Girls and Autism

Anxiety 

→ 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.  

Free Downloadable Resources

→ Understanding The Spectrum – A Comic Strip Explanation 

→ Understanding Girls on the Spectrum by Prof. Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett 

→ Girls and Autism: Flying Under the Radar 2016 

→ Why Autism Goes Unseen in Girls – And How You Can Spot It Sarah-Jane Critchley 

→ Autism in Girls Checklist. Possible presentations. These may change in intensity ...  Put together by Staffordshire Council 

→ A Young Girl’s Story 

→ Social camouflaging in autism: Is it time to lose the mask?  

→ Camouflaging: Girls and Women with Autism 

→ Jessi C'Artoon: 'Girl in a mask' draws out school fears 

→ Anxiety and autism in the classroom Sarah Hendrickx discusses the topic of anxiety and autism in education. 

→ Learning to Accept my Moments of Jealousy 

Media 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 

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

Recommended 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