Middle School -The Stuff Nobody Tells You About: A Teenage Girl with High-Functioning Autism Shares Her Experiences

August, 2010
Haley Moss
March 2010
Jacquie's pick

Haley Moss describes her school experiences as an adolescent girl living with high functioning autism. She provides tips and strategies in her “survival guide” to assist other adolescents in facing the many challenges of middle school. She provides helpful tips for getting ready for school after summer break, and preparing for the changes from an elementary school to a middle school setting. She reviews information specific to adolescents, such as new slang words and provides ground rules for using the internet and social networking. She explores the Hidden Curriculum with a particular focus on girls in or approaching middle school. Topics include girls and bullying, female bodily changes, make-up and style trends.

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