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Alex and the Drummer

8 minutes 45 seconds

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Illustrated story excerpt shows a toy soldier holding a drum falls forward and curls into a ball. Text reads, “Unbearably slow, and all too quickly, I deflate to the cool February pavement—a melted snowman of fabric. I watch as he uses my outlet to plug in a tool with a slithery black cord hanging from its end. After two years of standing tall, striking my drum with almost no notice or appreciation, the show is over.”

Young Alex is heading to a new Korean preschool, and his mother is desperate to help him get there without tears or fear. Alex is on the autism spectrum, and new routines are tricky and quite scary. His mother spies a large inflatable drummer who is striking his drum to bring customers to a cell phone store. She uses this drummer as an exciting part of Alex’s new routine, and with the drummer’s help, Alex is soon smiling on his way to school. Based on the children's book by Laura Hales.

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Runtime: 8 minutes 45 seconds

Topic: Health and Safety, Home and Family, Literature
Subtopic: Autism, Children's Literature, Family Life
Grade/Interest Level: Ps - 2
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Release Year: 2022
Producer/Distributor: Imagination Storybooks
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Children's Book

Still image from: Adventures of T-Man

Salem, a 13 year old boy with Asperger's syndrome, is dressed in a black leotard and stands in a graceful ballet pose. We can see his reflection in the mirror behind him. He looks up and has a smile on his face.

Two boys face each other, one pointing to the other with lips parted in mid-speech. Ladybug hangs on wall with peeling paint behind them.

Illustration portrays a directional sign with three arrows saying, “Autism Goes to College.”

Frame of woman wearing sleeveless fuchsia pink blouse, speaking. Caption. The best way I can put it is that.

Color illustration in a picture book. Cup of pastel crayons spills on left while young animals dressed in children's clothes play with a ball, swing on a swing, or dressup in firefighting hat.

Senior woman named Gloria Fawcett looks off camera with a serious expression. Caption. I noticed she wasn't crawling.

Young girl sits on a person's lap. Both look down at a worksheet on the desk in front of them. Caption. Voiceover. This was the first time Jessie had actually seen this task.

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel's New Friend Max / A New Friend at the Clock Factory

Woman sits next to girl wearing a black helmet. Text below woman reads, Reiko Donato, Mother of Alex. Caption. She's 12 and has autism as a secondary diagnosis.