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61) The god of war
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1978. Ares Ramirez, age 12, lives with his mother, Laurel, and his younger brother Malcolm in a trailer at the edge of the Salton Sea, in the middle of the Southern California desert. His brother Malcolm, age 7, is mentally handicapped, and his mother chooses not to do anything about it. Ares' struggle with the burden of responsibility -- to himself and to others -- draws him into a world of drugs, violence, and sex that he is not prepared...
Author
Series
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Told from an older brother's point of view, describes how people with autism may react when faced with unexpected changes in their routine, and explains possible origins of the condition, its symptoms, and how people with autism can succeed.
Author
Series
Henry chapter books volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
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.
66) Team players
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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"--
68) The autistic guide to adventure: active pursuits from archery to wild swimming for tweens and teens
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It's time for a new generation of autistic adventurers! Outdoor adventuring can be life changing -- it makes you physically and mentally stronger, takes you to new places and introduces you to new friends, but it can be stressful when there are unexpected social and sensory challenges involved. Allie Mason, autistic adventurer extraordinaire is here to help. Join Allie as she introduces activities ranging from archery to stargazing, sailing to fossil...
70) Kids like us
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Martin is an American teen on the autism spectrum living in France with his movie-director mother and sister for the summer. He falls for a French girl who he thinks is a real-life incarnation of a character in his favorite book. Over time Martin comes to realize she is a real person and not a character in a novel while at the same time learning that love is not out of his reach just because he is autistic.
71) Ginny Moon
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meet Ginny Moon. She's mostly your average teenager--she plays flute in the high school band, has weekly basketball practice, and reads Robert Frost poems in English class. But Ginny is autistic. And so what's important to her might seem a bit ... different: starting every day with exactly nine grapes for breakfast, Michael Jackson, her baby doll, and crafting a secret plan of escape. After being traumatically taken from her abusive birth mother and...
73) A boy called po
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
After his wife dies of cancer, an overworked engineer struggles to care for his son with autism. His son in response to bullying regresses into a fantasy world escape.
76) Out and about: preparing children with autism spectrum disorders to participate in their communities
Author
Publisher
AAPC
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 54
Publisher
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Two sisters on a life-changing journey together, full of laughter, tears and new understanding.
Author
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Zak knows he's not quite like his siblings and classmates. Bright lights and big crowds send him into freak-out mode. Hugs make him uncomfortable, too. His atypical behaviors, from flapping his arms to spinning his body, seem so out of place. But for Zak, that's just how he copes. Despite some peculiar behaviors, Zak's desires and disappointments are as ordinary as any child's. He loves watches; he hates being excluded. As Zak embraces life the only...
80) On the spectrum
Publisher
KUED
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A KUED original production, On the Spectrum focuses on the stories of three Utahns to examine the challenges faced by children and adults living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and the impact it has on families. This documentary will take the audience to the front lines of Utah's response, profiling the men, women, and children living with and responding to Austism Spectrum Disorder. In the process, On the Spectrum provides a compelling, visual...
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