After I wrote ‘Being Autistic (and what that actually means)’, I was asked again and again for another book for autistic kids… and here it is!

This is a book of coping strategies and ideas to help kids support themselves every day. There are lots of ideas and templates to try (but absolutely no instructions insisting any kid MUST try this or that), that allows kids figure out what strategies work for them. Available for preorder now (which means you will probably get it a few days before general release).

Official release date: 19th November 2026.

Reviews have started arriving, with one month to go before publication:

• A wonderfully accessible and compassionate book, filled with engaging illustrations that make complex ideas easy to understand. An essential resource for young autistic people and the parents, carers, and professionals supporting them to understand sensory differences. — Eliza Fricker, neurodivergent illustrator and author of Can’t Not Won’t

• Another outstanding book from Niamh Garvey. Phenomenally helpful, practical, and wonderfully accessible, it’s packed with real-world strategies that will genuinely support and educate Autistic children, their parents and those who love them. I’ll be recommending it everywhere, it’s an absolute must buy and now at the top of my book recommendation list! — Davida Hartman, Adjunct Professor, Clinical Director, Principal Psychologist The Children’s Clinic and The Adult Autism & ADHD Practice

Available to Preorder now at the following shops (these are Irish booksellers, but it’s also available in UK and US booksellers and more):

Half Way Up The Stairs Bookshop https://halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781399839051/

Books Upstairs https://booksupstairs.ie/product/growing-up-autistic-finding-your-way-with-simple-strategies/

Outside the box https://www.otb.ie/shop/autism/growing-up-autistic/