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AspergerWorld: My Fairy Jam Jar
AspergerWorld is a fascinating, part-autobiographical book written by Joely Colmer, a young woman with Asperger’s syndrome. It aims to inspire and empower those on the autistic spectrum, and teach them the joy of self-acceptance.
AspergerWorld shares Joely’s journey: from the challenges she faced as a child, to successfully completing her education, to her current role as an autism activist.
It also contains invaluable advice for both parents and professionals on how to best support those with autism. Most importantly, it aims to educate, igniting what Joely calls ‘a positive rainbow of change’ into the heart of the autistic community.
AspergerWorld shares Joely’s journey: from the challenges she faced as a child, to successfully completing her education, to her current role as an autism activist.
It also contains invaluable advice for both parents and professionals on how to best support those with autism. Most importantly, it aims to educate, igniting what Joely calls ‘a positive rainbow of change’ into the heart of the autistic community.
366 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2020
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March 29, 2025
Deeply personal story from an autistic 20-something.
Contains advise on all sorts of stuff like abuse and bullying.
Would recommend for: teens with an early diagnose, parents of children with an early diagnose, people with higher support needs. This might just be the book for you!
Would not recommend for: adults with a late diagnose, autistics who dislike the words Asperger and disability plus person first language in a 2020 book (originally published in 2017 though), people bothered by typos in a reprint.
Sadly I fall in the latter category, so did not feel as inspired as I had hoped for. Nonetheless, Joely genuinly seems like a very kind person, I admire her for writing this extensive book and for her volunteer work. My favourite part was her list of why she loves her autism, all the way in the back of the book. Oh and of course course that car engine story - classic!! For her effort I would give this at least 4 stars (5 stars for the car engine story), but because I have to honestly rate by how much I enjoyed it overall, it sadly only gets 2 stars. It just wasn't the best fit for me, sorry. Do pick it up if you fall into the first mentioned category though!
Contains advise on all sorts of stuff like abuse and bullying.
Would recommend for: teens with an early diagnose, parents of children with an early diagnose, people with higher support needs. This might just be the book for you!
Would not recommend for: adults with a late diagnose, autistics who dislike the words Asperger and disability plus person first language in a 2020 book (originally published in 2017 though), people bothered by typos in a reprint.
Sadly I fall in the latter category, so did not feel as inspired as I had hoped for. Nonetheless, Joely genuinly seems like a very kind person, I admire her for writing this extensive book and for her volunteer work. My favourite part was her list of why she loves her autism, all the way in the back of the book. Oh and of course course that car engine story - classic!! For her effort I would give this at least 4 stars (5 stars for the car engine story), but because I have to honestly rate by how much I enjoyed it overall, it sadly only gets 2 stars. It just wasn't the best fit for me, sorry. Do pick it up if you fall into the first mentioned category though!
August 31, 2024
There are few parts of the book i don’t agree on including the wording. However the metaphors and life experiences are interesting and relatable which i liked about it
August 8, 2018
I wanted to deepen my understanding of the challenges people on the spectrum face - this, brilliantly written personal account, has hugely improved my knowledge in this area. It's easily readable, has a great mixture of practical help for everyone, including those on the spectrum and personal stories of Joely's life. I'd enthusiastically suggest everyone read it.
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