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• This Is My Brain!

  a Book on Neurodiversity

  Gravel, Elise,

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  Acclaimed creator Elise Gravel Gavel uses her trademark humor and punchy art to celebrate the many wonderful ways humans think and to show readers that understanding how different brains feel and learn can help us connect with others

• My Brain Is Magic

  a Sensory-seeking Celebration

  Sooful, Prasha,

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  A sensory-seeking child describes her sensational life.

• The Art of Miss Chew

  Polacco, Patricia

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  Describes how a teacher named Miss Chew encouraged individuality, and accepted learning differences, and helped a young student with academic difficulties get extra time to take tests and permission to be in advanced art classes.

• Abdul's Story

  Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah,

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  Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist.

• The Smart Cookie

  John, Jory,

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  This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery.

• Bitsy Bat, School Star

  Windness, Kaz, 1974-

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  Bitsy is a little bat with big star dreams of making friends at her new school. But when she arrives, Bitsy doesn't feel like she fits in.

• A Walk in the Words

  Talbott, Hudson,

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  Through a story from his own childhood, Hudson Talbott shares the challenges--and ultimately the rewards--of being a non-mainstream kind of learner.

• A Day With No Words

  Hammond, Tiffany,

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  Young children will learn what life can look like for an autistic child who uses nonverbal communication by following a mother and child on a day where they use a tablet to communicate with others.

• Brilliant Bea

  Rudolph, Shaina,

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  With help from Ms. Bloom and some new friends, Beatrice discovers that learning differently is not something to be afraid of.

• Wild for Winnie

  Fitzgerald, Laura Marx,

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  New student Winnie has sensory processing challenges, but her wonderful teacher knows just how to make sure she is a welcome part of the class.

• The Alphabet War

  a Story About Dyslexia

  Robb, Diane Burton

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  Learning to read is a great struggle for Adam, but with expert help, hard work, and belief in himself, he wins "The Alphabet War."

• The Junkyard Wonders

  Polacco, Patricia,

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  Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders."

• The Gift of Being Different

  Berg, Monica,

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  This book is written by the author and her 9 year old daughter, Abigail and is inspired by Abigail’s dyslexia diagnosis.

• This Beach Is Loud!

  Cotterill, Samantha,

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  A sensitive boy gets overwhelmed by all the sights, sounds, and sensations at the beach, but his dad has a trick to help his son face these unexpected obstacles.

• Too Much!

  An Overwhelming Day

  Gutiérrez, Jolene,

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  Writing from her own experience with sensory processing disorder, Jolene Gutiérrez's compassionate picture book explores the struggles of a sensorily sensitive child and how they settle themselves.

• Ben & Emma's Big Hit

  Newsom, Gavin, 1967-

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  An empowering picture book about a young boy with dyslexia who discovers a new way to look at reading.

• Aaron Slater, Illustrator

  Beaty, Andrea,

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  When Miss Greer asks each child in the class to write a story, second-grader Aaron, who loves to draw but struggles with reading, creates a story using pictures.

• My Wandering Dreaming Mind

  Saunders, Merriam Sarcia,

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  When Sadie talks to her parents about her wandering, dreaming mind, they offer a clever plan to help remind Sadie how amazing she is.

• Just Jerry

  How Drawing Shaped My Life : a Memoir

  Pinkney, Jerry,

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  Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal winner and illustrator of over one hundred books, tells the story of his childhood including how he coped with dyslexia and how he developed his artistic talent.

• The Girl Who Thought in Pictures

  the Story of Dr. Temple Grandin

  Mosca, Julia Finley,

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