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With a few words on each page, "Why Is He Doing That?" explains the many questions typical students may have about students with autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who are mainstreamed into general education classrooms. "Why Is He Doing That?" is presented in a way to encourage acceptance, kindness, and inclusion of students with autism with simplicity and love, because we are all different, just like everyone else.

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Author

Rachael M Cuellar // Published Author & Illustrator

Rachael earned her Masters in Mild to Moderate Special Education at Grand Canyon University (Class of 2019), as well as her Early Childhood Special Education Credential at California State University Fullerton (Class of 2021). Prior to public school, Rachael taught 3 years in preschool. In 2019, Rachael was a first-year teacher as an Education Specialist at Orange Unified School District and is currently teaching in her dream job in an inclusion classroom at Mitchell Child Development Center in Santa Ana Unified School District.

Rachael has volunteered with Best Buddies Club and Young Life Capernaum. She created her children's book when she was nineteen years old and became published when she turned twenty-one.

Rachael continues to learn from the autism community and advocate with her brother. She encourages everyone to pass the microphone to an autistic individual and model inclusion.

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Author

Rachael M Cuellar // Published Author & Illustrator

Rachael earned her Masters in Mild to Moderate Special Education at Grand Canyon University (Class of 2019), as well as her Early Childhood Special Education Credential at California State University Fullerton (Class of 2021). Prior to teaching in a public school setting, Rachael taught 3 years in general education preschool. In 2019, Rachael was a first-year teacher as an Education Specialist at Orange Unified School District and taught 2 years in a moderate to severe autism classroom at Mitchell Child Development Center in Santa Ana Unified School District. Today, she is living in San Diego and teaching her fourth year as a Early Childhood Special Education Teacher.

Rachael created her children's book when she was nineteen years old and became published when she turned twenty-one. She continues to learn from the autism community and advocate with her brother. Rachael is challenging the narrative of autism awareness to become autism acceptance.