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How to find a four-leaf clover : what autism can teach us about difference, connection, and belonging / by Rodgers, Jodi,author.;
"In How to Find a Four-Leaf Clover, Jodi Rodgers shares inspiring, heartwarming stories from her years of experience as a teacher and counselor supporting autistic people. While acknowledging our differences, these stories invite us to expand our empathy and compassion for the neurodivergent people in our lives. Throughout, Jodi explores the powerful impact of embracing neurodiversity and forming meaningful connections with those around us"--
Subjects: Autism.; Autistic people.;
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The reason I jump : the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism / by Higashida, Naoki,1992-author.; Yoshida, KA,translator.; Mitchell, David(David Stephen),translator.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Higashida, Naoki, 1992-; Autistic people; Autistic people; Autism.;
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Fall down 7 times, get up 8 : a young man's voice from the silence of autism / by Higashida, Naoki,1992-author.; Yoshida, KA,translator.; Mitchell, David(David Stephen),translator.;
"A follow-up to its bestselling predecessor, The reason I jump opens an extraordinary, rare window into the mind and world of an autistic, non-verbal person -- now coping with a young man's life. Naoki Higashida wrote The reason I jump as a 13-year-old boy with severe autism, giving us all insight into a world never before open to us. Now he shares his thoughts and experiences as a 24-year-old. Based on his hugely successful blogs in Japan, he gives us, in short powerful chapters, his moving, beautiful insights into life, identity, education, his family, our society, and personal growth. He allows readers to experience profound moments we take for granted, like the thought-steps necessary for him to register that it's raining outside. Introduced by award-winning author David Mitchell (co-translator with his wife KA Yoshida), this book is part memoir, part critique of a world that sees disabilities ahead of the individual, part self-portrait-in-progress of a young man who happens to have autism and wants to help us understand his world better"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Higashida, Naoki, 1992-; Autistic people; Autistic people; Autism.;
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A little less broken : how an autism diagnosis finally made me whole / by Schembari, Marian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-259)."A memoir about a woman who was diagnosed with autism at thirty-four years old. The book also discusses the cultural dynamics that make it difficult for women and girls to get diagnosed and why so many people end up masking their differences for years or decades"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Schembari, Marian.; Autistic people; Autistic women;
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Dispatches from Ray's planet : a journey through autism / by Finlayson, Claire,1957-author.;
"As a child, Claire's big brother Ray was always bright and inquisitive, and she looked up to him. But as the two became teenagers, Ray struggled to acquire the social skills that came more easily to Claire and their friends. Claire tried to help, pointing out what he should or shouldn't have said or done. Ray insisted that he wasn't the problem--"On my planet ...", he would explain, there were no social climbers, no cocktail parties, no subtle hints or subliminal messages to miss. On his planet, the telling of little white lies would be a capital offence. At sixteen, sitting with him in the high school cafeteria, Claire vowed to find Ray's "planet." After graduation, Ray took a job as a letter carrier with Canada Post, but after thirty-three years on the job he had developed plantar fasciitis, his feet so painful he couldn't walk. Instead of seeking medical help, he began leaving mail in his truck overnight--a serious dereliction of duty. He was fired, blew his appeal, and spiralled into a suicidal depression. Claire didn't know he was in trouble until he reached out to her by email. Thus began a remarkable email correspondence that pulled back the curtain on an inner life Claire couldn't have imagined. Where in-person interactions plunged him into hot water, by email, Ray's writing revealed a compassionate, funny, sad man who showed extraordinary insight into his often self-destructive way of navigating the world. Ray was fifty when Claire realized he might have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but by then, having survived without a diagnosis his whole life, Ray was reluctant to have a label pinned on him and resisted Claire's efforts to fix him by trying, in all sincerity, to make him more like her. Dispatches From Ray's Planet draws on Ray and Claire's correspondence to tell the story of two siblings from two very different planets. There are thousands of Rays in our world, hiding in basements or holding up walls at social functions. In this collective memoir, Claire and Ray share their journey with the hope that others can also learn that we all perceive the world in different ways, and that "different" does not necessarily mean dangerous."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Finlayson, Ray.; Finlayson, Claire, 1957-; Finlayson, Ray; Finlayson, Claire, 1957-; Autistic people; Autistic people;
