Guidebook for Atypical Children

A book to better understand the intense emotions of atypical children and adults.

High sensitivity, giftedness (HSP), ADHD, autism… “Extraordinary” children and adults experience the world more strongly, more quickly, more deeply.
This gentle, illustrated guidebook is made for atypical children to better understand these intense emotions and learn how to navigate them with kindness.

A journey through 20 emotions

Each emotion is explored over 4 pages:

• A poetic illustration to feel the emotion differently
• A poem to put words to the invisible
• A text for atypical individuals—to feel seen and less alone
• A text for loved ones (parents, teachers, therapists…) to better support them

This book can be read alone, in pairs, with family, in class or during therapy. It invites understanding, empathy, and connection.

Who is it for?

• Atypical children and adults: highly sensitive, gifted, ADHD, autistic, etc.
• Parents, teachers, caregivers who want to better understand and support them
• Anyone touched by strong emotions or difference

**A book to gift, to keep, and to share.** To transform sensitivity into strength, and emotion into connection.
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Being Atypical

Atypical children are those who feel things deeply, think a little differently, or need help to focus.
They may be very sensitive, very curious, or very energetic.
Sometimes they understand things very quickly—or, on the contrary, they need more time.

They are not “weird” or “too much”—they are just different. And that difference is a strength.

An atypical child might have big ideas, a huge heart, or an amazing imagination.
But they might also feel sadness, anger, or tiredness more easily. That’s okay.

What they need most of all is love, patience, and people who listen without judgment.

Being atypical means being unique.
And it’s a beautiful thing to be yourself.