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Something else I have noticed is that mental/intellectual disabilities in characters are sometimes not explicitly mentioned like physical disabilities are. Also, because there is less research done on the way disabilities like ADHD and autism affect girls, these characters are often boys or they are poorly written about girls.

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Another example of how we need books by the people in question

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I am an elementary education major, so as an educator I think it is important to seek out reviews like the one you shared to see what the community that the book is written about thinks about it. I think teachers should also critically pre-read texts before including them in curriculum

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music by sia (I think is what its called)
- just yikes, enough said

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I think we need to keep in mind what actual disable people are saying about the books.

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I read some of the "bad" portrayed books in school and I wish that my teachers would have spoken up about how this book is not reality and how disabled people should be treated.

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I worked with people living with mental disabilities for 5 years in group home settings and day programs and I think that there isn't enough information of how to incorporate people and how to approach them and integrate them into social settings in a positive and inclusive manner

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I worked with people living with mental disabilities for 5 years in group home settings and day programs and I think that there isn't enough information of how to incorporate people and how to approach them and integrate them into social settings in a positive and inclusive manner

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I think that we need to take into account how we may perceive these books differently from people who have these disabilities. Something that could be improved is just representation. I feel like it is a lot of the same story and it treats having a disability as a tragedy

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I'm interested in how "normal" becomes this problem for many children--not just those with disabilities

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I'm interested in how "normal" becomes this problem for many children--not just those with disabilities

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I have actually read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime for a class here at K-State. I remember I did not enjoy it for the exact reasons you gave for it not being a good representation of children with disabilities

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I have actually read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime for a class here at K-State. I remember I did not enjoy it for the exact reasons you gave for it not being a good representation of children with disabilities

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I had read a few of the books you talked about and I think I saw them all as positive because "any representation was good." It's important to have informed, accurate, positive representation from disabled people themselves so as not to perpetuate harmful stereotypes.

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I have never read any of these books before, but this was a good reminder of what to look out for in terms of accurate representation

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Books shouldn't be about praising or fixing children with disabilities.

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I think the consultation and review of books about people with disabilities by people with those disabilities is important

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I was pretty surprised to see Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime on the list. I read it a few years ago because it was the K-State book, but I hadn't considered that it might have been a bad representation of autism.

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It's important to understand how all disabled and minority characters should be represented accurately instead of just the token representation, otherwise it's probable to become problematic.

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It's important to understand how all disabled and minority characters should be represented accurately instead of just the token representation, otherwise it's probable to become problematic.

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I was really disappointed that several super popular books included such damaging stereotypes. It’s frustrating that books written by and for neurotypical individuals are often so widely read, but books written by and for people with disabilities are underrepresented

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I unfortunately have not had a lot of exposure to literature that provides a mirror to individuals with intellectual disabilities. I wish that I had the opprotunity to read more of these books growing up!

This is a random thought, but is there a lot of BIPOC representation of characters within books that have characters with intellectual disabilities?

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I actually had not read any of the books that you talked about. I wish I had read some of them, especially the ones the help showcase disabilities in different lights.

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Here's some hints if you're not sure what to write about!

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Here's some hints if you're not sure what to write about!

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"Inspirational" disabilities, agency, multi-dimensional characters, disabled vs neurotypical authors, etc.

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Children's lit should not display disabilities as something bad that needs to be changed/cured

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I've read Rules by Cynthia Lord and was surprised to realize how poorly autism is portrayed in the book. I didn't realize how insulting it was to portray a disability as something that should be cured.

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What should we keep in mind when selecting literature to read? What should be improved in children's lit with disabled characters?

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What should we keep in mind when selecting literature to read? What should be improved in children's lit with disabled characters?

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After hearing about books that both effectively represent and misrepresent intellectual disabilities, what are your thoughts? Have you ever read any of these books before? Are you surprised?

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After hearing about books that both effectively represent and misrepresent intellectual disabilities, what are your thoughts? Have you ever read any of these books before? Are you surprised?