The Asperger's Girl Guide

Traveling on Public transport can be not the greatest of things.  Crowds at Rush Hour and the millions of options when it comes to prices can be all to much to bare!  But I have devised some clever tricks to make sure that you can get to A to B without much distress.   Knowing your way around the public transport system whether it be local or not is a tough one. Different parts of the country have different operators and fares and unless you are an OAP you cannot get on a bus anywhere in the UK that is with just one card! So what do you do in a situation where you are traveling to a place you have never been before and have no idea what is going on let alone how much the ticket is going to cost you and whether you'll need to change from a train to a bus for instance. With my volunteering work and soon my career, I have to use different forms of public transport every week if not day for different purposes. My first bit of advice comes in the form ...

High School can be a difficult time for any 11 year old starting in a new school. But for an Aspergers Girl the thought of crowded corridors, time limits to get to lessons at the other side of the school building and concentrating on what teachers are trying to teach you can be tough. Don't panic and have no fear as I have come up with trusty tips and tricks to make sure that you can beat the corridor crushes, minimise stress and even be on time for lessons. High School will be a little less daunting and hopefully a little more enjoyable!   This post is all about familiarising yourself with your surroundings and knowing short cuts and assessing which areas of the school are going to be busier than others and at what times.  Starting a new school can be scary and can provoke constant anxiety attacks and many arguments with the parents but in the end we all have to go to school as it is required by law.  Yes that annoying fact does not factor in...

Something I have thought about for a long time is introducing Survival Guides for all aspects of coping with the most stressful environments for Aspergers Girls.  The most stressful environments I can think of are educational institutions. From the age of 11 and upwards our life is more complex with not only our bodies maturing but the transition from Primary to Secondary School and the pressures not only socially but in an educational sense.  The #SurvivalGuide is to help girls from the age of 11 through High School to College and further onto Education sharing the secrets and tips and tricks that I have gathered though out my educational career. Starting every Tuesday I will be posting my tips on a variety of issues that have to do with Education.   From how to cope with the logistics of getting around High School and the problem areas that every Aspergers Girl faces until they are ready to move onto the next step in education.  Over the next three ...