Thumbsucker

From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Eliza Fricker, comes an illustrated graphic novel that explores her neurodivergent childhood. Full of personal anecdotes and insights, Eliza's is a story that will resonate with many adults, and shine a light on how we can learn from the past and better support neurodivergent children in the future. Spoilt. Weirdo. Fussy. Hypochondriac. Chatterbox.Eliza spent her childhood being told she was all of these until her autism diagnosis as an adult revealed why she had experienced the world so differently. But what does it mean to grow up knowing you are different, misunderstood, 'difficult'?Funny, witty and tender, Sunday Times bestselling author and illustrator Eliza Fricker, uses her own memories of growing up in the 80s to explore how neurodiversity presents itself in everyday life and what neurodivergent children really need from the people who love them.

Pages: 128, Edition: Geïllustreerd, Paperback, Jessica Kingsley Publishers