Subtitle: My Life as A Gay Autistic Trans Woman
Recommended to me by: a friend
Laura Kate Dale’s detailed, matter-of-fact autobiography addressing the intersection of being trans and autistic, from early childhood into adulthood. She discusses why early signs of being both autistic and trans obscured each other so that she did not receive accommodations until she was diagnosed and came out in her late teens.
She does not flinch from difficult topics like depression, addiction, and suicidal feelings and actions, both in herself and in close friends. Much of the book is dark and depressing, but she ends on a positive note about her current life at age 26, with a great living situation, stable job, and fiancée.
Recommended for anyone who might be or know someone who is autistic and trans, or anyone who wants to know more about what that’s like.
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