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Out of My Mind is a 2010 novel by Sharon M. Draper, a New York Times bestselling author. [ 1] The cover illustration of the fifth edition is by Daniel Chang, and the cover photography is by Cyril Bruneau/Jupiter Images. A reading group guide is enclosed. The book is recommended for ages 10-14 and for grades 5–8.
In a Different Key: The Story of Autism is a 2016 non-fiction book by John Donvan and Caren Zucker. It discusses the history of autism and autism advocacy, including issues such as the Refrigerator mother theory and the possibility of an autism epidemic. [1] [2] Donald Triplett, perhaps the first person diagnosed with autism, and [3] [4] [5 ...
Everything I Never Told You is the 2014 debut novel by Celeste Ng. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The novel topped Amazon's Best Books of the Year list for 2014. The novel is about a mixed-race Chinese-American family whose middle daughter Lydia is found drowned in a nearby lake. Ng spent six years writing the novel, going through four different full drafts.
The book is not specifically about any specific disorder", and that he, Haddon, is not an expert on the autism spectrum or Asperger's syndrome. [6] The book uses prime numbers to number the chapters, rather than the conventional successive numbers. Originally written in English, it has been translated into 36 additional languages.
Autism in Heels. Jennifer Cook (formerly O'Toole) (born October 24, 1975) is an American author and speaker. [1] She is known for her six Asperkids books, which have been translated into six languages and include the winner of the Autism Society of America 's Book of the Year Award. Her memoir Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life ...
ISBN. 978-1-85302-718-5. OCLC. 56965690. Followed by. Somebody Somewhere. Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic Girl is the award-nominated [1] debut book by Australian Donna Williams. It was initially published in Britain in 1992, and was on the New York Times Best Seller list for 15 weeks in the first half of 1993.
The Bluest Eye, published in 1970, is the first novel written by Toni Morrison. The novel takes place in Lorain, Ohio (Morrison's hometown), and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression. Set in 1941, the story is about how she is consistently regarded as "ugly" due to her ...
The public response from the autism community has been largely positive. Jo Case, writing in Australian Book Review, says 'the overall effect will be...to increase understanding [of autism] and to refute some common myths.' [15] Author Helen Hoang says 'reading The Rosie Project was an experience for me. It was the first time I'd been exposed ...