We recognize the work and are so grateful for the wisdom offered by the following sources.
We thank them for their contributions.
And special thanks to Chrystal Sunshine,
who co-authored the first iteration of this theme for SHIFT Book Box.
References
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Suggested Reading
According to Jalissa in their article “How to Critically Select Children’s Books with Representations of Disability Experiences,” Humanizing texts are written from a first-person perspective, centering the voice of the character with a label. (There are also instances when a third person narrator might also offer the character’s thoughts through ideas embedded in the story.) With this parameter in mind, it is challenging to find stories that responsibly and respectfully depict Autistic characters. Below are a few that we have found:
Florida Frenz, How to Be Human: Diary of an Autistic Girl (Creston Books, 2013)
Daniel Stefanski, How to Talk to an Autistic Kid (Free Spirit Publishing, 2011)
Michelle Worthington, Noah Chases the Wind (Redleaf Lane, 2015)