
How to Find a Four-Leaf Clover
what autism can teach us about difference, connection and belonging
$29.73
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
20 March 2024
Summary
Unlock Connection: A Guide to Understanding and Empathy
Jodi Rodgers, autism specialist from Netflix’s Love On the Spectrum, shares her three decades of experience as a teacher and counsellor to help neurodivergent and neurotypical people communicate, connect, and thrive.
Blending the latest research on the autistic brain with heartwarming stories, How to Find A Four-Leaf Clover helps us better understand autistic behavior, and ourselves. Highlighting our s…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781800815438 |
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ISBN-10: | 1800815433 |
Author: | Jodi Rodgers |
Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
Imprint: | Souvenir Press Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 288 |
Release Date: | 20 March 2024 |
Weight: | 300g |
Dimensions: | 214mm x 136mm x 30mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A splendid book, full of warmth and understanding and mercifully free of jargon. Rodgers believes the world would be a happier place if we learned to be less judgemental and more accepting of those whose brains work differently from ours * Mail on Sunday *Though each case is treated briefly, the characters are vividly real … The book’s tone is kind, patient, empathetic, non-judgemental and never pitying * TLS *An empathetic counselor with more than 30 years of experience, Jodi Rodgers enters the world of many individual autistic people. She will serve as your guide to their inner experiences. This book will provide greater acceptance and understanding – Temple Grandin, New York Times-bestselling author of VISUAL THINKINGWe all know Jodi Rodgers from the fabulous TV show Love on the Spectrum. As a psychologist myself, I have been able to see on TV what an excellent clinician she is. It is no mystery why her autistic patients place their trust in her. They recognize that she is not just “assessing” them; she is genuinely interested in them. In this marvellous book, Rodgers makes it clear that neurodivergent and neurotypical people all want the same things: love, security, and to be free of loneliness – Cathy Gildiner, author of GOOD MORNING MONSTERWhile reading Jodi’s stories, I was warmly and consistently reminded that different does not mean less than – Jory Fleming, author of HOW TO BE HUMANRodgers combines the latest research with real-life stories - the result shines light on all relationships – Therapy TodayPraise for Jodi Rodgers * : *We could all use a Jodi in our lives * The New York Times *Relationship expert and all-round lovely human * Marie Claire *
About The Author
Jodi Rodgers
Jodi Rodgers is an Australian sexologist, counsellor and special education teacher with thirty years of experience working within the education, disability and sexuality fields. Her private practice ‘Birds and Bees’ helps neurodivergent people create love and connection. She is the on-screen relationship therapist for Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum, a feel-good dating show for people with autism, broadcast in seven languages.
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