Category Archives: Disability

Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten

Posted on September 3, 2020 by savvywriter

After naptime, Ms. Snappytail marched the kitties through school like prisoners. A tail touched Clover’s face!
In her purrrrrsonal space!
THAT WAS IT.
Clover spit. She bit. She threw a fur-flying hissy-fit.
“I quit!” Continue reading →

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Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor

Posted on January 4, 2020 by savvywriter

Be different. Be brave. Be you. These are the messages and themes in the picture book  Just Ask! by United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Just Ask is a wonderful book about  communicating to learn about one another’s differences. In … Continue reading →

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Since We’re Friends: An Autism Picture Book

Posted on April 19, 2019 by savvywriter

Some kids think Matt is weird… they don’t want him to play because sometimes he acts wild when he’s excited.
Since we’re friends, I don’t want him to feel left out, so I ask Matt if he wants to play tag with me and my friends. Continue reading →

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I See Things Differently: A First Look at Autism

Posted on April 8, 2017 by savvywriter

Most of us are pretty good at finding ways to ignore things that we don’t want to see or hear… but for people with autism, it can be harder to ignore things. All the sights and sounds around them come rushing into their brains like a giant wave. Continue reading →

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