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    Ian's Walk: A Story about Autism
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    Ian's Walk: A Story about Autism
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    Ian's Walk: A Story about Autism

    By Laurie Lears and Karen Ritz

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    About this ebook

    Julie can't wait to go to the park and feed the ducks with her big sister. Her little brother, Ian, who has autism, wants to go, too. Ian doesn't have the same reactions to all the sights and sounds that his sisters have, and Julie thinks he looks silly.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlbert Whitman & Company
    Release dateJan 1, 1998
    ISBN9780807534823
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    Ian's Walk: A Story about Autism
    Author

    Laurie Lears

    Laurie Lears lives on a small farm in Pennsylvania with her husband, three dogs, and three cats. She teaches kindergarten and has two grown daughters and a granddaughter. She has written several books for children.

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    • 2/5
      Julie wants to take a walk to the park with her older sister, but her younger brother wants to come too. Her little brother, Ian, has autism. The book goes on to say how Ian sees the world differently from most people. He smells, feels, and see things different. This book was great because it showed how autism effects the whole family. At the end of the book, Julie is no longer embarrassed by her brother and does not care what other people think. This book however, was a bit out dated. You could especially tell in the pictures. This book would be great to share with people who want to learn about how children with autism think.
    • 4/5
      When you think about children with disabilities, you often forget how it can affect their family members. This book shows how siblings can be affected. Ian's sister sometimes just do not get Ian or understand the things that he does, but at the end of the day they love him for who he is.
    • 5/5
      Ian is a boy with autism and his sister, Julie, is sometimes embarassed of Ian and how he does things differently that other people. This book decribes the differences that autism can create for the family of that child.
    • 4/5
      This is a good book for young children to help them understand autism. There are big vivid illustrations, and a realistic story about a girl who is annoyed with her young autistic brother. But when he goes missing she realizes she loves him, and ends up letting him enjoy the strange things he likes to do (like watching ceiling fans). The pictures and the simple words show the different ways that autistic children experience the world.
    • 5/5
      Ian has autism and his senses are quite different than others. He hears things that others don't pay attention to and doesn't pay attention to loud noises like sirens like normal people do. He feels things differently, and tastes things differently also. Ian's sister loses him at the park. She searches for him all over until she realizes the main thing he likes there, the bell. She finds him and then walks home with him the way he likes to do it.
    • 4/5
      Ian's sister Julie is embarrassed of him. While it shows character development and acceptance, I am still a bit bother but Julie in the beginning. Its a good book for a child with a sibling with autism to read.
    • 5/5
      There are several reasons why I like this book. One reason I like this book is the point of view. I have not come across many books that tell the story from a sibling's point of view. It is beneficial to have a book like this one to show children how siblings can feel when they have a family member with a disability. Another reason why I like this book was the language used. The story was written in a way that made it easy to read and easy to understand what Ian's sister was seeing and feeling. The illustrations also help the reader follow along with the story and are made in a way that looks realistic. The big idea of the story is that siblings of children with disabilities may not always have positive feelings and these need to be discussed with children to allow them to share how they feel.
    • 5/5
      Great story to teach children about the fact that other students are different. Also, a great way to help with sibling relationships with one child that has autism.
    • 5/5
      Many people do not know a lot about Autism. This story can inform children and adults about the basic facts about behavior children with Autism have. This story helps children understand that many people are different, and once they understand why, children will accept this. I feel that many people are made fun of because the bullies are ignorant to the fact of why the person they are bullying is different from them. Help bring awareness to your children be reading to them this story of a little boy and his sisters who deal with Autism on a daily basis. One will realize that he is a person just like everyone else, he just has a different way of thinkings about things, looking at things, and hearing different things.
    • 3/5
      In this book young Julie just wants to take a stroll with her sister, but her younger brother wants to come as well. Her younger brother, Ian has autism. In the book, it describes how young Ian feels. He feels different than everybody because he has autism. He feels like he smells, hears, looks and also see things different than everybody. I liked this book because it gives you an idea of how some people with disabilities feel.
    • 3/5
      I really enjoyed this book because it showed the relationship between siblings and the hard times they overcome when they have a family member with a disability. The illustrations in the story made the book more effective because it provided a better picture of what was happening in the story. This book pushes the readers to look at life through eyes other than your own. At the end of the story Ian's sister Julie discovers that seeing the world differently, through Ian's eyes, helps her better understand his thinking.
