Wired to Feel (1939)

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A neuroscience-informed guide to understanding your autistic brain, body, and sensory experience—so you can live with greater clarity, stability, and self-acceptance. "A must-read for anyone seeking a deeper, kinder understanding of neurodiversity―from the inside out." ―Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love Autism is not simply a difference in thinking—it is an embodied experience shaped by heightened sensory awareness, nervous system sensitivity, and perceptual intensity. For many autistic adults, this can lead to sensory overwhelm, shutdowns, difficulty with social expectations, and challenges navigating a world designed for neurotypical minds. In this groundbreaking guide, autistic psychologist Sarah Bergenfield offers a new way of understanding autism as a condition of sensory surplus —supported by both personal insight and emerging scientific research. Psychotherapist Martha Sweezy joins