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Items with the tag:

autism

Essay

Lit­tle Nods and Food for Thought: Inte­grat­ing Jew­ish Char­ac­ters and Judaism into Mid­dle Grade Novels

A. J. Sass
March 22, 2022
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Chil­dren’s
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
Sarah Kapit
Cover of I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust: A Memoir of Autism and Hope
Non­fic­tion
I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust: A Mem­oir of Autism and Hope
Valerie Gilpeer
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Non­fic­tion
We Walk: Life with Severe Autism
Amy S.F. Lutz
Cover of Since Joel: Love and Loss on the Spectrum
Non­fic­tion
Since Joel: Love and Loss on the Spectrum
Julie L. Schwartz
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Fic­tion
Queen for a Day: A Nov­el in Stories
Maxine Rosaler
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Non­fic­tion
Autism Uncen­sored: Pulling Back the Curtain
Whit­ney Ellenby
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Non­fic­tion
Asperg­er’s Chil­dren: The Ori­gins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
Edith Shef­fer
Cover of Ketchup Is My Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows Up With Autism
Non­fic­tion
Ketchup Is My Favorite Veg­etable: A Fam­i­ly Grows Up With Autism
Liane Kupfer­berg Carter
Essay

Of Autis­tic and Crazy

Judy Brown wrote the con­tro­ver­sial nov­el Hush—a final­ist for the 2011 Syd­ney Tay­lor Award for out­stand­ing book on the Jew­ish expe­ri­ence — under a pseu­do­nym…
Judy Brown
July 27, 2015
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Non­fic­tion
Unique­ly Human: A Dif­fer­ent Way of See­ing Autism
Bar­ry M. Prizant
Cover of Life Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism
Non­fic­tion
Life Ani­mat­ed: A Sto­ry of Side­kicks, Heroes, and Autism
Ron Suskind
Cover of Each Day I Like It Better: Autism, ECT, and the Treatment of Our Most Impaired Children
Non­fic­tion
Each Day I Like It Bet­ter: Autism, ECT, and the Treat­ment of Our Most Impaired Children
Amy S.F. Lutz
Cover of Following Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love From His Extraordinary Son
Non­fic­tion
Fol­low­ing Ezra: What One Father Learned About Gum­by, Otters, Autism, and Love From His Extra­or­di­nary Son
Tom Fields-Mey­er
Essay

The Jew­ish Message

Ear­li­er this week, Tom Fields-Mey­er wrote about read­ing and think­ing about books and took a look at autism and God. He has been blog­ging…
Tom Fields-Mey­er
November 11, 2011
Essay

Autism and God

Tom Fields-Mey­er is the author of Fol­low­ing Ezra, a mem­oir about learn­ing from his autis­tic son. He will be blog­ging all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and…
Tom Fields-Mey­er
November 7, 2011

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