Can I Tell You about Autism?: A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

by Jude Welton

Paperback, 2014

Library's review

A story about a young boy called Tom who is autistic, he talks about the challenges he faces such as sensory overload, communication and dealing with change. Helpful for any child to understand their diagnosis.

Publication

Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2014), Edition: 1, 64 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member zzshupinga
ARC provided by Netgalley

I was just diagnosed as being on the Asperger’s spectrum (or Autism Spectrum Disorders) last year. Since then I have been eagerly laying my hands on any book that looks like it might be useful or contain good information in it as I do a crash course in how to better
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understand myself and things that I can tell people. I’ve been eternally grateful to Jessica Kingsley publishing for putting out so many excellent titles and for Netgalley for allowing me to have access to them. Can I Tell You About Autism? is a great little book to introduce young readers (and older readers as well) to the basics of autism as described by someone on the autistic spectrum. The relatively simple text and illustrations provide readers with an excellent idea of how people on the spectrum might think and react to situations. My one complaint with the book is that the cover itself is somewhat childish looking and might deter some readers from giving it a try. However, I do recommend this book as an excellent resource for the introduction of autism for young readers, particularly those that might have a sibling or a friend on the spectrum, as this title will help them understand autism a bit better. Four out of five stars.
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