Be a Friend

Children are often curious about others and ask questions or form assumptions about those they perceive as different in less than ideal ways. By introducing characteristics of autism in a manner that promotes understanding and inclusion, assumptions based on fear or confusion can be avoided, and attitudes of acceptance, kindness, and empathy can be fostered.

This book allows the discussion to go one step further by enabling families to share about their child with autism, if they choose, in a personalized, authentic way. 

Award-winning author and national speaker Jennifer M. Schmidt strongly believes that education about autism can create a more empathetic and kind environment for all students to learn and grow! with more than 25 years in the classroom, Jen continues to help students with and without autism through her innovative PEERspective Learning Approach. She teaches at Beavercreek High School and The University of Dayton, specializing in teacher training and topics related to special education. Jen lives in Beavercreek, Ohio with her husband, and she has two daughters and a son-in-law.

Believing the world would be a better place if people aim to practice kindness always, Sara Woolf Anderson is thrilled to share this book to encourage kindness, acceptance, and empathy. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame with an English degree in 2007, she has been immersed in the world of writing in various ways, working as a writer and in education, teaching hundreds of students the art of writing well. Sara lives in Dayton, Ohio, with her husband and three children.