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Pang, Camilla,

Growing up autistic and happy : how to be perfectly weird, perfectly you / Camilla Pang ; illustrated by Laurène Boglio. - Great Britain : Wren & Rook, 2023. - 224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Perfectly different: how chemical reactions reveal the magic of being an individual -- Perfectly calm: how to manage your emotions like the weather -- Perfectly balanced: how forces can help us cope with life's pressures -- Perfectly alive: find your passions with photosynthesis -- Perfectly at home: discover your natural habitat -- Perfectly digital: can computers teach us how to think? -- Perfectly persistant: what cells teach us about how to learn and improve -- Perfectly wrong: what science teaches us about how to disagree -- Perfectly you: how energy can help you to harness your potential (and everyone else's) -- Perfectly new: what animal migration teaches us about coping with change -- Ending the experiment: what did we learn?

"Discover how scientific concepts can help navigate everyday human interactions, and help you grow up to be your Happiest you! As a child, Camilla loved patterns and putting things in order. She was obsessed with Stephen Hawking, and the only language she really understood was science. Diagnosed with autism aged 8, Camilla saw the world very differently. But with science as her sidekick, she was able to translate ideas she could understand, such as photosynthesis and algorithms, onto things she couldn't, such as dealing with emotions and finding your voice. In this unique and brilliant book, Camilla shares her scientific survival guide to growing up, helping young readers navigate the world around them, giving them the courage to grow up perfectly happy in who they are."--Publisher.

ISBN: 9781526366702 1526366703

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC3F9953 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 021184787 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Autistic people--Family relationships.--Juvenile literature.
Children with autism spectrum disorders.--Psychological aspects--Juvenile literature.
Self-acceptance--Juvenile fiction.
Self-confidence--Juvenile literature.
Self-acceptance
Self-confidence

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Juvenile works

Dewey Class. No.: 362.19685882