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"Nothing About This is Easy and Here is Why" is a short book that has taken a lifetime to write. It is filled with little stories from Mari Stein's "Autistic Brain." When she was a child there was no diagnosis for her, and her parents would not have spent the money on testing even if there was. This memoir is a testament to a misunderstood life and will help others recognize that they are not alone. Stories written from as early as 1985 chronicle the workings of an Autistic mind. For many people with Autism loneliness is a daily struggle, this book will help them remember that there are millions of people just like them.

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Nothing about This Is Easy and Here Is Why: Life Through the Eyes of a Woman on the Autism Spectrum | Mari Stein

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How can I put this? The book might be an important document, but that doesn't necessarily make for a great read. It's a book of two halves: short stories (one in particular is gloriously, absurdly funny) and mini-essays recounting MS's experiences of growing up autistic (undiagnosed) and her perceptions of and responses to her daily life now. The chapters started out as blog and Facebook posts: I found them too brief and "choppy" to get into.

quietlycuriouskate I know this is a particular bugbear of mine but, seriously, would the services of a competent proofreader have broken the bank? 2y

Texreader @kathedron I hate how everyone has cut back on proofreading. 2y

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