Hazel: A Day in the Life of a Typically Atypical Autistic Girl

by Rudy Simone

Overview

Hazel, the Not-So-Naughty Autie is a rhyming picture book for autistic children. The delightful stanzas make it easy for young readers to recall the concepts. 

The book is a gentle and easy and humorous way to introduce and explain the characteristics of autism. The main character, Hazel, is just like any kid on the autism spectrum. Getting her off to school, feeding her healthy food, finding friends, getting her to sleep, or even to leave her bedroom can be a bit of a challenge. Finding the humor in these everyday challenges while also finding solutions is the key! Hazel is here to be a friend who shares her horror of unmatched socks, playgrounds full of wild kids, public toilets, foods that touch on a plate, and much more.

An "autie" is an autistic person. It was popularized in the books of Donna Williams, a notable autistic writer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781963367300
Publisher:	Future Horizons, Inc.
Publication date:	08/11/2026
Pages:	46
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Rudy Simone, now known as Artemisia Xene, is the author of 6 best-selling books on Asperger Syndrome as well as fiction books. She is author of several other books, including Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome (JKP 2010), Asperger's on the Job: Must-have Advice (Future Horizons 2010). Artemisia has lectured at autism conferences around the world. Three of her books have won awards, including the Independent Publishers Gold medal (Ippy), Foreword Review Gold medal and a Living Now Silver medal. Her books have been translated into eleven other languages.

Editorial Reviews

"The Not-so-Naughty-Autie cleverly invites young readers to share meaningful conversations about autism and the awesomeness that can be when we understand and celebrate self-acceptance, respect for others, individual differences and friendships that come in all kinds of packages." — Liane Holliday Willey, author of Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger’s Syndrome, Safety Skills for Asperger Women: How to Save a Perfectly Good Female Life, Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal and Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence: Living with the Ups, the Downs and Things in Between (editor).

"The essence of being Autie is described eloquently and in a way that will engage and inform children and their parents. I was captivated by the text, artwork and sense of humor." — Tony Attwood

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