Reviews tagging 'Racism'

NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently by Steve Silberman

3 reviews

shannonscotteditorauthor's review against another edition

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I've read a few books now on autism, trauma, and other psychological differences that upend neurotypical expectations. NONE of them have spent so much page space basically performing fellatio on supposed medical professionals essentially torturing young children into "acting sanely." Once it got the Lovaas wiring floors with electric shock to "discourage" autistic children from stimming, I was done. I understand that research standards were pretty low 60 or 70 years ago, but I don't want to and won't read about it for 500+ pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Deportation

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

melikeread's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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not absolutely perfect in all its takes, but pretty good

fantastic chronicling on the history, personalities, issues, and literature tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexism

annapox's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury