When Judith Newman shared the story of how Apple's electronic personal assistant, Siri, helped her son who has autism, Gus, in her New York Times Op-Ed column, she received widespread media attention and an outpouring of affection from...
Autistic children
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Author:Newman, JudithSummary: -
Author:Bachman, RichardSummary:Life on Poplar Street seems idyllic, but before the sun sets on this summer day, the quiet Ohio suburb will become a terrifying slaughterhouse.
- Author:Schellenberg, AngelineSummary:
Through public judgments, detouring dreams and unspoken prayers, Tell Them It Was Mozart, Angeline Schellenberg?s debut collection, traces both a slow bonding and the emergence of a defiant humour. This is a book that keens and...
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Author:Coates, Jan L.Summary:Katie Dupuis Pearson wants to find her real mother; her only clues are her Lavender Lady, a piece of amethyst, and a bookmark from Lunenburg. While spending a month in lovely Lunenburg with her foster mother, Katie makes friends with...
- Author:Kozminski, Catherine, Palardy, Sylvain, Haddad, ÉlieSummary:
Le soleil a continué de se lever chaque jour depuis cinq ans et la nuit a toujours fait place à la lumière, malgré la peur, la douleur, l’incompréhension et le non-sens. Comme on ne sait jamais de quoi demain sera fait dans la vie comme...
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Author:Freihow, Halfdan W, Ferguson, RobertSummary:In this deeply moving and elegantly written book, Halfdan W. Freihow takes Gabriel, his young autistic son, on a journey through the full spectrum of human experience. With great love, profound tenderness, and gentle wit, Freihow...
- Author:Marks, RachelSummary:
The stunning debut with a difference. Perfect for fans of One Day and The Rosie Project. When Jake and Emily meet, sparks fly. And not the good kind. Emily just wants to keep the world away. She doesn't want anyone to know all the...
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Author:Kimmel, Fran, Hoyt, Tracey, Watton, JonathanSummary:A profoundly moving exploration of our capacity to heal one another. Ellie and Eric Nyland have moved their two sons back to Eric's childhood farmhouse, hoping for a fresh start. But there's no denying it, their family is falling apart...
- Author:Erb, CalyssaSummary:
"Maya lives and breathes musicals. When her chance to finally be a part of the summer musical program at the community theater comes up, Maya is convinced she will get the lead. After all, who knows The Drowsy Chaperone better than...
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Author:Kelln, BradSummary:In the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University there lies a 400-year-old document that no one has been able to decipher. Twenty years ago the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) secretly...
- Author:Moorer, AllisonSummary:
When Grammy-nominated musician Allison Moorer's son, John Henry, developed nonverbal autism, she was devastated. Allison shares their story.
- Author:Guglielmo, Amy.Summary:
Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, and Giselle Potter come together to tell the inspiring story of autism advocate Dr. Temple Grandin and her brilliant invention: the hug machine. As a young girl, Temple Grandin loved folding paper...
- Author:Kapit, SarahSummary:
In this perfectly pitched novel-in-letters, autistic eleven-year-old Vivy Cohen won't let anything stop her from playing baseball—not when she has a major-league star as her pen pal. Vivy Cohen is determined. She's had enough of playing...
- Author:McGovern, CammieSummary:
After being separated from his family, Franklin becomes an independent cat, until he meets a goofy dog named Chester. Chester is a service dog to his person, a boy named Gus, and Chester knows just the girl to be Franklin's person...
- Author:Swenson, KateSummary:
With her popular blog, Finding Cooper's Voice, Kate Swenson has provided hope and comfort for hundreds of thousands of parents of children with Autism. Now, Kate shares her inspiring story in this powerful memoir about motherhood...
- Author:McGovern, CammieSummary:
Chester has always wanted to become a service dog. When he fails his certification test, though, it seems like that dream will never come true, until a family adopts him. They want him to be a companion for their ten-year-old son, Gus,...
- Author:Mitchell, Sharon A.Summary:
We're thrilled to announce that this Amazon bestseller is also a B.R.A.G. Medallion winner!After suddenly receiving custody of his five year old son, Ben must learn how to be a dad. The fact that he'd even fathered a child was news to...
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Author:Shapiro, OuisieSummary:A collection writings by children living with autistic siblings.
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Author:Stemp, HeatherSummary:The year is 1932. The place is Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, where most of the early transatlantic flights take off. Unfortunately, more of them end in tragedy than in success. Some crash on takeoff, some crash into the Atlantic Ocean,...
