Stereotypes Revealed In Ian's Walk

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Ian's Walk is a story of Ian, a little boy who has autism and his two older sisters Julie and Tara. Lan’s sympton makes him act funny and differently sometimes, and it makes Julie embarrassesed and frustrated by some reasons in public place. The main part of the story is Julie wants to go to the park, but is a bit worried if she can handle taking lan together. Finally they take him through the park, but then lose him. Using what she knows about the way that Ian thinks about world, she is able to find him. Illustrations 1.Stereotypes I agree that there are no stereotypes promoted in this book. (it does a good job of carefully describing lan’s behavour in an accurate and socially consious way. His sister gets frustrated with him breifly, which in a way is sterotypical of sisters or siblings, and his mother is very concerned with Ian’s wellbeing, …show more content…

The characters were not judgmental or stereotypical, and it was based on the acceptance, questions, and answers, that come along with understanding someone with autism. This book demonatrates positive manner about autism because it shows the many things children with autism can do instead of portraying them as people that need help doing everything. This book is also informational because it describes the various behaviors children with autism may display to as to not assume or judge them before understanding. Moreover, the book illustrates of capturing the complex emotions that a sibling might experience when a sibling or family member has a disability. Autism has such a wide spectrum that the mannerisms of Ian may or may not relate to readers. I think the emotions felt by Julie will help readers, especially for preschoolers to connect to this story and gain meaning from that perspective. This book helps one to understand the world that children who have autism live in. It refers to their differences in sensory