Jessica Kingsley Publishers

1. One of a Kind. 2. Weekend Dads. 3. My Hairy Sister. 4. Our Dad is Poorly. 5. My Daughter's a Boy. 6. Me and My Brother. 7. My Grandparents. 8. My Twin. 9. Mummy, Daddy and Me. 10. Your Family.

1. Accidental Touch. 2. Friendly Touch. 3. Hurtful Touch. 4. Touching Myself. 5. Not Touching. 6. Having my Picture Taken. Keeping Children with Special Needs Safe: Information for Adults.

Foreword by Liane Holliday Willey. Introduction. 1. Imagination, Self-taught Reading and Savant Skills, and Unusual Interests. 2. Why Smart Girls Sometimes Hate School. 3. Sensory Overload. 4. Stimming, and What We Do When We're Happy. 5. On Blame and Internalizing Guilt. 6. Gender Roles and Identity. 7. Puberty and Mutism. 8. Attraction, Dating, Sex, and Relationships. 9. Friendships and Socializing. 10. Higher Learning. 11. Employment and Career. 12. Marriage and Cohabitation. 13. Having Children. 14. Ritual and Routine, Logical and Literal Thinking, Bluntness, Empathy, and Being Misunderstood. 15. Diagnosis, Misdiagnosis, and Medication. 16. Depression Meltdowns, PTSD, and More About Meds. 17. Temper Meltdowns. 18. Burning Bridges. 19. Stomach Issues and Autism. 20. Getting Older on the Spectrum. 21. On Whether AS is a Disability or a Gift, and Advice from Aspergirls to Aspergirls. Additional Tools for Parents. 22. Give Your Aspergirl some BALLS: Belief, Acceptance, Love, Like, and Support. 23. Thoughts and Advice from Parents of Aspergirls. Appendix. List of Female Asperger Syndrome Traits. Summary of Some Main Female/Male Differences. References and Resources.

Foreword. Introduction. 2. Hypersensitivity and Gardening. 4. Even Numbers. 6. Money Troubles. 8. Overwhelming Noise. 10. Joking or Lying?. 12. Giving Gifts. 14. Ownership. 16. They Already Know. 18. They Are All the Same. 20. The 'How Are You?' Question.... 22. The Dilemma of Timing. 24. People can be So Scary. 26. Crossing the Road and Sharing the Pavement. 28. Bed Time Pals. 30. In Its Place. 32. The Art of Clearing. 34. Obsessional Personality. 36. But We Aren't. 38. Adverts. 40. Being Home Alone. 42. Just Don't. 44. Be Queen for the Day. 46. Panic Attack Thoughts. 48. Things People Say. 50. Impossibly Confusing. 52. Doing a Talk. 54. Good Girl. 56. In Shops. 58. Using the Phone/ Having a Script. 60 & 62. Special Holiday Section. 64. Literal Thinking. 66. Consequences. 68. Decision Making and Patterns. 70. Friendship. 72. Working/ Volunteering. 74. Romance and Relationships. 76. It's Just a Part of How We Were Made. 78. All or Nothing. 80. Puberty. 82. Hospitals, Doctors and Feeling Icky. 84. Not All Meltdowns can be 'Fixed'. Conclusion.

Chapter 1: AM I NORMAL? Chapter 2: WHAT IS 'BULLYING'? (Facts and Fake News) Chapter 3: HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF? (And does it matter?) Chapter 4: HOW TO CALM DOWN SO YOU CAN THINK CLEARLY... Chapter 5: WHY ARE OTHER PEOPLE SO AWFUL? Chapter 6: DEPRESSION... AND WORSE Chapter 7: THREE MORE USEFUL ANTI-BULLYING STRATEGIES Chapter 8: LAST FOUR STRATEGIES!

Acknowledgements. About the Author. Introduction. 1. What is Self-Esteem? 2. Your Self-Esteem. 3. How Low Self-Esteem Develops: Introducing the Self-Esteem Vault and the Self-Esteem Thief! 4. How Low Self-Esteem Develops: Influences. 5. How Low Self-Esteem Develops: Thoughts. 6. How Low Self-Esteem Develops: Feelings. 7. How Low Self-Esteem Develops: Behaviours. 8. Impacts of Low Self-Esteem. 9. Banishing Your Self-Esteem Thief: An Introduction. 10. Banishing Your Self-Esteem Thief: Managing Your Thoughts. 11. Banishing Your Self-Esteem Thief: Managing Your Behaviours. 12. Self-Esteem Dos and Don'ts. 13. Summing Up! Appendix: The Self-Esteem Quiz Answers. Information for Parents and Professionals. References.

1. Big Tree is Sick. 2. Snibbles' Things to Do. 3. Presents for the Sick Person.