I Am Odd, I Am New: (An Autism Awareness Poem for Children - Teaching Empathy, Inclusion, and Neurodiversity to Kids Ages 5-8)

ISBN: 0764362410

Author: Giroux, Benjamin

Condition: New

View the world through the eyes of a 10-year old boy with autism and a poem he wrote for a school assignmentForeword by the National Autism Association"I am odd, I am new. I wonder if you are too. I hear voices in the air. I see you don't, and that's not fair."Step into the world of Benjamin Giroux, a 10-year-old boy with autism, as he invites readers to see life from his perspective. In this picture book, Benjamin's poem, which he composed during a school assignment, takes center stage.When Benjamin's parents shared his poem with friends and family, they could not have anticipated that the poem would go viral. Now, for the first time, I Am Odd, I Am New is brought to life in an illustrated picture book that captures Benjamin's world view.