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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It's also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another language."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within. Using an alphabet...
5) How to find a four-leaf clover: what Autism can teach us about difference, connection, and belonging
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
ix, 270 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A special-education teacher with thirty years of experience working with autistic people gives readers a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the neurodiverse community and looks at ways we can develop more meaningful connections with others.
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"As the number of students on the autism spectrum attending college steadily climbs, schools and students alike are trying to figure out how to manage the unique challenges experienced by this community. Getting accepted is often easy enough, but once on campus, navigating college can be challenging in many ways, often leaving students to figure it out as they go along. Five students on the autism spectrum -- Guillermo, Jasmine, Caroline, Jonathan,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author of the bestselling phenomenon The Reason I Jump returns with a unique memoir about life as a young adult with severe autism. With an introduction by David Mitchell, who translated this book with his wife, KA Yoshida, this extraordinary new work explores education, identity, family, society, and personal growth, opening a window into the mind of its nonverbal author and providing remarkable insights into autism in general--
Naoki Higashida...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Diagnosed with autism at the age of thirty-four, one of the UK's hottest comedy stars reflects on the ways her undiagnosed autism influenced her youth, from the tree that functioned as her childhood best friend to the psychiatric facility where she ended up when no one knew what to do with her.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
As an insurance investigator and world renowned expert in nonverbal communication, Dr. Genevieve Lenard faces the daily challenge of living a successful, independent life. Particularly because she has to deal with her high functioning autism. Nothing--not her studies, her high IQ or her astounding analytical skills--prepared her for the changes about to take place in her life. It started as a favour to help her boss' acerbic friend look into the murder...
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"There is a significant divide between autistic advocates and parents of autistic children. Parents may feel attacked for their lack of understanding, and autistic adults who offer insight and guidance are also met with hostility and rejection. Meghan Ashburn, a mother of two autistic boys, and Jules Edwards, an autistic parent, were no strangers to this tension and had an adversarial relationship when they first met. Over time, the two resolved their...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just thirteen, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window for audiences into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe. Moments in...
Publisher
Passion River Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
17 year old Taylor Cross captures life and living with autism through interviews with over 65 subjects who have either Asperger's syndrome or autism. Originally a 10-minute short made in 2004 for a high school class, Taylor and his co-director (and mom) took his short as a starting point for this longer feature which looks at the attention the short film brought to him and autism, and enlarges on the subject of what living with autism & Asperger's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Temple Grandin wasn't officially diagnosed with autism until she was in her 40s, but she knew at an early age that she was different from her family and classmates. She couldn't show affection, she acted out when noises or other stimuli overwhelmed her, and she only felt comfortable when spending time with the animals on her aunt's ranch. But instead of seeing her differences as limitations, Temple used them to guide her education and career in animal...
Publisher
HighBridge Audio
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
2 audio discs (2.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nationally known NPR on-air personalities share the lasting impressions made during interviews with a wide variety of exceptional individuals. Each story is introduced by the NPR host and offers a candid account of how the encounter was particularly meaningful to them. These are thought-provoking and emotionally resonant interviews with both the famous and the nearly anonymous; real people who reveal themselves over the course of a conversation in...
Author
Publisher
D. Levy
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
273 pages : photographs ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Where the Orchid Blooms is a humorous, heartwarming story of Kyle Levy and his successful journey through Autism, as well as amputation after returning to the United States from Thailand. He accomplished his dreams, despite discrimination, through courage, faith and hope. Kyle achieved his goal of becoming an Airplane Mechanic/Inspector, using his prosthetic arm, with laughter and determination. He has won several awards for helping others, and now...
17) Temple Grandin
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
57 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Temple Grandin, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
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...
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