How to Be Human: Diary of an Autistic Girl

With powerful words and pictures Florida Frenz chronicles her journey figuring out how to read facial expressions, how to make friends, how to juggle all the social cues that make school feel like a complicated maze. Diagnosed with autism as a two-year-old, Florida is now an articulate 15-year-old whose explorations into how kids make friends, what popularity means, how to handle peer pressure will resonate with any pre-teen. For those wondering what it's like inside an autistic child's head, Florida's book provides amazing insight and understanding. Reading how she learns how to be human makes us all feel a little less alien. A teacher guide is available on the Creston website for compassion/empathy curriculum and for modeling journal writing and print copies for major conferences.

“This book is not only an insightful and inspiring journey through the eyes of someone with autism, but a powerful teaching tool for parents, therapists and educators. Florida shows us that with perseverance, guidance and understanding the highest mountains can be climbed.”- Marcia Goldman, autism consultant


“On one hand, Florida’s enchanting descriptions and illustrations help us all to understand better the perspective of those born to social learning differences. On the other hand this book is filled with insight and practical strategies to encourage teachers, counselors and students how they can all work to help each other adapt one’s social thinking and related behaviors to get along in the world, what ever world they may live in!”- Michelle Garcia Winner, Founder of Social ThinkingR; Speech Language Pathologist, MA-CC