The Awesome Autistic Guide to Being Proud: Feeling Good About Who You Are (Awesome Guides for Amazing Autistic Kids) - Softcover

Purkis, Yenn; Masterman, Tanya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1839977361 ISBN 13: 9781839977367

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2024

Synopsis

A guide to help introduce autistic kids to the wider autistic community and take pride in their identity

About this title

About the Authors

Tanya Masterman is an autistic parent of an autistic child and co-wrote The Awesome Autistic Go-Go Guide with Yenn Purkis. She is Canberra Coordinator for Gifted 2E Support Australia (a national support group for families of twice-exceptional young people) and a former Events Coordinator for Yellow Ladybugs, an organisation that supports autistic girls and gender diverse young people.

Yenn Purkis is an autistic and non-binary advocate, author and presenter. Yenn has a Masters degree in Fine Art from RMIT University. Yenn has given a presentation for TEDx Canberra and has been a frequent keynote presenter at autism and disability events for several years. Yenn has a number of awards, including the 2016 ACT Volunteer of the Year award and a number of other awards for community leadership including being nominated for the Australian of the Year award in 2017. Yenn has worked full-time for the Australian Public Service since 2007. They have facilitated a support group for autistic women and gender diverse folks in Canberra since 2011. Yenn has featured in media interviews for many years and was one of four autistic adults featured in the ABC TV documentary Alone in a Crowded Room. Yenn lives in Canberra, Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1839977361
• ISBN 13: 9781839977367
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96