Autistic Thinking: How Autistic Brains Think, Learn, and Remember

by Alondra Rogers

Parents, therapists, and educators have been told to teach skills and information to Autistics the way that neurotypicals are taught just in smaller chunks over longer periods. When Autistic adults ask questions in the workplace, they are often seen as challenging or stirring the pot. What if we've been going about teaching Autistics the wrong way? What if neurotypical researchers, educators, and theorists have missed how Autistic brains work because they've been looking at Autistic behaviors as indicators of processing through a neurotypical lens? Autistic Thinking explores how most Autistic brains work from Gestalt processing to episodic memory to bottom-up thinking.

Through engaging narratives and research insights, this book not only sheds light on the intricate cognitive landscapes of Autism but also celebrates the strengths, diversity, and unique capabilities that define autistic thinking. A must-read for Autistics, parents, educators, therapists, and anyone eager to broaden their understanding of the complex minds within the autism spectrum.

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Nonfiction

Kindle Edition

Published May 30, 2024

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 2 out of 5]

I always want to support people who self-publish—especially autistic people, because we just aren’t suited for so much of the publishing process (finding agents and publishers and soliciting readers etc etc).

This book, however, really exemplifies why editors exist in the first place. The content was wonderful—the kind of crash course in why am I like this? that could really help a lot of people. But if I hadn’t already known nearly all the information in this book, I think I would have found some of it a bit confusing. The frequent digressions were hard to follow, context is often cursory or absent altogether, and the sections offering takeaways were a bit repetitive and overly general.

Alondra Rogers clearly knows a lot about autism and understands it well, and there is definitely a need for a book like this written by and for autistic people. I think Roger’s absolutely could provide that book, and she has a strong start—but I think the support of a publishing team would help her a lot in realizing its full potential.

[Jourdan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book about a disability has accessibility issues…

This book is about autism but as an autistic person, I use accessibility tools to read. The format of this is incompatibility with my accessibility features. I think it’s because the format is wrong. It looks like someone just uploaded a PDF document instead of the proper ebook file type. So I can’t really read this. It seems like a good read based on how much I could read but it takes me so long to get through it, that I just can't fjnish it.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enlightening

The author has a very kind approach to both autistics and those who care about/seek to understand them. She is very respectful of scientific research and yet, doesn't mince words regarding her observations and opinions. I had many self-revelatory moments while reading this book, and many insights into woulda-coulda-shoulda-type things with my children, alas. Highly recommended for all interested in the subject matter.

[Piko Piko · Rating 4 out of 5]

I felt seen. I feel bad giving it four stars, because it is a book written with love. I want to give 4.5, but, goodreads. A friend shared a quote from the book on social media and I immediately had to read this book. And yes, my brain, there on those pages. I felt seen.