It is incredibly important to have people that understand and advocate for autistics. As children’s librarians, we are in a great position to be those advocates for autistic children and their families in our library and our communities.
Tag: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Story Book Sharing and Autism Spectrum Disorder
I have a loved one who was recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). As I was present for his PT sessions, I realized that much of what the instructor was doing, I as a librarian had done the same during read-alouds and Story Time. After the sessions it had me thinking about my practices during storytime. With that in mind I did what all librarians do which is research, specifically on Autism Spectrum Disorder and reading.