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A Girl Like Tilly
Growing up with Autism
Hardback Illustrated book

£12.00 - Sold out

Hardback illustrated book with over illustrations, written by Helen Bates.

72 pages

16.5cm x22.1cm

All purchases come with a postcard of Tilly and her cat Gilbert.
If you'd like the book signed and addressed to a recipient please let me know in the 'message' section at checkout.

This book follows the childhood of a bright young girl with autism. Growing up undiagnosed, she finds life increasingly difficult and confusing. Unable to communicate her thoughts and feelings, she retreats further into her own world while her family grows evermore perplexed and concerned. When a psychologist finally explains what makes her special, they can stop focusing on the problems and start to navigate a new way forward for Tilly. Through the use of the blue line, Tilly’s world is revealed by making the invisible visible.

“Helen Bates’s beautifully illustrated book will teach us a lot about girls on the autism spectrum, who have traditionally been overlooked by both researchers and clinicians, likely furthering their sense of isolation and feeling of being misunderstood and unaccepted. A gem of a book that will make girls on the spectrum feel less alone and enable their parents to better understand and accept their difference.”

Simon Baron-Cohen
Autism Research Centre, Cambridge University


All artwork copyright © 2022 Ellen Li

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