Mohlo by se vám také líbit

Více informací o knize The Defect Detector

• Parametry knihy
• Anotace
• Oblíbené z jiného soudku

Nákupem získáte 30 bodů

Anotace knihy

Seeing a problem and getting anyone to fix it are two very different things.

Drew Halstead has spent much of his life finding defects in software, healthcare processes, and the explanations people give for doing things that make no sense. That ability is useful at work, until the problem involves someone who does not want to hear about it.

In The Defect Detector, Halstead writes about being autistic in a world where how you say something often matters more than whether it is true. He examines the frustration of explaining a problem clearly and being told to work on his delivery, questioning a rule and being called difficult, or watching a preventable failure unfold after his concerns were dismissed.

His account moves through work, healthcare, and relationships, where precision can be mistaken for hostility and directness can carry a social price. He also challenges autism organizations that claim to represent autistic people while leaving them out of the decisions.

Halstead brings the same scrutiny to everyday expectations that he brings to a broken process. Why is the person who notices the failure expected to adjust? Who benefits when keeping people comfortable takes priority over fixing what is wrong?

The Defect Detector is a candid, sometimes angry account of living with a mind that keeps asking those questions. It is written for autistic adults, the people trying to understand them, and anyone who has pointed out a problem only to become the subject of the conversation.

Parametry knihy

• Plný název: The Defect Detector
• Podnázev: Why Normal Is The Wrong Measuring Stick
• Autor: Drew Halstead
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 130
• EAN: 9798173268402
• ID: 53878578
• Nakladatelství: Independently published
• Hmotnost: 186 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 8 mm
• Datum vydání: 10. September 2026

---

---

---