NeuroDivergent Rebel's The Weight of Normal

<p><strong>Assimilate or Be Punished: A NeuroDivergent Queer Memoir of Survival and Awakening in a World That Demands Conformity</strong></p><p> </p><p>A Look at the harms and traumas of NeuroDivergent Conversion Therapy and other methods of forced assimilation.</p><p> </p><p><strong>A NeuroDivergent Rebel's Journey to Self-Acceptance</strong></p><p> </p><p>In a world that demands conformity to be NeuroDivergent and Queer is to live under the constant crushing weight of normal. Lyric Rivera felt this weight from a young age. Branded as rebellious difficult and a problem to be solved Lyric faced a world that tried (unsuccessfully) to force them to assimilate.</p><p> </p><p>The Weight of Normal is a raw and powerful memoir of survival and awakening. It is an unflinching indictment of the systems of forced assimilation-the NeuroDivergent and Queer conversion therapies-that teach self-abandonment as a virtue.</p><p> </p><p>Lyric reveals the devastating trade-off at the heart of these methods designed to force conformity-a price that nearly cost them everything.</p><p> </p><p>A searing look at the trauma of forced conformity and the journey back to oneself.</p><p> </p><p><strong>CONTENT WARNING: </strong>This book discusses themes that may upset some readers including Autistic and other NeuroDivergent Conversion Therapies forced assimilation manipulation coercion abuse and suicidal ideation. Reader discretion is advised.</p>