Author: Celeste Shally
Type or emotional/crisis issue addressed: Difficulties Making/Keeping Friends
Year of Publication: 2007
Publisher and Location: Awaken Specialty Press:
ISBN# 0979471303
Target Age Level: Lower Elementary
# of Pages: 32
Quality of Illustrations: Great, colorful, and fun pictures.
Brief Summary: There are two boys who are friends. One friend has mild autism. This book describes their friendship and how the "typical" friend helps his friend with autism in a variety of situations.
Personal Comments/Biases, and/or Things to Consider When Using This Book With Children: The child with autism in this book is still able to interact with peers. It is important to explain that this is not how autism looks in every situation.
Activity: The "typical" friend does a lot of things to help out his friend, which may be overwhelming to some children when discussing how to befriend students with disabilities. Have the students identify all the ways the "typical" friend is able to help his friend with autism, and the characteristics of a good friend. Have the students pick one way they can help someone they know (regardless of whether that friend has a disability).
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