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A room called earth / by Ryan, Madeleine,author.;
This debut novel from autistic writer and advocate for neurodiversity, Madeleine Ryan, is a story of a fiercely original young woman whose radical self-acceptance illuminates a new way of being in the world and opens up a whole new realm of understanding and connection. As a full moon rises over Melbourne, Australia, a young autistic woman gets ready for a party. As the events of the night unfold, she moves from person to person, weaving a web around the magical, the mundane, and the tragic.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Autistic people; Interpersonal relations; Parties;
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The autistic brain : thinking across the spectrum / by Grandin, Temple.; Panek, Richard.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Autism spectrum disorders.; Autism; Autistic people; Psychology, Pathological.;
© c2013., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
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But everyone feels this way : how an autism diagnosis saved my life / by Layle, Paige,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.""For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. All my struggles and feelings were supposedly universal, and the real difference was that I was just a weak, manipulative, selfish, emotional baby. I had to toughen up. But as much as everyone tried to convince me, I knew it couldn't be true. Living just seemed so much harder for me than everyone else. Whilst the people around me seemed to have no problem being calm and happy, I had panic attacks multiple times a day, where my hyperventilating made my legs numb and sometimes I lost consciousness. I cried almost every day from stress, frustration, exhaustion, or all three at once. This wasn't okay. This wasn't normal. This wasn't functioning. And it certainly wasn't fine." Paige Layle was normal. She lived in the countryside with her mom, dad, and brother Graham. She went to school, hung out with friends, and all the while everything seemed so much harder than it needed to be. A break in routine threw off the whole day. If her teacher couldn't answer "why" in class, she dissolved into tears, unable to articulate her own confusion or explain her lack of control. But Paige was normal. She smiled in photos, picked her feet up when her mom needed to vacuum instead of fleeing the room, and received high grades. She was popular and well-liked. And until she had a full mental breakdown, no one believed her when she claimed that she was not okay. In "But Everyone Feels This Way," Paige Layle shares her story as an autistic woman diagnosed late. Women are frequently diagnosed with autism much later than men - in their late teens or early twenties. Armed with the phrase "Autism Spectrum Disorder" (ASD), Paige set out to learn how to live her authentic, autistic life. She challenges stigmas, taboos, and stereotypes so that everyone can see themselves. Along the way, her online activism has spread awareness, acceptance, and self-recognition in millions of others"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Layle, Paige.; Autistic people; Autistic women;
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Please stand by [videorecording] / by Lewin, Ben,1946-film director.; Golamco, Michael,screenwriter.; Dubiecki, Daniel,1977-film producer.; Alameddine, Lara,film producer.; Fanning, Dakota,1994-actor.; Collette, Toni,actor.; Eve, Alice,1982-actor.; Simpson, Geoffrey(Cinematographer),director of photography.; Bromwell, Lisa,editor of moving image work.; Pereira, Heitor,composer (expression); motion picture adaptation of (work):Golamco, Michael.Please stand by.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),presenter.; 2929 Productions (Firm),presenter.; Allegiance Theater (Firm),production company.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Geoffrey Simpson ; edited by Lisa Bromwell ; music by music by Heitor Pereira.Dakota Fanning, Toni Collette, Alice Eve.A young woman escapes from her group home, hoping to get her Star Trek script produced in Hollywood. With her sister and psychiatrist at her heels, she must conquer a new world full of challenges.PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for brief strong language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Authors; Autistic people; Runaways; Sisters; Star Trek films;
For private home use only.
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Plain promise by Wiseman, Beth, /1962-;
Sadie must stay true to her Amish roots, but denying the love she feels is impossible. Could it be that God has the improbable in store for Sadie? And will she have the faith to step into a love bigger than shes ever dreamed possible?
Subjects: Love stories.; Christian fiction.; Amish; Widows; Separated people; Autistic children;
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