The Awesome Autistic Guide for Trans Teens (ab 13 J.)

Geschrieben von zwei Autor*innen, die selbst autistisch und gender-divergent sind (Eigenbezeichnungen im Buch sind nichtbinär und trans*/transmaskulin/genderqueer/nichtbinär) werden zunächst Autismus und verschiedene Genderlabels erklärt. Dann werden mehrere autistische und queere Berühmtheiten vorgestellt und Tipps für das persönliche Leben gegeben, darunter für unterschiedliche Coming-Out-Situationen, Namensauswahl, Pronomen, Toiletten, Pubertät, Hormonen, Tipps für Gespräche mit Ärzt*innen und Therapeut*innen, Tipps, um auf sich selbst zu achten ... Das Buch ist leicht lesbar, nicht zu lang und gut gelayoutet mit schönen Zeichnungen. Verlagsbeschreibung:

Calling all awesome autistic trans teens! Yenn Purkis and Sam Rose want you to live your best authentic life - and this handy book will show you how!

With helpful explanations, tips and activities, plus examples of famous trans and gender divergent people on the autism spectrum, this user-friendly guide will help you to navigate the world as an awesome autistic trans teen.

Covering a huge range of topics including coming out, masking, different gender identities, changing your name, common issues trans and gender divergent people face and ways to help overcome them, building a sense of pride and much, much more, it will empower you to value yourself and thrive exactly as you are.

This down-to-earth guide is the ultimate companion for understanding, accepting and celebrating your sexuality. Written by two internationally renowned authors and therapists, the book explains how sexuality works in terms of our identities, attractions, desires and practices, and explores how it intersects with our personal experiences and the world around us.

With activities and reflection points throughout, it offers space to tune into yourself and think deeply about your own sexuality. You'll hear from people across the sexuality spectrum and in different relationship set-ups, and be inspired by the ideas of scholars, activists and practitioners. Sexuality is a vast and wonderful landscape - let this book guide you on your journey!