The ultimate go-to guide for autistic teenage girls, written by a multi-award-winning and internationally recognised teen autism campaigner
Siena Castellon is a 17-year-old internationally recognised and multi-award-winning autism advocate and anti-bullying campaigner who is on the autism spectrum. She has won a BBC Radio 1 Teen Hero Award, Observer New Radical Award and the British Citizen Youth Award and is affiliated with the UCL Centre for Research in Autism and Education. She lives in London with her parents and her pet dog Rico.
Neurodiversity campaigner Siena Castellon's The Spectrum Girl's
Survival Guide is a must read for young autistic girls. It offers a
range of advice and tips relating to real-life real-world issues.
An instant classic!
*Sarah Wild, Headteacher, Limpsfield Grange School*
This marvellous book provides a very personal but also very
practical insight into the life of an autistic adolescent. Siena
Castellon generously shares her own story, turning her experiences
into helpful advice, stunningly illustrated by Rebecca Burgess. I'd
recommend this book for autistic teens and their siblings, parents,
classmates and teachers too.
*Dr Sue Fletcher-Watson, University of Edinburgh*
Siena Castellon is a talented, driven and passionate young woman
and one to watch in future years. I am proud to have her as one of
my young charity ambassadors. This book is a valuable resource for
girls and women recently diagnosed on the Autism spectrum. I am
sure this will be one of many books to be written by Siena!
Congratulations.
*Dr Anna Kennedy OBE, Founder of UK Autism Charity
AnnaKennedyonline*
Navigating life as an adolescent is perilous. No joke, I did try it
once! Spectrum Girls is the ultimate guide to surviving this
monumental stage in life, giving the reader the much-needed manual
to many questions and situations that are often bewildering or
difficult, but often intuitively known by non-autistic peers. At
16, Siena pours her wealth of experience, knowledge and compassion
for fellow teens into this book, covering numerous situations that
could be encountered. This book is a must read and a companion that
will support you all the way.
*Barb Cook, M.Aut., Developmental Educator, Autism and
Neurodiversity Employment Consultant and editor/author of Spectrum
Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism*
Siena has articulated the details of life that can be used as a
blueprint for girls on the spectrum. She has powerfully illustrated
many important concepts on how to focus on strengths and interests
to build a healthy identity. This book is a gift not only to girls
on the spectrum but also others who care about them. This book will
be a great resource for neurodiverse girls, their parents and
providers.
*Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Stanford Neurodiversity
Project and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences at Stanford University*
This is a truly wonderful and welcome addition to any school
library, CAMHS service and a 'must read' for any young woman who
has autism - and indeed other learning-differences. Siena is a
leading advocate and voice for young people and a champion of the
neurodiversity movement. Like many neurodiverse young people, Siena
calls for a paradigm shift in our understanding of intelligence,
ability and employability that is relevant to the 21st Century.
Siena not only challenges the stereotypes and stigma, but talks
honestly about her own experiences, offering practical advice,
guidance and encouragement to other young women with Autism, ADHD,
dyspraxia and dyslexia.
*Dr Tony Lloyd, Chief executive of The ADHD Foundation
Neurodiversity Charity*
Siena's book is like having the big sister you always wished you
had! Young women are obliged by society to fit in, to overlook
natural instincts and wariness, to overrule our internal voices and
rely on the opinions of others, this guide helps normalise some of
the internal anxieties and insecurities that are common for
neurodiverse girls. Some of the advice in this book is useful for
all young women, particularly the notes on mental health, fashion
and taking care of your body! But the focus on sensory overwhelm
and co-occurring conditions is essential reading for the
neurodiverse teen, and those wanting to include and support
neurodiverse teens. Siena writes at the right level for the
uninitiated reader - no psycho babble just solid, evidence-based
advice translated into stories and examples that make sense. The
Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide is EXACTLY what the title described,
I cannot recommend it highly enough. Such a resource you have
provided, Siena. Well-blooming-done!
*Dr Nancy Doyle C. Psychol., CEO and founder of Genius Within*
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