Planning Your Career Through Intense Interests

Yenn Purkis and Barb Cook

Leading autistic advocates Yenn Purkis and Barb Cook use their first-hand knowledge to help autistic young people find their place in the world of work. Using the power of special and intense interests to find your way, plan your career and do something that you truly enjoy.

‘As someone who coaches autistic individuals navigating the job market, and as an autistic person myself, I highly value this book.’ John Marble, Founder of Pivot Neurodiversity.

My Autism Journal

Carly Jones

The first fully illustrated journal, tailored for autistic teenagers to help them express difficult emotions like anxiety, trauma and depression.

Full of prompts and the freedom to create, this go-to-diary can also be used with parents and professionals as an important safeguarding tool.

Each Other Around the World

Looking After Your Autistic Self

A Personalised Self-Care Approach to Managing Your Sensory and Emotional Well-Being

Niamh Garvey

This is the go-to-guide to surviving and thriving as an autistic adult. Featuring customisable, stress-relieving strategies that are easy to implement into busy everyday life to create a calmer, happier you. Packed with lived-experience and professional tips and tricks, this guide works to help you truly look after your autistic self.

‘This is a truly fantastic book full of ideas and strategies delivered in an entirely autistic way. It’s so logical, you will wonder why you didn’t think of it before. Brilliant.’ Sarah Hendrickx, author of Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum

Mar 2023 | ISBN-9781839975608 | £15.99 | t rade Pa P er B ack | 256 PP

What I Want to Talk About How Autistic Special Interests Shape a Life

Pete Wharmby

An introduction to the autistic experience told through the lens of special interests. Popular autism advocate, Pete Wharmby, takes us on a tour of his passions, exploring the challenges of reaching adulthood without a diagnosis along the way.

‘This engaging, witty, and bracingly honest book brings to light the life-giving passion and intensity of autistic ‘special interests,’ describing with the vividness of lived experience the distinctive ways that autistic people explore and make sense of the world.’ Steve Silberman, author, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter about People Who Think Differently

Se P 2022 | ISBN-9781787758278 | £13.99 | t rade Pa P er B ack | 224 PP

Pete Wharmby trained as an English teacher and now works as a writer, speaker and autism advocate. Pete was diagnosed autistic as an adult and he is focused on increasing awareness and understanding of the condition. He has spoken nationally, including at the National Autistic Society Professional Conference, and lives in the UK.

Armchair Conversations on Love and Autism

Eva Mendes f e B 2024 | ISBN-9781787759138 | £14.99 | t rade Pa P er B ack | 336 PP