3.5
informative medium-paced

I have mixed feelings. On one hand this is a must read book on the history of how nurodivergent individuals were treated during the Nazi regime. It is not an easy read, but it is important to understand the complexities of the time and specifically around Hanz Aspergers. He is taught as a savior to the autistic people, but he is not. Not even close.

However, it is apparent that this book was not written by someone on the spectrum. The conclusion of the book was insulting. The authors opinions about autistic people are not much better then those she writes about. It was a slap in the face to read about people who hated us enough to kill us, to then read the conclusion that denied us humanity all on its own.