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Harper, a seven-year-old little girl that is typically developing, loves going to the pool. One day when she gets to the pool, she meets a new friend, a little girl who is also seven years old . She has no idea that this friend is any different than her. All Harper knows is she has a new friend that wants to play in her tube with her. They both love to swim at the pool and want to play together however, Emma has little communication skills. Emma can make sounds and not words and flaps her hands when she is excited. When Harper realizes she cannot communicate with her new friend she becomes determined to find a way to. In talking to her mom, Harper is told that Emma has Autism Spectrum Disorder

About The Author

Lisa Jacovsky currently lives in her hometown of North Brunswick, NJ. She works as a Child Development Specialist with Early Intervention. In her job she is able to help children under the age of 3 with cognitive and developmental delays, sometimes with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. She has been working in the field of applied behavior analysis for six years and this is where she had inspiration for writing her very first book, Lets Talk! A story of Autism and Friendship. Her hopes for this book are to simply inspire families and their children to be open to anyone no matter their differences. She has written the second book and half of the third book, in hopes to make it a series. Lisa has always loved writing and hopes to use this way of expression to show the beauty that is in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Lisa is also a Doctoral Level student at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in her third year. Writing has taken her to this level and she is excited for the possibilities this degree will bring her. Her research interests include peer influence, choice and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She is excited to see where her writing and research will take her next.

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Book Reviews

Nancy J.

As a parent I enjoyed reading this book. It teaches not only the children but adults too that not
everyone is the same. That autism is nothing to be afraid of. I think Lisa has a great book and I
hope she keeps writing and teaches us all about autism and how we can all grow and learn to
treat not only children with autism but adults too.

Mike J.

Worth the read!
Very well written book! Great illustrations that make it easy to follow, especially for children. I
recommend to all, definitely a book worth reading!

Steve J.

lisa jacovsky's book is very enlightening it brings to the forefront of children and adults who
have autism a subject that a lot of people do not understand autism needs to be understood on an
individual basis there are different levels of autism and that is what this books reading message
teaching for all ages what a book good reading

Therese S.

As an educator for almost forty years, I have taught many students with varied degrees of autism.
I find that people seem to be afraid of that term and really don't understand what autism means. I
am thrilled that Lisa Jacovsky has introduced us to a special friendship between two young girls
who share so much of themselves through their special bond and the understanding and
acceptance of autism. Let's Talk! A Story of Friendship and Autism is a must read for all!!! –

Linda Nese

Lisa Jacovsky I absolutely love the book. I think young children should be able to understand a child or person who has autism from reading this. It brings awareness.

Linda Nese

So proud of my niece (cousin) Lisa jacovsky who has written this amazing book!! Definitely Worth every pennie. I will be donating to school and library. Such a great inspiring read!! Again so proud of you!! Love love the book!!

A Review by Childrens Book Shelf: A Story About Friendship and Acceptance

A young girl meets a new friend at the pool and discovers that she is Autistic. After asking her mother about it and learning more about how to communicate effectively the two become great friends. They spend the summer playing at the pool and when school times she teaches the other children how to communicate effectively with her new friend. You don’t see many books out there quite like this, its an excellent story with a lot of educational value.

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Let’s Talk is a children’s book with a plot that centers on autism, a challenging lifelong disorder.

The story is mainly about Emma, a girl that was born with autism. However, it was told through the perspective of her best friend, Harper.

Aside being quite educative about autism and how it affects those living with it, Let’s Talk equally captures some of the tenderness and selfless acts children often exhibit.

The book is written in bold letters and has pictures that describe some of the scenes, thus making it more thrilling for children to grasp the story and to also understand how each character looks like.

Harper met Emma at the poolside. At first, she didn’t understand why Emma was behaving a little differently. However, when she was made to understand that Emma was born with a disorder that affected how she relates with the world around her, it didn’t stop Harper from developing a great friendship with her.

Let’s Talk is an interesting and engaging book that is highly recommended for kids.

Ankita

The story is written well. illustrations are beautiful. it will make kids aware about autism and also give them message to be kind and friendly to the one who is having it. I enjoyed reading this adventurous story of Emma and Harper. Dont miss to read it. 5/5 stars.

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Let's talk! A story of Autism and Friendship

Harper, a seven-year-old little girl that is typically developing, loves going to the pool. One day when she gets to the pool, she meets a new friend, a little girl who is also seven years old . She has no idea that this friend is any different than her. All Harper knows is she has a new friend that wants to play in her tube with her. They both love to swim at the pool and want to play together however, Emma has little communication skills. Emma can make sounds and not words and flaps her hands when she is excited. When Harper realizes she cannot communicate with her new friend she becomes determined to find a way to. In talking to her mom, Harper is told that Emma has Autism Spectrum Disorder. Determined to not let this stand in the way of her new friendship she becomes determined to learn how to communicate with Emma. She begins to learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder and asks Emma’s mom to show her the different ways she can communicate with her new friend. Harper becomes excited to begin to use her new tools to communicate with Emma. The two become inseparable from that day on. Harper introduces Emma to all her friends and teaches them how to communicate with her. Harper and Emma become the center of their circle of friends and begin to have many more adventures together.

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