Can You See Me?: A powerful story of autism, empathy and kindness

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Tally isn't ashamed of being autistic -- even if it complicates life sometimes, it's part of who she is. However I think it's equally important for all teachers, support staff and anyone who works with, or knows, an autistic child to read this book. Tally's journal entries provide lots of details about the autistic experience, and are highly informative. Tally faces secondary school with dread about what lies ahead, despite her older sister’s advice and a Year 6 induction experience. It’s a fantastic independent book seller that will actually be responsive and select appropriate books for you.

Now, as she enters this new stage in her life, she is painfully aware of the way she is perceived and feeling an almost unbearable pressure to try to fit in. Inspired by young coauthor Libby Scott's own experiences with autism, this is an honest and moving middle-school story of friends, family, and finding one's place. Decent as an autism portrayal, enough so that I'm planning to read the sequel, but not a first-choice recommendation for a MG book in general.I wouldn't have even rated this two stars, if I didn't think it was good to feature diverse characters in children's literature! I’ve read plenty of coming of age stories and I am sure everyone can relate to the confusion of becoming a teenager and everyone trying to fit in. Again, I'm not autistic, and I know that my experience is different, but the message of "this is just who Tally is," as accepting as it seems, can be a cop out from finding solutions to someone's misery.

She is continually losing it when her family members tell her to do anything, like hurry up and get ready for school, and then blaming them because they KNOW that if they tell her to do something, she is unable to do it. She lashes out at others, telling them what they "should" be able to do, yet going mad if anyone tries to suggest what she might be able to do.

It features bullying, friendship, fitting in, staying true to yourself and showing that everyone is different in different ways, all of which are topics which affect every child as they move up to secondary school. We believe that books are a great way to raise awareness and improve understanding of different experiences. As a reader, you really understand autism in an different way and this leads you to be introspective. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. No tengo la suerte de que mi sobrino con TEA sepa contarme como es vivir con autismo y como se siente, ya que es incapaz de comunicarse (o más bien nosotros somos los incapaces de entenderle) pero siento que este libro me ha acercado de alguna forma más a él y me ha hecho entender muchas de sus actitudes.

In so many of my thoughts and activities lately, I have been mentally messaging back to my younger self, "I see you. No one ever says to Tally, Tiger Girl is still Tally and that she is strong enough to do those things without wearing her tiger mask because she is Tally and she’s wonderful and strong and did all those things by herself.

I also really wish we had seen more narrative about the strengths of having Autism if the ending message was that it’s okay to be different.

Her pairing with Rebecca Westcott, author of Violet Ink and Dandelion Clocks, is inspired and ensures that the tale of autistic child Tally is as eminently readable as it is authentic. This book is so incredibly well written, and shows the reader so much of the autistic experience in a way I haven't ever seen before.I think if we had a slightly older perspective these explanations and the narrative voice around why Tally was struggling might have been able to execute her struggles in less of a confusing and unsympathetic way. In another unbelievable scene, the family is having a serious conversation around the dinner table, and Tally interrupts to ask for a drink of juice. Tally and one of the other kids in the book reminded me completely of a couple children I teach and it hit some very personal nerves because of it. But it was the specific feeling that people don’t understand why you behave in certain ways and the frustration of those needs not being met.