An inclusive kids book celebrating a child on the autism spectrum
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Throughout my career as an educator , I have been fortunate to teach and work with incredible autistic and neurodiverse children .
Masterpiece was inspired by an autistic child who didn ' t see the world like his peers . His outsidethe-box thinking was incredibly inspiring and taught me profound lessons about humanity . At the time when I wrote the book ( a few years back ), there was very little representation of autism or neurodiversity in kid ' s books . So , I wrote a book to increase representation . I wrote a book that focused on the strength of autism ; a book that celebrates an autistic mind - that shows the world that an autistic child is a masterpiece .
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An inclusive kids book celebrating a child on the autism spectrum
I have always been a writer , but a variety of experiences have led me to write books for kids . Not only am I an author , but I ' m also an elementary teacher with over 14 years under my belt . During my time as a teacher , I have read thousands of picture books to kids . I realized that there was a big need for inclusive literature for children . This became a driving force behind the stories I now write . The books I put out for kids are published with this mission in mind :
• inclusivity
• diversity , and
• increasing representation
~ Alexandra Hoffman , Canadian author .
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