ADVERTISEMENT FEATUREWorld AutismAwareness Day falls on Thursday2April
this year and, to mark the event, we’ve got some
brilliant reading suggestions for anyone who wants to
getabetterunderstanding of what it means to be autistic.
Eating Chips withMonkeyby Mark Loweryisagreat book for
those who want to learn more about how autistic children think
and feel. It tells the storyoften-year-old Daniel, an autistic boy
who loves nothing more than eating fish and chips with his
favourite toy (and trusty companion), Monkey.But when Daniel
is involved inaterrible accident that makes him want to hide
away from the world, his family realises that there’sonly one
thing they can do. They restart their Chip Shop Championships
–aquest to findthe best chip shop in the countryand hopefully
restore Daniel to his old self on the way.GET READINGon World AutismAwareness DayHere are two great books for anyone wanting to
learn more about autism
Here’sasimple activity fromAutism and Meto help you feel calm wherever
you are. All you need isapenor pencil and to draw what you see out of the
windowinthetemmplatebelow.Drawing outof your window
to feel calmAutism and Me by Haia Ironside, illustrated by Ellie O’Shea (£9.99) and Eating Chips with Monkey by Mark Lowery(£6.99)areoutnow.In association withIf youwant to learn more about
autism, tryHaia Ironside’sbook
Autism andMe.The author used
over ten years of experience
working with children on the autism
spectrum (the collective name for
all the different types of autism that
people can have) and their families
and friends to write the book. It’s
full of mindful activities designed
to help autistic children confront
stressful everyday situations and fun
tasks that explore what it means to
be autistic. An ideal read for anyone
who wants to understand autism
better or just tryout some great
mindfulness activities.