There is an actually a lot being written about autism in girls right now, - in Education, but nothing you could describe as a good read. Most of it is aimed at how to help girls access school but for some I don’t think that’s possible beyond primary. High schools are huge, noisy, frenetic institutions with no welcome quiet space but the library - if you’re lucky. If you’re the extremely lucky kind of autistic girl who learnt to read fast and early. Many struggle with literacy and therefore don’t write about their autism and that’s our loss too. To survive at school, a girl can’t be any more ‘autistic’ than the girl in the graphic memoir ‘Quiet Girl in a Noisy World’ by cartoonist, Debbie Tung. (And I’ve got to be careful not to mis-categorise here, as Tung doesn’t actually mention autism.) When I read Törnvall’s book, however, I’m expecting to find some similarities with experience of Quiet Girl.
As a fellow autistic woman .. diagnosed at 40 after my 2 kids were diagnosed and I had an epiphany, I nodded along with your essay here . Glad to discover your podcast ❤️
Wonderful, I will definitely check it out.
Henry - I’m also an autistic woman, so thank you for the recommendation today. I know I’ll enjoy it.
Do lmk what you think!
Will do!
Well, that’s my book token sorted, then.
There is an actually a lot being written about autism in girls right now, - in Education, but nothing you could describe as a good read. Most of it is aimed at how to help girls access school but for some I don’t think that’s possible beyond primary. High schools are huge, noisy, frenetic institutions with no welcome quiet space but the library - if you’re lucky. If you’re the extremely lucky kind of autistic girl who learnt to read fast and early. Many struggle with literacy and therefore don’t write about their autism and that’s our loss too. To survive at school, a girl can’t be any more ‘autistic’ than the girl in the graphic memoir ‘Quiet Girl in a Noisy World’ by cartoonist, Debbie Tung. (And I’ve got to be careful not to mis-categorise here, as Tung doesn’t actually mention autism.) When I read Törnvall’s book, however, I’m expecting to find some similarities with experience of Quiet Girl.
Nice comma dash combo! I don’t to know that graphic memoir but yes it sounds related. Lmk what you think of it!
I was just diagnosed at 51! Thank you for this recommendation. https://theremightbecupcakes.substack.com/p/disability-pride-month-telling-the
Good to see a Diana Wynne Jones quote in your blog!
Told you I love her! ♥️
As a fellow autistic woman .. diagnosed at 40 after my 2 kids were diagnosed and I had an epiphany, I nodded along with your essay here . Glad to discover your podcast ❤️
it's a great book!
I got it for Christmas and also bought a copy for a friend