Kirjahaku

En samtalebog, der ud fra elefanten Amandas synspunkt fort ller og forklare hvordan det er, at v re autist, og at have ADHD. B de de gode sider og de udfordringer der opst r, n r man skal v re en del af samfundet. Bogen fort ller fra Amandas synspunkt, s det er nemmere at snakke om tingene, uden at nogen f ler sig udstillet. Bogen kan l ses som en samlet historie, men ogs hvis der er specifikke emner man har brug for at snakke om. Historien er relevant hvis man nsker at f et indblik i hvordan det er at v re autist og at have ADHD. f.eks. hvis man selv er autist og har ADHD, hvis man har s skende, familie, legekammerater eller andre med autisme/ADHD. Fagfolk kan bruge bogen til at tale med for ldre og/eller b rn/unge om, hvad autisme er.

With an easy-to-read text and good illustrations, the book leads us into the world of autism and provides an easy-to-understand introduction to autism and gives us an understanding of what it is like to have autism. The book can e.g., be used if you have a child / young person with autism, and need to talk to the child / young person, siblings, grandparents or friends about what autism is and how it affects your life. It can be used if you, as an adult autist, have to tell your own children, bonus children and others about the challenges and superpowers of autism. In short, the book can be used when you want to know more about - and create more understanding of autism. The author of the book is autistic herself and it appears from the book that she knows what she is talking about when she talks about autism. The book provides many examples of what can be challenges for the autistic and for the family, and it constantly allows readers to have their own experiences with autism challenges that can be written into the book. The book also describes that autism is not only challenging, but can also have good sides and give the autis-tic some resources that can be used constructively. The book is kept in a positive spirit, which makes the reader more positive towards autism, and thus less negative and less timid. Professionals can use the book to talk to parents and / or children / adolescents about what autism is, and parents can talk to their children / adolescents about it.

At snakke om autisme kan være rigtig svært, for hvor begynder man og hvordan gør vi så ingen føler sig udstillet eller det bliver for personligt ? Ved at bruge elefanten Amanda som hovedperson for samtalen er der mulighed for at få en god snak om hvad autisme er, og hvordan den påvirker os, både når det glæder udfordringer og superkræfter. Det er som ofte nemmere at snakke om en fiktiv tegnet elefant, end at tale om en selv eller ens nærmeste. Gennem bogen er der flere spørgsmål, og finurlige tegninger man kan bruge til at skabe en god og ufarlig samtale om autisme. Bogen giver en kort introduktion til hvad autisme er, og hvordan det opleves at være autist, set ud fra forfatterens erfaringer og synspunkt. Bogen er holdt i et let læseligt hverdagssprog og kan læses af både børn og voksne.