FIND YOUR FEET. DISCOVER YOUR NICHE. GROW UP PERFECTLY WEIRD, PERFECTLY YOU. Did you know . *That photosynthesis can teach you all you need to know about following your passions? *And that peer pressure is just like newton's law of motion? *Or that computer programming and confidence have a lot more in common than you might think? Well, welcome to Dr Camilla Pang's scientific survival guide to growing up! As a child Camilla loved patterns and putting things in order. She was obsessed with collecting random objects, infatuated by Stephen Hawking and the only language she really understood was science. Diagnosed with autism age 8, Camilla saw the world very differently. Growing up, Camilla used science as her sidekick for navigating the world - allowing her to translate ideas she could understand (like photosynthesis, chemistry and computers) onto things she couldn't (like people, peer pressure, emotions, and finding your voice).

Now she is sharing her scientific survival guide with you - so you can grow up with the courage to be yourself, no matter how different you feel or how hard you might find it to connect. Because the hard bit of growing up isn't dealing with other people - their opinions, their popularity or their exam results. No, the hard bit is you: learning who you are as a person, following your passions, and understanding what makes you happy. And the really hard part is accepting that it's completely normal to be perfectly weird. In fact, it's essential. This is an honest and refreshing guide to the sometimes painful, but always magnificent process of growing up.