I am a black cis queer woman of jamaican descent. I am a nurse who cares for people with autism. I have qualms with the descriptions used. I dont know if this was the intention or not but to repeatedly suggest higher functioning disabled people can live a full life feels abolish. The religious spirit aspect came off as magical autistic stereotype. I truly felt like the authors intention was not this but only expressing her experience the character is based on a family member from what I remember her telling me but even quote on quote high functioning autistic people vary on a spectrum. The points of forcing physical intimacy and situations don't just go away because of love or wanting them to. The character struggled but realistically always will even with people she trusts or are familiar to her. I feel really strange after reading this book. 

The pros had everything to do with the plot not including what I mentioned above like sibling love, navigating dating and relationships, independence, abandonment even forgiving and reconnecting, loss of parents, etc that are challenging for anyone.