What's Happening to Ellie?: A Book about Puberty for Girls and Young Women wit

I bought this book for my daughter (7) who isn’t autistic but I wanted an easy to read book for her to start to learn about her body changing.I like the easy to read pages and factual information.I don’t like the pages that are heavily gendered eg about teaching my daughter to shave or that she will want to wear make-up etc when she is older. I don’t see the need for these pages in a book that should be about factual changes in the body not socially accepted constructs of what it is to be a woman. I will talk thru these pages and discuss choices that we all make but downplay the relevance of them. If the book is reprinted these should be removed.

Absolutely shocked by this book, appalled and saddened, see the photo I have no more words!!

This book is ok I brought it for my 11 year old daughter with learning disabilities, possible autism ect. She is struggling with understanding and hygine. She was interested in the book.However I do not like how the book expresses a discussed face about pubic hair in the illustration.I also do not like how it encourages shaving, wearing makeup ect.I also do not like how it focuses and explains tampons in detail, I feel this information is more appropriate for a young women.I will now have to hide my shavers and tampons! Seeing as it is aimed for young girls with autism you should have considered how literal they are.I have explained she doesn't have to shave and about toxic shock syndrome after her reading this book. Which I believe she wasn't ready for. I will now need to hide them due to her disabilities after buying this book for her to read in fear she tries.

I have bought several of these books trying to find a suitable for my autistic daughter, this has been 100% the best. Highly recommend. Explains everything clearly but in a manner she can understand and accept. She hates the idea of growing up and this book even explains that! Pictures are not to graphic but enough for her. Honestly I would give this book a try before any others.

While this book is easily understood with good visuals and simplified wording ( especially for boys with an ASD diagnosis),it does not deal with the emotional side of puberty; the very reason I purchased this book. Puberty is not just about hair growth, elections and wet dreams! . Shame I couldn't have peeped inside it before I bought it.