The Neuron Series
Written by Marielle Bayliss and Illustrated by Kellyanne Thorne
Meet Ozzy, the neuron! Ozzy lives in Amira’s inner ear, detecting and sending sound signals to her brain. Amira loves music, but she sometimes struggles with new things and people. Amira has Autism.
Find out more about Autism Spectrum Condition and how it affects Amira, and Ozzy in this informative, compact book about neurons and Autism.
Meet Fizz the neuron! Fizz helps your brain to keep up to date with everything that happens in your body, from feeling cold to feeling itchy. She’ll bungee jump down your spinal cord to send speedy messages to and from your brain. But sometimes these messages can be lost or delayed in someone with ADHD.
Find out more about Fizz and her neuron friends in this informative and compact book about ADHD.
Meet Dezzy the neuron! Dezzy helps with everything your body does from eating donuts to thinking up crazy experiments. Neurons do this by sending messages to and from your brain at super speeds. But sometimes, these messages can take a longer path in someone with Dyslexia.
Find out more about Dezzy and her neuron friends in this informative and compact book about Dyslexia
Meet Dipz the neuron! Dipz sends messages to and from your brain, helping your body do everything it needs to do. From picking your nose, Dipz always gets stuck in. But sometimes these messages can be delayed or get lost in someone with Dysraxia/DCD.
Find out more about Dipz and his neuron friends in this informative and compact book about about Dyspraxia.
Meet Enzo the neuron! Enzo ensures your body does everything it needs to by carrying messages from the brain at super speeds. He always gets the job done. But, sometimes, the brain sends too many messages at once, causing a seizure in someone with epilepsy.
Find out more about Enzo, his neuron friends, and what happens when someone has a seizure in this informative and compact book looking at neurons and Epilepsy.
Meet Tootz the neuron! Tootz will take you on a super-speedy journey through your body. Tootz helps with everything your body does, from dance moves to licking ice cream. But sometimes, the body can make uncontrolled movements and sounds called tics in someone with Tourette’s syndrome.
Find out more about Tootz, his neuron friends, and what happens when someone lives with tics in this informative and compact book looking at neurons and Tourette syndrome.
