And you can love me: a story for everyone who loves someone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) : a picture book

And You Can Love Me is a story for everyone who loves someone with ASD (autism spectrum disorder).

It is the fictional story of Ethan, a nonverbal autistic child, based on the author’s observations and experiences with her grandson.

The bounce of a ball is not only a metaphor, but also how the author imagines that the child is releasing his innermost physical and emotional challenges.

It is a love story that can be recognized by parents, caregivers and teachers; a story that embraces Ethan, a nonverbal child, who may never/or not yet be able to write his own story, yet he lives it every day and tells it by his actions and by bouncing a ball– any ball, any size, any color.And You Can Love Me is also a picture book that a child with ASD may, in some way, recognize within himself/herself.

It doesn’t try to explain, define or even educate; it is merely Ethan’s story - the story of one particular nonverbal autistic child; one of the many stories that will add to the diversity of ASD stories. ACCLAIM FOR AND YOU CAN LOVE ME“As a mother and grandmother, this story speaks to me about the power of unconditional love we bring to any situation.

This book is an excellent resource for adults who have a child or grandchild with autism.

It acknowledges the different ways a loved one with autism may communicate and reminds me that we love completely.

As a former special education teacher, I am able to keep sharing with people, through this story, about the wonderful diversity that we see in the world.

Everyone has gifts.” --Deb Holtz is a former special education teacher, a current end-of-life doula and a mother and grandmother. "In And You Can Love Me, Sherry Quan Lee gives us the world of Ethan, a little boy with autism.

Although Ethan is mute, his daily routine of bouncing a ball and expressing his needs, as well as his interior life, are revealed through simple sketches and lovely lines, like Today I am another year of being me.

A welcome and wonderful addition to the as-yet-tiny body of work about children with autism, And You Can Love Me is a beautiful, profoundly moving book.” --Alison McGhee, New York Times bestselling author of many books for children and adults. Learn more at www.SherryQuanLee.com From Loving Healing Press