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At 89% and I had to pause - again - or I might would've started to cry. I mean, I did read about about shutdowns and autistic burnouts, but hearing her talking about them that openly? That hits differentky, again. I'm the one who goes nonverbal and got in trouble for that not only as a child, but also as a grown-up. Finally I know, why this happens. I think I need to feed my ADHD side for a while before continuing this.

AnnCrystal 💝🫂💝. 10h

Jari-chan @AnnCrystal 💖💖💖 9h

Bookwomble 💖🫂💖 5h

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Jari-chan

Strong Female Character | Fern Brady

Just had to pause the audiobook, because Fern threw me back into my own childhood. What she tells us about her childhood friend was basically the same thing I experienced. I already related to a lot of things she wrote about in the last hour, but this scene just really, really got me ❤️‍🩹

AnnCrystal 💔🫂❤️‍🩹😘💝. 2w

Jari-chan @AnnCrystal 💖💖💖 2w

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Gissy

Strange Sally Diamond | Liz Nugent

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I continue with my late book reviews but this help me to keep track of what I read in 2025 in GR. readers habits😂
I really liked this book. In some way reminded me Eleanor Oliphant is completely Fine. In this case I saw Sally as a woman with a neurocognitive condition (functional diversity) and how hard could be to adapt herself to a typical world. Family secrets, manipulation and even abuse. That‘s how I saw that family behavior (no spoiler)⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) Which means this not an easy book to read. Maybe because I‘m surrounded by my daughter‘s friends including her, where all of them have functional diversity. But the novel ended with hope…which in theses cases could be a long process with the help of professionals and family/friends support but knowing that we will see ups and downs…baby steps 4.5/5 ⭐️ 2w

Gissy #Read2025 @DieAReader
#Foodandlit @Texreader @Catsandbooks (Ireland)
GR AroundTheYear (#ATY) prompt #12 Irish author

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DieAReader ♥️♥️♥️ 2w

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Strange Sally Diamond | Liz Nugent

Yay! Liz Nugent at Helsinki book fair, the biggest book fair in the Nordics! 🥰 I sat next to her husband, and I told him how we littens loved the book! He was so happy!

Suet624 So fun!! 1mo

AmyG Oh wow. I did love this book. 1mo

Ruthiella Neat! 1mo

lil1inblue 😍 1mo

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GingerAntics

ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood | Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.

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I loved the transparency of who got money from where in relation to therapies and methods discussed in the book. I loved their ideas about how schools and parenting need to change for ADHD children (and probably all children if we‘re being honest).
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GingerAntics I was a little troubled by the support for ABA therapy, given the number of autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD people traumatised by it. They did address this and said that it could be done without causing this trauma, but most of the trauma wasn‘t discovered or understood until years later, so personally, I‘d ere on the side of caution and avoid; but that‘s just me. Over all, I felt very seen by everything in this book. 1mo

GingerAntics #EdwardMHallowellMD #JohnJRateyMD #ADHD2.0
#audiobook #ADHD 1mo

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1mo

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GingerAntics

ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood | Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.

🤣😂🤣 sounds about right!
#EdwardMHallowellMD #JohnJRateyMD #ADHD2.0
#audiobook #ADHD

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GingerAntics

ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood | Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., John J. Ratey, M.D.

Here we go!
#EdwardMHallowellMD #JohnJRateyMD #ADHD2.0 #audiobook #ADHD

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

Here‘s a video on why it looks like Autism “maybe” increasing. https://youtu.be/S0l9El7bg44?si=LnK2979IwJBjzeRJ

ncsufoxes The other things that the video does not mention is: girls were largely dismissed from early autism diagnosis, also many non White children, particularly Black children were diagnosed with things like intellectual or behavioral disorders, not Autism. There is also a lack in consistency in evaluation methods/standards. The ADOS has become the tool to use, but it is not used correctly all the time. And the ADOS has only been really used in the last 2mo

ncsufoxes few years. Plus many different communities have not always had access or availability to psychologists for evaluations. Or taking in cultural norms for evaluation purposes, since most evaluations tools are normed on white males (there has been a push to change & update evaluations measures but it‘s an extensive & expensive process). (edited) 2mo

lil1inblue @ncsufoxes 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 2mo

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kspenmoll Yes! 🎯 2mo

TheBookHippie @ncsufoxes 💯💯💯💯 2mo

ncsufoxes Additionally Autism was initially diagnosed as a childhood seizure disorder. I‘m pretty sure this was mentioned in Neurotribes & I think (it‘s been many years since I‘ve read it many years ago) the tagged book also discusses the history of Autism. As an anthropologist he does a really nice overview of Autism & changing diagnostic criteria in the DSM. It was written in 2007, so none of the updated info is in there. I probably need to reread it

Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism

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Tove_Reads

Strange Sally Diamond | Liz Nugent

How did you great people, the littens, enjoy this book? Just got it from the library. Liz Nugent will be here for the book fair in a month.

Ruthiella This book was a page turner, but much darker than I initially expected. 2mo

nanuska_153 While I was reading the first half of it, I thought it was the best book that I had read that year, but it deflated a bit on the second half in my opinion. It still worth the read overall and I will continue to read her novels 2mo

squirrelbrain It‘s *very* dark. 2mo

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

Bump. Autism isn‘t caused by pregnant women taking acetaminophen/tylenol. Way to blame the mother/woman. There‘s a large genetic component. Please question everything this man and administration say.

CBee As the mother of an autistic child, I thank you for posting this 💚 2mo

Lands It was hard to watch his speech. He did say somewhere in there that it‘s his opinion. 2mo

TieDyeDude Drumpf and R-FKer continuing the legacy of ignoring women's pain and blaming them for anything they can't handle. Pathetic and dumb. 2mo

kspenmoll Totally get it. The genetics are so clear in my family & my husband‘s. 2mo

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