A review by janneke2302
The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic by Siena Castellon

5.0

It feels a bit strange to give a non-fiction and advice book a rating, but I absolutely loved this book. I'm no longer in the targeted age demographic and would have appreciated this book even more as a teenager, but it was still an amazing read. There were still some new things I learned about myself as well as some things this book gave me the vocabulary to describe and understand. It was also incredibly validating to read that others have the same struggles I either still experience or experienced in high school. I'm sure I'll write this about every autism related book I ever read, but it was just so nice to not feel alone in my struggles. 
The book also puts a focus on seeing positive aspects to your autism. I always struggle with that personally, as the negative aspects affect my life so heavily. I think it's good that books, especially books aimed at teenagers, do keep a focus on that though.