Autism Autism by Joao Fernandes Table of Contents Famous Autistic People Why is Autism Weird or Aggressive? Information about my brother Sergio Why I wanted to help John Facts about me (Lilly Marzec) Information about the author Glossary We know that these pictures can be hard to read, so we’re including a transcript of the book below: Cover: Autism Illustrated by Lilly Marzec Page 1: Autism by João Fernandes Some may act different but can have a great future -João Fernandes Page 2: Table of contents 1. What is Autism? 2. Famous Autistic People 3. Why is autism aggressive or weird? 4. Information about my brother 5. Information about the illustrator 6. Glossary Page 3: What is Autism? Autism is a disorder that can show up at 3 years. Scientists don’t know how it shows up but scientist do know how to deal with it. Someone that helps with autism is called an aid. An aid is a person that is trained to help autism. Dialogue: “Stop repeating!” “Stop!” Page 4: The three major concerns are: first, people with autism have a very hard time with social interactions. Secondly, they lack understanding and intuition about feelings of other people, and reasons for behavior. Thirdly, when it comes to language, people with autism find it very hard to use. Dialogue: “Huh?” “Ha!” Page 5: the right words. Some repetitive behavior is also a feature of autism such: stereotpy: repetitive hand flapping, body rocking. Repeatedly arranging items in a certain way. Engaging in ritualistic behavior. Focusing and a limited range of behaviors and self-injury. Page 6: But Autistic people can have “a good life” if they have the brain to learn. On the next page you can learn about -Thomas Eddison -Albert Einstein Page 7: Chapter 2: Famous Autistic People An autistic kid that had changed the world with the light bulb was Thomas Edison. When he was at school back then they did not know what was autism. So he got kicked out his homeschooled him. Page 8: Thomas Edison studied, did lots of reading, did experiments, by the time he learned electricity, he had made the worlds light. In a bulb. Page 9: Albert Einstein, the world’s famous scientist. But did you know he had autism? The world’s famous scientist was not the average kid you would see. He was quiet for about 5 years until his little sister was born. He learned how to read and write. He also learned how to use a violin. Page 10: He figured out about mc squared and mass but in the 1900s he had to prove it. But his brilliant mind could not be stopped. Page 11: Chapter 3: Why is autism can be weird or aggressive? If you’ve ever seen an autistic kid acting aggressive or weird, you would wonder, why? It’s because they don’t know how to express their feelings. You may want to laugh or Page 12: stare. That’s being mean and provoking the autistic person to do more. Information about my brother Sergio Page 13: My brother Sergio was my first man to inspire me to make this book. If it wasn’t for him, I would have no idea what was autism. He is in second grade in Mapple East, if you want to see cursive, it’s now: Sergio F Page 14: Why I wanted to help Jhon (John) I wanted to help John because I like drawing and coloring. Also I want to learn more about autism. Also I wanted to help him because he is an amazing person. We are in third grade. Page 15: Facts about me (Lilly Marzec) -I like dance -I have one dog (Molly) -I have 2 brothers -I have 1 sister -I like singing -I love making songs -When I grow up I want to be a singer -I love playing with animals Lilly Marzec Page 16: blank Page 17: Information about the author: Hi! I’m João (John) Fernandes. My brother has autism (left) his name is Sergio. My mother is a PhD. That inspired me to make this book. Page 18: Glossary Aid: Helps autism. Engaging, Charming & attentive. Intuition: The ability to understand. Lack: The state of being without. Mass: gravity Repeatedly: over and over again Ritualistic: invariably performed Stereotypy: The persistent repetition of an act for no obvious purpose Page 19: blank Page 20: Hi! I’m João (John) Fernandes. I am the author. I have a list of almost everything about autism. Here’s a picture of the brain.
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BizTown Money
Image by Melody Ann Crespo via Creative Commons Review by Megan Li, age 10 Ever thought how it would feel as a kid to sell, manage, and earn money? Well, with BizTown, you can! Yeah, I know, this sounds like one of those commercials we all know, but seriously, you can! My class in 5th grade started it on February 1st, 2018. BizTown allows kids, or anyone, to manage money and learn how to save or spend it. Our teacher gave us all a “small” booklet that read BizTown on the front. There were all kinds of things to do inside, like how to endorse checks, definitions of different words or making a fake bank account. We learned what types of checks there are and you could be arrested for writing a check that pays more money then you have in your account. That’s called a bounced check. Later on, you get assigned a job and either you’re an employer or an employee. If you’re the boss you can decide whether to invest, spend, or save the company’s money. You get a checkbook and can write checks or deposit money. BizTown not only shows kids how to act responsibly with money, it also allows you to have fun with it. You can play games and buy fake stuff. For example, my class played a game where you could spend or save money and earn interest. You would answer 3 questions in a round. There were 3 rounds. If you got it right, you got 1 dollar. So if you got all of them right you would earn 3 dollars. The interest rate was 30 percent, of course fake. There was stuff you could buy from the shop, like candies, bracelets, or a watch. But you had to buy at least 3 things by the end of the game. The money you saved earned you interest and at the end we could see how much money we had. Of course, like any session or subject, there might be quizzes. Not always but sometimes. It’s not that hard though, you just have to know the definitions of some words, like checking account or debit card, or what someone should do if they want this or that, but it’s pretty easy. All in all, I think BizTown is an awesome program.
Point of View by Madeleine Higgins
My home, my street, my neighborhood, New York City, the USA, the Earth, our solarsystem, the Milky Way Galaxy, the universe. In my life, in my point of view, everything circles around me, or so it seems. In most lives, people believe that everything circles around them, that they matter in the vastness that is the universe. Each one of us has our own life, friends, families, feelings, and goals. We all have different points of view. To my friend, I am just a person in their life, and they are the most important. I circle around them. Most people think of life as them being the sun, and the rest planets and asteroids that revolve around them. Though isn’t it we that circle around the sun, not the other way around? Our lives are only one of billions, and we are just ants that don’t make a difference even if we are stepped on. On the other hand, the sun that billions of lives revolve around and depend on is also only one of trillions. It isn’t the biggest, brightest, or the most important. But even so, it’s crucial to my life and many others. It might not be important in the big universe, but it’s important to us in our mini universe. Most live their own lives. They are born, they make a life for themselves, find friends, go through good times and bad times, and eventually die. They spend their whole life in their own mini universe. Here’s what I think: in life, don’t worry about your own small life, realize how small your own life is, fight for all of us, and make a difference. When you do so, you will prove yourself important and significant among billions of others. People like Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, and Malala Yousafzai. Fight for all of us. Fight to change the world and make a difference in it.
