{"product_id":"tangled-in-silent-norms-9798218821098","title":"Tangled In Silent Norms","description":"\u003cp\u003eTangled in Silent Norms by Rebecca Engle is a piece that explores the weight of unspoken expectations, the way society enforces rules without ever naming them, and how those rules entangle people-especially those who live differently, think differently, or resist being forced into molds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a reflection on \u003cstrong\u003eneurodivergence, disability, and identity\u003c\/strong\u003e, showing how the silence around difference often shouts louder than words. The \"tangles\" are both internal and external: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInternal\u003c\/strong\u003e, in how one wrestles with self-expression under constant pressure to conform.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExternal\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the systems of education, family, and culture that quietly dictate what's acceptable, without questioning who gets harmed in the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngle's work pushes back against ableist structures, exposing how \"silent norms\" can restrain people more forcefully than spoken rules or outright restrictions. At the same time, it carries an undercurrent of resilience-of finding one's voice in the very spaces meant to silence it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt reads as both \u003cstrong\u003epersonal and universal\u003c\/strong\u003e: personal, because it's informed by her own lived experience as a neurodiverse woman and educator; universal, because it speaks to anyone who has felt forced into silence by expectations they didn't choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Not Avail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218821098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Rebecca Alice Engle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52210025398453,"sku":"9798218821098","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c5ffc814-43d1-4076-95fe-eccc26283f7e.jpg?v=1770132122","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tangled-in-silent-norms-9798218821098","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}