20 Picture Books for Autistic Kids Who Love Space Themes
My wife and I took our 6-year-old twins, Harry and Luke, who have autism, to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC last fall. Harry loved the space exhibits, and when
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A collection of 5 posts
Interview with "Toad on the Road" Author & Illustrator Stephen Shaskan
When I came across Toad on the Road: A Cautionary Tale in a bookstore over a year ago, I knew that my autistic twins would love it—and they did, as well as
20 Color Concept Books for Kids with Autism
Matching colors, sorting by color, and the receptive and expressive labeling of colors—these are some of the first skills I remember my twin boys working on with their ABA therapists after being
Obsessed: 12 Books for Kids Who (Really) Love the Alphabet
In the autism world, there is perhaps nothing more stock footage than a young child with an alphabet obsession. It's easy to understand why this happens; alphabet-theming is ubiquitous. Visuals, auditory input, tactile
Interview with Author and Illustrator Jeff Mack
Jeff Mack (www.jeffmack.com) is a children's author and illustrator. I was introduced to his work a few months ago when my 4-year-old son Harry selected Frog and Fly from a library