Jennifer Elder (born 1968, San Francisco)[citation needed] is an American author and assistant editor for the Collins Library of McSweeney's publishing house.

Early life and education

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She graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1990.[1]

Career

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As the mother of an autistic son, she has written two books for autistic children: Different Like Me and Autistic Planet.[2] Aukids Magazine called Autistic Planet a "delightful children's storybook" and 'Good Autism Practice' found it "engaging and entertaining".[3][4] However, a review of Different Like Me in Community Care magazine criticised its "sentimental depiction of autism".[5] She is married to author Paul Collins, and together they have has appeared on the American Public Media program On Being.[6]

Parenting magazine noted about her book Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes, "Autistic kids 8 and older will enjoy discovering that people like Albert Einstein and Lewis Carroll were also autistic! Each person is given a short bio that includes some of the difficulties they faced. It can provide a self-esteem boost for ASD children."[citation needed]

Selected works

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  • Different Like Me, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84310-815-3[7]

References

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  1. ^ Jennifer Elder, BFA 1990 Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine San Francisco Art Institute. Retrieved on 03 February 2009
  2. ^ Elder, Jennifer; Thomas, Marc (3 October 2020). Autistic Planet. ISBN 9781843108429. Retrieved 12 January 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Houghton, Tori (2009). "'Autistic Planet' by Jennifer Elder". Aukids (3): 10.
  4. ^ McGuirk, Tracey (31 October 2008). "Autistic Planet by Jennifer Elder; illustrated by Marc Thomas and Jennifer Elder". Good Autism Practice (GAP). 9 (2): 72.
  5. ^ Fitzpatrick, Michael (31 March 2006). "Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes". Community Care.
  6. ^ Autism and Humanity Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, On Being, July 14, 2011
  7. ^ Review for Different Like Me
  8. ^ Review for Autistic PlanetMcClimens, Alex (October 2007). "Autistic Planet". Learning Disability Practice (Through 2013); London. 10 (8): 24.
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