WallofText's Reviews > Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism

I had high hopes for this book but aside from varyingly enjoying the different contributor's' writing, my main issue is Doctor Garnett. The amount of subtle to blatant transphobia from her as well as very narrow advice (like saying everyone should get an autism diagnosis without informing about the global disparities and potential negative healthcare, immigration etc. outcomes) is wild. Here is a list of the most agregious examples, all from Dr Garnett:

-Listing gender dysphoria as a diagnosis that can lead adolescent girls down the pathway of an autism diagnosis without mentioning cis or trans context (p.30)

-"across the genders" only in reference to girls and boys (p.31)

- "I have found that a common therapeutic resolution for girls in the spectrum is to consider themselves gender-neutral or non-binary" (p. 251)

-"Equally, for some girls and women, gender reassignment surgery is a serious consideration and may end much suffering, also placing them firmly on a pathway to authenticity of self-expression and meaning in life." (p.252)

Like what the hell