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autism books:
Question by Abbie!: Any fictional books about autism?
I am reading a book in a Literature circle called Rules. it is about a young boy with Autism and his sister has to be there for him at all times. I have to say another book with either a child with Autism, or a similar theme to “People with a disability are just as important as any other person”. And it has to be fictional!!!!
Thanks
Or it could be a movie too!
Best answer:
Answer by odimwitdwon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time [Paperback]
Mark Haddon
What do you think? Answer below!
Here are a lot of them, so you have a wide range to choose from! http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Aautism%20fiction&page=1
It let’s you have a sneak preview of the book too, so you could read a few pages to see if you like it or not.
Good luck (:
The Autism Book: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Early Detection, Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention
by; Robert Sears
Autism: The Invisible Disability (National Autistic Society, 1994)
The Voice Within
by: Maureen Aarons & Tessa Gittens
A is for Autism
by: Cindy Bodenheimer, Gregory Daily & Jane Kowalik
OR, FOR FICTION:
Owning Jacob
by: Melina Gerosa Bellows
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by: Mark Haddon
and obviously,
Rain Man
by: Leonore Fleischer, Kieran McGovern and Bob Harvey
A Pebble To Polish
By Janet Lord Leszl http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51pAlbzmfDL._SL210_.jpg
Janet Lord Leszl’s engaging novel, A Pebble to Polish, provides a greater understanding of autism within the context of an empowering tale.
Dramatic events suddenly change an idealistic young woman’s life. The first opens a thrilling world of possibilities, the next emotionally devastates her. When Cassandra Delaine then becomes the single parent of an extremely difficult child, other mothers of children with autism provide a lifeline; drawing her into their tight-knit group.
A dramatic look at the life of a single mother who learns her child is autistic and must re-frame her worldview accordingly.
In this earnest book that’s high on drama and light on tension, Cassie Delaine’s an ordinary college student on the night of her 21st birthday when a date with a handsome guy leaves her with more than just warm birthday wishes.
Coincidentally, days later she learns she is also the newest lottery jackpot winner, a fact she keeps to herself. After she tragically loses her parents in a terrible accident shortly thereafter, Cassie learns she’s pregnant. Fast-forward three years, and Cassie’s a single mom, struggling with her high-energy, into-everything toddler.
Young Brian is inflexible about his preferences and routines, won’t make eye contact and arches his back away from Cassie every time he’s picked up. Play dates are disasters, outings end in scenes, and Cassie passively wonders where her happy ending could be, while her frustration with the situation grows to the breaking point.
Brian is finally diagnosed as autistic, and it shatters Cassie’s world–she must reconcile the child she believed Brian was with the child he is. When she connects with other moms at local support group, Cassie gets the opportunity to re-examine her idea of a happy ending while she learns how to best meet her son’s needs, balancing them with her own. As she gets more involved with her new friends, she finds unexpected but welcome respite, relief and new meaning in her life.
The detailed prose, informative and heartwrenching by turns, offers readers a glimpse into the lives–the good, the bad and even the ugly–of all kinds of families with autistic children with warmth and compassion.
A well-intended snapshot of one family’s experience with autism
Rainwater, Sandra Brown
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