To discover, or to be reassured, that you are Autistic when you are well into adulthood, is to be pitched headfirst into paradoxical thinking. Clem has mixed feelings about the diagnosis, stating: Her Autism diagnosis came later, in her thirties. She established herself as an entertainment journalist, working overseas. Her life and career is deeply imbedded in the arts: music criticism, performance, script writing, broadcasting and public speaking. Moving backwards in time, we are given a glimpse of how Clem grew up with supportive parents and the privileges of a white, suburban upbringing. Late Bloomer should be a conversation starter, one that can open up empathy and support for those with late-diagnosis Autism. I loved the nostalgic pop-culture references. The author, a fangirl of pop culture, intersperses the book with references to her favourite things, such as dinosaurs, movies, cosplaying and fan fiction. Late Bloomer is our First Book Club pick for August-join Ellen Cregan and Clem Bastow for a free online conversation event in partnership with Yarra Libraries on Tuesday 10 August!Įver wondered what it is like to be diagnosed Autistic? Or have you ever thought you could be Autistic but you do not know how and where to begin? Cultural critic and Autism advocate Clem Bastow has done the research for the curious reader, the undiagnosed and the newly diagnosed.īastow explains Autism in layman’s terms, while adding examples of her own lived experiences. For readers of Benjamin Law's The Family Law and Alice Pung's Unpolished Gem, this quick, clever, warm-hearted book introduces a talented new Australian voice.Clem Bastow ( Hardie Grant and Bolinda Audio, available now) But she will also learn that they are her strongest defenders. When her family collapses, she comes to see her parents as flawed, their morals based on a muddy logic. With each rule Soos comes up against, she is forced to choose between doing what her parents say is right and following her instincts. Soos is trying to discover how to balance her parents' strict decrees with having friendships, crushes and the freedom to develop her own values. And no life insurance, not even when her father gets cancer. No bikinis, despite the South-East Queensland heat. How do you find yourself without losing your family? A memoir about growing up, breaking the rules and negotiating culture, from a new Australian voice.A hilarious, heartwarming memoir of growing up and becoming oneself in an Egyptian Muslim family At the turn of the millennium, Soos is growing up in an eccentric household with a lot of rules.
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