Growing up can feel confusing, especially when your body changes quickly, friendships shift, and new feelings begin to surface. This updated 2nd edition of The Growing Up Book for Boys offers a calm, neuro‑affirming guide to puberty for autistic boys aged 9-14.
Throughout the book, boys are encouraged to understand their bodies, trust their feelings, and celebrate what makes them unique. Using straightforward language, and bold, accessible illustrations, it explains what to expect during adolescence, including growing body hair, shaving, wet dreams, erections, voice changes, and looking after your skin. It also explores friendships, boundaries, crushes, emotional changes, online safety, and recognising sensory needs. A new section also helps boys navigate online misinformation about masculinity, girls, and the rise of the so‑called 'manosphere', offering balanced, supportive guidance to help them build healthy, respectful understandings of themselves and others.
Designed with accessibility in mind, including dyslexia‑friendly layout and autistic‑friendly language, this is the perfect introduction to the teenage years for autistic boys.
This is Book 34 in the Growing Up Series. See all Growing Up books here.
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Davida Hartman is the Director and Senior Educational Psychologist at The Children's Clinic, Dublin, providing child and educational psychology services to children 0-18. She is a lecturer and trainer in the area of autism and consults to a number of different groups and agencies. She has been working with children and adolescents on the autism spectrum for
More about Davida HartmanDavida Hartman is the Director and Senior Educational Psychologist at The Children's Clinic, Dublin, providing child and educational psychology services to children 0-18. She is a lecturer and trainer in the area of autism and consults to a number of different groups and agencies. She has been working with children and adolescents on the autism spectrum for
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