Talking about autism with children

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Hello there!

I am autistic and I am part of a small commitee of parents in my daughter's class and I offered to do a small activity about autism. Basically, I'll read them a book and answer questions. The children are aged 6 to 9 and I know both my daughter and a boy are in the process of being diagnosed with autism(obviously, I won 't out them, I just want to be extra careful with how I talk about the subject so they feel good about being there during the activity).

I want to take a positive and accepting approach and I wanted to know if any of you had tips for me.

Thanks in advance!

https://www.autismnj.org/file/KidsBook.pdf

https://www.whattoexpect.com/wom/family-life/how-to-explain-autism-to-typical-kids-and-lots-of-others-while-you-re-at-it.aspx

I really like the book "I am an aspie girl" there are some good ideas in there, I guess I would keep the terminology fairly simple and then use lots of examples of how someone with autism might react in a certain scenario and why and how people can help them when this happens. I would also speak about it in terms of a difference of variation and speak of it in terms of something like being blind which alters the persons life and requires some accommodations and support but is not an illness or disease.