Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, this second edition of Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew, second edition" must be considered an essential, core addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Autism collections and
supplemental curriculum studies lists.
--Midwest Book Review
The biggest take-home messages from this book are the importance of parents and teachers working together as a team and understanding that your autistic child thinks differently. Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew will help parents and teachers learn more effective methods for teaching children on the spectrum.
--Temple Grandin, PhD, author of The Way I See It and Thinking in Pictures
It is a delight to find a book that creates a crack in the shell of autism, leading us to a better understanding of students with ASD. Ellen Notbohm offers us a glimpse of the inner thoughts of a child with this disorder, something that is often missed when teaching this student.
--Sheila Wagner, M.Ed., Author of the Inclusive Programming for Elementary, Middle School and High School Students with Autism book series
In a sequel to her groundbreaking best-seller Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, Ellen Notbohm brings the same intelligence, humanity, and compassionate clarity to educators that her earlier volume brought to parents. There are gems on every page, an impeccable blend of wisdom and heart.
--Barbara Probst, PhD, LCSW and author of When Labels Don't Fit
If you only read one book about autism, let this be the one. And prepare for emotional impact. Once again, drawing on firsthand experience and literature, Notbohm shares her gift of shining light, optimism, and profound wisdom in a conversational style that is both scholarly and uplifting.
--Debra Whiting Alexander, PhD, LMFT, post-trauma treatment specialist, Former Associate Professor of Psychology and School Counseling,
Bushnell University, and former Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Oregon State
University. Author of
Children Changed by Traumaa and
A River for GemmaTen Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew is written with humor and easy-to-remember phrases so the reader can learn to hear the voices of our autistic students and respond in ways that are meaningful to them. I highly recommend Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew for your educational resource library.
--Eileen Harrison Sanchez, MEd, LDTC, NCED-R, PreK-12 Special Education Supervisor (retired), Princeton Public Schools, New Jersey, and
author of
Freedom LessonsTen Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew is an essential guidebook for anyone who loves, works with, and advocates for children. This book is an in-depth primer to understanding the most prominent common threads that run through the autism community.
--Kassie Evans Halpin, M.Ed, Special Educator, Service Learning Coordinator, Advocate for Educational Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Individualized Support
