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IT'S A BOY!! Posted By: AIsForAutism
Posted On: 07/01/2008
Shannon asked me to post this information when it was official - so now it is official. IT'S A BOY! Okay, IT'S A BOOK!

I just released my second book IN HIS SHOES - A Short Journey Through Autism which was created primarily to educate typical peers (upper elementary through middle school) about autism in hopes of creating a more welcome community for kids on the spectrum in school and in our communities. This book follows the main character, 13-year-old Nicholas Hansen, as he makes the big transition from elementary to middle school. Moving up to middle school can be challenging enough, but add the fact that Nicholas has autism and is effectively non-verbal makes it even more challenging.

I ask readers to imagine spending the entire first year of middle school without being able to talk with friends and not understanding the concept of "hanging out." The book is unique in that it reaches out to young teens about autism and the main character has autism versus a side character or sibling.

Join Nick on his many adventures at the glorious beach, the dreaded mall and the nightmarish dentist office. Cheer him on as he attends his first dance, meets PALs and competes on the track team. With the support of his family, school staff, community members and school PALs, he faces and overcomes many challenges...even bullies!

Each chapter ends with a POINTS TO PONDER section which offers a great springboard for group discussions or additional thoughts. When kids finish this book, they might catch themselves thinking, "Hey, I experience some of that too. We aren't so different."


If any of you are locals in Orange County, CA, I hope you will join me for an Autism Awareness Presentation on August 10 at Placentia Presbyterian Church. I would be happy to send you a flyer for your own use or to post. I will be intertwining my autism awareness presentation with stories of Nicholas and also will have moms of kids with autism giving brief talks on "day in the life of autism." For more information on this presentation, check out http://www.placentiapresbyterian.org/

In addition, if any of you will be at this year's Autism Society of America National Conference in Orlando next week, please stop by and see me the AAPC booth!

I'd welcome any reviews on FoggyRock of IN HIS SHOES as I am obviously a bit biased on my "new baby boy!"

Thanks to all of you for your continued support and encouragement in my passion to increase autism awareness! For more information about the book, you can go to www.AisForAutism.net

Joanna K-V
www.AisForAutism.net
Tags:  autism book,  autism introduction,  autism awareness,  autism,  ASD,  autism kids,  autism spectrum,  autism resources,  autism introduction
       
carmel66 wrote this reply on 07/01/2008
Congratulations - we will add it to our library. I will review it after I get it read - not more than six or eight weeks. Promise!!! Hee hee

Motherof4 wrote this reply on 07/02/2008
Congratulations! We'll be checking it out!

shannonj wrote this reply on 07/03/2008
Wonderful! Thanks for bringing more awareness to this community with your awesome stories...

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