Moonbeam Children's Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner Nautilus Silver Book Award Winner Purple Dragonfly Book Awards - First Place "Never be ashamed of being different: it is this difference that makes you extraordinary and unique." This essential go-to guide gives you all the advice and tools you'll need to help you flourish and achieve what you want in life. From the answers to everyday questions such as 'Am I using appropriate body language?' and 'Did I say the wrong thing?', through to discussing the importance of understanding your emotions, award-winning neurodiversity campaigner Siena Castellon uses her own experiences to provide you with the skills to overcome any challenge. She shares authentic advice for looking after your physical and mental health, as well as how to cope with anxiety and sensory overloads With practical tips on friendships, dating, body image, consent and appearance, as well as how to survive school and bullying, The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide gives you the power to embrace who you are, reminding you that even during the toughest of teen moments, you are never alone.

"The Spectrum Girl's Survival Toolkit is an essential and practical workbook with a wealth of information, strategies, and resources for young women with autism." - Dr. Tony Lloyd, CEO, ADHD Foundation A companion to the bestseller The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide, this essential toolkit workbook for teen autistic girls gives you the coping strategies needed to overcome the challenges that may be holding you back. Using clinically proven techniques like mindfulness, acceptance, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), autistic award-winning neurodiversity campaigner Siena Castellon shares her experiences, strategies, and tools to help you thrive at home, at school, and beyond. This friendly workbook is filled with autism-focused practical advice and interactive exercises on managing social anxiety, sensory overloads, making and maintaining friendships, and much more. In this fun and engaging workbook, you'll find: More than 100 different exercises and activities - You'll learn how to succeed in school, reframe negative thoughts, safeguard your mental health, and practice self-care. How to tap into the power of your character strengths to become the best version of yourself - You'll be encouraged to take charge of your life by building your confidence, recognizing your many strengths, thinking more positively, setting goals, and investing in your future and much more! Throughout this relatable book, Siena shares her struggles and victories of being autistic to remind you that you are not alone and that you're awesome and autistic. "Siena's new book takes all the wisdom of her 'Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide', and turns it into innovative practical techniques to manage the more difficult aspects of life as an autistic girl. The Spectrum Girl's Survival Toolkit is full of amazing tips and strategies - all offered with Siena's trademark reassurance, understanding, and kindness. It's an essential resource for autistic young people, their teachers, and parents, and will make such a difference to so many lives." - Dr. Anna Remington, Director, Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE), UCL Institute of Education, University College London