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Girls and Autism

Page Updated 26.07.23

 

Anxiety

STLS 5Anxiety 
→ Anxiety and autism in the classroom  Sarah Hendrickx discusses the topic of anxiety and autism in education.
→ NHS Coping with anxiety - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS ... 
→ You Need To Know  UK-wide campaign launched in 2010 to make good mental health for children with autism a reality.  

Information - Girls and Autism

Media Links

STLS 5Media Links
 Professor Tony Attwood - Girls and Aspergers
→ Hidden Asperger’s-- Girls with Aspergers | Niamh McCann | TEDxDunLaoghaire 
→ Dr Tony Attwood - Good Mental Health for Autistic Girls and Women 
→ Autism Documentary: Inside the UK’s only school for autistic girls 
→ Sarah Wild, Headteacher of Limpsfield Grange talks about girls with autism 
→ The Party: a virtual experience of autism – 360 film 
→ The Birthday Party 
→  Growing up with Autism: Nip in the Bud.
Talia felt alienated at school thinking everything she did was wrong. Having a diagnosis of autism helped her. Her job at Hollyoaks where many adjustments were made to suit her needs, allowed her to flourish.

Selective Mutism

STLS 5Selective Mutism 
→ Selective mutism is an anxiety-based disorder 
A reluctant speaking and selective mutism resources pack. 

Recommended Reading

STLS 5Recommended Reading
→ ASD and Girls - A guidebook for Teachers 
→ Asperger's and Girls – 2006 by Tony Attwood  
→ Beating Anxiety: What Young People on the Autism Spectrum Need to Know  
→ Can You see me? By Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott 
This book offers an autobiographical insight into autism, masking and PDA.
→ Exploring Depression, and Beating the Blues: A CBT Self-Help Guide to Understanding and Coping with Depression in Asperger’s Syndrome by Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett 
→ Girls and Autism 2019  Autistic girls’ experiences, helping professionals to recognise, understand, support and teach them.
→ The Girl with the Curly Hair  
→ The Selective Mutism Resource Manual: 2nd addition 2016 An up-to-date summary of literature and theory to deepen your understanding of selective mutism. 
→ The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic - 2020 by Siena Castellon
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