Do You Understand Me?: My Life, My Thoughts, My Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sofie Koborg Brosen

ISBN 10: 1843104644 / ISBN 13: 9781843104643

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006

About this Item

This illustrated book has is an insider's view of life as a child with autism attending a mainstream school and will be an invaluable resource in helping other children to understand their classmates with autism spectrum disorders. Readers will find this an entertaining, informative and attitude-changing read. Num Pages: 56 pages, approx 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: YXK. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 118. . 2006. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9781843104643

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Do You Understand Me?: My Life, My Thoughts, My Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843104644
• ISBN 13: 9781843104643
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Sofie Koborg Brosen is eleven years old and, like other children of her age, goes to a mainstream school, loves reading comics and being with her family and her cat, Teddy. But Sofie is not the same as everyone else - she has autism spectrum disorder. Fed up of being misunderstood by her classmates, she has written a book about her world so others can learn to understand her, and vice versa. Sofie describes her day-to-day life in clear, unambiguous language and tells readers about things she finds difficult: being given too many instructions, disruptions to her routine, being teased, strong lights and smells and too much noise. She also tells about what she really likes - feeling accepted by other children, reading, nature, her autism camp and her cat. This fully illustrated book has already attracted much positive attention in Denmark. It is a readable insider's view of life as a child with autism attending a mainstream school and will be an invaluable resource in helping other children to understand their classmates with autism spectrum disorders. Teachers, parents, carers, support workers, children with autism spectrum disorders and their classmates will find this an entertaining, informative and attitude-changing read.

About the Author

Sofie Koborg Brøsen was 11 years old when she wrote Do You Understand Me? for her classmates. She is now 12 and continues to go to school in Denmark, where she lives with her parents and brother. Her father drew the illustrations for this book.