M Is for Autism - Brossura

Martin, Vicky

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ISBN 10: 1849056846 ISBN 13: 9781849056847

Casa editrice: Jessica Kingsley, 2015

Riassunto

M. That's what I'd like you to call me please. I'll tell you why later.

Welcome to M's world. It's tipsy-turvy, sweet and sour, and the beast of anxiety lurks outside classrooms ready to pounce. M just wants to be like other teenagers her age who always know what to say and what to do. So why does it feel like she lives on a different plane of existence to everyone else?

Written by the students of Limpsfield Grange, a school for girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder with communication and interaction difficulties, M is for Autism draws on real life experiences to create a heartfelt and humorous novel that captures the highs and lows of being different in a world of normal.

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Recensione:

The Limpsfield girls certainly found their voice and it has all the urgency, immediacy and sheer vibrancy of teenage life... I hope that M's journey will help girls with autism making that same journey through their early teen years to find themselves and believe in themselves as well as help others understand and believe in them. --Robert Pritchett, Director Autism Accreditation, The National Autistic Society

M is for Autism invites us into the world of a young woman with autism and allows us to view it through her lens. What an intriguing world we enter. This is a book to be read by everyone! --Professor Barry Carpenter, OBE, PhD, University of Worcester

I am utterly in love with this book. Part secret journal, part Perks of Being a Wallflower, part every girl, part just-like-me (yep, I have always seen letters as having personalities!), M is for Autism is a secret gem. We all need to know, after all, that there IS a 'Sisterhood of the Spectrum'. And I'm proud to say that M fits in perfectly! --Jennifer Cook O'Toole, author, autism advocate, and CEO of Asperkids

L'autore:

The students of Limpsfield Grange, a residential school for girls with communication and interaction difficulties including Autism Spectrum Disorder, wrote and illustrated this book during three months of drama and creative writing workshops. The true life experiences of the girls were developed into M's story by Vicky Martin, the creative writing tutor who ran the workshops. She has previously worked on creative writing projects for the Royal Opera House's Education Department, and many theatres, arts centres and charities in the UK.

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• Editore: Jessica Kingsley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1849056846
• ISBN 13: 9781849056847
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 93
• Disegnatore: Visairas Luna Perez