A review by blkmymorris
Invisible Differences by Julie Dachez

3.0

This is a French translation of an educational memoir by a French woman on the autism spectrum (I think at the time the book used the term Aspberger's which is no longer a preferred or correct term). It's very French. Some information, like women with autism are more likely to be victims of sexual assault, but others might have been more French, like the parties and going to the neighborhood bakery. I like that the book tries to emphasize that autism is different for each person through the support group Julie attends.

The art reminded me of Margaux Motin with the long-legged figures. The book starts in mostly black and white with red to signify things that upset Julie. After her diagnosis as an adult, she learns how to better navigate the world and find what suits her and more color fills the book.

I do like that there is information at the end of the book on the history and statistics of people with autism in France, which is very behind the USA and UK. Only 20% of children with autism attend school in France. The information lists other books and resource and talks about famous people with autism, although I found the pictures unflattering because it looks like they were traced.