10 Books to Introduce Race & Ethnicity to Kids with Autism

In Part 2 of her series on progressive picture books, Mama B lists 10 books that introduce the language kids with ASD need to understand race and ethnicity.
Once upon a time, I imagined my twins inundating me with why? questions. “Ugh. Luke and Harry have entered the “why?” phase!” I’d complain, playing my part. My reality is a little different. My kids are now 4 year olds, with autism and language delays, and they've never once asked me why?. "W-questions" are the stuff of IEP goals. Lately, I've been fretting a lot about the importance of why. Before having kids, I was very active in progressive politics, and now I'm trying to re-emerge and play

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