Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes Hardcover – December 16, 2005

Great book for middle schoolers who have an ASD diagnosis..As their teacher, I found this book a gateway to exploring individual exceptionality while teaching basic social tools for navigating a time of catching up academically and growing up emotionally and physically

My 10 year old granddaughter has Asperger's Syndrome which is a form of Autism. This book means so much to her that she even takes it to bed with her. This book has helped her to know that even though she is different she is still special and can do most anything if she tries her hardest and keeps working at it. People that I never realized have autism have had to live with the same difficulties as our little Carley. People who have accomplished wonderful things in this world. This is an awesome book and I feel every child/adult that has to daily live with autism should own this book and read it as much as possible to help them realize and remember how very special they are!!

What an Awesome book this was a great read. I loved reading about the talented people and how they rose to their calling. This book will be great to encourage any child that has a different way of learning. I would recommend this book to any parent that would like to explain to their children that we are all special in our own way. Thank you Jennifer Elder!

Good book and helps to explain the positive attributes that ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) has. Cute pictures.

Different Like Me: My book of Autism Heroes: is the perfect book for up to middle-school range. It dedicates one page to each person discussed; i.e. Temple Grandin, Albert Einstein, etc. It would be a great resource book for a child who needs to do a school report on a scientist or artist who is has/had austism or asperbergers syndrome. Very reassuring that people who are "different" are only that...."different, not less".

This book was a big help in a time when my son was losing his confidence in himself. He was starting to notice that he was different from others,but wasn't sure if it was a good thing. The stories of people who were considered different and achieved great things helped to lift his spirits, especially the stories about the scientists because he wants to be a scientist when he grows up.

This is an inspiring book for the person/caregiver looking for a way autism affects people as they grow into adults. There is not much scientific understanding - taught by this book. This book proves there is no limit to the fullness of life an infant or toddler diagnosed can reach.

This book is good for kids who have learning differances specifically those with autism and other disabilities. It is encouraging because it talks about many famous people who wre different and still succeded. I recommend this book to kids and parents who have learning disorders. It tells you that being different is not bad; it is just different.

we brought this book after it being recommended just after a diagnosis, it was an interesting read and i do think it depends on the child. some of the people listed a lot of children may not know who they are now days and may not be able to relate to.was worth the buy but not sure its for everyone.

Great read for all kids and adults and not just those on the spectrum. Way to give a positive perspective and highlight the abilities of autistic heroes and not just the limitations

Great product, as per description

This book sure gives a lot of hope to any kinds of autistic people; it shows us all the people mentioned in this book turned out to be successful although they weren't always good at fitting in. Simply put, they were differently-abled, not mentally retarded at all. I guess that's mainly because they had different sort of talents nobody else had ever thought of. I know there are still biased people against mental illness and impairments. However, I'd like them to deal with this book to think twice about mental or developmental challenges. And let me get it straight: You'll eventually get burned if you put down this book! That's why I would like not only people with autism or AS but NT people to buckle down to this inspiring book! Don't label this 'just for kids only'!

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