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Last Modified: 07/28/06

publications - nick: a story about a boy

Nick: A Story About a Boy is produced by the Center for Disabilities Autism Spectrum Disorders Program, Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota.  The text of this book was written by Alicia Nelson, Nick's mom. Nick: A Story About a Boy introduces Nick to his classmates.  It explains the things Nick has in common with his classmates and also that Nick has Autism.  The text is easy to read and every page includes a picture which can be colored. Nick: A Story About a Boy has been made available on the Center for Disabilities website through the gracious permission of its author Alicia Nelson

This is an example of  the pictures from Nick: A Story About a Boy.

Click here to download Nick: A Story About a Boy.

Some quotations from Nick: A Story About a Boy -

• "In Nick's world, the way he hears, sees and touches is different from yours because Nick was born with Autism."

• "Nick sometimes uses pictures to tell other people what he wants.  He may point to a picture of pizza when he wants pizza for dinner.

• "Nick needs lots of practice doing activities to learn the meaning of words."
  
• "Nick has a hard time trusting people because he is not sure what they are going to do."

• "The more good experiences Nick has and the more he learns to trust his world, the better chance he will have to grow up and be happy."

Nick: A Story About A Boy is available in an alternative format upon request.  To request an alternate format, contact the Center for Disabilities by phone at 1-800-658-3080 (Voice/TTY) or 605-357-1439 or via e-mail at cd@usd.edu.

If you have difficulty downloading the Nick: A Story About a Boy, download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.