News
Iris the Dragon is now offering her first two books in her series for free as a downloadable PDF. “Catch a Falling Star,”and “Lucky Horseshoes,” are now available for your enjoyment free of charge. Visit the store to download your copy now!
Iris has launched her new book “I Can Fix It”. The new book focuses on educating her audiences about Asperger's Syndrome one of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and the importance of a caring community surrounding children with developmental, emotional and behavioral challenges. Once again, Iris helps the central character in the book understand herself but decides to also tackle the challenge of getting the whole community to support and understand what children with various mental health conditions are confronted with in life. The book has been vetted by the Dual Diagnostic Team at CHEO and an informative epilogue about ASD has been provided by Dr. Mark Kaluzienski. In addition the book had received endorsements from Dr. Peter Szatmari and Dr. Simon Davidson.
I Can Fix It also addresses the topic of stigma and introduces the Brave New Minds Walk and the Iris Cards as Iris's new campaign to fight stigma of children’s mental health disorders. The book provides a template to be scanned of the Iris Cards.
Archived Iris News Articles
07/09/2007 Listen to an interview with Jessica Grass on Just One More Book!
http://www.justonemorebook.com/2007/07/04/interview-with-jessica-grass/
05/21/2007 “Iris the Dragon Carries Message.” By Kathy Rumleski. London Free Press.
04/26/2007 “Easing the Stigma of ADHD.” By Denise Davy. The Hamilton Spectator.
02/25/2007 “Child's Tale Dispels ADHD Myth.” By Helen Henderson. Toronto Star.
02/04/2007 “Slaying Stigmas.” By Mike Gillespie. Ottawa Citizen.
11/01/2001 “Iris the Dragon Campaigns for Children with Mental Illness.” By Brenda Souto. NAMI Newsletter.
10/01/2001 “The Urge to Tell.” By Paul Forsyth. Schizophrenia Digest.
8/01/2001 “Dragons Help Slay the Stigma of Mental Illness in New Book Series” By Tiffany Fisk.
10/8/2000 “A Friendly Dragon Brings Hope to Mentally Ill Children.” By Janice Kennedy. Ottawa Citizen.
7/28/2001 “Kids Struggling with Mental Illness.” By Helen Henderson. Toronto Star.