Leaders Around Me: Autobiographies of Autistics who Type, Point, and Spell to Communicate
by Edlyn Vallejo Peña
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Leaders Around Me: Autobiographies of Autistics who Type, Point, and Spell to Communicate is a compilation of 45 autobiographies of extraordinary individuals who use keyboards, letter boards, and communication devices. The authors demonstrate that people who experience communication differences have the potential to achieve major accomplishments under accessible, inclusive, and supportive circumstances. Each autobiographical narrative ends with reflection questions to encourage reader show more engagement and reflection. All autistic individuals deserve autistic leaders around them for support and mentoring. show lessTags
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Edlyn Vallejo Pena is an associate professor of higher education leadership and the director of the Autism and Communication Center at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California. She has published about 25 journal articles and book chapters in her fields.
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