Blame It On The Tism: The No-Nonsense Guide To Living With Autism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781806058358)

So... You've Entered the Autism Multiverse

Congratulations. You now speak fluent "beige food," can identify a scratchy clothing tag at fifty paces, and have filled in the same local authority form so many times you're considering listing it as a hobby.

This book will not:

• Cure autism.
• Magically shorten waiting lists.
• Stop people saying "But they don't look autistic."

This book will:

• Explain the difference between antisocial and socially selective (hint: we like people... just not all of them... and preferably not loudly).
• Talk honestly about masking - aka "Oscar-Worthy Acting in a Supermarket."
• Gently dismantle the term "high-functioning" without dismantling your sanity.
• Validate the sensory chaos of scratchy tags, wrong socks, and food that is the wrong shade of beige.
• Make you feel significantly less alone at 2 am when Googling, "Is this normal?"

Written from lived experience - as an autistic parent raising an autistic child - this isn't a textbook, and it's definitely not a patronising "10 Easy Steps" guide. It's real life. It's funny because sometimes if you don't laugh, you'll cry (and you've already done enough of that in the car park).