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Gloucestershire Libraries welcoming families with SEND
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From Library Littles, sensory play sessions for under 5s, to the new Young Adult Wellbeing collection being piloted in libraries around the county, the library team wants families with SEND to know that there is something for children and young people with SEND and their families in all Gloucestershire Libraries
Gloucestershire’s Librarian for Children and Young People, Liz Vella, continues to work to encourage families with SEND to enjoy all Gloucestershire Libraries have to offer for families with SEND.
Liz has written a review of one of the titles in the Young Adult Wellbeing collection ‘Growing Up Autistic and Happy’ by Camilla Pang.
Dr Camilla Pang, who was diagnosed with ASD aged 8, and was the youngest person and first writer of colour to win the Royal Society Science Book Prize.
She has written a unique guide to growing up happy, through the twin lenses of autism and scientific curiosity
Library users can discover through this book, sub-titled ‘A Perfectly Weird Guide to Being Perfectly You’, how scientific concepts can help young people navigate everyday human interactions, and can grow up to be their HAPPIEST THEM!
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 she could understand, such as photosynthesis and algorithms, onto things she couldn't, such as dealing with emotions and finding your voice.
In this unique and brilliant book, Camilla shares her scientific survival guide to growing up, helping neurodiverse young readers navigate the world around them, giving them the courage to grow up perfectly happy in who they are. You can find copies of Camilla’s book in libraries in Stroud, Cirencester and Longlevens.
For more details on the inclusive events in Gloucestershire Libraries over the spring holidays and beyond visit Library events | Gloucestershire Libraries