Carrie Rogers-Whitehead

I really appreciated this book. Although the author was not an autistic librarian she took her time to interview patrons and library-workers with autism. However, I did find some of the wording and language used in this book to be problematic. The first chapter really turned me off to the rest of the book and I struggled to read on. However, once I did read on I found that Carrie Rogers-Whitehead provided many wonderful examples of programming, outreach, and partnerships that can strengthen a library's outreach to autistic patrons and their families. I would highly suggest that librarians read this book, but emphasize that they read it along with first-person autistic memoirs and accounts because some of the language feels outdated and disability advocates are moving in different directions.… (plus d'informations)