Who wrote a book about aspergers, something about "the looking glass", and is a wizard of oz collector?
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I think it's the second link I've provided, but I dunno.
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Thank you. That should be printed in every newspaper in the USA on Christmas Eve day. Very somber. Very true.\nWho is the author?
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there is this book it is really good it is called "the cage" by Ruth Minsky Sender a summary about it is:\n\nWow! what a compelling story to read and think about. The Cage was a great book I could not put it down! By the time two days had passed I had finished the book. \nIt is an amazing account of a young girl's life who endurs all of the hardships of the Holocaust and the torture of the ghettos and concrentation camps. I would reccomend this book to teens and older, because there are many graphic parts, overall a joy to read!!!!!!
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Check out "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by Milan Kundera.  Parts of the story deal with free speech and it's also just a great book.
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It's by Stephen Crane.  Here's the SparkNote link, too, since you don't have your book: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/redbadge/ Good luck!
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yes i have read tintin in America, blue lotus, and cigars of the pharaoh. really cool books and worth reading.
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Maybe  "Adventures Of The Little Koala" and "The Noozles"???
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Joseph Heller's "Catch 22" is great. You should also read Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mocking Bird." That is a truly awesome book.
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The speed of dark is a fascinating sci-fi book about an autistic man.  Very good.
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I'm dyslexic too, and I know what you mean about wanting books that are easy to read.  I usually just read kids books even though I'm 19 and a freshman in college.  Actually, I mainly read whatever I have to read for school, but on the rare occasion that I do have time to read something else, I rarely finish anything that's not meant for kids.  I think the trick is just to find kids books that are complicated enough to still be interesting.\n\nI really like Harry Potter.  Those are more than 150 pages, but they're also the only book I can sit down and read like 12 hours a day and finish in 3 days.  \n\nThe Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card is also really good.  They're about a kid in the future who's taken to be trained as an elite soldier in to fight in space battles.  It's not as brutal as it sounds, though.  Most of the first books is mostly about his time at school, and all the battles that there are are very video-game-ish (actually, they basically are video games - you'll understand what I mean if you read it).\n\nIf you like science fiction, I really like Robert Heinlein's stuff.  His stuff isn't written for kids at all, but I've been able to read it since about 6th grade, which is really saying something, and I still enjoy it.  Most of his stuff is really short, too.  He has one really long book, which I still haven't been able to read, but that's the only one.\n\nI read a book called A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer a little while ago.  It's longer (over 450 pages), but it's written at about a 5th-6th grade reading level even though it's in no way a kids book.\n\nAnother great thing is books on tape.  CD's of recent stuff is sometimes really expensive, but if you go for classics that are out of copyright, you can get them even on iTunes for under $20.
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Here are some tips and suggestions that I hope will help you! I wish you all the best. Please keep in mind, as I'm sure you do, that not all children with autism are alike, and will have different needs. These are just guidelines, please consult an education professional who knows your child for the most accurate and relevant information for your family.\n\n- Recognize your child's strengths and interests and use these as opportunities for education (for example, if your child is very interested in Star Wars, you can teach math problems about Star Wars, make cleaning up into a game about Jedi powers, etc.) You never know when an interest may turn into a possible career option for the future (I recently read a book written by a man with Asperger's who made his childhood interest in "The Wizard of Oz" into seveal job opportunities! ["Demystifying the Autistic Experience" by William Stillman"]) (Source #1)\n\n- People with autism/Asperger's are often visual learners and learn well with pictures, charts, step-by-step written instructions, etc. (Source #1)\n\n- Consider reading books by authors with Autism/Asperger's (while these are often geared towards adults, I think they offer valuable information) Authors to consider include Temple Grandin, Edgar R. Schneider, Jerry Newport, Stephen Shore, and William Stillman (Source #1)\n\n- To motivate a child to use language, you could, for example if you know she wants juice, don't just give it to her becuase you know that's what she wants. Have her say, "juice," or if she is not ready for that yet, just the first sound of the word before you give her any juice. Gradually, very slowly, require him to say additional words such as, "want juice," then "want juice please," then "I want juice please, etc." before you give her the juice. Start with him requesting with one word for most of the things he wants (and keep this up for a long while), before starting to require sentences for any items. If you feel your child is not ready for this, please consider using the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) as an early step before implementing the above procedure. (Source #1)\n\n- Make clear and objective descriptions of the behaviors that are concerning you. Then, make some notes whenever the behavior occurs. You could make a chart with three columns: (A) What happens before the behavior, (B) What the behavior was, and (C) What happened after or as a result of the behavior. You may find that it gets her attention from adults, or that it gets her a time-out (maybe she is overwhelmed in the situation and wants to be removed). If you see a pattern from the information you collect, you could teach her other ways to get attention or whatever she is gaining from doing these behaviors. These could include, tapping someone on the shoulder, asking for attention, handing someone a card that says, "attention please" or "all done" (to get permission to leave an area), etc. Also, make sure that you are giving her praise or a reinforcer (something she likes) when he is engaging in positive behavior. \n\n- "Many children with autism are good at drawing, art and computer programming. These talent areas should be encouraged. I think there needs to be much more emphasis on developing the child's talents. Talents can be turned into skills that can be used for future employment." (Source #2)\n\n- "Teaching generalization is often a problem for children with autism. To teach a child to generalize the principle of not running across the street, it must be taught in many different locations. If he is taught in only one location, the child will think that the rule only applies to one specific place." (Source #2)\n\n- "I interpret language literally. It's very confusing for me when you say, 'Hold your horses, cowboy!' when what you really mean is 'Please stop
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A really good one is by Mem Fox, it is called "Wherever you are".  \n\nGo to the library and find a copy of "A to Zoo".  It is a reference book to find children's books about particular subjects.  Look under diversity and you should be able to find a lot of examples of excellent children's books about diversity.  Also try searching in search engines for children's diversity book lists.  Good luck!
