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The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules, 10th Anniversary Edition
NEW EDITION coming soon
The Handbook of (Not-So-Obvious) Neurotypical Social Guidelines for Autistic Teens Jennifer Cook
“Honestly, this book should be required reading for all humans of any age!” – Rachel Bédard, PhD, licensed psychologist, co-editor of A Spectrum of Solutions for Clients with Autism Jun 2022 | £13.99 | 10–17 years | 288pp | PB | 45 B&W cartoons | ISBN-9781787758377
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“People cry, not becau se they’re weak, but becau se they have been strong for too long.”
Giving a second chance is smart. But giving a third chance is ridiculous .
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The Benefits of Thinking Like a Wet Noodle
Laughing with You vs. Laughing at You
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Need-to-Knows
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teasing, • It can be hard to tell the difference between playful mean teasing and accidental hurts. not the • Aspies tend to take ourselves super-seriously. That’s same as being “too sensitive.” me? teasing is who person the trust • Ask yourself: Do I misWould they really want to hurt me? Perhaps we’re communicating.
Asperkid Logic
a row facing • Leaders listen I was six years old, I think. We were lined up in to others’ ideas and respect them. are “flexible,” wall and a bevy of visitors in folding chairs. It was the mirrored like wet spagh Their mind s etti. Day at Skip Randall Dance School, and Parents’ Observation • Being a rigid thinker (“my way off our new when the music began, we all did our best to show is the only right being uncooked our fingers way”) spaghetti. You wagged we when part is the to like got we tap routine. When break (or break you’re asked to down) when change. our hips like sassy little ladies, the whole audience and popped Only I didn’t giggled adoringly. “How cute!” they all laughed. grown-up! want to be cute and funny. We were supposed to look crying. started I I was insulted and embarrassed…and MAD. And 103 laughing Later, my mom explained that the grown-ups weren’t they were AT us, they had thought we were so precious that
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laughing WITH us. laughing.” I looked her straight in the eye and said, “But I wasn’t hotel Fast-forward to middle school. I was on an overnight of the dozen trip with my dance company in New York City. Out also the best or so girls, I was the youngest by a few years. I was friends within dancer…something which hadn’t won me a lot of the group. the shower. The morning of the dance competition, I got into a huge A minute or two later, the bathroom door opened—and curtain bucket of ice water came raining down over the shower echoed onto my head. The door slammed, and shrieks of laughter sat down from the bedroom. Absolutely alone—and shivering—I my saw I until on the tiles. I decided not to say a thing about it
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The Autism Detective
Investigating What Autism Means to You Elaine Brownless Illustrated by Mai-Ann Burns
Interactive children’s book that enlists you to join detectives in their autism investigation. May 2021 | £12.99 | 7–12 years | 48pp | HB | 32 colour illustrations | ISBN-9781787753044
How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic Siena Castellon Foreword by Temple Grandin
The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules offers witty insights into baffling social codes such as making and keeping friends and common conversation pitfalls. Ideal for all 10–17 year olds on the autism spectrum, this book provides inside information on over thirty social rules helping teens to navigate the world around them.
“A person who is nice to you but is not nice to the waiter is not a nice person.”
The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide
Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards Silver Medal Winner Nautilus Silver Book Award Winner Purple Dragonfly Book Awards First Place “Never be ashamed of being different: it is this difference that makes you extraordinary and unique.” This essential go-to guide gives you all the advice and tools you’ll need to help you flourish and achieve what you want in life. From the answers to everyday questions such as ‘Am I using appropriate body language?’ and ‘Did I say the wrong thing?’, through to discussing the importance of understanding your emotions, looking after your physical and mental health and coping with anxiety and sensory overloads, award-winning neurodiversity campaigner Siena Castellon uses her own experiences to provide you with the skills to overcome any challenge. With practical tips on friendships, dating, body image, consent and appearance, as well as how to survive school and bullying, The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide gives you the power to embrace who you are, reminding you that even during the toughest of teen moments, you are never alone.
“Neurodiversity campaigner Siena Castellon’s The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide is a must read for young autistic girls. It offers a range of advice and tips relating to real-life real-world issues. An instant classic!” – Sarah Wild, Headteacher, Limpsfield Grange School Mar 2020 | £12.99 | 12–18 years | 256pp | PB | 16 B&W cartoons | ISBN-9781787751835
My Autism Book
A Child’s Guide to their Autism Spectrum Diagnosis Glòria Durà-Vilà and Tamar Levi Beautifully illustrated picture book to help parents to explain an autism diagnosis to their child in a sensitive, positive and accurate way. Dec 2013 | £10.99 | 5–9 years | 48pp | HB | 38 colour | Rights sold: Indonesian | ISBN-9781849054386
