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  1. Love the idea of this story!
    I remember when my kids were in elementary school, they each had several students in their class with autism. It was hard for them to understand why rules were different for these children— even many of the parents didn’t understand, making life hard for both the teacher and for the parents of the children. When I went to the teacher and asked if we could have someone come in and explain what autism was and how it affected the children, both in wonderful and hard ways, the teacher told me no because it would “label” the child. That frustrated me because I knew the children were already labeled— as “naughty”. One day I found myself on a field trip with one of the moms of a child with autism and I talked it over with her. She immediately said she wanted to go in and talk about it with the class. And she did.
    It was amazing the difference. That particular class was in 3rd grade at the time. Two years later at their 5th grade graduation, when the students with disabilities walked across the stage, the entire grade level stood up in immediate standing ovation. There wasn’t a dry eye among the adults.

    I’m so glad there are more good books—and this time Christian—covering this important topic.

    Thanks for sharing it

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