Re: FW: Children's books on autism

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There is a Newberry Honor book out for older kids (9-12 yrs)

called " Rules " by Lord. She is a parent of a child on the

spectrum.

It is written in the perspective of a 12 yr old girl whose brother

has Autism. Written with warmth and humor.

Pam

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> My librarian friend would like to know of more good children's

books about

> autism.

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> Can anyone add to her list?

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> Thanks,

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> carrie

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> I'd love to know about children's and young adult books you learn

about that

> have characters with autism--or books with good information about

autism for

> children and young adults.

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> On my school librarians' listserv, there was a question about books

about

> the siblings of children with autism. I thought you'd be

interested in this

> message on Amazon.com about Ann 's book Inside Out and one

of her

> Babysitters' Club books she wrote with autism as a subject.

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> By

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p " Bonnie

> Sayers " autismfamily " (Los Angeles, CA) - HYPERLINK

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Inside

> Out (Paperback)

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> I came across The Baby-Sitters Club #32 - The secret of . That

book is

> about a neighborhood girl with autism who goes to a special school.

The

> author of that series, Ann , mentioned at the back of the

book that

> she had some personal experience with autistic kids and this is how

she was

> able to discuss the topic in a book. It was also noted that before

she

> created The Baby-Sitters Club series she wrote an earlier book

entitled,

> Inside Out, also on the subject of a child with autism.

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> Inside Out is written in the third person via an eleven-year old

boy named

> . He has a younger brother, who at four years of age

has

> autism and keeps the family up nightly with his screaming. Lizzie

is the

> other sibling at eight years of age. There are nineteen chapters

covering

> 152 pages for young readers and those adults interested in learning

how

> autism affects an older sibling along with his friends on a daily

basis.

> Comparing the two books by this same author I felt more connected

with the

> characters in Inside Out. I preferred the writing style and felt it

was an

> easier read.

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> I was interested in the activities and his friends

pursued, the

> relationships between siblings and parents and how everyone handled

their

> stress. It was very enlightening as a parent to boys to learn about

> behaviors and coping mechanisms, things I can relate to more than

the other

> book centering on girls who offer babysitting services.

>

> A shopping trip with was a nightmare and they tried to have

someone

> home watching him so no one had to endure a scene. Once when

came

> home from school his Mother was crying after such a trip.

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> There are conversations between Lizzie and about their

parents and

> they assume that their Dad works late so he can avoid . They

clean the

> house and prepare dinner often so their Mom can take a nap after a

rough

> night being up with . They always talk about in front of

him as

> if he were not there. There are times that acts like a wild

animal and

> scares the family.

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> Inside Out shows the compassion for another sibling and the bonds

that are

> formed when the family takes part in the therapies and schooling of

the

> special child. This offers a glimpse into the family dynamics with

an

> autistic child. The characters were developed and realistic. I felt

happy

> reading about and his growing devotion toward .

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> Shirley Lukenbill, Librarian

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> Wooldridge Elementary, Austin (TX) ISD

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> Lecturer, School of Information

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> University of Texas at Austin

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> Lecturer,

> School of Library and Information Science

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> San State University

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