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100	1		_aMartin, Chris, _d1977 August 11- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMay tomorrow be awake : _bon poetry, autism, and our neurodiverse future / _cChris Martin.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bHarper One, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, _c[2022]
264		4	_c©2022.
300			_a317 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 307-317).
520			_aAn author and educator's pioneering approach to helping autistic students find their voices through poetry--a powerful and uplifting story that shows us how to better communicate with people on the spectrum and explores how we use language to express our seemingly limitless interior lives. Adults often find it difficult to communicate with autistic students and try to "fix" them. But what if we found a way to help these kids use their natural gifts to convey their thoughts and feelings? What if the traditional structure of language prevents them from communicating the full depth of their experiences? What if the most effective and most immediate way for people on the spectrum to express themselves is through verse, which mirrors their sensory-rich experiences and patterned thoughts? May Tomorrow Be Awake explores these questions and opens our eyes to a world of possibility. It is the inspiring story of one educator's journey to understand and communicate with his students--and the profound lessons he learned. Chris Martin, an award-winning poet and celebrated educator, works with non-verbal children and adults on the spectrum, teaching them to write poetry. The results have been nothing short of staggering for both these students and their teacher. Through his student's breathtaking poems, Martin discovered what it means to be fully human. Martin introduces the techniques he uses in the classroom and celebrates an inspiring group of young autistic thinkers--Mark, Christophe, Zach, and Wallace--and their electric verse, which is as artistically dazzling as it is stereotype-shattering. In telling each of their stories, Martin illuminates the diverse range of autism and illustrates how each so-called "deficit" can be transformed into an asset when writing poems. Meeting these remarkable students offers new insight into disability advocacy and reaffirms the depth of our shared humanity. Martin is a teacher and a lifelong learner, May Tomorrow Be Awake is written from a desire to teach and to learn--about the mind, about language, about human potential--and the lessons we have to share with one other.
650		0	_aAutistic children _xEducation. _978106
650		0	_aChildren with autism spectrum disorders _xEducation. _9255824
650		0	_aYouth with autism spectrum disorders _xEducation.
650		0	_aPoetry _xStudy and teaching.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xStudy and teaching. _9102132
650		0	_aSpecial education _xLanguage arts.
650		0	_aAutistic people _xRehabilitation.
650		0	_aAutism spectrum disorders. _9190248
650		0	_aNeurodiversity.
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