autism

A boy relates how he and his autistic sister are alike and different, and some of the ways in which they show their love for each other.

"Organizing is Frankie's favorite thing to do in the whole wide world. She is good at sorting different sets of flowers, she is great at classifying the contents of the fridge, and she even attempts to put the people on her street into groups (which is hard!). But the one thing Frankie cannot seem to sort . . . is herself!"--AMazon.

This illustrated guide for girls is full of facts and advice about growing up, puberty, body image, friendship, crushes and more! Written in literal language and addressing sensory issues, safety, and social skills throughout, it offers an ideal introduction to the teenage years for girls with autism aged 9 to 14.

"... tells you all you need to know about puberty and adolescence. It explains the facts about body changes such as growing hair in new places, shaving and wet dreams."--Back cover.

Alternates between the detective work of middle-schooler Jesse and her new friend, Springer, after her father is accused of stealing, and post-tornado rescue efforts of Jesse and her Pomeranian, Sam-Sam.

"[The author] makes a case that autism is as crucial to our creative and cultural history as the mastery of fire. Indeed, Baron-Cohen argues that autistic people have played a key role in human progress for seventy thousand years, from the first tools to the digital revolution"--Amazon.

An adaptation of the film "Rain Man" for pre-intermediate readers, in which Charlie Babbit, surprised to learn his father's entire fortune has been left to his older brother, decides it is time to get to know Raymond, an autistic man who has spent most of his life in an institution.

When an accident kills a close friend and puts her brother in a coma, Scotty blames herself and has a hard time moving on. Although friends and family try to help, Scotty must find the power to forgive herself to be able to move on.

Khai Diep has autism and believes he is incapable of having "big" feelings such as love or grief. Rather than attribute this loss of emotion to the autism, he instead considers himself defective and shuts himself off to romantic relationships. His mother then travels back to Vietnam to find him a mail-order bride. She meets Esme Tran, a mixed-race girl who thinks marrying an American man might be the only way to help her family. But as she attempts to teach Khai about the lessons of how to feel love, she feels her own feelings for the man growing, finally realizing that she's in love with a man who can't reciprocate. Khai, for his part, must learn how to unlock his inner emotion or else run the risk of losing Esme forever.

"Logan faces a challenge trying to explain her sister Leah's autism to a friend"--OCLC.