A 'Stranger' Among Us: Hiring In-Home Support for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Other Neurological Differences
by Lisa A. Lieberman
Making the decision to bring a "stranger" into your home to care for your child is a difficult one. However, after reading Lieberman's book, the ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
A 5 Could Make Me Lose Control! An activity-based method for evaluating and supporting highly anxious students
by Kari Dunn Buron
This hands-on activity helps students who are highly anxious cope with their stress by classifying social and emotional information and analyzing ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
A 5 Is Against the Law! Social Boundaries – Straight Up! An honest guide for teens and young adults
Autism Society of America Outstanding Literary Year (2008)
by Kari Dunn Buron
Building on Kari Dunn Buron's popular The Incredible 5-Point Scale, this book takes a narrower look at challenging behavior with a particular focus ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
A Buffet of Sensory Interventions: Solutions for Middle and High School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders
by Susan L. Culp, MS, OTR/L
This book offers a smorgasbord of sensory-based interventions for use by educators, occupational therapists and parents. This practical and ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
A Is for Autism, F Is for Friend
Autism Awareness Month Special 25% off!
by Joanna Keating-Velasco
Get an inside look at the life of Chelsea, a young girl who has severe autism. In this book, Chelsea walks us through her day, including trips to ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
A Rock and a Hard Place
by Anne Sutcliffe
This gripping novel draws the reader into the heartbreaking dilemma faced by Lucy – a mother of three children, the oldest of whom, 9-year-old ...
Audience
- Parents
Adult Package
by Kate Duffy, M.S.|, Temple Grandin, Ph.D.|, Stephen Shore, Ed.D. and , Zosia Zaks, M.S., M.Ed.
Many adults on the spectrum do not realize their potential, as evidenced by a dismal employment rate, few friendships, and limited independent ...
Audience
- Individuals with ASD
All About My Brother
by Sarah Peralta
This is an invaluable contribution to helping typically developing children understand that a child with autism is a child first, and is someone ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Amazingly... Alphie: Understanding and Accepting Different Ways of Being
by Roz Espin and Beverly Ransom
In this brightly illustrated book, readers are introduced to Alphie, a computer that is "wired differently" and has trouble fitting in and ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Ann Drew Jackson
by Joan Clark
Joan Clark's sequel to her popular book, Jackson Whole Wyoming, reintroduces us to Jackson Thomas, a fifth-grade boy with Asperger Syndrome. This ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Arnie and His School Tools: Simple Sensory Solutions That Build Success
International Book Award Finalist (2010)
by Jennifer Veenendall
The "missing piece" in successfully developing and using sensory modulation plans with elementary students. This illustrated children's book ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Ask and Tell: Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum
by Stephen Shore, Ed.D.
Edited by Stephen Shore, Ask and Tell aims to help people with autism effectively self-advocate in their pursuit of independent, productive, and ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Asperger Download: A Guide to Help Teenage Males with Asperger Syndrome Trouble-Shoot Life's Challenges
by Damian Santomauro and Josie Santomauro
Being a teenager is an experience simultaneously shared by teens and their parents. In this book, Damian Santomauro and his mother, Josie, share ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Asperger Syndrome – Practical Strategies for the Classroom; A Teacher's Guide
by Leicaster City Council and Leicestershire County
This guide outlines the nature of the difficulties underlying AS, explains how they may give rise to problems in school and provides practical ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Practical Solutions for School Success
Autism Society of America Outstanding Literary Award (2002)
by Diane Adreon, M.A. and Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D.
The middle school years, and the transitions to middle and high school, pose challenges for all students. But for students with Asperger Syndrome ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns - Revised and Expanded Ed
by Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D. and Jack Southwick
This expanded edition of the bestselling AAPC classic offers both parents and professionals tried-and-true solutions to minimize and circumvent the ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues
by Katherine Cook|, Nancy E. Miller|, Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D.|, Louann Rinner and , Lisa A. Robbins, M.Ed.
Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues attempts to explain how many children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) relate to the world through their senses. ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Asperger Syndrome and the Elementary School Experience: Practical Solutions for Academic & Social Difficulties
by Susan Thompson Moore, M.Ed.
Written by an educator and mother of two children with autism spectrum disorders, this resource is comprised of practical ideas for addressing the ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Asperger Syndrome: An Owner's Manual 2 For Older Adolescents and Adults: What You, Your Parents and Friends, and Your Employer, Need to Know
National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) Honors (2010)
by Ellen Korin
A guide to adult living for those with AS... Asperger Syndrome: An Owner's Manual 2 for Older Adolescents and Adults is the eagerly anticipated ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Asperger Syndrome: An Owner's Manual; What You, Your Parents, and Your Teachers Need to Know
by Ellen Korin
An Owner's Manual is an interactive workbook designed for young people grades 5 through 8 for use with guidance from a helping teacher or parent. ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Autism – How to Help Your Young Child
by Steven E. Gutstein
Helping a child with autism can be demanding and progress is often slow. This user-friendly book breaks down the main characteristics of autism ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Autism As Context Blindness
by Dr. Peter Vermeulen
Despite years of study and advanced technologies, we still do not fully understand how the “typical” brain works, much less how an autistic ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Autism Awareness Package
by Judy Endow, MSW|, Lisa Barrett Mann, M.S.Ed. and , Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D.
