Biscuit Visits the Doctor by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Biscuit Visits the Doctor by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It's also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another language. With a reporter's eye and an insider's perspective, Eric Garcia shows what it's like to be autistic across America. Garcia began writing about autism because he was frustrated by the media's coverage of it; the myths that the disorder is caused by vaccines, the narrow portrayals of autistic people as white men working in Silicon Valley. His own life as an autistic person didn't look anything like that. He is Latino, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and works as a journalist covering politics in Washington D.C. Garcia realized he needed to put into writing what so many autistic people have been saying for years; autism is a part of their identity, they don't need to be fixed. In We're Not Broken, Garcia uses his own life as a springboard to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum. From education to healthcare, he explores how autistic people wrestle with systems that were not built with them in mind. At the same time, he shares the experiences of all types of autistic people, from those with higher support needs, to autistic people of color, to those in the LGBTQ community. In doing so, Garcia gives his community a platform to articulate their own needs, rather than having others speak for them, which has been the standard for far too long.

Alyssa Satin Capucilli is one of the most recognizable names in the easy-to-read field. Her super-successful Biscuit books for HarperCollins have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in multiple formats and have expanded beyond easy-to-reads into hardcover picture books and sticker books. Alyssa is also the author of Bear Hugs, a Step into Reading book (Step 1). She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired picture clues help children decode the story.

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ISBN 13	9780061128431
ISBN 10	0061128430
Title	Biscuit Visits the Doctor
Author	Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Series	Biscuit
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2008-08-26
Number of pages	24
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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