Untypical - How world isn t built for autistic people what we should all do

It''s time to remake the world - the ground-breaking book on what steps we should all be taking for the autistic people in our lives. The modern world is built for neurotypicals: needless noise, bright flashing lights, small talk, phone calls, unspoken assumptions and unwritten rules - it can be a nightmarish dystopia for the autistic population. In Untypical , Pete Wharmby lays bare the experience of being ''different'', explaining with wit and warmth just how exhausting it is to fit in to a world not designed for you. But this book is more than an explanation. After a late diagnosis and a lifetime of ''masking'', Pete is the perfect interlocutor to explain how our two worlds can meet, and what we can do for the many autistic people in our schools, workplaces and lives. The result: a practical handbook for all of us to make the world a simpler, better place for autistic people to navigate, and a call to arms for anyone who believes in an inclusive society and wants to be part of the solution.

Product details

• Authors: Pete Wharmby
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 14.03.2024
• EAN: 9780008529307
• ISBN: 978-0-00-852930-7
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Autism Spectrum Disorders, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities, Social groups, Social issues & processes, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Relating to people on the autism spectrum, Personnel & human resources management, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Social and ethical issues, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome, Educational strategies and policy: inclusion, Inclusive education / mainstreaming, Diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace, Coping with / advice about autism / Asperger’s