Resources
I use a wide range of resources, visual prompts and activities to support my mentoring and regularly develop new resources to support individual mentees.
I attach some of my favourite resources and book recommendations.
Resources & Information
Me, My Autism & I – poignant new video which reflects the life of a family living with autism.
Not so Different – this video will make you smile!
A lovely video with young people talking about how they value their autistic identities.
This video made me very emotional. A young autistic woman describes her experiences of school.
Book recommendations
All the books listed here are my own personal recommendations: a brief outline of the subject and recommended readers are suggested.
M is for Autism and M in the Middle
Written by the girls at Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin, these books tell the story of ‘M’, an autistic girl who describes first-hand the world from an autistic perspective. Accompanied by beautiful illustrations, we follow M as she approaches and gets her diagnosis, tackles friendship difficulties and experiences her first crush, survives high levels of anxiety in a world that does not understand her.
These books deal with real-life experiences of autistic young people: many parents recognise their own daughters when reading these texts and report having a better understanding of their perspective.
Recommended for:
Autistic girls approaching and during their teenage years; the families of autistic girls; neurotypical teenage girls to understand their autistic peers’ and what they can do to help them feel included.