Book description
In this joyfully illustrated memoir, Abigail Balfe recounts her journey growing up autistic and the challenges of navigating the “normal” world around her. This is a perfect book for both neurodivergent and neurotypical kids to learn more about neurodiversity.
When Abigail was growing up, she was missing Very Important Information…
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Why read it?
1 author picked A Different Kind of Normal as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is one young person’s story about "growing up feeling different" and describes their experience of being autistic in a very human and humorous way.
I particularly like this book because it strikes a very balanced tone, and it has so many relevant examples of features that are both strengths and challenges, depending on the context. It’s an excellent read for newly diagnosed autistic people or people who perhaps are thinking they might be autistic.
This delightful book is in a graphic novel format, which, as I mentioned above, is one of my favourite modalities for reading. Partly because…
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