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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...
2) Rules
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Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic
3) Slider
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2017.
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Hoping to win a cash prize in a pizza eating contest after racking up a tab on his mother's credit card, David must juggle his competitive eating training with the responsibility of looking after his autistic younger brother.
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Books by and About Neurodivergent People
Disability Pride Month
Summer Reading Challenge: Read a Book with a Human Who Doesn't Look or Live Like You
Disability Pride Month
Summer Reading Challenge: Read a Book with a Human Who Doesn't Look or Live Like You
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When his veterinarian mom brings home a stray baby skunk that needs rehabilitation before it can be placed in a wild animal shelter, Bat, who has austim, resolves to prove that he is up to the challenge of caring for the skunk permanently.
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Henry would like to find a friend at school, but for a boy on the autism spectrum, making friends can be difficult, as his efforts are sometimes misinterpreted, or things just go wrong--but Henry keeps trying, and in the end he finds a friend he can play with.
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Best Children's Books 2023
Summer Reading 2023: Kindergarten To 1st Grade
Youth Media Award-Winning Books 2024
Summer Reading 2023: Kindergarten To 1st Grade
Youth Media Award-Winning Books 2024
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Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.
13) Frankie's world
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Different from everyone in her class and teased for not having a dad at home, Frankie sneaks into her mom's room where she finds her biological father's name on her birth certificate, a discovery that prompts her to embark on a mission to find him.
14) Team players
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"A girl with Asperger's joins Cassie's softball team but not everyone on the team welcomes her, creating a rift between Cassie and her teammates"--
16) El test del amor
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2023.
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Español
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Believing he cannot experience big emotions--like love, or grief, Khai Diep avoids relationships, until his mother travels to Vietnam and returns with Esme Tran.
17) My rainbow
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[2020]
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"A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal"--
19) Moonwalking
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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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