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Mrs. Badsky from Martinez, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Understanding Neurodiversity

Help me give my students and their peers at school and inclusive library!

  • $406 goal

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My Project

Help me create an inclusive library focusing on neurodiversity for students to better understand and appreciate their peers with differences.

I aim to provide my colleagues with books exploring neurodiversity, Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory needs, and multiple communication modalities, which they can read to their students to help them better understand their neurodiverse friends.

Your contribution will help create an inclusive space where knowledge and empathy flourish, fostering a community that celebrates diversity.

Together, we can empower young minds to embrace neurodiversity, promote understanding, and build a world where everyone is valued for their unique strengths.

Mrs. Badsky John Swett Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
This Beach Is Loud! (Little Senses) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists, 1) • Amazon Business $16.68 1 $16.68
My Brother Otto • Amazon Business $16.59 1 $16.59
A Day With No Words • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
All My Stripes: A Story for Children With Autism • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
I Talk in Different Ways • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
My Brother Charlie • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Boy with the Faster Brain • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Will You Be My Friend: Based On A True Story Through The Eyes And Ears Of Autism • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Masterpiece: an inclusive kids book celebrating a child on the autism spectrum • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Mighty Mila • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Sensory Seeking Sloth: A Sensory Processing Disorder Book for Kids and Adults of All Ages About a Sensory Diet For Ultimate Brain and Body Health, SPD • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
Henry, Like Always: Book 1 • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00
This Is Me! I am who I'm meant to be!: Autism book for children, kids, boys, girls, toddlers, parents, teachers and caregivers • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Uniquely Wired: A Story About Autism and Its Gifts • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
The Different Ways We Communicate • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
When things get too loud: A story about sensory overload • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
My Brain is a Race Car: A children's guide to a neuro-divergent brain • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Artie is Awesome (Artie's Adventures) • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down (Calming My Jitters) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Neurodiversity! What's That? • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49

Materials cost

$284.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $26.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$344.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.82

Total project goal

$405.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $405.49

10 Donors

-$399.32

Donations toward project cost

-$344.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.17

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