Queen Bees and Wannabes
by Rosalind Wiseman
Written for parents of adolescent girls attending public or private schools, Wiseman does a thorough job of expaining girl cliques and their dynamics in these settings. Her suggestions are primarily addressed to parents of neuro-typical daughters, but it is possible to adapt these to work with girls with Asperger's Syndrome who are bothered by "mean girls" as well, particularly those Aspies who desire to make many friends. I think that this is an essential book for parents who choose, or whose daughters choose, public or private school, and I don't see why some older adolescent girls couldn't read this themselves to help them understand what is going on with those girls who are mean. It won't stop the problem, but it could help them get through it. Homeschooled girls are much less likely to suffer from this problem, but it could still prove helpful if these girls are involved in activities where cliques exist.
