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According to the CDC, 1 in 68 children has an autism spectrum disorder. Free Spirit offers resources geared directly to the social, emotional, and learning challenges faced by kids with ASD (including Asperger’s syndrome).

Check out books that help kids with ASD understand, cope, and flourish!

Author Spotlight

Nancy Carlson and Armond Isaak

After meeting in a writing class for kids—she was the instructor and he was a seven-year-old—Nancy Carlson was so impressed by Armond Isaak’s stories about life as a kid with Asperger’s syndrome that, when he contacted her a few years down the road, she agreed to help him turn those stories into one of her signature picture books. Fast-forward to the present: the pair is about to publish their new project, Armond Goes to a Party. Read on to learn more about this inspiring duo and their mission to help kids with autism spectrum disorders feel less alone.

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Armond Goes to a Party

Featured Product

Being Me with OCD

Part memoir, part self-help for teens, Being Me with OCD tells the story of how OCD dragged the author to rock bottom—and how she found hope, got help, and eventually climbed back to a fuller, happier life.

With humor, specific advice, and an inspiring, been-there-beat-that attitude, readers will find the book simultaneously touching and practical. Learn more.

Advisory Board Members Wanted

Free Spirit seeks early childhood educators and grades preK–12 teachers, administrators, librarians, counselors, and social workers to join its advisory board. In order to make our books and other products even more beneficial for children and teens, the advisory board will provide valuable feedback on things like content, text, and art and help us identify what educators need to support the kids they serve.

Free Spirit also seeks young people, grades 6 and up, to join its teen advisory council. In order to keep our books and other products current and relevant, the advisory council provides valuable feedback on such things as the design, art, and content of our resources for young people.