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Making sense of sex: a forthright guide to puberty, sex and relationships for people with Asperger's Syndrome

Books
Lower secondary
Middle secondary
Upper secondary
Teacher
Parent
International
adolescence
bodies
disabilities
intimate relationships
puberty
reproduction
sex education
sexual health

A paperback book for teenagers and young adults with Asperger's Syndrome who have questions about puberty, sex and relationships.

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More secret girls' business

Books
Upper primary
Lower secondary
Middle secondary
Teacher
Parent
Australia
bodies
body image
disabilities
emotional literacy
parenting
puberty

Topics: puberty, menstruation.


Non-fiction


Uses simple text and colour illustrations to explain how to manage periods. It includes notes for parents, teachers and carers.


Age: 8+

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Puberty and special girls

Books
Upper primary
Lower secondary
Middle secondary
Teacher
Parent
Australia
adolescence
bodies
health education
puberty

A simple yet sensitively written picture book that covers changes in bodies and appearance during puberty, good hygiene and other issues including protective behaviours and feelings for young women with special needs.

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Safe4Kids

Agencies
Presenters/Workshops
Professional development
Books
Websites
Lower primary
Upper primary
Lower secondary
Middle secondary
Teacher
Parent
Western Australia
consent
families
family and domestic violence
help seeking
multicultural
parenting
protective behaviours

Safe4Kids provides training and resources in protective behaviours (child abuse prevention education). Services include: Teacher PD, student workshops, parent workshops.

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Special boys' business

Books
Upper primary
Lower secondary
Middle secondary
Upper secondary
Teacher
Parent
Australia
bodies
body image
disabilities
parenting
puberty

Topics: puberty. Autism, special needs.


Non-fiction


A puberty resource written for boys with special needs, including intellectual disability, physical disability, communication disorder and Autism.


Age: 8+

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Special girls' business

Books
Upper primary
Lower secondary
Middle secondary
Upper secondary
Teacher
Parent
Australia
adolescence
bodies
body image
disabilities
puberty
reproduction

Topics: menstruation, puberty


Non-fiction


A step by step guide on how to manage periods, including use and disposal of pads. A puberty resource written for girls with special needs, including intellectual disability, physical disability, communication disorder and Autism.


Age: 8+

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The Aspie Girl's guide to being safe with men: the unwritten safety rules no-one is telling you

Books
Middle secondary
Upper secondary
Teacher
Parent
International
adolescence
disabilities
protective behaviours
sex education

This 176 page paperback book provides information for girls and women on the spectrum on dating, social interactions between men and women, and sexual conduct and relationships.