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Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive guide is a trusted source for understanding neurodiversity that features a brief introduction to the autism spectrum. It also provides easy communication strategies like active listening and positive encouragement as well as steps to avoid misunderstandings by teaching how to recognize biases and correct them. Additionally, you'll learn why the term "high functioning autism" is a misnomer to define members of this vibrant community."--Provided...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does. But on a day full of too close and too loud, when nothing seems to go right, will Henry ever find a friend--or will a friend find him? With insight and warmth, this heartfelt story from the perspective of a boy on the autism spectrum...
Author
Language
English
Description
Do you struggle to explain what autism? Do you want to help autistic people and don't know where to start? Are you neurodiverse and struggle to explain your needs? This book is a simple approach to genuinely understanding autism so that we can all be better allies. Learning about what autism is and how to support your autistic loved one does not have to be difficult. This book empowers children and adults to understand, support, and include all neurotypes....
Author
Language
English
Description
"Practical and compassionate strategies to help your child with autism thrive. Get the guidance you need to meet the challenges of raising an exceptional child, Parenting a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder offers several approaches to help you effectively manage everyday situations. Cut down on stress with practical advice drawn from clinical knowledge. Whether building a personal support network, creating safe environments, or navigating your...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016?]
Physical Desc
xiv, 670 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi became the first child diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family's odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it. Unfolding over decades, it is a beautifully rendered history of ordinary people determined to secure a place in the world for those with...
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xvi, 208 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this book, autistic people of diverse racial, ethnic, educational, socioeconomic, and gender backgrounds talk about not just what we wish our own parents had known when we were growing up, but what we most want all parents to know about raising autistic kids today"--
Author
Publisher
Future Horizons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 183 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Autism has long been considered a boys' condition, but there is more to this story. The truth is, autism looks different in women and girls. They're much better at "pretending to be normal" by masking their autistic characteristics. How can we look behind the mask to recognize autism, when it has been so well camouflaged? Recognizing Autism in Women and Girls: When It Has Been Hidden Well provides the perspective needed to see how autism manifests...
Author
Publisher
Orange Hat Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
113 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
An autobiography from Jesse L. Horn, an autistic person whose "story will lead families facing autism to hope--hope that those with autism are so much more than a diagnosis. They are capable of discovering life-fulfilling passions and defining for themselves what it is to live with autism. Jesse has gone on to earn international titles in sport stacking with Team USA, is a motivational speaker and ambassador, and has guest-starred on CBS's The Doctors"--Publisher...
Author
Publisher
Catalyst Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
x, 179 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"That's what Vivian M. Lumbard does. She's a mom to teenage twins with high-functioning autism challenges. As a retired air traffic controller, she is familiar with long-term and short-term goals, changing plans on a moment's notice, as well as being able to laugh when stressed. All of which comes in handy when raising a child with autism. Autism awareness is on the rise. But what about autism understanding? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) manifests...
Author
Series
Six-minute thinking skills volume 2
Publisher
Happy Frog Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xiv, 107 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Does your learner need help with reading comprehension? Visualization skills are vital for fast and efficient comprehension. Visualization Skills for Reading Comprehension builds this key skill quickly and efficiently. Visualizing is the ability to create mental pictures in our heads based on the text we read or the words we hear. It is one of the key skills required for reading comprehension. Students who visualize as they read not only have a richer...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of Grandins “squeeze machine,” describing her childhood love of building and design, as well as her sensitivities.
Author
Series
Six-minute social skills volume work 1
Publisher
Happy Frog Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Six-minute social skills volume work 2
Publisher
Happy Frog Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
101 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
304 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Hannah Sharpe, an eleven-year-old cartoonist with Autism spectrum disorder, uses her curiosity, creativity, and amazing memory to investigate her family's newest Airbnb resident.
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