Our Brains Our World

Autism is not a flaw to be corrected but a truth to be understood. In Our Brains Our World, author and mother Magdalena Szopa explores what it really means to live and love within the spectrum. Drawing from modern science, decades of autism research, and her own life as a parent, she offers a deeply human look at how understanding can heal where judgment has caused harm. This book moves from the first medical definitions of autism to the newest discoveries in neuroscience, genetics, and sensory processing. It explains how society’s earliest theories led to misunderstanding and how compassion and research are reshaping that story today. Each chapter brings clarity to the complex realities of autism, including communication differences, sensory experiences, co-occurring conditions, and the lifelong journey from childhood to adulthood. At its heart, Our Brains Our World is about seeing autistic people as whole human beings. It honors their strengths, acknowledges their challenges, and restores dignity to experiences too often defined by stereotypes. The writing is thoughtful and accessible, filled with empathy for parents, teachers, professionals, and autistic readers themselves. Whether you are raising a child on the spectrum, working in education or health care, or simply seeking to understand autism with honesty and care, this book offers knowledge joined with love. It reminds us that compassion is not the opposite of science but its deepest expression.