Wanna get away?

[HippoPirate]

autismadvocate, have you read Loud Hands, Autistic People Speaking? I highly, highly recommend it to anyone and everyone (as the neurodiversity-embracing mom of an awesome 8-year-old autie).

[Ali_B]

I chose to read The Man Who Mistook His Wife by Oliver Sacks for a speech class I took, and it was pretty good. It is a bunch of interesting clinical short stories. 

Also, unrelated, but I've been reading Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman to pass the time and it is very interesting. Haven't watched the show before, but I'm intrigued!

[speechiejen]

I chose to read The Man Who Mistook His Wife by Oliver Sacks for a speech class I took, and it was pretty good. It is a bunch of interesting clinical short stories. 

Also, unrelated, but I've been reading Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman to pass the time and it is very interesting. Haven't watched the show before, but I'm intrigued!

 

The show is absolutely hilarious.  I can't wait for netflix to put the next season up.

[selbstverteidigung]

Okay, so I have a had a lot of time to sit and stress about applications and school and moving and I realized that I am putting too much time into the thoughts of grad school. I needed a break. So, I have redirected my time that I spend worrying into something more pleasurable and semi-productive: reading and, my personal guilty pleasure, video games. 

 

Here is a list of books that I have read, currently reading, about to start reading: 

 

• Divergent (totally know this isn't "speechie" related - #guiltypleasure - can't wait for the movies)
• My Stroke of Insight - Jill Bolte Taylor
• The Diving Bell and The Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby
• The Giver (again not speechie but I loved this book in high school and wanted to re-read) 
• League of Denial - Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru (OMG if you are anything like me then you have a love/hate relationship with football, hockey, XSports, really any contact sport then this is must read - the book highlights how the NFL has failed to represent their players and give them the best chances of remaining healthy) 

 

 

What about you guys? Know any good books pertaining to Speech Pathology that you think would be a good read? Or any books really?

I personally found Divergent author Veronica Roth's worldview absolutely disgusting. Think about it. I recommend "Delirium" by Lauren Oliver. Wonderful books about daring to love and shoot for the stars.

[selbstverteidigung]

I recommend reading and watching "Temple Grandin." What an incredible woman.

[chitchat2016]

I also recommend Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter. I had to read it for my clinical methods class and really enjoyed it. I think it has a slow start but overall reading about the parent's perspective was wonderful.

[tchris]

Here's an interesting BBC Documentary about autism

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R6Y0lAkbSQ&feature=share