Unique

by Jodi Rodgers

Beloved star of ABC TV's award-winning Love on the Spectrum and disability rights advocate Jodi Rodgers shares stories from her three-decade career working with the autistic community and calls for a more inclusive and accepting society where we are more empathetic and curious about all the relationships in our lives.

Jodi explores the powerful impact of embracing neurodiversity and forming meaningful connections with those around us. Each chapter highlights a different story and an aspect of human behaviour, including:

- How we perceive the world, and our own unique experience of thinking, sensing and feeling

- How we communicate our perspective to others, understand one another and express ourselves, and

- How we can better connect with one another

With dozens of moving stories, Jodi's book will give readers a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the neurodiverse community around them. Above all, it will inspire a profound sense of belonging, revealing that we're much more similar than we think and that all of our differences are worth celebrating.

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Nonfiction

274 pages, Paperback

Published February 28, 2024

Reviews

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm autistic and reading this book made me feel like maybe we can all exist after all in this world together with more empathy. I haven't read a book by a neurodiverse person yet with so much understanding towards neurodivergent people. Jodi seems like she's tons of knowledge and experience and I'd like to read more books written by her.

[Adalia Munteanu-Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love you Jodi!

[Wombat · Rating 4 out of 5]

The world needs more Jodis

[Rod Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jodi Rodgers weaves vignettes of the people she has worked with over her career to show what the depths and complexity to autism. I found the 2nd half particularly moving and there were a few times I shed a tear.

I'm glad there are people like Jodi in the world.

This book shares the depth of difference that can manifest with autistic people but also what it teaches us about the common themes about being human: connection, difference, relationships, well-being

[Zoe Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone should read this book! Whether you are autistic, know and work with autistic people, or just want a new way to see the world. This book will have you feeling a rollercoaster of emotions, and have countless "uh-huh!" moments.

[Kaius Potter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant!

[Jessica Ferroni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the stories, loved the connections to real world examples.
Everyone should read this book for an insight into the life of neurodivergent people.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cannot rate this highly enough. If everyone read this then the world would be a much kinder place. Thank you Jodi!