Kids

Bixby Alexander Tam, an autistic boy nicknamed Bat, has been the caretaker for Thor, the best skunk kit in the world...but the last day of third grade is quickly approaching, and Thor is almost ready to be released into the wild.  The end of school also means that Bat has to say good-bye to his favorite teacher, and he worries about the summer care of Babycakes, their adorable class pet. Not only that, but his best friend is leaving for a long vacation in Canada.  Summer promises good things, too, like working with his mom at the vet clinic and hanging out with his sister, Janie.

Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed "Bat") is starting fourth grade, and he and his best friend, Israel, want to convince the teacher to have a class pet, in a story featuring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum.

This is an engaging, visual guide to understanding challenges and strengths.  The use of images and photocopiable worksheets creates a simple and fun resource for identifying what you are good at and how to use those skills to deal with personal challenges.

When she discovers that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different, an autistic girl who sees and hears things others cannot refuses to let them be forgotten.

A picture book biography on prominent autistic scientist and animal rights activist Temple Grandin.

Although Jacob finds his autistic brother, Nathan, annoying, he gets angry at a new neighbor who calls Nathan weird, but their mothers help the boys get along with a special Hanukkah observance.

Charlie, twelve, who has autism and obsessive compulsive disorder, must endure a cross-country trip with his siblings and a strange babysitter to visit their father, who will undergo brain surgery.

The similarities between our brains and computers effectively explains social cause and effect to children with ASD. Fun photocopiable worksheets and games are also included to reinforce the guidance offered in the book.

David can eat an entire sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Not bad. But he knows he can do better. In fact, he'll have to do better. He's going to compete in the Super Pigorino Bowl pizza-eating contest, and he has to win it because he borrowed his mom's credit card and accidentally put two thousand dollars on it. So he really needs that prize money. Like, yesterday.