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For such a short book, this really packs a punch. I’m enjoying learning from it and it’s not so bad to have a short, easy read either. I hope you’re all liking it so far too! If you want to jump in on the discussion, the google doc is here. Be sure to vote for next month’s read too and let me know if you have any suggestions for books for next month’s poll (picking the June read). Here are some discussion questions for the first part of this book: Read more »

Happy April everyone! It’s time to start our April read-along of The Reason I Jump. I’m particularly excited to be reading this book because I feel as though I’ve read a lot of fiction including characters with Autism, but am sadly undereducated on the accuracy of these fictional accounts. Thanks again to Rachel at Hibernator’s Library for the suggestion that we pick a book on autism for Autism Awareness Month and thank you all for suggesting some great possibilities. When you’re ready to jump into the discussion, the google doc is open. Here is our schedule for the month and a poll for next month’s pick:

April 1st-14th: Read Intro – Never Ending Summer

April 10th – Intro – Never Ending Summer Discussion Questions Posted

April 15th-31st – Read A Story I Heard Somewhere – I’m Right Here

April 22nd – A Story I Heard Somewhere – I’m Right Here Discussion Questions Posted

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today, we’re wrapping up our Nonfiction November book club discussion. Again, I know this is a long one, so I’ll leave the discussion link-up open until Dec 15th. Once again, I’ll give you just the questions and then the questions with my answers so you can choose to ignore my answers until you’ve written your own if you like.

1. What did you think of Kanner and Rimland’s biases? Did you find Rimland’s biases more forgivable?
2. What role do you think parents and patients should play in medical research? 
3. What role do you think the media plays and should play in medical research? In particular, were you surprised by the impact the movie Rain Man had on the perception of autism? Overall, do you think the movie had a positive or negative effect?
4. Should we use the phrase “people with autism” or “autistic person” or some other phrasing?
5. Is there any other reading you’d recommend for learning more about autism?

My answers and a link-up for sharing your answers are below.  Read more »

Well, it’s been a crazy April! I’m excited to say that I’ve scheduled my thesis defense for June 20th though, so the end is in sight! I’ve been trying to keep up with my reading by picking out lighter books, since I’ve had both less time and less energy for reading. I’ve also had another pretty decent month for diverse and translated reads and I’d particularly like to get caught up on my Blogging Better challenge next month or perhaps after June. Read more »

I suspect I’m going to feel this way at many future monthly wrap-ups, but I can’t believe it’s the end of March already! This month, I’m feeling very aware of how much I need to do before I graduate, although also very excited about how things are going. Despite school keeping me busy, it’s been a great month of reading. In particular, I’m happy that I’ve done a better job than last month of fitting in some translated books and other diverse reads. Read more »

And we have a winner! Our April Nonfiction Book Club read will be The Reason I Jump. If you don’t have a copy, be sure to enter the current Goodreads giveaway and maybe put the book on hold at your library too. I hope everyone is able to get a copy and join us in highlighting Autism Awareness month with our April read.