Bitten Højberg - Aut. Psychologist says about the book:

With an easy-to-read text and good illustrations, Line Kudahl leads us into the world of autism and gives us an understanding of what it is like to have autism.
As professionals, we can use the book to talk to parents and / or children / adolescents about what autism is, and parents can talk to their children / adolescents about it. The book is actually so easy to read that some children and young people will be able to read it themselves. As it is a conversation book, however, it is important for the child / young person who reads the book themselves that at least one adult makes himself available to talk about the problems described in the book.

 

Line Kudahl herself has autism, and it appears from the book that she knows what she's talking about when she talks about autism. She gives many examples of what can be challenges for the child / young person and for the family, and she always gives the opportunity for readers to have their own experiences with the challenges of autism, which can be written into the book.

 

Line Kudahl also describes that autism is not only challenging, but can also have good sides and give the child / young person some resources that can be used constructively.

The book is kept in a positive spirit, which makes the reader more positive towards autism, and thus less negative and less timid.

I can only recommend anyone who wants a greater knowledge of autism and the challenges of autism to read this book.

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Anna Hjorth

Autism & ADHD consultant and mother of a daughter with autism

( Translated from Danish)

My first thought when I read Autistic Amanda - was that book would have been a huge help back in time when my own daughter had been diagnosed with autism and I had to talk to her about what autism meant to her exactly.

 

Autistic Amanda is a conversation book about autism, which makes it easy to communicate the difficult knowledge to our children in a concrete and easy-to-understand way.

 

I know that understanding how autism affects the individual child is crucial to whether the child can understand himself and thus agree to use the methods that can compensate for the challenges autism may present.

 

It fits exactly with what Line Kudahl writes in her book: "That understanding creates a better life for everyone"

 

The book is easy to read and is illustrated with beautiful drawings, which help the children who need the visual part to be in place.

 

Autistic Amanda is divided into clear and highly relevant sections, which are easy to speak from. There are questions that can be taken as a starting point, so that the content of the book can make sense for the child with whom the book is read.

 

Throughout the book, you will gain both basic knowledge about the brain and where autism in particular does not come from, which is good for prejudice to be broken down. Everything is conveyed in a way that a child can relate to.

 

I find it very important that one of the first sections deals with stress, as stress is often the reason why children are unhappy. The book is structured in a way so that you not only get information, but at the same time lots of ideas for how you can work with the different topics - e.g. how to reduce stress.

 

Line Kudahl is good about all the important areas when there is autism in play and it is felt that Line Kudahl herself has autism, as the book gives readers a great sense of empathy and understanding and it is written in an uplifting and motivating language.

 

The book focuses both on what is difficult, but also the child's strengths, which is good, the way the child can form is a complete picture of himself in a self-esteem-building way.

 

I would warmly recommend the book both to parents of a child with autism, but also to professionals who can easily use the book in the work of supporting a child to self-insight.

 

I do not for a second doubt that this book would have made my task much easier back in time when my own daughter was diagnosed with autism because the book is a great tool for the difficult conversations we face as parents.

 

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Monica Jensen: "First I just want to praise you for Hold up a fantastic piece of work. I would have liked that book when my son was diagnosed. It is really complete and could not be left to me at all.

My son who has IA was just allowed to read it. He is 13 years old and should say .. you are scary because you have written exactly what is in his brain. "

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Stine Jusjong Bøgsted - Family counselor: "I want to use it in my sibling courses"

 

Peter: "I'm autistic myself, and have used the book to tell my bonus kids of 8 and 10 years why I'm not quite like other adults."

 

Judi: "I'm glad I got an insight into what it's like to be autistic"

 

www.autismeshoppen.dk : "The book is a good starting point for achieving self-understanding in children with autism, as well as an understanding of the difficulties that one's siblings or child with autism have"

 

Bente: "Just finished reading it… thank you for writing it .. now I will pass it on to grandma, who will read it and she will pass it on to aunt ..etc"

 

Helle: "The book has been too much like a Crash course in autism, and I wish there had been something similar when my son was diagnosed, it would have made the whole thing a lot more manageable both for everyone"

 

Note : All the reader reviews are in Danish and translated by Line Kudahl