A book on autism which pushes the trans rights agenda

[CatFeet]

I saw a thread on MN asking for book recommendations for autists. I looked up one that sounded good called Unmasking Autism, I’ve included the blurb from the publisher which is very misleading. Thankfully I read the reviews, and I’m deeply disturbed. The book is mainly devoted to promoting the author’s transgender ideology while trying to pass itself off as a helpful resource for autistic people.

Here is one review to give an idea:

’This could be a phenomenally helpful book, but the author has decided to use it as a platform to talk about their transgender agenda. Could have been so helpful, ended up as tremendously dull listening to their soap box.’

And another:

’I was enjoying this book, and I found myself trusting the thoughts, ideas and referencing. However, I am in new territory and so was building my trust in the author. It is my view that this author misrepresents JK Rowling in this book, and pointlessly, without any thorough referencing, and therefore, my trust has been undermined. I wanted to read about unmasking autism, and I was not looking to hear someone's views on the current gender/sex debates. I'll be returning the book.’

What on earth does JK Rowling have to do with Autism?

@Northernlass44 please stop with your ableist mental health slurs.

@CatFeet this is a much better book on autistic masking: amzn.eu/d/4kl8pCI

Utter bullcrap if you mean they left rekationships because they changed their gender then yes I am sorry for the family breakdown and I can see why it feels like that side note my ex partner did this some of you would call me a trans widow. I find that term very disgusting as that implies he they died they didn't they just had been living a lie for many years. Yes I was angry and upset but now I realised that she is much better for this happier we are still good friends and thats fine by me

No one is picking on you, it's a public forum, where people are likely to disagree, or agree, as per their feelings and experiences.

Maybe you need to re-read your posts and consider your tone.

Your first post called posters "unhinged". It went downhill from there.

And, no, I won't "shut the fuck up".

Well I for one am completely convinced by incoherent rants 🤦🏻‍♀️

I am not here to convince anyone I just find the bigotry on thsi site utterly disgusting and like in person I would have no qualms saying so. I don't pretend to be all goodness like alot of the gender critical side do when they are actually nasty

Then I’m sure you have reported all the bigotry you claim to have found to MN

@Northernlass44 - is there any chance you could read your posts before posting? I’m not actually understanding a lot of what you’re saying.

Of course you r not its quite clear what I mean

No, your tone and your continued ableism is not better for me, funnily enough.

Ah what a surprise a ranting poster comes onto a thread about asd and trans ideology and starts name calling and merailing the tread whilst ranting about all the nasty transphobic women on mumsnet. Shall we ignore them and just keep on topic

Well the anti trans rhetoric is no better for me either makes me very angry actually and I have bpd myself so not abelist at all but the words used on here like sane gender critical as opposed to suggesting if one takes cross sex hormones they are insane you seem very OK with that

Wow this took a turn!! 😵‍💫 I’m not even going to attempt to read those posts…

@DrSpartacular Ty for the rec, I will check it out 👍

I am a woman myself that ok you seem to think all women agree with you

Did I suggest that? Or are you making shit up?

There's plenty of decent material around about autistic masking.

Indeed - shouting that we’re all bigoted and transphobic but apparent doing it so cleverly we can’t be reported

anyway bacj on topic. I do find it hugely concerning that so many children & young ppl with autism ended up at GIDS and seemingly onto a medical pathway

Other people have on this thread but you ignored that

I suspect that was aimed at me, though I'm choosing to ignore that particular derailing poster