Description And You Can Love Me is a story for everyone who loves someone with ASD (Autism Spectrum disorder).
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Although Ethan is mute, his daily routine of bouncing a ball and expressing his needs, as well as his interior life, are revealed through simple sketches and lovely lines, like Today I am another year of being me. "In And You Can Love Me, Sherry Quan Lee gives us the world of Ethan, a little boy with autism.
everyone has gifts." --Deb Holtz is a former special education teacher, a current end-of-life doula and a mother and grandmother.
As a former special education teacher, I am able to keep sharing with people, through this story, about the wonderful diversity that we see in the world.
It acknowledges the different ways a loved one with Autism may communicate and reminds me that we Love completely.
This book is an excellent resource for adults who have a child or grandchild with autism.
ACCLAIM FOR AND YOU CAN Love ME"As a mother and grandmother, this story speaks to me about the power of unconditional Love we bring to any situation.
It doesn\'t try to explain, define or even educate; it is merely Ethan\'s story - the story of one particular nonverbal autistic child; one of the many stories that will add to the diversity of ASD stories.
And You Can Love Me is also a picture book that a child with ASD may, in some way, recognize within himself/herself.
It is a Love story that can be recognized by parents, caregivers and teachers; a story that embraces Ethan, a nonverbal child, who may never/or not yet be able to write his own story, yet he lives it every day and tells it by his actions and by bouncing a ball- any ball, any size, any color.
The bounce of a ball is not only a metaphor, but also how the author imagines that the child is releasing his innermost physical and emotional challenges.
It is the fictional story of Ethan, a nonverbal autistic child, based on the author\'s observations and experiences with her grandson.
Description And You Can Love Me is a story for everyone who loves someone with ASD (Autism Spectrum disorder)