    • 5/5
      Ian's Walk is about a young boy who has autism. The book is great because it shows some things that children with autism do that others who are not familiar with autism might think are odd. It explains in a simple way why Ian does what he does even though it is not something other children would do. It shows the difficulties of having a relative with autism without casting a negative light on autism. I also think it is great how the author shows the siblings still treating Ian with respect and patience even though things do not go the way they originally planned.
    • 5/5
      Julie's brother Ian has autism. Sometimes julie gets frustrated by all of Ian's quirks. But after Ian gets lost in the park, Julie learns to embrace him because Ian with his quirks is better than no Ian at all.
    • 5/5
      This story is about a brother and sister who go for a walk around their neighborhood. Ian has autism and experiences a lot more than his sister did on the walk. Ian uses all his different senses during this walk and learns tons of new things. This book teaches kids about how everyone is different in their own ways.
    • 5/5
      This was a great book about a girl who's little brother has autism. It's pretty obvious in the book that it is the much more profound type of autism. Her brother Ian is non-verbal. It addresses how Ian perceived sensory input differently from others. Would be a great book to talk about more severe and even moderate autism.Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: 3-6
    • 3/5
      Although she loves her younger brother Ian, who has Autism, Julie sometimes feels embarrassed by the fact that he doesn't react the way the other children do - he likes different smells (bricks rather than lilacs), and is fascinated by different things (like the movement of a ceiling fan) - and she gets impatient when he needs special care or attention. Look away for a minute, as Julie does when she, her older sister Tara, and Ian all walk to the park, and he vanishes! Now Julie, whose mother told her that she must take good care of Ian, must put herself in his shoes, if she is to find him again...I have little first-hand knowledge of this subject, so I am not sure how accurate Laurie Lears' depiction of a young boy with Autism is. It seems, looking through the online reviews, to be quite well received by readers who do have some experience in the area. For my part, I thought the story really highlighted how a sibling might feel and react if their brother or sister had this disorder, and that it managed to address those concerns without being either overly sanguine ("everything's just fine!") or too negative. The result is a narrative that will affirm such siblings' experiences, offering them emotional support, while also providing a vehicle for discussion. The accompanying artwork by Karen Ritz ably captures the emotional pitch of each scene.All in all, this is a most engaging story, one that addresses an important topic with sensitivity and compassion. I recommend it to families with autistic children, and to young readers who have either been touched by Autism themselves, or who want to learn more about the subject.
    • 5/5
      This is a wonderful book! I love the way the author uses specific examples of behavior to demonstrate what someone with Autism is like. For example, Ian stops to sniff the bricks instead of the flowers and also when Ian watches the ceiling fan go around and around. Ian’s differences are made clear; the abnormality of his interests is easy to see from a younger child’s point of view. I have a sister with Autism and thought that Julie’s point of view is easy to relate to. I love how the author stresses that Julie has to constantly watch her brother. The author makes it realistic when Julie looks away for a second to tie her shoe and Ian is gone. Julie then has to think like Ian, and put herself in his very different shoes. This is a great message to give young children to help them understand a very interesting situation. This book overall demonstrates that it can be frustrating to have a sibling who has Autism, but in the end it is so rewarding. You wouldn't change it for the world.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed reading this book for my text set. This book is great because it discusses autism and how it affects Ian and his family. When Ian and his sisters go for a walk to the park the book talks about many of the traits that Ian has because of his Autism. For example, instead of smelling the flowers outside of the flower shop, Ian smells the bricks on the wall or when they go into the diner Ian watches the fan spin instead of all of the commotion around him. His sisters realize that Ian is different and they become embarrassed of how he acts in public. This book really shows great examples of behaviors that are common for people with autism, like becoming fixated on small details or concentrated on a sound or smell that no one else usually finds interesting. This book also discusses the bonds of family. When Ian goes missing in the park his sisters become panicked. When they find him the appreciate all of his differences and they join along with him in his odd behaviors like smelling the bricks. “Ian sniffs all the bricks he wants, I don’t care who is watching.” The main idea of this book is accepting your family members for who they are and truly loving them unconditionally.
    • 4/5
