02-04-2025
Local author reads book to children on World Autism Awareness Day
A local author raised awareness of autism by reading to a first-grade class.
Allyson Minor visited Mrs. Leeds' first grade class at Belle Valley Elementary, reading her book 'The Bridge to Understanding.'
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The children's book tells the story of a kangaroo understanding and embracing the differences of his new friend, an autistic wallaby.
For World Autism Awareness Day, all students in fifth grade through eighth grade received copies of the book.
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Minor hoped this will give students a better understanding of their classmates on the spectrum.
'Our son was diagnosed ten years ago, and it's been an uphill battle. So, I think something like this, if I presented to his class when he was in kindergarten or first grade, I think that it would have paved maybe an easier road than he was given,' said Minor.
The author chose this school to read to because her kids went to Belle Valley as well.
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