Her Own Kind of Special
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“What is happening? She knows my name, she just called me Ruthie! Is this some kind of trick? She sent Mommy and Daddy away! I'm not going to look at her and she will go away. No, no, no, not good....I hear her saying something. She is not leaving.....the I will go away. And Ruthie cast her eyes down and away, blocking out all the sounds. Now she was safe back in her own world. Ruthie's world was safe and warm and there was no one there except Ruthie and the things that were in her head. She loved this world, but she loved her family too. To be with them she would have to come out into their world which might not be safe and warm. But she would do it for them—sometimes. Miss Tory was NOT her family, so she was not coming out!
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About the Book
Come join the fun as you read the account of one young girl’s escapades while learning how to live her life with autism. Ruthie McQuilty is a real girl who experienced these events and many more. Everything is a puzzle to her, so it’s a good thing Ruthie loves to solve puzzles. Her thinking is never linear but is fantastically inventive and sometimes shocking to the adults around her. On her journey, Ruthie has been greatly loved and well guided by her parents, her brother, her therapist, a loving teacher, her principal, and so many more, like the FORs (Friends of Ruthie) and MorMor Poopsie. Her road is neither straight nor easy, but Ruthie perseveres and always does so in her own unique way. This book will tickle your funny bone as well as give you an insight into what goes on in the mind of one little girl. Ruthie is determined to try and live in the outside world and risk coming out of Ruthie’s safe inside world; watch her do it! This book is dedicated to all those who love and care for children with autism. Happy reading!
About the Author
Sherryl Trones Becker is a first-time children’s book author. She is married with children and grandchildren. Her husband says she looks good in a baseball cap, and her grandchildren think she is funny. Sherryl Lee is a college graduate and went to law school. She is a BAC (born again Christian) and loves her church!