Do You Understand Me?: My Life, My Thoughts, My Autism Spectrum Disorder

Synopsis

Sofie Koborg Brøsen is eleven years old and, like other children of her age, goes to a mainstream school, loves reading comics and being with her family and her cat, Teddy. But Sofie is not the same as everyone else - she has autism spectrum disorder. Fed up with being misunderstood by her classmates, she has written a book about her world so others can learn to understand her, and vice versa. Sofie describes her day-to-day life in clear, unambiguous language and tells readers about things she finds difficult: being given too many instructions, disruptions to her routine, being teased, strong lights and smells and too much noise. She also tells about what she really likes - feeling accepted by other children, reading, nature, her autism camp and her cat. This fully illustrated book has already attracted much positive attention in Denmark. It is a readable insider's view of life as a child with autism attending a mainstream school and will be an invaluable resource in helping other children to understand their classmates with autism spectrum disorders. Teachers, parents, carers, support workers, children with autism spectrum disorders and their classmates will find this an entertaining, informative and attitude-changing read.

Copyright:

2006

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781846425424

Related ISBNs:

9781843104643

Publisher:

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Date of Addition:

01/23/18

Copyrighted By:

sen

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Children's Books, Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Education

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.