People who can’t read or who don’t like written words are often very good at reading pictures. That’s why there are no words in these picture stories. These books all tell a story, but they also let the reader tell their own story – the one they see in the pictures. This can tell you a lot about a person’s inner world and their understanding of situations.
Key Features
- Thinking in pictures
- Explores feelings and relationships
- Provides valuable information
Additional Information
There is plenty to talk about and each story explores feelings and relationships as well as giving information. Going for breast screening can be worrying. For women with intellectual disabilities, there is the added fear of not understanding what is happening. Feelings, information, and consent are all addressed in this book.
Specifications
- Age: Teens and Special Needs
Product Options
- First story: Beth experiences a sequence of events including receiving an invitation letter for screening, deciding whether to go, having a mammogram, and getting the results.
- Second story: Shows what happens to Beth after she is recalled for further assessment.
- Third story: Features Sue who shows how she is aware of her own breasts and knows what is normal for her and what changes to look and feel for.
Recommendations
- Invaluable to supporters and carers
- Useful for health or social services staff who provide support for women with intellectual disabilities
- Helpful for staff who work in the screening programme
