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Direct linkJane E. Kelley; Yun-Ju Hsiao; Brenda L. Barrio; Teresa A. Cardon; Madeline G. Joyce – Reading Horizons, 2025
In our study, we analyzed 147 contemporary realistic fiction children's and young adult books that feature characters with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We compared these representations with current statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For each book, we examined the character demographics, the main character, the…
Descriptors: Fiction, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Childrens Literature, Adolescent Literature
