Could try harder : an illustrated journey through an undiagnosed autistic adolescence
Fricker, Eliza2026
Books, Manuscripts
You just need to stay calm. You should be able to manage. You should have grown out of that by now. You could try harder. Eliza 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. Following on from her earlier book 'Thumbsucker', 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. It 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.
Main title:
Could try harder : an illustrated journey through an undiagnosed autistic adolescence / Eliza Fricker ; afterword by Laura James ; introduction by Emma Offord.
Author:
Fricker, Eliza, author
Imprint:
London : Robinson, 2026.
Collation:
144 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781472150097 (pbk)
Dewey class:
362.19685882092B FRI
LC class:
RC553.A88
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4378119