Changes during puberty, such as the onset of periods, are challenging for girls on the autism spectrum. Written from experience by an autistic woman, this straightforward guide to periods helps the reader to prepare in great detail, from hygiene to pain medication and sensory experiences to mood swings.
Getting your period for the first time can be mortifying, weird and messy - and asking questions about it can be even worse. But it doesn't have to be like that! Packed with honest advice on managing Aunt Flo like a boss, this book inducts pre-teens into the secret society of menstruation: from demystifying what cramps feel like, to whether you can feel it coming out, to what you should do if your pad leaks on to your dress.
When Hannah Witton started documenting her journey coming off the pill and re-getting her period, she wasn't anticipating the reaction, from people of all ages, that talking about it would bring. It exposed a glaring gap - the resources and the spaces to talk honestly about periods just aren't there. With her trademark honesty and humour, Hannah explores and demystifies topics surrounding periods, hormones and contraception, to offer readers support, information and advice.
There is one thing that puzzles Samira - periods! She has heard people talking about them, but has no idea what they are. With the help of this book and her family, she learns all about that time of the month. This friendly and reassuring book about periods for young girls follows the story of Samira as she finds out from her mum and dad about when a first period arrives.
This fact-filled, illustrated guide to periods is bursting with positive advice on managing and understanding periods.
The one stop positive guide to getting your period. Getting your period can be exciting - but it can also be quite daunting and there are a lot of questions you might be too scared to ask. Like how much will I bleed? Does it really hurt? And what's the point of a period anyway? Separating the fact from the fiction, Milli Hill answers everything you need to know - from Mooncups and period pants, to cramps and hormones.
From the founder of 'HelloFlo,' comes a modern and insightful guide to periods and puberty for a new generation. Honest, funny, and unafraid of the messy, real-life facts about a girl's changing body, this is definitely not your mother's puberty book.
