Elaine Marie Larson
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Elaine Marie Larson is a former preschool, elementary and adult English-as-a-Second-Language teacher. She wrote I Am Utterly Unique to help her young grandson, who has Asperger Syndrome, grow in self-awareness of his many capabilities. Elaine has also written Up and Down, a book on gravity, and her stories have been included in two anthologies, Christmas Programs for Children and Rainy Day, Sunny Day Activity Book. In addition, she has sold poetry and essays to The Saturday Evening Post, Birds and Bloom and a variety of other adult and children’s magazines, including Highlights for Children. A lifelong resident of Minnesota, Elaine lives with her husband in the Minneapolis area. Her four grandchildren are often the inspiration for her stories and poems.

I Am Utterly Unique - Celebrating the Strengths of Children with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism