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A disorder that is only just beginning to find a place in disability studies and activism, autism remains in large part a mystery, giving rise to both fear and fascination. Sonya Freeman Loftis's groundbreaking study examines literary representations of autism or autistic behavior to discover what impact they have had on cultural stereotypes, autistic culture, and the identity politics of autism. Imagining Autism looks at fictional characters (and...
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Publisher Annotation: A must-read that belongs in every home and classroom,A Day With No Words invites readers into the life of an Autism Family who communicates just as thechild does, without spoken language. This colorful and engaging picture book for young readers shares what life can look like for families who use nonverbal communication, utilizing tools to embrace their unique method of "speaking."
4) Moonwalking
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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In 1980s Brooklyn, new student JJ Pankowski, an autistic, punk-rock-lover, befriends Pie Velez, an Afro-Latinx math geek and graffiti artist.
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Charlie, a boy with autism, describes what his life is like with his twin sister Callie, who does not have autism, and explains how water--whether in a pool, a tub, or in the aquarium--is like a warm hug, which settles him down and calms his mind, allowing him to focus and cope.
7) Julia
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Meet your favorite Sesame Street friends in this adorable photographic board book starring Julia, a muppet with autism! Elmo's friend Julia is the star of this colorful, photographic board book. Babies and toddlers will love turning the sturdy pages to find out what Julia--a muppet with autism--likes to do with her family, her puppy, and her Sesame Street friends.
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Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Wealthy, popular Webber Academy senior, Caroline, permits her new friend and classmate Waverly, an autistic, gay, scholarship student, to attend the annual Masquerade Ball disguised as her; but the evening becomes a nightmare when there is a global blackout, and Waverly and her friends discover what the school's dean and top donors really have planned.
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Rock the Boat
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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What if you could talk to animals? Alice Tonks desperately wants to make friends at boarding school but, being autistic, she's always found it hard to fit in. Then she discovers she is a "switcher" and can talk to animals. As she starts to explore her newfound abilities, to her horror she learns that creatures are going missing. Only Alice holds the key to solving the mystery and finding the culprit, but she'll need to harness her full powers first....
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Henry volume 2
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English
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Henry, a young boy with autism goes on a class field trip to the natural history museum, with instructions to find something new.
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Hannah Sharpe volume 1
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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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.
13) A bird will soar
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Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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A heartfelt and hopeful debut about a bird-loving autistic child whose family's special nest is in danger of falling apart. Axel loves everything about birds, especially eagles. No one worries that an eagle will fly too far and not come home a fact Axel wishes his mother understood. Deep down, Axel knows that his mother is like an osprey the best of all bird mothers but it s hard to remember that when she worries and keeps secrets about important...
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