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Updated 1608 GMT (0008 HKT) July 2, 2015

The main character in Ann M. Martin's 2014 book, "Rain Reign," is Rose Howard, a fifth-grader with high-functioning autism who loves homonyms, rules and prime numbers. Here are some other books for children and teens featuring characters on the autism spectrum.
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Autistic characters in fiction – The main character in Ann M. Martin's 2014 book, "Rain Reign," is Rose Howard, a fifth-grader with high-functioning autism who loves homonyms, rules and prime numbers. Here are some other books for children and teens featuring characters on the autism spectrum.
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Martin has written about children with autism before. "Inside Out" is about 11-year-old Jonathan's life with his 4-year-old brother, James, who is severely autistic, and the sacrifices their family makes so he can attend a school for autistic children.
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Autistic characters in fiction – Martin has written about children with autism before. "Inside Out" is about 11-year-old Jonathan's life with his 4-year-old brother, James, who is severely autistic, and the sacrifices their family makes so he can attend a school for autistic children.
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Martin's Newbery Honor book, "A Corner of the Universe," tells the story of 12-year-old Hattie, who connects with her Uncle Adam after he returns from being institutionalized for a condition involving schizophrenia and autism.
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Autistic characters in fiction – Martin's Newbery Honor book, "A Corner of the Universe," tells the story of 12-year-old Hattie, who connects with her Uncle Adam after he returns from being institutionalized for a condition involving schizophrenia and autism.
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"The London Eye Mystery" tells the story of 12-year-old Ted, who has Asperger's syndrome. He must overcome his difficulty reading people and use his skills in tracking numbers, facts and weather patterns to help his older sister find their cousin, Salim, who goes missing after riding the London Eye. It received the 2010 Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, which recognizes "books that appropriately portray individuals with developmental disabilities."
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Autistic characters in fiction – "The London Eye Mystery" tells the story of 12-year-old Ted, who has Asperger's syndrome. He must overcome his difficulty reading people and use his skills in tracking numbers, facts and weather patterns to help his older sister find their cousin, Salim, who goes missing after riding the London Eye. It received the 2010 Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, which recognizes "books that appropriately portray individuals with developmental disabilities."
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