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The Autistic Guide to Not Being Available Today: A Funny Gift Book for Autistic Adults — 104 Illustrated Truths About Masking, Small Talk, Sensory ... Interests, and Politely Declining to Attend - Softcover
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You are not antisocial. You have simply run out of "outside voice, outside face" hours for today.
If you have ever removed a shoe in public because of a sock seam, rehearsed a phone call on paper and then been derailed by the word "hello," or replied to a forty-seven-message group chat entirely inside your own head — this book already knows.
Most books about autism are written about autistic people. They explain, they assess, they gently suggest you try harder at eye contact. This one doesn't. It's a hundred and four small moments of recognition, told from the inside, with a great deal of affection and no interest whatsoever in fixing you.
The Autistic Guide to Not Being Available Today is a browsable gift book — one observation per page, each with its own simple line drawing — that you can open anywhere and hand to someone across the room saying "this. This is what I meant."
Inside, you'll find:
- 104 illustrated one-page entries, grouped into seven themed sections
- The sensory truths nobody warns you about — sock seams, fridge hum, the tag that had to go
- Masking and the social hangover, including what it actually costs to seem fine
- Special interests, info-dumps, and the joy of caring about one thing far too much
- Routines, plans, and the specific grief of a plan being changed
- Language, literalism, and the exact reason "we should get coffee sometime" ruined four years
- Quiet, warm pages amongst the jokes, for the parts that aren't a punchline
Who it's for: autistic adults who can laugh at their own wiring, people who suspect they might be autistic and haven't said it out loud yet, and anyone buying for an autistic friend, partner, sibling or grown-up child who would rather be laughed with than explained to. No diagnosis required, and no diagnosis assumed.
It makes a genuinely good gift — small enough to wrap, funny enough to open in front of people, and honest enough to be worth keeping.
Scroll up and get your copy — or, better, get one for the person you were already thinking of.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. You are not antisocial. You have simply run out of "outside voice, outside face" hours for today.If you have ever removed a shoe in public because of a sock seam, rehearsed a phone call on paper and then been derailed by the word "hello," or replied to a forty-seven-message group chat entirely inside your own head - this book already knows.Most books about autism are written about autistic people. They explain, they assess, they gently suggest you try harder at eye contact. This one doesn't. It's a hundred and four small moments of recognition, told from the inside, with a great deal of affection and no interest whatsoever in fixing you.The Autistic Guide to Not Being Available Today is a browsable gift book - one observation per page, each with its own simple line drawing - that you can open anywhere and hand to someone across the room saying "this. This is what I meant."Inside, you'll find: 104 illustrated one-page entries, grouped into seven themed sectionsThe sensory truths nobody warns you about - sock seams, fridge hum, the tag that had to goMasking and the social hangover, including what it actually costs to seem fineSpecial interests, info-dumps, and the joy of caring about one thing far too muchRoutines, plans, and the specific grief of a plan being changedLanguage, literalism, and the exact reason "we should get coffee sometime" ruined four yearsQuiet, warm pages amongst the jokes, for the parts that aren't a punchlineWho it's for: autistic adults who can laugh at their own wiring, people who suspect they might be autistic and haven't said it out loud yet, and anyone buying for an autistic friend, partner, sibling or grown-up child who would rather be laughed with than explained to. No diagnosis required, and no diagnosis assumed.It makes a genuinely good gift - small enough to wrap, funny enough to open in front of people, and honest enough to be worth keeping.Scroll up and get your copy - or, better, get one for the person you were already thinking of. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798170093540
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - You are not antisocial. You have simply run out of 'outside voice, outside face' hours for today.If you have ever removed a shoe in public because of a sock seam, rehearsed a phone call on paper and then been derailed by the word 'hello,' or replied to a forty-seven-message group chat entirely inside your own head - this book already knows.Most books about autism are written about autistic people. They explain, they assess, they gently suggest you try harder at eye contact. This one doesn't. It's a hundred and four small moments of recognition, told from the inside, with a great deal of affection and no interest whatsoever in fixing you.The Autistic Guide to Not Being Available Today is a browsable gift book - one observation per page, each with its own simple line drawing - that you can open anywhere and hand to someone across the room saying 'this. This is what I meant.'Inside, you'll find: - 104 illustrated one-page entries, grouped into seven themed sections- The sensory truths nobody warns you about - sock seams, fridge hum, the tag that had to go- Masking and the social hangover, including what it actually costs to seem fine- Special interests, info-dumps, and the joy of caring about one thing far too much- Routines, plans, and the specific grief of a plan being changed- Language, literalism, and the exact reason 'we should get coffee sometime' ruined four years- Quiet, warm pages amongst the jokes, for the parts that aren't a punchlineWho it's for: autistic adults who can laugh at their own wiring, people who suspect they might be autistic and haven't said it out loud yet, and anyone buying for an autistic friend, partner, sibling or grown-up child who would rather be laughed with than explained to. No diagnosis required, and no diagnosis assumed.It makes a genuinely good gift - small enough to wrap, funny enough to open in front of people, and honest enough to be worth keeping.Scroll up and get your copy - or, better, get one for the person you were already thinking of. Seller Inventory # 9798170093540
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. You are not antisocial. You have simply run out of "outside voice, outside face" hours for today.If you have ever removed a shoe in public because of a sock seam, rehearsed a phone call on paper and then been derailed by the word "hello," or replied to a forty-seven-message group chat entirely inside your own head - this book already knows.Most books about autism are written about autistic people. They explain, they assess, they gently suggest you try harder at eye contact. This one doesn't. It's a hundred and four small moments of recognition, told from the inside, with a great deal of affection and no interest whatsoever in fixing you.The Autistic Guide to Not Being Available Today is a browsable gift book - one observation per page, each with its own simple line drawing - that you can open anywhere and hand to someone across the room saying "this. This is what I meant."Inside, you'll find: 104 illustrated one-page entries, grouped into seven themed sectionsThe sensory truths nobody warns you about - sock seams, fridge hum, the tag that had to goMasking and the social hangover, including what it actually costs to seem fineSpecial interests, info-dumps, and the joy of caring about one thing far too muchRoutines, plans, and the specific grief of a plan being changedLanguage, literalism, and the exact reason "we should get coffee sometime" ruined four yearsQuiet, warm pages amongst the jokes, for the parts that aren't a punchlineWho it's for: autistic adults who can laugh at their own wiring, people who suspect they might be autistic and haven't said it out loud yet, and anyone buying for an autistic friend, partner, sibling or grown-up child who would rather be laughed with than explained to. No diagnosis required, and no diagnosis assumed.It makes a genuinely good gift - small enough to wrap, funny enough to open in front of people, and honest enough to be worth keeping.Scroll up and get your copy - or, better, get one for the person you were already thinking of. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798170093540
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