Autism | Understand Your Mind and Body (Engaging Readers, Level 3). Este artículo no está disponible.Autism | Understand Your Mind and Body (Engaging Readers, Level 3)

Autism is not a disease or an illness. People with autism think, act, and communicate differently than non-autistic people. Some autistic people do not speak. Others may get overwhelmed easily. Learn about the ways that people with autism adapt to living in a world that often fails to understand them. Level 3 readers are aimed at children who are reading by themselves and can grasp new concepts. Key words and captions help readers understand new vocabulary and more challenging sentence structure.This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.

AJ graduated from the University of Victoria's Bachelor of Microbiology program in 2019. After living in some of Canada's biggest cities, they returned to the west coast to pursue a career as a writer. In 2022, AJ published two short stories in the literary journal, Beside the Point. They have also published multiple book reviews as a contributing writer with NEXUS newspaper. AJ was awarded the Orca Book Publishers One World for All Children Award in 2022. AJ now works on early-reader books for Engage Books and (top secret!) novels for young adults. When not reading or writing they can be found hiking or wandering on the beach. AJ lives with their wonderful partner and a ridiculous, thumb-wielding cat named Rupertther

Sarah became an editor after many years of working as a bookseller, columnist and reviewer. She has also taught courses on writing, editing and publishing. Sarah was an editor at Orca Book Publishers for thirteen years before she (semi)-retired to become a freelance editor. She is also the author of a baker's dozen of books for young readers.