Adroa’s New Home is a compassionate children’s book that explores belonging, autism awareness, emotional safety, family support, and inclusion through the story of Adroa’s transition into a new home environment.
PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK
This resource helps children and caregivers better understand neurodiversity, empathy, emotional wellbeing, and supportive relationships. It encourages inclusive thinking while helping adults facilitate respectful conversations about belonging, sensory needs, care, and understanding differences.
USING THIS RESOURCE AS LEARNING TOOL
Read the story slowly and allow time for discussion and reflection throughout the reading experience.
Pause throughout the story to discuss emotions, routines, belonging, change, and family support.
Facilitate respectful conversations around autism, neurodiversity, sensory experiences, and different ways children may experience the world.
Encourage learners to identify examples of kindness, patience, empathy, and emotional support shown by the characters.
Reinforce learning through drawing, storytelling, journaling, reflection, or classroom discussion activities.
Revisit the story regularly to strengthen empathy, inclusion, emotional literacy, and values-based learning.