      Ian's walk is about a young boy with autism and his sister, who helps care for him. Sometimes, the young girl is embarrassed by her brother's erratic behavior, but after a situation happens, she learns to appreciate his point of view. This book is great at highlighting the differences of children with autism and illustrating some struggles siblings of children with autism face.I would use this book for 1-5 graders.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved reading this book, and I wish that all students could read this book in order to learn more about accepting peers with autism. One reason I liked this book is because of the plot. I have a younger sister with autism, and I completely related with this book, as it is about a child with autism, Ian, who runs away from his sibling, Julie, at the park. Julie is embarrassed about all the strange things that Ian does, like sniffing the wall, staring at a fan, and laying on the ground in the middle of the park. Julie turns her back at the park for five seconds, and when she turns around, Ian is gone. She searches everywhere for him, and when she finally finds him, she is so relieved. On the way home, she lets Ian do all of the things that seem strange and waits patiently while he does them. I actually cried while reading this book because it truly hit home for me. The second reason I liked this book is because of the informational note that was placed in the front of the book that discussed how siblings of children with autism feel. It gave the reader information about how to understand these feelings and why these feelings happen. It was very accurate from a sister’s point of view. The main idea of this story is to accept and love those with differences because not everyone is wired the same way.
    • 5/5
      This is a great book! It is about two sisters who take their brother (with autism), for a walk. We learn that children with autism do things differently from everyone else. Ian, the little brother, enjoys watching the fan move, smelling bricks, laying on the ground and eating cereal. At times, his sister feels embarrassed. She is afraid of what people will say when they see him doing these strange things. While in the park, Ian runs away from his sisters. They panic and question several people about the boy. Eventually she finds him playing with a bell. The sisters feel relieved and realize how much they love their little brother, despite his disability. The theme of the story is acceptance. We have to look past people's disabilities and differences and accept them for who they are.
    • 5/5
      Ian's walk takes explaining Autism and some of the unique traits about it to a level and understanding that young readers will get. In the first half of the story Ian's sister's are bothered by all the different, odd things he does. They think its annoying or silly when he stops to watch a fan, smell the brick wall, or lay on the sidewalk. But when they lose Ian she has to stop and think like Ian does. This shows readers that kids with autism aren't completely different from us and there are ways to think and see the world like they do. Or at least try to understand. Once the sister find Ian they walk back home doing all the things he wants to do. This shows compassion and understanding. Many students something do not know what to do or how to act with those they do not understand. But, this book opens their eyes to ways of seeing like Ian does and how you can see like him too. Hopefully this is a gateway to understanding other students with autism that they will encounter in classes.
    • 3/5
      Ian's Walk is about a young girl who helps care for her young brother with autism. Sometimes she feels embarrassed of his behavior, but after a scare she learns to appreciate his unique point of view. While this was a sweet story, I would have liked to see a better description into the characteristics of autism.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed reading this book because it was a different book from what I have read before. I have never read a book that was about a child with exceptionalities. I really enjoyed the plot of the book because it was in the point of view of the sister and she would talk about all of the things that her brother does differently because he has autism. For example she says, “Ian smells things different… At Mrs. Potter’s flower stand, I hold a bouquet of sweet-smelling lilacs up to Ian’s face.” The main message of this book is that everyone is different but regardless we all have something unique about ourselves to treasure.
    • 5/5
      I think the sister, Julie, has changed more in this story than the brother, Ian. Julie has to change her way of thinking so she can find her little brother who has autism. Once she starts to think like her brother it became easier to find him.
    • 3/5
      I thought this book was okay, but definitely could have been better. The story is about a girl name Julie who wants to go to the park and takes her brother, who has Autism, along. The book shows the difficulties that this disorder causes, throughout a simple activity. I liked this book because the reader could try and relate to Julie to see what it was like to know someone who has Autism. I also like it because through the book, the reader can tell how the little boy gets frustrated how no one understands him. The pictures in the book were kind of outdated, so children could find this a little bit boring. The book was also very simple. The beginning of the book talks about how the little boy (Ian), “does not talk, hears things differently, smells things differently, and also tastes and feels things differently.” I think these are good concepts for someone reading this book and learning about Autism to understand. The main idea of the book was to inform the reader about someone who has Autism. This was not an informative book, so the book introduced Autism from a real life experience, rather than just stating facts and symptoms of Autism.
    • 5/5
      "Ian's Walk" was an insightful story that did a wonderful job of explaining how children who are autistic experience senses differently from those who are not on the spectrum. In the story, Ian has two older sisters who take him on a walk. At first, they are baffled by his behavior. He focused on a ceiling fan and sniffed bricks instead of the flowers. Throughout the story, they grow to appreciate his differences and allow him to lead their walk so they can better understand how he experiences the world."Ian's Walk" is a great book to open the topic about students who have special needs. We all have different parts of us that make us different. Sometimes those differences are more obvious than others and we have to find a way to be compassionate and at the very least, respectful and knowledgeable.