The statistic that one in 110 persons has an ASD means that we see and interact with children, adolescents, and adults on the spectrum on a daily ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Autism is Not A Life Sentence: How One Family Took on Autism and Won!
by Lynley Summers and Jessica “Jazz” Summers
Autism is Not a Life Sentence is about a mother-daughter team who worked together to build a life of fulfillment and success – not by beating ...
Audience
- Parents
Becoming Remarkably Able: Walking the Path to Talents, Interests, and Personal Growth
by Jackie Marquette, Ph.D.
The Walking the Path Model is a much-needed resource designed to guide youth with autism spectrum disorders to identify their gifts and strengths. ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Behavioral Package
by Judy Endow, MSW|, Elaine Marie Larson|, Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D. and , Jack Southwick
This package will meet all of your behavior needs! It will (a) help children on the spectrum better understand their behavior issues, (b) get ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, 2nd Ed.
by Stephen Shore, Ed.D.
This honest, courageous book, written by a person with high-functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome, offers so much more than the traditional ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Big Picture Thinking-Using Central Coherence Theory to Support Social Skills
by Aileen Zeitz Collucci
Many people who have difficulties with social cognition, including those on the autism spectrum, are not able to see the “big picture” of a ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
Born on the Wrong Planet
by Erika Hammerschmidt
This story of the childhood and young adulthood of Erika Hammerschmidt, a young woman diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, takes the reader into a ...
Audience
- Individuals with ASD
Building Social Relationships: A Systematic Approach to Teaching Social Interaction Skills to Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Social Difficulties
Autism Society of America Outstanding Literary Work (2007)
by Scott Bellini, Ph.D.
This textbook addresses the critical need for social skills programming for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and other social ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
Building Social Relationships: A Systematic Approach to Teaching Social Interaction Skills to Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Social Difficulties
Autism Society of America Outstanding Literary Work (2007)
by Scott Bellini, Ph.D.
Parents and professionals often ask how to teach social skills and how to design social skills programs for children with ASD. Often they are ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Cabins, Canoes and Campfires: Guidelines for Establishing a Camp for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
by Jill Hudson, MS, CCLS
Many children with autism spectrum disorders are not able to thrive in a typical summer camp due to their unique sensory and behavioral needs. Yet, ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Challenging Behaviour and Autism: Making Sense - Making Progress
by Helen Joy and Philip Whitaker
Written in plain language, this book for parents, teachers and caregivers offers practical strategies for preventing or managing the challenging ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
COACHING COMPREHENSION – CREATING CONVERSATION: Nurturing Narratives – Story-based language intervention for children with language impairments that are complicated by other developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorders
by Christine Durbin, MA, CCC-SLP and Lauren Franke, PsyD, CCC-SLP
Children with complex learning problems (CLP) need to learn important language and academic skills. These children are often in situations that may ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Destination Friendship:
Developing Social Skills for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders or Other Social Challenges
by Mary Benton|, Carol Hollis|, Kelly Mahler, MS, OTR/L and , Alice Womer
Written by a team of two special educators, a speech-language pathologist, and an occupational therapist, Destination Friendship provides ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism - Updated and Expanded Edition
by Kate Duffy, M.S. and Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
This updated and expanded edition considers the continuing dismal employment statistics for individuals with ASD. The authors take an in-depth look ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Educational/Academic Package
by Shawn A. Henry|, RinaMarie Leon-Guerrero|, Jaime Martin|, Chris Matsumoto and , Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D.
Step 1 in providing an appropriate classroom experience for children and youth with ASD is arranging the environment for success. Setting up ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Family Package
by Fiona Bleach|, Teresa Cardon, Ph.D., CCC-SLP|, Amy Bixler Coffin and , Jill Hudson, MS, CCLS
Every family should own this group of books. Top Ten Tips contains over 750 practical tips that can be used across ages and environments -- from ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Fiction Catalog Combo
by Joan Clark
Purchase both Ann Drew Jackson and Jackson Whole Wyoming and save 30%! Buy both for just $24.00!
