{"product_id":"9781472150097-could-try-harder","title":"Could Try Harder","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn illustrated journey through an undiagnosed autistic adolescence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA raw and empathetic illustrated memoir tracing the hidden cost of masking, the depth of autistic girlhood, and the quiet resilience demanded for survival in a world that never seems to notice you're struggling and where you always feel just out of step.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou just need to stay calm. You should be able to manage. You should have grown out of that by now. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou could try harder. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEliza Fricker spent her adolescence being told all of these things, until her autism diagnosis as an adult revealed why she may not have met the expectations of others so easily. Equally, the world didn't seem to live up to the expectations she had of it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing on from her earlier book \u003ci\u003eThumbsucker\u003c\/i\u003e, this graphic memoir narrates the complexities of Eliza's teenage years through to the beginnings of adult relationships; exploring the key stages of life from secondary school to college and then work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was only as an adult that Eliza heard autism being talked about and wondered about getting diagnosed. She met others who identified as neurodivergent. They shared similar stories and struggles, and so, with her own eventual diagnosis, she started to process her experiences and write about it. And while diagnosis doesn't bring all the answers, it has allowed her to look back on her younger self with a bit more understanding and compassion - something she now wishes for others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs more young people explore their neurodivergence, this book will encourage readers to take an empathetic look back at their experiences and honour the identity they have created for themselves, in response to their problematic experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57854058987894,"sku":"9781472150097","price":13.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472150097-could-try-harder","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}