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| View Larger Image | Since We're Friends: An Autism Picture Book | Perfect Paperbackby Celeste Shally (Author), David Harrington (Illustrator)
| List Price: | $8.99 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Perfect Paperback | | Publisher: | Awaken Specialty Press | | Page Count: | 32 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 01, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 7,012th |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780979471308
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Children with autism struggle to make friends and navigate social situations. However, one child can make a significant difference in the life of a child with autism by offering compassion, understanding and friendship. Since We re Friends is about two boys. One has autism, the other does not. The story of their relationship provides practical examples of how to make such a friendship work. It will help children see that their peers with autism can make a fun, genuine contribution to friendship. From the publisher: The prevalence of autism has skyrocketed in recent years. One in every 150 children is now living with this pervasive developmental disorder. The handful of autism children s books on the market represents the most severe cases of autism. However, most children with autism are much less severe. These misunderstood children struggle in social situations and have difficulty making friends. Since We re Friends will appeal to family members, friends, teachers, therapists, doctors, neighbors, and anyone who seeks to know and understand more about children with autism. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 21 reviews)
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bad by Nikki Gabrielli  1 Stars
November 02, 2009
Book was supposed to arrive between oct. 5 and 21st. Its November 2nd and I still do not have my book, which I needed for a project that was due. October 26th.
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While Other Friendships Go Up in Smoke, Theirs Will Still Be Oak by BeatleBangs1964 (United States)  5 Stars
October 21, 2009
An unnamed boy of indeterminate early grade age describes his friend Matt, who has autism. Matt is described and identified as autistic, but his friend just lets Matt's autism be a background factoid and not the focus of their friendship.
Matt's friend describes some of Matt's challenges, such as his difficulty in following directions during basketball practice; his aversion for loud, painful noises; reading the responses of other people and generally making sense out of a world that is often confusing. The young narrator says that he shows Matt what to do and explains things to him "because we are friends."
The boys are of different races. They generally come across as being cheerful and Matt is identified by his expression when confronted with a surprise, an unpleasant sensory experience or some confusing directive.
This author is brilliant and I like the way the message of acceptance and being a good friend to somebody with autism is featured. Let's hope the message this book contains will encourage children to regard peers with different abilities in a tolerant light. My Best Friend Will is a good companion book to this one.
Their friendship makes me think of the Cole Porter classic, "Friendship." They have beautifully demonstrated that "while other friendships go up in smoke, ours will still be oak, rah da da da da, be beepoom baa."
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Classmates acceptance of a "different child" by Jacks Mum (New Zealand) 5 Stars
September 27, 2009
I bought this book with the hope that the children in my son's class would have a small understanding of why he was different. It has helped them in a simple way to accept that he is different and that his behaviour is not because he doesn't like them. They accept the way he acts and in fact tell other children at school to accept him because his 'brain' is different. One child thought my son was bullying him because of the way he spoke to the child in the playground. In fact this particular child didn't want to come to school anymore because of my son. When I asked my sons teacher to let the mother of that child take the book home, the child understood that my son wasn't bullying him but was different and they are now friends. My son was trying in his way to make friends but the other boy didn't understand. Thank you so much for putting a child with Autisim's difficulties in such a lovely book. It has helped my son be accepted for who he is in his school.
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grandmother by M. D. Gaines (plymouth in) 5 Stars
September 24, 2009
book shed some light on simple ways for us to help an autisic child cope with certain every day situations.
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Friendship challenge by LeAnne Hardy (United States)  4 Stars
August 16, 2009
More a concept book than a story, Since We're Friends shows situations in which a normal child can include an autistic child and help him to cope by understanding his special needs for order. In a non-preachy way, it points out that different children have different strengths. "Matt is good at scoring, and I'm good at dribbling and passing. We make a good team because we work together." The emphasis is on friendship and things the boys do together. The bright, active cartoon illustrations show a North American setting. Young readers will identify with the fun activities. Parents and teachers will find lots of opportunities to discuss specific relationships that might be challenging and help the reader to gain acceptance of others who are different.
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SIMILAR PRODUCTS |
| The Autism Acceptance Book: Being a Friend to Someone With Autism
by Ellen Sabin (Author), Ellen Sabin (Illustrator)
The Autism Acceptance Book is an interactive, educational, and character-building book that introduces children to the challenges faced by people with autism while also supporting their personal journey toward appreciating and respecting people's differences.
This book offers educational information, conversation-starters, and engaging exercises that invite children to "walk in someone else's shoes" as they learn to treat others the same ways they would like to be treated themselves.
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| My Friend with Autism: A Coloring Book for Peers and Siblings
by Beverly Bishop (Author)
My Friend with Autism is a coloring book to help peers and siblings understand autism and Asperger's Syndrome. It is the exceptional result of a parent's determination to help her special needs son fit in with his peers, and to foster tolerance and understanding among her son's friends and schoolmates. Author Beverly Bishop teaches high school computer classes and is the technology coordinator for a private K-12 school. She wrote My Friend with Autism for the teachers and students in her...
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| Taking Autism to School
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These beautifully illustrated and fun-to-read storybooks simplify and normalize complicated childhood conditions, like autism. When read aloud, other children can identify why a peer may be treated differently and begin to empathize with them. In addition, children whose conditions set them apart as being different begin to feel accepted and safe. Each book includes a Kids' Quiz to reinforce new information and Ten Tips for Teachers to provide additional facts and ideas for teacher use. This...
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| A Is for Autism F Is for Friend: A Kid's Book for Making Friends with a Child Who Has Autism
by Joanna L. Keating-Velasco (Author)
A Is for Autism, F Is for Friend provides a unique glimpse of life from the perspective of a child who has severe autism. It is told through the voice of Chelsea, an 11-year-old girl, who has severe autism. Chelsea sees kids on the playground and at the park and wants to get to know them, but social interaction can be tricky for her. As Chelsea explains some of her behaviors and challenges, she compares them with issues that all kids face. By demystifying her autism, she underscores the many...
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| Ian's Walk: A Story About Autism
by Laurie Lears (Author), Karen Ritz (Illustrator)
A young girl realizes how much she cares for her autistic brother Ian when he gets lost at the park.
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