Celebrating the Strengths of Children with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
Written by: Elaine Marie Larson
Illustrated by:Vivian Strand
Reading Level: Age 4 and up
Genre: Informational
Have you ever had a friend that did things differently? In school have you noticed a classmate who just happened to stand out of the group? Have you ever wondered why one of your peers sometimes has trouble with new routines or seems to know a lot about a certain topic? If you have ever experienced or questioned such things you may be in a classroom with a peer who has Asperger Syndrome. While your peer may have a syndrome and it may cause them to appear different they are simply unique. With Asperger Syndrome there are traits that make an individual unique and actions that cause them to stand out of the crowd.
This book is a great informational text for students in young grades especially when teaching about difference in students and individuals being unique. This text can be used in classrooms where a student has Asperger Syndrome and makes it easier to explain the syndrome to students and to shed light on what is to be expected. The book is written in simple sentences and uses easy vocabulary that young students can understand. The pictures are colorful cartoons that coincide with what the text is saying. The book is a great way to bring notice to students with distinct syndromes to bring knowledge and understanding that they are unique and not in a negative way. The book can bring information to students to avoid judging and to bring the classroom closer together so they can understand why their peers may act a certain way.
2 comments:
This seems like a very good book for me to someday use in my own classroom because I am interested in early childhood special education. I think that it is great to expose children at a young age to different disabilities so that they grow up knowing and understanding why these children may behave differently.
I think this book will be a good book to read to children who have disablites and who don't.I think it teaches a good lesson.
good choice.
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