"Astutely observed, incandescently written, and unexpectedly hilarious, A Little Less Broken is a riveting account of the costs of masking your authentic autistic self, as well as a tribute to the life-changing power of finding a diagnosis and a community."
- Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
"A Little Less Broken provides great insights for autistic women. It will help them understand meltdowns, masking, and the stressful intense world of sensory oversensitivity."
- Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
"I feel weepy with gratitude for this book. Marian writes with such humor, insight, and immediacy that it's an absolute page turner. This book is a gift to humanity -- no exaggeration -- and should be required reading for all.
A Little Less Broken will make the world a better, more compassionate place."
- Joanna Goddard, Cup of Jo
"Everyone's autism is different, but Marian writes with frank honesty that allows us to see ourselves and our divergent experiences in hers. It's a necessary exploration of the personal impact of living at a pivotal moment in the history of autism, when diagnosis is catching up with all of us who grew up before the science included us."
-Amelia Nagoski, co-author of
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle "Marian Schembari writes with such extraordinary warmth and vulnerability it's as if she's in the room with you. Her sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious story reveals important lessons about difference, compassion and survival. A magnificent read."
- Sarah Hendrickx, author of
Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum "
A Little Less Broken is a celebration of neurodiversity--a memoir that reveals the unvarnished reality of what it's like to navigate life without a diagnosis. There is pain here and beauty, too. Wherever you land on on the spectrum, you will undoubtedly identify with Marian Schembari's search to find a home in her self."
- Susannah Cahalan, author of
The Great Pretender and
Brain on Fire "A sharp, unputdownable story that speaks to the extraordinary healing power that happens when you finally understand who you are."
- Marie Forleo,
New York Times bestselling author of
Everything is Figureoutable "Written with candor and no small amount of wit,
A Little Less Broken is a captivating story of self-discovery. Marian writes about autism with remarkable insight, giving readers a jolt of the sparkling diversity all around us."
- Meredith May, author of
The Honey Bus
