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Book Review: Clarabell van Niekerk and Liezl Venter’s “Understanding Sam and Asperger Syndrome”

by Katy

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I just read a great children’s book, Understanding Sam and Asperger Syndrome by Clarabell van Niekerk and Liezl Venter. This picture book is about an elementary school-aged boy named Sam and his family. I especially liked that this book has such a joyful portrayal of a family that is grounded in love … and that it focuses on Sam’s strengths and likes.

The book ends with 10 Tips for the Child Reader — these tips are designed to help the reader be a good friend to a child with Asperger’s. One such tip is “Treat your friend as a regular kid.” Another is “Some days can be tough.” Amen to both!


 

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  1. Beth Finke, blog moderator Says:

    October 23rd, 2008 at 8:44 am

    Thanks for the suggestion, Marian! We include books in our Easter Seals autism bookstore after they’ve been reviewed on this blog — I’ll tell folks in the Autism Spokesperson Network about your recommendation and see if any of them want to review those books here — that way we can get them in our bookstore.
    Keep those good ideas coming!