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Your question brings to mind a book I read a long, long time ago as a young girl. I enjoyed it so thoroughly that I still remember it fondly. It's name was "The Circus of adventure". It was by Enid Blyton I think. If you can find that book, you will certainly enjoy it. It was a story of characters in a travelling circus. It was so much fun reading that!
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I seen where e.t. and star wars were both influenced by the wizard of oz and also lemony snicketts a series of unfortunate events has also been said to have been influenced by the wizard of oz
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Try "The Gift : ESP, the extraordinary experiences of ordinary people" by Sally Rhine Feather.  \n\nFor more information see the website of the Rhine Research Center: http://www.rhine.org/.
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http://www.autism.org/movies.html\n\nhttp://www.autismsocietyofwa.org/movies.html\n\nThe Wizard\n1989\nElementary School\nRated: PG\nAdventure\n101 min.\nCorey (Fred Savage) kidnaps his autistic younger brother, Jimmy (Luke Edwards), to save him from impending institutionalization. They escape in the back of a twinkie van on their way to California and the chase is on: their father (Beau Bridges) and older brother (Christian Slater) want to bring them home, a bounty hunter is after Jimmy for the fee his mother and stepfather will pay. Along the way, the brothers join forces with Haley (Jenny Lewis), an extremely resourceful girl ("I know truckers - they got a code") on her own after the breakup of her own family. When they discover that Jimmy has an extraordinary talent for video games, they're off to the Nintendo world championship in California. Everything comes to a head at Video Armageddon. Jimmy's autistic symptoms include social withdrawal, limited use of language, obsession with California, repetitive actions.  \n\nThe Boy Who Could Fly\n1986\nElementary School\nRated: PG\nFamily\n108 min.\nWhen her family moves to a new town, Millie befriends Eric. Eric is the autistic boy who lives next door with his alcoholic uncle Hugo since the death of his parents in an airplane crash. Eric spends a lot of time on his roof with his arms outstretched like an airplane, garnering him stays in the mental institution when his uncle Hugo goes on drinking binges. Despite his condition, Eric teaches everyone how far - and how high - faith can take them. \n\n************************************************************************************************************************\nbackstreet dreams (1990) \nbeing there (1979) \nboy who could fly, the (1986) \ncircle of children, a (1977) (tv film) \ndavid's mother (1994) (tv film) \ndown in the delta (1998) \nfamily pictures (1993) (tv film) \nforrest gump (1994) \ngeorge (1996) \nhouse of cards (1993) \ninnocent, the (1994) (tv film) \nmercury rising (1998) \nmolly (1999) \nnell (1994) \npit, the (1981) \nrain man (1988) \nreal rainman a portrait of an autistic savant (1995) \nrelative fear (1994) \nrun wild run free (1969) \nsilence (1974) \nsilent fall (1994) \nson-rise, a miracle of love (1979) (tv film) \nspoonface steinberg (1998) \nsummer (1988) \ntouch of truth (1994) (tv film) \ntouched by love (1980) \nunder the piano (1995) (tv film) \nwhat's eating gilbert grape (1993) \nwhen the bough breaks (1993)\nwild child, the (1969)\nwizard, the (1989) \n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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She is a children's author, you may be able to get more information at th lirary or a major bookstore. \n\nHere a list of sme of her books;\n\nAladdin and His Magical Lamp\nby Daynes, Katie\n\nChocolate\nby Daynes, Katie\n\nSinbad\nby Daynes, Katie\n\nToilets, Telephones and Other Useful Inventions\nby Daynes, Katie\n\nThe Story of Cars\nby Daynes, Katie\n\nThe Little Mermaid\nby Daynes, Katie\n\nJack and the Beanstalk\nby Daynes, Katie\n\n\nEnormous Turnip\nby Daynes, Katie\n\n\nPinocchio\nby Daynes, Katie\n\n\nAli Baba and the Forty Thieves\nby Daynes, Katie