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You're Not Broken, You're Brilliant: Unmasking the Strengths, Sensitivities & Superpowers of High-Functioning Autism
You’re Not Broken. You’re Brilliant.This book is for autistic women who’ve spent a lifetime trying to translate themselves into a language the world could understand—never knowing that what felt lost in translation was the very thing that made them grand.
You're Not Broken, You're Brilliant is your compassionate, science-informed, and soul-affirming guide for navigating a world that wasn’t built for your brilliance. Written by Heather Hair—an autistic author and ghostwriter of over 150 books—this is not another “how to fit in” manual. It’s a roadmap for showing up as your full, radiant, mask-free self (even if that self still needs a nap after small talk!)
Inside, you’ll
• The superpowers of your autistic brain—and how to actually use them
• Beating burnout, sensory overload, and guarding your energy like gold
• Red flags decoded—because gaslighting isn’t a love language!
• Building a life that works with your wiring (not against your soul)
• Toolkits packed with real-world scripts, prompts, and hacks that have your back
Whether you’ve just been diagnosed or have known for years - whether you refer to your diagnosis as High-Functioning Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, or "my special thing I get to figure out" - this book will help you see your sensitivities, intensities, and deep neural world not as flaws—but as signs of your brilliance.
You’re not too much. You’re not not enough.
You were never meant to blend in.
You were meant to shine.
Dynamic
Part You Are Here. @Brilliance
Welcome to Your Brilliant Brain – Why Your Mind is Magic, No Wand RequiredYour Strengths Are Your Superpowers – System Solver, Data Queen, Pattern-Seeking PowerhouseAlways in the Wonder Years – The Curious, Creative, Forever-Kid in YouThe Profound Empathy of Female Autists – Feel It All, And Then Some!The Power of Special Interests – Because Niche is the New Normal
Part Marked Safe from Total Meltdown (Mostly!)
6. You Don’t Look Autistic? – Owning Your Story
7. Understanding Hidden Challenges – Why Simple Tasks Feel Like an Extreme Sport
8. When Your Brain Waves the White Flag – Unmasking and Burnout
9. Decision Fatigue – How Tiny Choices Drain Big Energy & What to Do About It
10. When Your Brain’s CEO Keeps Calling in Sick – Finding Focus in the Executive Function Fog
11. Health, Longevity, and Aging – Taking Your Symptoms Seriously
12. Therapy and Trauma – Does Conventional Therapy Really Help Autistic Adults?
Part Now Entering the Neurotypical Jungle
13. The Silent Comparison Trap – Breaking Free from Feeling “Less Than”
14. The Social Survival Guide – Navigating Relationships Without Losing Your Mind
15. Relational Red Flags – When Autism Meets Manipulation
16.
You're Not Broken, You're Brilliant is your compassionate, science-informed, and soul-affirming guide for navigating a world that wasn’t built for your brilliance. Written by Heather Hair—an autistic author and ghostwriter of over 150 books—this is not another “how to fit in” manual. It’s a roadmap for showing up as your full, radiant, mask-free self (even if that self still needs a nap after small talk!)
Inside, you’ll
• The superpowers of your autistic brain—and how to actually use them
• Beating burnout, sensory overload, and guarding your energy like gold
• Red flags decoded—because gaslighting isn’t a love language!
• Building a life that works with your wiring (not against your soul)
• Toolkits packed with real-world scripts, prompts, and hacks that have your back
Whether you’ve just been diagnosed or have known for years - whether you refer to your diagnosis as High-Functioning Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, or "my special thing I get to figure out" - this book will help you see your sensitivities, intensities, and deep neural world not as flaws—but as signs of your brilliance.
You’re not too much. You’re not not enough.
You were never meant to blend in.
You were meant to shine.
Dynamic
Part You Are Here. @Brilliance
Welcome to Your Brilliant Brain – Why Your Mind is Magic, No Wand RequiredYour Strengths Are Your Superpowers – System Solver, Data Queen, Pattern-Seeking PowerhouseAlways in the Wonder Years – The Curious, Creative, Forever-Kid in YouThe Profound Empathy of Female Autists – Feel It All, And Then Some!The Power of Special Interests – Because Niche is the New Normal
Part Marked Safe from Total Meltdown (Mostly!)
6. You Don’t Look Autistic? – Owning Your Story
7. Understanding Hidden Challenges – Why Simple Tasks Feel Like an Extreme Sport
8. When Your Brain Waves the White Flag – Unmasking and Burnout
9. Decision Fatigue – How Tiny Choices Drain Big Energy & What to Do About It
10. When Your Brain’s CEO Keeps Calling in Sick – Finding Focus in the Executive Function Fog
11. Health, Longevity, and Aging – Taking Your Symptoms Seriously
12. Therapy and Trauma – Does Conventional Therapy Really Help Autistic Adults?
Part Now Entering the Neurotypical Jungle
13. The Silent Comparison Trap – Breaking Free from Feeling “Less Than”
14. The Social Survival Guide – Navigating Relationships Without Losing Your Mind
15. Relational Red Flags – When Autism Meets Manipulation
16.
382 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 23, 2025
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