Meet the Author with Jamie Sumner
Author Jamie Sumner’s books feature kids with differing abilities: physical, neurodivergent and mental health related. She approaches these topics with sensitivity and experience. She is the mom of a son with cerebral palsy. On this edition of Meet the Author, Jamie Sumner talks about her books: Roll with It, Time to Roll (sequel), Summer of June, Tune It Out and One Kid’s Trash. Students from South County Middle School participate in the thoughtful discussion. A roll-in explaining what neurodiversity means, rounds out the show.
0:00 Start
0:32 Intro
1:48 Roll With It
3:01 SCMS Student Questions
11:17 Writing about people with differing abilities
13:52 Neuro-Diversity Roll In
16:15 Sensory Processing Disorder
18:00 More SCMS Student Questions
26:00 Future Books
29:15 Thanks and Credits
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