Taking Authority Over Autism

The only person more upset than Sheletta that there wasn't a big launch party for her autism children's book was Jasmine Stringer. "Jazzy" planned a one of a kind event once Cameron Goes To School hit store shelves, complete with unicorns, clowns and a photo booth. The ladies hope the virus is over soon so they can party like it's 1999.

Organizers for the 60th Annual Minnesota Prayer Breakfast invited Sheletta to deliver the opening remarks. They heard her talk about how faith in God helped her go from suicidal thoughts to living a successful life after having three kids diagnosed with autism. They hope her story inspires others.

Now that her book is written and being sold online, Sheletta thought the hard work was done. Think again! Now she's got to convince retailers to carry Cameron Goes To School on store shelves. Kowalski's Markets made that process a lot easier when they requested copies. The Minnesota grocery store has a strong commitment to helping Minnesota families and the autism community.

In just a week, Sheletta's new autism children's book Cameron Goes To School is a best seller on Amazon.com. With the help of US Bank, Sheletta gave away 300 copies to teachers and librarians for Autism Awareness Month. One of those educators, Amber Schmidt, talks about how important Cameron's journey is for special needs children on the Taking Authority Over Autism Podcast on SHElettaMakesMeLaugh.com.

Sheletta's daughter is excited about the new autism children's book about her journey to kindergarten called Taking Authority Over Autism. She joins the show, along with her older brother Brandon who wants to draw the cover of his upcoming book, that hasn't even been written yet. These two are hilarious and destined for stardom.

When COVID 19 canceled all the promotional events for her new autism children's book, Sheletta came up with a new way to let the world know that Cameron Goes To School is available. She's partnering with small bookstores that are physically closed but still open, like Moon Palace Books, to try and help increase their online sales.

Roxane Battle is blown away when Sheletta reveals that the beloved Twin Cities media personality inspired her to write a children's book about her daughter's autism journey. When thousands of little girls with special needs are empowered after reading Cameron Goes To School, they have Roxane to thank for it.

Sheletta is trying to get her daughter's book Cameron Goes To School ready in April for autism awareness month. Lily Coyle, publisher of Beaver's Pond Press, says NO WAY. But Sheletta has a trick up her sleeve: the illustrator, Darcy Bell-Meyers, just finished the all photos. Can these three ladies pull it off and get the books on the store shelves in just a couple months? We'll see...

In Sheletta's quest to write a children's book about her daughter Cameron's first day of kindergarten in time for Autism Awareness Month, she finds an illustrator who also has a daughter on the spectrum. Darcy Bell-Myers agrees to do the artwork for Sheletta's project and says this book will be a labor of love.

Sheletta is outraged when her daughter Cameron can't find a book to read about a black girl with autism. But instead of calling her friends to complain, she calls Lily Coyle, the owner of Beaver's Pond Press, to find out how to write a children's book with a diverse character like her child, who has special needs.