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07 Nov 2019, 4:45 am

Grand Rapids boy writes a book to help you understand living with autism

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It's hard to understand what it must be like to live with autism, but a 12-year-old boy from West Michigan is trying change that with a book he's written.

It's called, "If I Squeeze Your Head I'm Sorry."

Rylan Vogelzang has autism. The title of his book describes how he feels when he is excited or over-stimulated and the 12-year-old likes to squeeze things.

Rylan co-authored the book with is mom, Gwen, and used his artwork to describe his feelings about life.

In one chapter he draws a picture of a brain that looks like a race car and with a caption that says, "I can't think straight because of all the racing."


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17 Nov 2019, 11:51 pm

I can't wait until that book is in book stores.


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