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02387aam a2200337 i 4500 001 FE32DF5252C311EE894C841732ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230914010022 008 230512s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2023385118 020 $a 035869714X 020 $a 9780358697145 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Garcia, Eric, $e author. 245 1 $a We're not broken : $b changing the autism conversation / $c Eric Garcia. 246 3 $a We are not broken. 246 3 $a Changing the autism conversation. 250 $a First Harvest paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow, $c 2022. 300 $a xx, 292 pages ; $c 21 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-276) and index. 520 $a Garcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the mediaâs coverage of it: the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. His own life as an autistic person didnât look anything like that. He is Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and works as a journalist covering politics in Washington, DC. Garcia realized he needed to put into writing what so many autistic people have been saying for yearsâautism is a part of their identity, they donât need to be fixed. In Weâre Not Broken, Garcia uses his own life as a springboard to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum. From education to healthcare, he explores how autistic people wrestle with systems that were not built with them in mind. At the same time, he shares the experiences of all types of autistic people, from those with higher support needs, to autistic people of color, to those in the LGBTQ community. In doing so, Garcia gives his community a platform to articulate their own needs, rather than having others speak for them, which has been the standard for far too long. 541 $d 20230705. 600 1 $a Garcia, Eric $d 1990- $x Mental health. 650 $a Autism. 650 $a Autistic people $z United States $x Social conditions. 941 $a 3 952 $l FWPE284 $d 20240314011346.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20231102014306.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20230914010112.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FE32DF5252C311EE894C841732ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search