This is our Best seller for unpacking an Autism diagnosis.
Questions and Feelings about Autism asks the question many children wonder but rarely say out loud: what is life like for an autistic child? This picture book offers practical help, tips and advice for autistic children themselves, alongside their parents and carers, told through everyday situations and comforting, easy-to-understand illustrations.
It gives autistic children a way to open up and explore how they feel, with real steps to help them cope, while helping the children around them build understanding, inclusivity and empathy.
Features & Benefits
- Told from the autistic child's perspective: explores what everyday situations genuinely feel like, in a child-friendly way
- Practical coping tools: gives autistic children real steps they can take to help manage how they feel
- Encourages children to open up: a gentle prompt for children to explore and talk about their own feelings
- Builds empathy in peers: helps other children understand the needs of autistic classmates and friends
- Comforting, easy-to-follow illustrations: gives the book a warm story-book feel rather than a clinical one
- Best suited to ages 4-7, with enough depth to appeal to younger and older children too
- Doubles as a teaching tool for preschools, kindergartens and primary school classrooms
Who It's For
- Autistic children looking for a gentle, relatable way to understand and talk about their own feelings
- Parents and carers wanting a comforting book to read together at home
- Siblings and classmates building empathy and understanding of an autistic child's needs
- Teachers in preschools, kindergartens and primary schools introducing inclusion and social learning
- OTs, psychologists and support workers using the book as a conversation starter in sessions
About the Series
The Questions and Feelings About series answers the questions children ask, and the ones they don't know how to ask, about a range of feelings and personal experiences. Each book combines a warm, story-book tone with genuinely practical advice, making it as useful for a quiet bedtime read as it is for a classroom discussion.
Specifications
| Title | Questions and Feelings about Autism |
| Author | Louise Spilsbury |
| Series | Questions and Feelings About |
| Publisher | Picture Window Books |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Pages | 32 |
| Recommended age | 4-7 years, with broader appeal beyond this range |
| Publication date | 1 August 2019 |
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