Adalyn's Clare

With the release of Adalyn's Clare, author Kari Dunn Buron, hopes to draw attention to the realities of social anxiety, the importance of teaching relaxation and other coping strategies and the need for teachers and loved ones to help create valuing relationships for children who have difficulty making friends, like Adalyn. Recommended for young readers in grades 3-6. (Book description)

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

A Lifetime of Laughing and Loving with Autism

A lifetime of laughing and loving with autism is a "best of" book that contains all of your favorite stories from the first three Laughing and Loving books, plus some new ones. "The concept for Laughing and Loving came when R Wayne Gilpin realized how much people enjoyed the stories about his son, Alex, and his unique view of the world. Not only did people love his stories, they usually chimed in with a few of their own. This "light" view of autism contrasted sharply with all of the technical manuals, or doom and gloom stories that were in print at the time, so Wayne decided that THIS view needed to be shared." (book description)

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Miss Montana Makes Her Mark

Alexis Wineman, otherwise known as Miss Montana in last week's Miss America beauty pageant, writes about her experiences in an article for CNN.com. Wineman got to the top 15 contestants in the pageant and, while she didn't win the pageant (Miss New York won), she did win America's Choice Award for the most online voters.

To read the entire article, please visit cnn.com at: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/17/health/wineman-autism/index.html?hpt=us_t5

Zooming In workshop details

As promised, further details are now available from the Indiana Resource Center for Autism on the workshop Zooming In: On Nuance Challenged Social Communicators Across the Classroom, Playground and Home set for April 26th.

"The workshop will focus on developing nuance-based social learning activities that connect to select Common Core Standards as well explore how to work with individuals who struggle with self-regulation, social anxiety, and depression (Nuance Challenged Social Communicator). We will take a deeper look at how teaching lessons related to social nuance differs from teaching social “rules.” Individuals in this group may represent a range of diagnoses such as: ADHD, Asperger’s, PDD-NOS, ODD, OCD, NVLD, etc."

To read more about this workshop and to register, please visit: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=3580&utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=IRCA%20Reporter&utm_campaign=Zooming%20In%20January

Mobile App Monday - Things

Looking for an easy-to-use but dynamic app to stay on schedule? "Things" may be the answer for you. Create lists, repeating tasks, add due dates, schedule tasks for a later date, review completed tasks in the Logbook, and much more.

To see the iTunes preview for this app, please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/things/id284971781?mt=8

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew

Succinct and informative, framed with both humor and compassion, Ten Things Every Children with Autism Wishes You Knew describes ten characteristics that help illuminate—not define—children with autism. This updated edition delves into expanded thought and deeper discussion of communication issues, social processing skills, and the critical roles adult perspectives play in guiding the child with autism to a meaningful, self-sufficient, productive life.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this book, or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

A is for Autism, B is for Beauty Pageant

According to an article at disabilityscoop.com, this year's Miss America pageant will include a contestant with autism. Miss Montana was diagnosed with autism at age 11 and has worked hard since then to get where she is today, which is Las Vegas, Nevada, in the days leading up to Saturday's broadcast of the pageant.

To read the entire article, please visit: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/01/08/beauty-autism-miss-america/17018/