Item category 2: Neurodiversity

Hi! My name is Abigail, and I'm autistic. But I didn't know I was autistic until I was an adult-sort-of-person. This is my true story of growing up in the confusing 'normal' world, all the while missing some very important information about myself. There'll be scary moments involving toilets and ...

Tally is autistic and proud. She used to try to hide her autism, but now she is determined to make sure people see who she really is. At school camp, Tally is thrown into the company of bully Skye. Skye is far from Tally's ideal friend, but spending a week alone is so much worse! As Skye's hurt a...

Ten-year-old Daniel is never happier than when he is eating chips. Especially during his family's annual Chip Shop Championships, the highlight of his year. And especially when he can also eat chips with Monkey, his beloved soft toy and trusty companion. But one terrible November day, the lives o...

What if you could talk to animals? Alice Tonks desperately wants to make friends at boarding school but, being autistic, she's always found it hard to fit in. Then she discovers she is a 'switcher' and can talk to animals. As she starts to explore her newfound abilities, to her horror she learns ...

Frankie is different, and so is her best friend, Sam. So when they both start secondary school, it's tough. Particularly when there are so many rules to follow, like: No talking in class! Be quiet in the hallways! Silence for assembly! Frankie doesn't know how she'll manage, because constantly ta...

Billy Plimpton took to the stage and captivated the crowd at the triumphant ending to 'The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh', and in the sequel, he's going to go viral. Celebrity comedian Leo Leggett takes Billy under his wing, as his new sidekick: when Leo tweets a clip of his stand-up act, Billy sud...

Gina Kaminski is here to tell you three facts. 1 - Little Red Riding Hood is full of big mistakes. 2 - She is off to fairy tale land to fix them. 3 - She will save the wolf. Join Gina, our autistic hero, as she rewrites a fairy tale in her own brilliantly bold way.

As a child, Camilla loved patterns and putting things in order. She was obsessed with Stephen Hawking, and the only language she really understood was science. Diagnosed with autism aged 8, Camilla saw the world very differently. But with science as her sidekick, she was able to translate ideas s...

There's more than one way to find your voice - Lenny Brown is eight years old and doesn't talk. Except to his mum and his dog, Rocky. At school, everyone understands that Lenny is different, but when he and his mum have to move across town, it means a new start for Lenny, and lots of new challeng...

In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, meet 34 artists, thinkers, athletes, and activists with disabilities, from past and present. From Frida Kahlo to Stephen Hawking, find out how these iconic figures have overcome obstacles, owned their differences and paved the way for others by m...