This book is for children wanting to find out more about autism.
Having Autism is a 'way of being' which influences thinking feeling and reactions to people and situations. It is a lifelong condition which affects girls and boys. A lot of people with autism say the struggle with communication skills and they find interacting with the world very confusing and difficult. Being autistic is made up of lots of different aspects - some will feel like strengths and some will feel difficult and hard to live with. These will be explored throughout the book.
Content covered includes: what is autism? anxiety plans and changes senses routines and repetitive behaviour sensory overload friendships teachers and school masking dream worlds and escaping talents and interests.
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Anti-Bullying
Anti-Racism
Dealing with Anxiety
Dealing with Divorce
Dealing with Death
Noel Streatfeild
Chitra Soundar
Forest Xiao
Chitra Soundar
Alex Woolf
Tom Jackson
Ruth Percival
Ruth Percival
Sonya Newland
Sonya Newland
Judith Heneghan
Anita Ganeri
Anita Ganeri
Anita Ganeri
Cameron Menzies
Soli Lazarus
Jana Mohr Lone
Cath Senker
Anna Claybourne
S.A. Caldwell
Mallika Ravikumar
Ruth Percival
Ruth Percival
Alex Woolf
Katie Dicker
Dan Schreiber
Katie Dicker
Alex Woolf
Harriet Dyer
Rob Colson
Dr. Erica McAlister
Clare Balding
Rob Colson
Rob Colson
Paul Mason
Paul Mason
Alice Oseman
Izzi Howell
Izzi Howell
Nancy Dickmann
Nancy Dickmann
Anita Ganeri
Susie Williams
Susie Williams
Anita Ganeri
Rhianna Watts
Rhianna Watts
Izzi Howell
Marc Favreau
Liz Lennon
Ruth Fitzgerald
Justin Rhodes
Amy Chapman
Louise Spilsbury
Pat Thomas
Emily Grossman
Matthew Burton
Nancy Dickmann
Rashmi Sirdeshpande
Martha Brockenbrough
Jane Lacey
Jane Lacey
Anita Ganeri
Paul Mason
Rashmi Sirdeshpande
Liz Gogerly
Sonya Newland
Izzi Howell
Nicola Davies
Supriya Sehgal
Ibtihaj Muhammad
Kristyna Baczynski
Suzanne Slade
Ibtihaj Muhammad
Moira Butterfield
Hannah Witton