It’s set up so each two-page spread features a different kid who introduces themselves and then asks a question of the readers. For example, Rafael has asthma and sometimes has trouble breathing. ” The book features kids with autism, a wheelchair, dyslexia, Tourette’s syndrome, ADHD, food allergies, Down syndrome, and more.
This is a great book that helps people really understand what it’s like to have Down Syndrome and what it’s like for a family. So what is Pablo Cartaya’s connection to Down syndrome? All that I know is that he writes in the Acknowledgments, “To the countless individuals with special needs, especially those who I’ve come to know well at Our Pride Academy.
This is a moving story of a friendship between a large boy with learning disabilities and a very small boy with physical disabilities. It’s a sad but powerful story of friendship and resilience. Based on Jessica’s real-life situation when she was an adult, read how after her leg was amputated, she connected to a service dog named Rescue.
They are non fiction and probably easy enough to be emerging readers. But they have pictures of disabled people doing regular activities and interspersed with non disabled people as well as pictures of disabled/non disabled people doing things together. They have helped spark my 5 year old’s curiosity and helped me show that disabled people can and enjoy doing the same things as everyone else.
After the nurse discovers her condition during the school’s vision screening day, the doctor prescribes an eye patch and Ginny embraces her new role as the pirate of kindergarten. While this is a story about a temporary disability it will help kids look at how differences come in all varieties and to embrace the uniqueness of all children. The best middle grade books with neurodiverse characters. Told from the neurodiverse child’s point of view. Children’s books feature characters with learning differences, ADHD, OCD, sensory processing disorder, dyslexia and Learn More Here https://theabilitytoolbox.com/childrens-books-down-syndrome/
According to a study of Newbery winners from 1975 to 2009, this year also saw a shift in the representation of kids with disabilities within children’s literature. Children with deafness, ADHD, stutters, and other learning disabilities have all appeared in chapter books published in the subsequent decades. Their presence reflects a newfound assumption that children with disabilities belong in our classrooms, and therefore they belong in our stories. Still, in the beginning, that presence within the stories seemed a bit precarious. As the authors of this study noted, many of these books “eliminated the character with the disability at some point.” Characters with disabilities often died, or their disabilities were miraculously cured. Their disability served as a plot device or a means by which other characters learned and grew.
This story is part of a HuffPost Parents project called “I See Me,” a series for parents and kids on the power of representation. We know how important it is for kids to see people who look like them on the biggest stages, including politics, sports, entertainment and beyond. Throughout February, we’ll explore the importance of representation in teaching kids about difference, acceptance, privilege and standing up for others.
A photographic diary documenting a day in the life of a four year old girl. Zane the zebra feels different from the rest of his classmates. He worries that all they notice about him is his “”autism stripe.”” With the help of his Mama, Zane comes to appreciate all his stripes — the unique strengths that make him who he is! It also includes a Reading Guide with more information on the Autism Spectrum. Here is our round up of December family events and activities in Indianapolis…
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