The Thrilling Adventures of Lil' Bud and Mr. Pleomorph
The Friendship Begins
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Anthologies
| Author: | William N Grant | ISBN: | 9780990529514 |
| Publisher: | Word Publications | Publication: | May 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | William N Grant |
| ISBN: | 9780990529514 |
| Publisher: | Word Publications |
| Publication: | May 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
My wife, Irene, and I are the proud parents of five children, two of whom have needs. A few years ago, Irene complained that she could not find any informative and entertaining literature about children with special needs. She wanted our children to understand that there were other children like them. I then researched and found that there is a tremendous void of materials dealing with children who have special needs. Specifically, there seems to be very little young adult fiction that deals positively with the particular challenges of special needs such as cerebral palsy, Asperger’s, ADHD, and schizophrenia. Based on my family’s experiences, I felt compelled to write this book series about a special needs super champion. It is my intent to bring attention to the fact that people with special needs are a tremendous resource for society. I want to provide enjoyable young adult fiction focused on characters with special needs. But, the entire special needs problems in my book series are factual (non-fiction). My book’s champion, Lil’ Bud, has cerebral palsy. His special cape is a combination of Mr. Pleomorph, a highly intelligent computerized robot, and Andrew, his best friend, who has Asperger’s disease. Lil’ Bud with the help of Mr. Pleomorph and Andrew successfully fight against all kinds of evil precipitated by a mega-genius Professor Bob who has Schizophrenia. My intent is to have these books teach acceptance of the special needs population by writing the stories in a way that will challenge people to look at others for what they have in their hearts, rather than at their physical and mental capabilities. My premise is that people with special needs can often function well in life by being taught to use their strengths. By learning to do so, they can often overcome their weaknesses. I have been a physician for more than 30 years and have been trained in multiple internal medicine subspecialties at several of the finest universities and medical clinics in the world. I have treated more than 125,000 patients during my medical career. My wife and I have had 13 exchange students in our home and fostered 3 children. It is my observation that all people have some sort of special need, no matter who they are.
My wife, Irene, and I are the proud parents of five children, two of whom have needs. A few years ago, Irene complained that she could not find any informative and entertaining literature about children with special needs. She wanted our children to understand that there were other children like them. I then researched and found that there is a tremendous void of materials dealing with children who have special needs. Specifically, there seems to be very little young adult fiction that deals positively with the particular challenges of special needs such as cerebral palsy, Asperger’s, ADHD, and schizophrenia. Based on my family’s experiences, I felt compelled to write this book series about a special needs super champion. It is my intent to bring attention to the fact that people with special needs are a tremendous resource for society. I want to provide enjoyable young adult fiction focused on characters with special needs. But, the entire special needs problems in my book series are factual (non-fiction). My book’s champion, Lil’ Bud, has cerebral palsy. His special cape is a combination of Mr. Pleomorph, a highly intelligent computerized robot, and Andrew, his best friend, who has Asperger’s disease. Lil’ Bud with the help of Mr. Pleomorph and Andrew successfully fight against all kinds of evil precipitated by a mega-genius Professor Bob who has Schizophrenia. My intent is to have these books teach acceptance of the special needs population by writing the stories in a way that will challenge people to look at others for what they have in their hearts, rather than at their physical and mental capabilities. My premise is that people with special needs can often function well in life by being taught to use their strengths. By learning to do so, they can often overcome their weaknesses. I have been a physician for more than 30 years and have been trained in multiple internal medicine subspecialties at several of the finest universities and medical clinics in the world. I have treated more than 125,000 patients during my medical career. My wife and I have had 13 exchange students in our home and fostered 3 children. It is my observation that all people have some sort of special need, no matter who they are.
