
Personal Stories
Looking for insight into your child’s mind, or real-life inspiration from people with Autism who have thrived? A list of truly remarkable stories told from the perspective of either people with Autism, or their caregivers.
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How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine
Author: Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline TourvillePublishing Info: Hardcover 48 pages / August 2018As a young girl, Temple Grandin loved folding paper kites, making obstacle courses, and building lean-tos. But she really didn’t like hugs.
$25.99In stock
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In a Different Key: The Story of Autism
Author: John Donvan, Caren ZuckerPublishing Info: Hardcover 688 pages / January 2016Nearly seventy-five years ago, Donald Triplett of Forest, Mississippi, became the firstchild diagnosed with autism. Beginning with his family s odyssey, In a Different Key tells the extraordinary story of this often misunderstood condition, and of the civil rights battles waged by the families of those who have it. Unfolding over decades, it is a beautifully rendered history of ordinary people determined to secure a place in the world for those with autism by liberating children from dank institutions, campaigning for their right to go to school, challenging expert opinion on what it means to have autism, and persuading society to accept those who are different.
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The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin
Author: Julia Finley MoscaPublishing Info: Paperback 40 pages / March 2019Diagnosed with autism at a young age, Temple Grandin’s unique mind allowed her to connect with animals in a special way, helping her invent groundbreaking improvements for farms around the globe.
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