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Best book on Asperger's for young teen girl

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beautifulyoungmind · 18/06/2022 20:25

My 13 year old daughter has asked me to buy her book to help her understand her Aspergers.

I can't find one at a suitable level that doesn't cover trans issues/gender dysphoria, a door I don't wish to open, or depression - something she doesn't have & I don't want her to think is going to be part of her experience of growing up with autism.

I've looked at
Sienna Castellon's Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide - includes a whole chapter on gender which oddly does not seem to fit with the author
Abigail Balfe's A Different Sort of Normal - peppered throughout with gender & sexual identity 'options'. The author doesn't seem to be able to separate her own sexuality/community from her autism.

I'm interested in The Girl with the Curly Hair but Alis Rowe talks a lot about shutdowns & depression in the sample I downloaded. Has anyone read her book aimed at 12-16 year olds? Does it cover gender dysphoria/depression etc?

I'd be very grateful for any recommendations

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Dontjudgeme101 · 20/06/2022 07:45

I have been recommended a book called Aspergirls by Rudy Simone. I got a copy from the local library to read.p

User237845 · 05/07/2022 12:26

I bought "The Asperkids Secret Book of Social Rules" for my son, by Jennifer Cook O'Toole. It's subtitled, 'The handbook of not-so-obvious social guidelines for tweens and teens with Asperger Syndrome'. I pre-read it first and it seemed very good and so many things resonated. Doesn't go anywhere near gender dysphoria - or sex at all really. Also no mention of depression.

interestingdays · 28/08/2022 01:44

The Spectrum Girls Survival Toolkit: The Workbook for Autistic Girls amzn.eu/d/25chY3d

The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic amzn.eu/d/dMPLuge

ribbonola · 29/08/2022 22:00

Slightly different as it's written as a story and is fictional (but based on real experiences) but M is for Autism might be worth a look. There's a sequel too if she enjoys it.

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