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Fiction Package
by Catherine Bristow|, Joanna Keating-Velasco and , Anne Sutcliffe
Fiction helps readers understand and relate to issues, events, and people, including increasing their own self-awareness. For this set of AAPC ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Genius Genes: How Asperger Talents Changed the World
by Michael Fitzgerald and Brendan O'Brien
This well-researched book challenges the way we often look at autism and Asperger Syndrome by proposing that many famous historical figures had ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Intimate Relationships and Sexual Health: A Curriculum for Teaching Adolescents/Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Social Challenges
by Catherine Davies and Melissa Dubie MS
This comprehensive and well-researched curriculum fills a long-felt need in the autism community--a frank, up-to-date resource on sexuality tailored ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Jay Grows an Alien
by Caroline Levine
Jay, a young boy with Asperger Syndrome, often feels out of place in the world around him, but doesn't know why. He doesn't understand why people ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Learning the Hidden Curriculum: The Odyssey of One Autistic Adult
by Judy Endow, MSW
Drawing from her personal experiences, Judy Endow, author of the 2010 and 2011 Hidden Curriculum Calendars, provides lots of hidden curriculum ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults
by Zosia Zaks, M.S., M.Ed.
Written for adults on the spectrum and those involved - parents, spouses, friends - this book is divided into two sections: life and love. In the ...
Audience
- Individuals with ASD
Life with a Partner or Spouse with Asperger Syndrome: Going Over the Edge? Practical Steps to Saving You and Your Relationship
by Kathy J. Marshack, Ph.D.
Delve into the dramatic impact Asperger Syndrome can have on the complex world of adult interpersonal relationships. Psychologist Kathy Marshack ...
Audience
- Individuals with ASD
Loving the Tasmanian Devil -
Reflections on Marriage and Asperger Syndrome
by Maureen McCarthy Bartlett
Having a partner with Asperger Syndrome can feel like a roller-coaster ride for the neurotypical spouse -- riding high one moment on the spouse’s ...
Audience
- Individuals with ASD
Middle School – The Stuff Nobody Tells You About - A Teenage Girl with High-Functioning Autism Shares Her Experiences
Author Haley Moss is the recipient of the Council for Exceptional Children's Yes I Can Award (2011)
by Haley Moss
Middle school is an intimidating time for most students, but for students with autism spectrum disorders, it can be a veritable minefield of hidden ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
My New School: A Workbook to Help Students Transition to a New School
Independent Publisher Awards Silver Medal Winner (2010)
by Melissa L. Trautman, Ms. Ed.
For many students with autism spectrum disorders, even relatively minor changes to their daily routines and schedules are overwhelming; imagine how ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Paper Words: Discovering and Living with My Autism
International Book Awards Finalist (2010)
by Judy Endow, MSW
In this intensely personal book, readers are swept up into a fast-paced journey of how author Judy Endow noticed her differences early on, how she ...
Audience
- Individuals with ASD
Right Address...Wrong Planet: Children With Asperger Syndrome Becoming Adults
by Gena Barnhill, Ph.D., NCSP
In this much-needed resource, the author, a mother who holds a doctoral degree in autism spectrum disorders, shares the difficulties encountered by ...
Audience
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Running on Dreams
Eric Hoffer Award Winner, Young Adult Category (2010)
by Herb Heiman
Put yourself in Brad's shoes. You're the school track star and all-around "cool guy," and you get assigned to be the "buddy" of Justin, a ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Sensory Package
by Katherine Cook|, Lauren H. Kerstein|, Nancy E. Miller|, Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D.|, Louann Rinner|, Lisa A. Robbins, M.Ed. and , Jennifer Veenendall
Sensory issues often go undetected, leading to discomfort, decreased focus, behavioral outbursts, and other negative outcomes. This group of ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Social Package
by Margaret Carter|, Jeffrey E. Jessum, Ph.D.|, James W. Loomis, Ph.D. and , Josie Santomauro
AAPC Publishing's social package has something for everyone! Real-life tales of mystery and intrigue teach older children and adolescents to be ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Social Rules for Kids-The Top 100 Social Rules Kids Need to Succeed
2011 Mom's Choice Awards Gold Medal Recipient
by Susan Diamond M.A., CCC
Many parents are not sure of what to say and do to help their children improve their social interactions. Social Rules for Kids - The Top 100 Social ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Solutions for Adolescents and Adults Catalog Combo
by Maxine C. Aston and Kathy J. Marshack, Ph.D.
Purchase both Life with a Partner or Spouse with Asperger Syndrome: Going Over the Edge? Practical Steps to Saving You and Your Relationship AND The ...
Audience
- Individuals with ASD
The Guide to Dating for Teenagers with Asperger Syndrome
2011 Mom's Choice Awards Silver Medal Recipient
International Book Awards Finalist (2010)
Foreword Book of the Year (2009)
by Jeannie Uhlenkamp
Dating is difficult for everyone, but it can be especially overwhelming tor teens with Asperger Syndrome, who typically struggle with social issues. ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
