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The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic

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Siena Castellon

  • The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide

256 pages
2020
ISBN: 9781787751835

"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.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Temple Grandin ..................................13

Acknowledgements ..................................................15

1

  • About Me ........................................................ 17

    2

  • The Invisible Autistic girl ................................. 21

    3

  • Embracing Who You Are ................................. 27

    4

  • The Importance of Being Yourself .................... 45

    5

  • Managing Your Sensory Sensitivities and

    Sensory Overloads ........................................... 58

    6

  • Taking Care of Your Body................................. 73

    7

  • Understanding Your Emotions and

    Looking After Your Mental Health .................... 87

    8

  • Finding Your Fashion Style ............................. 109

    9

  • Socialising and Making Friends ...................... 118

    10

  • Crushes and Dating ........................................ 132

    11

  • Gender Identity: Androgyny, Gender Fluidity

    and Transgender Girls .................................... 144

    12

  • How to Survive School ................................... 155

    13

  • Bullying........................................................... 183

    14

  • Co-occurring Conditions................................. 205

    15

  • Navigating the Perils of Social Media

    and the Internet .............................................. 220

    16

  • Celebrating Neurodiversity ............................ 238