The Awesome Autistic Guide for Trans Teens
Published on 21. June 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-83997-076-4 (ISBN)
Description
Calling all awesome autistic trans teens! Yenn Purkis and Sam Rose want you to live your best authentic life - and this handy book will show you how!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
Much needed! In this beautiful collaboration, the amazing Yenn Purkis and Sam Rose have created a fantastic, easy-to-follow guide for Autistic young people (full of practical information and activities to help gender diverse youth work out their complex feelings). -- Lyric (NeuroDivergent Rebel)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 12 to 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
7 b/w line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
126 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83997-076-4 (9781839970764)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Yenn Purkis | Sam Rose
The Awesome Autistic Guide for Trans Teens
E-Book
06/2022
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 autism and LGBTQIA+ identities and received the ACT Volunteer of the Year award for work in autism advocacy. Yenn lives in Canberra, Australia.
Sam Rose is an Autistic and non binary person. This is their first book. Sam works closely with LGBTQIA+ Autistic young people and their communities, and is studying to become an occupational therapist. They enjoy sport, gardening, and reading, and live in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia.
Sam Rose is an Autistic and non binary person. This is their first book. Sam works closely with LGBTQIA+ Autistic young people and their communities, and is studying to become an occupational therapist. They enjoy sport, gardening, and reading, and live in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia.
Content
1. All About Autism and Gender Diversity
2. All About Being Gender Divergent
3. Some Well Known Autistic and Gender Divergent People
4. Being Trans and Autistic
5. All About Coming Out
6. Challenges About Being Trans and Autistic
7. Ways to Make Life Easier
2. All About Being Gender Divergent
3. Some Well Known Autistic and Gender Divergent People
4. Being Trans and Autistic
5. All About Coming Out
6. Challenges About Being Trans and Autistic
7. Ways to Make Life Easier