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What every autistic girl wishes her parents knew / edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Kristina Thomas & Sharon daVanport.

By: Ballou, Emily Paige.
Contributor(s): Ballou, Emily Paige [editor.] | Thomas, Kristina [editor.] | DaVanport, Sharon [editor.].
Publisher: United States : Autism Women's Network/Dragonbee Press, 2017Description: vi, 208 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780997504521.Subject(s): AUTISM | GIRLSGenre/Form: Essays. | Essays.
Contents:
Sharon daVanport -- Jess Wilson -- There's a place / Emily Paige Ballou -- Early memories. Empathy and non-verbal cues / Dusya Lyubovskaya ; It's us against the world, kid / Brigid Rankowski ; Acknowledge vulnerability; presume competence / Bridget Allen -- Childhood & education. What autistic girls wish their parents knew about friendship / Jane Strauss ; What your daughter deserves: love, safety, and the truth / Kassiane A. Sibley ; What I wish you knew / Katie Levin ; Change the world, not your child / Lei Wiley-Mydske ; What I wish my parents knew about being their autistic daughter / Heidi Wangelin ; A particular way of being / Karen Lean -- Gender identity & sexuality. Keep her safe: let her fly free / Sparrow R. Jones ; A parent's guide to being transgender and autistic / Alex Forshaw -- Acceptance & adaptation. A daughter's journey: lessons, honesty, and love / Jennifer St. Jude ; Still your child / Ondrea Marisa Robinson ; Perfect in an imperfect world / Haley Moss ; Autism, self-acceptance, and hope / Lynne Soraya ; Ten things I wish my parents had known when I was growing up / Mel Baggs ; I am an autistic woman / Amy Sequenzia -- Finding community. Tell me I'm autistic / Anonymous ; Give your daughters autistic community / Jean Winegardner -- A thank you letter to parents of autistic girls / Kristina Thomas -- Beth Ryan.
Summary: "What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew" is the book that many of us wish our parents would have had access to when we were growing up. In this first book release from the Autism Women's Network, the autistic contributors write with honesty and generosity about the emotional needs, sensitivity, and vibrancy of autistic girls.
List(s) this item appears in: Women on the spectrum. March 2023 | Autistic girls and women. Updated Feb 2024
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Preface / Sharon daVanport -- Foreword / Jess Wilson -- Introduction: There's a place / Emily Paige Ballou -- Early memories. Empathy and non-verbal cues / Dusya Lyubovskaya ; It's us against the world, kid / Brigid Rankowski ; Acknowledge vulnerability; presume competence / Bridget Allen -- Childhood & education. What autistic girls wish their parents knew about friendship / Jane Strauss ; What your daughter deserves: love, safety, and the truth / Kassiane A. Sibley ; What I wish you knew / Katie Levin ; Change the world, not your child / Lei Wiley-Mydske ; What I wish my parents knew about being their autistic daughter / Heidi Wangelin ; A particular way of being / Karen Lean -- Gender identity & sexuality. Keep her safe: let her fly free / Sparrow R. Jones ; A parent's guide to being transgender and autistic / Alex Forshaw -- Acceptance & adaptation. A daughter's journey: lessons, honesty, and love / Jennifer St. Jude ; Still your child / Ondrea Marisa Robinson ; Perfect in an imperfect world / Haley Moss ; Autism, self-acceptance, and hope / Lynne Soraya ; Ten things I wish my parents had known when I was growing up / Mel Baggs ; I am an autistic woman / Amy Sequenzia -- Finding community. Tell me I'm autistic / Anonymous ; Give your daughters autistic community / Jean Winegardner -- Conclusion. A thank you letter to parents of autistic girls / Kristina Thomas -- Afterword / Beth Ryan.

"What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew" is the book that many of us wish our parents would have had access to when we were growing up. In this first book release from the Autism Women's Network, the autistic contributors write with honesty and generosity about the emotional needs, sensitivity, and vibrancy of autistic girls.

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