the Hootsie Family goes to Grocery Store: An Autism Communication Story

A trip to the grocery store becomes a fun-filled adventure in communication, learning, and family teamwork!Join Mama Hootsie, Papa Hootsie, Holly Hootsie, and Hoot Hootsie as they head to the grocery store with a shopping list and plenty to discover along the way.Hoot is autistic and uses headphones when sounds feel too loud. He also uses a talking tablet to communicate his thoughts, choices, and needs. As the Hootsie family explores the produce section, dairy aisle, bakery, deli, meat and seafood department, frozen-food aisle, pantry, and more, Hoot shows how his talking tablet helps him participate in the family adventure.Young readers will learn everyday grocery-store vocabulary such as milk, bread, bananas, carrots, eggs, yogurt, cheese, cereal, chicken, fish, frozen pizza, rice, pasta, crackers, cookies, and juice while practicing language and communication skills in a familiar real-world setting.Written by Tricia Marley Robinson, a speech-language pathologist with nearly 30 years of experience working with young children, The Hootsie Family Goes to the Grocery Store: An Autism Communication Story celebrates AAC, different ways of communicating, independence, inclusion, and family togetherness.The book also includes speech therapy activities with engaging photo icons, giving children opportunities to practice vocabulary, categorization, describing, answering WH questions, making associations, and more.Perfect for children ages 3-7, autistic children, AAC users, early learners, families, speech therapy sessions, special education classrooms, and preschool and elementary settings.Different ways. One family. Endless adventures. That's the Hootsie way!