Testimonials for the Ben and His Helmet books

Winners of the "Rev-Me" Book Review Competition 30-11-2009

1st Prize - Whole Class - Hiroshima International School, Hiroshima, Japan for their colourful entries. Well done!

2nd Prize - Caitlyn, 9 years old, St Brendan's School, Somerville, VIC, Australia

"Bees in Your Bonnet is about a boy called Ben who has asperger's. I think the story was really good because it tells us about solving problems. I think that it would be suitable for 7 years and up."

3rd Prize - Billy, 8 years old, Buddina State School, Buddina, QLD, Australia

"I just read Teacher Switch, by world-famous author Nelle Frances. It's about a boy called Ben who gets upset because his teacher is going to be away on Thursday and there is a different teacher there that Ben doesn't know.  But his magic helmet helps him feel better. I liked the story because it made me smile."

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 "I love these books, and promote them in all my schools (13 in all), not just in the Special Ed Units, but the libraries as well!"

Advisory Visiting Teacher, Brisbane, Australia

"We have just received and already read your books. They are wonderful! I learned so much. We are both retired school teachers."

Lima, Ohio, USA

"…at my son's request we looked at the books together. Thank you for your insight!"

Buderim, Qld, Australia

"I have not found anything else like these books and I've been looking for a while! I'm a child/family therapist and have a young client just diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. I'm hoping your books can help me to help him and his family understand."

Prescott, Arizona, USA

"I liked when Ben stomped off to the reading corner, because it was like what I do."

Ariel, aged 7, Kensington, UK

“In my opinion you are a genius, because the story, on the surface, is as good and better than any other children's books, but between the lines the lessons, explanations and advice regarding ASD is clear as a bell. The information about Ben is essential to teachers, families and (thank God) for the ASD child to understand him/her self. Jack gave all three books the thumbs up and would have loved more!”

Parent of ASD child, aged 8, Australia

“Thankyou, the books are wonderful! They are a true representative of Dylon.”

Grandparent of ASD child, New York, USA

“I read the books to the children in quiet time. All of their heads bobbed up when we got to the sensory overload and Ben put the helmet on! They all said they would like to have a helmet to help them calm down and understand what was going on.”

Mainstream Classroom Teacher, Sydney , Australia

“I felt these books would be great for parents of ordinary children, who often don't approve of their kids being exposed to the odd behaviours of Asperger's children in their own kids' class. It would be great to make them aware of the simple things they take for granted in their own children, and what a confusing, sometimes terrifying world it is for Asperger's children at times.”

Classroom Teacher, Brisbane, Australia

I wanted to relay, I was sent a link to your site from another "Aspie" parent. What an excellent site and source of information. Thank you for offering such excellent information, to parents that hopefully can use some of the tools and methods recommended.

Martha Pink, Texas, USA

I was very impressed with your knowledge and insight on your website. Thank you for the great info.

Jill, Denver, USA