Strong Female Character

I couldn't put the book down. reading this was extremely validating and refreshing but it also felt truly painful and discomforting at times, as Fern's stories about her childhood and adolescence had so much in common with mine. I laughed and sobbed. I had to re-read some passages because of how incredulous I was by how much her life had resembled mine in some tiny details, from sharing the same special interests (foreign languages, books and music) to growing up with emotionally unavailable parents (and my autistic dad seeming so similar to Fern's!), feeling trapped in toxic relationships and experiencing abuse. and it's also sad that these experiences are something that many late-diagnosed autistic women have gone through. I am so grateful to Fern for writing this book and allowing me to put all of this into words finally