The Awesome Autistic Guide to Being Proud
Feeling Good About Who You Are
Published on 21. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-83997-736-7 (ISBN)
Description
Welcome to the autistic community! We're very glad you're here!
Sometimes it can be difficult to feel proud of who you are. Maybe you feel different from other people or struggle to fit in - there is no need to worry! Yenn, Tanya and a tiny meerkat called Min are here to help you discover how to feel proud to be you.
From learning about the autistic community, to finding like-minded friends and connecting with others, this book will give you everything you need to ask the question 'what does it mean to be me?' Learn alongside Min how the special things that make you YOU can also help find your own community.
Discover your own strengths, boost your confidence, and learn how to start your journey as an awesome autistic person with the community by your side
Sometimes it can be difficult to feel proud of who you are. Maybe you feel different from other people or struggle to fit in - there is no need to worry! Yenn, Tanya and a tiny meerkat called Min are here to help you discover how to feel proud to be you.
From learning about the autistic community, to finding like-minded friends and connecting with others, this book will give you everything you need to ask the question 'what does it mean to be me?' Learn alongside Min how the special things that make you YOU can also help find your own community.
Discover your own strengths, boost your confidence, and learn how to start your journey as an awesome autistic person with the community by your side
Reviews / Votes
The Awesome Autistic Guide to Being Proud is a fun and easy-to read book that introduces how it is not only okay to be autistic, but it is something to be proud of. It encourages the reader to explore their own autism, and to see how empowering it can be to belong to the autistic community. -- Niamh Garvey, Author of Looking After Your Autistic Self Words like 'self-acceptance' or 'celebrate who you are' seem common. But it's hard to do. Travel with Min and learn together how being autistic is something to be proud of. It's who we are. We never need to apologize or copy others. Be proud! -- Dr. Wenn B. Lawson (PhD)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
B&W
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
126 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83997-736-7 (9781839977367)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Tanya Masterman | Yenn Purkis
The Awesome Autistic Guide to Being Proud
Feeling Good About Who You Are
E-Book
02/2024
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
€16.99
Available for download
Persons
Yenn Purkis is autistic and non-binary and has published a range of books with JKP since 2006. They actively speak at autism conferences and have increasingly spoken and written on the crossover between autism and LGBTQ+ identities and received the ACT Volunteer of the Year award for work in Autism advocacy
Tanya Masterman is an autistic parent of an autistic teen and cowrote the The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide with Yenn Purkis. She is Canberra Coordinator for Gifted 2E Support Australia (a national support group for families of twice-exceptional young people) and a former Events Coordinator for Yellow Ladybugs, an organisation that supports autistic girls and gender diverse young people.
Tanya Masterman is an autistic parent of an autistic teen and cowrote the The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide with Yenn Purkis. She is Canberra Coordinator for Gifted 2E Support Australia (a national support group for families of twice-exceptional young people) and a former Events Coordinator for Yellow Ladybugs, an organisation that supports autistic girls and gender diverse young people.