To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I'm not sure if I will be pursuing an ASD assessment just yet (at the age of 28, I'm not sure how much benefit I'd get from one), but I've found this book very helpful and comforting. This really helps see things from his point of view to help understand some things he struggles with too, and has already got me thinking about possible triggers he will have for GCSE exams and college interviews etc. Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too. It has given a possible explanation for many things I've wondered about, such as why I reacted a certain way as a child in certain situations, and also as an adult.

She thought I'd find it interesting as she found it enlightening (even with all her existing knowledge about ASD) and we have wondered for a little while whether I would qualify for a diagnosis of ASD. Having an Autistic child myself, it helps me to better understand her thought process and how to possibly help her deal with them better. With honesty and forthrightness, The Secrets of My Spectrum explores the challenges-and the great gifts-that come with living on the spectrum. With honesty and forthrightness, The Secrets of My Spectrum explores the challenges—and the great gifts—that come with living on the spectrum.

Written by a 16 year old, told in their own words, to give such an inspiring and heart warming perspective of their life and autism. Wishing others understood more about the challenges of being on the spectrum, the teen shares his insights, perceptions, reactions, and experiences, from the triggers that lead to anxiety and shutdowns to tips for coping with stressful situations such as travelling, socialising, and communicating. Wishing others understood autism from his perspective, the teen shares his insights, perceptions, reactions, and experiences living with autism, from the triggers that lead to anxiety and shutdowns to tips for coping with stressful situations such as travelling, socialising, and communicating. I particularly liked the part you mentioned about describing model cars, with headlights etc, being on realistic roads following the Highway Code. She has worked with children and young adults with a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities for around 30 years, and is very knowledgeable about ASD.

I encourage everyone to read this to gain an insight into how people with autism live everyday and feel we can all learn to be more understanding and accommodating to all neurodivergent people. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Teachers employers and the powers that be also,should take the time to read it to help in understanding the children and adults who have no sign of disability but suffer everyday on the inside .

brilliant book that is going to help many people understand autism more and help children with autism know they are not alone with not enjoying certain things that others seem to. If I had been given this book as a teenager, I'd have discovered I am autistic a lot sooner and potentially saved a lot of stress and unhappiness. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I am going to suggest my son now read it to try and make him realise he is not alone with his struggles. Every page is a part of this young man's life opened up before us that will resonate with every teenager who has Autism and help them to know that they are not alone. It is a well written personal account explaining the way this individual experiences the world and what he does to help himself.I found I could relate very strongly to a majority of the passages in the book, both in my life currently and from my childhood. I was 16 and wanted to help other kids like me to know they’re not alone and give them something to show their parents.