin and, 17
Angres, Ronald, 85
applied behavioral analysis (ABA)
controversy over, 116, 117–18
description, 116, 117
health insurance and, 116, 117
punitive components, 117
Apprentice, The, 23
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 167
“Aria,” 37–38
ASAN. See Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
Ashkenazy, E., 200
Asperger, Hans
autism spectrum and, 4, 158
Nazi child euthanasia program and, 4
“Asperger’s syndrome,” xvii, 4–5, 6, 135, 136, 178, 186
Aspies for Freedom, 21
assimilation, 183–8...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Introduction
- “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
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
- Connect on Social Media