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A supportive guide to the transition from primary to secondary school for parents of autistic children. Covering a huge range of topics including coming out, masking, different gender identities, changing your name, common issues trans and gender divergent people face and ways to help overcome them, building a sense of pride and much, much more, it will empower you to value yourself and thrive exactly as you are. Covering topics including choosing a school, building a positive relationship with staff, dealing with anxiety and more, it is an essential tool for supporting your child to thrive. It also has tips for managing tricky situations such as meltdowns, sensory differences and anxiety. With helpful explanations, tips and activities, plus examples of famous trans and gender divergent people on the autism spectrum, this user-friendly guide will help you to navigate the world as an awesome autistic trans teen. A collection of CBT, ACT and DBT-informed practical worksheets are included, making this book ideal for use at home, at school or in OT, Psychology and Speech sessions. Yenn Purkis and Sam Rose want you to live your best authentic life - and this handy book will show you how! Move It or Lose It: Use physical activities to shift your child's emotional state. Full of insights about being awesome and autistic, this book celebrates the strengths of understanding the world in a different way.
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Mrs S
Read it and let’s make a start on making the change! NO we're not! Also needs to be shared far and wide in schools…if you don’t reflect and change your practice as a result, I would be amazed. Just finished reading this amazing new book by @CathyWassell …it was delivered yesterday afternoon.
Jodie C
Many Books on Autism describe it from a predominantly male point of view. I was very grateful for the inclusion of the chapter entitled Future, as I have to admit that is something I often worry about for my daughter but the author's positive outlook has helped me to realise that the future doesn't have to be bleak, and my daughter can still have a 'normal' life with a few adjustments. The book is primarily aimed at looking at Autism in children who are approaching teenage years or who are already teenagers.
However my daughter is 8 and I read this book hoping to prepare myself better for when she reaches that age, but I can honestly say it's been more informative and relevant to me than any book on Autism I have previously read. #Autism #autismawareness #newlydiagnosed #schools #education Since my daughter was diagnosed as Autistic I have read many books on the subject.
I would very much reccomend it to any parent who has a child on the spectrum or who is suspected to be on the spectrum. !
I also loved the chapter on Autism Myths where the author challenges these myths. The chapter on Autism Presentation in Different groups was also a favourite of mine.
Oh how I wish my daughter had been delivered with a copy…life would have been so much simpler for us all. This book gives examples of those masking behaviours, how to recognise them and how to help, which I very much appreciated. Many are just plain nonsense as she explains, such as 'Autistic People are Loners', 'Autistic People have no Sense of humour' and the theory that 'We're all a Bit Autistic' because NO. It was obvious that she has felt the same frustration at the diagnoses process and having to constantly fight for support as I have myself, yet her view of Autism remains positive, preferring to see it simply as a different neurotype rather then a disability as she questionswho decides neurotypical is the right way anyway?
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