A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know
by Fred R. Volkmar, M.D.
Autism is in the public spotlight now more than ever as new research and information appears almost daily. Although in many ways this is a positive ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
A Work in Progress – Behavior Management Strategies and a Curriculum for Intensive Behavioral Treatment of Autism
by Ron Leaf and John McEachin
This two-part book offers valuable information for parents and educators alike. Part I presents behavioral strategies for teaching and improving the ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
All Dogs Have ADHD
by Kathy Hoopmann
All Dogs Have ADHD takes an inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), using images and ideas from the ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Asperger Syndrome
by Ami Klin|, Sara S. Sparrow, Ph.D. and , Fred R. Volkmar, M.D.
This volume provides the knowledge needed to help individuals with severe social disabilities to fulfill their greatest potential. This is an ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
by Tony Attwood
This book is a rich source of information for helping parents and professionals alike understand Asperger Syndrome and its implications. A major ...
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 ...
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- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Transactional Developmental Perspective
by Barry M. Prizant and Amy M. Wetherby
This meticulously researched book offers a thorough overview of the communication, language, social and behavioral issues that are characteristic of ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Prevasive Developmental Disorder, and Other ASDs
by Chantal Sicile-Kira
Based on the author's personal and professional experiences, this comprehensive and accessible source covers all aspects of autism conditions, ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Autism Spectrum Quarterly Spring 2011
by Kate Duffy, M.S.
Autism Spectrum Quarterly Spring 2011 features Developing Talents, Diary of a Social Detective and Trainman.
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Bright Not Broken: Gifted Kids, ADHD, and Autism
by Rebecca S. Banks|, Temple Grandin, Ph.D. and , Diane M. Kennedy
The future of our society depends on our gifted children—the population in which we’ll find our next Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Virginia ...
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- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Can I Tell You About Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Friends and Family
by Jude Welton
Adam, a young boy with AS, invites young readers to learn about AS from his perspective. Adam helps children understand the difficulties faced by a ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism
by Arthur Fleischmann
At the age of two, Carly Fleischmann was diagnosed with severe autism and an oral motor condition that prevented her from speaking. Doctors ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Children with Autism: A Parent's Guide – Second Edition
by Michael D. Powers, Psy.D.
For both the new parent coping with a child's recent diagnosis and the experienced advocate, this book is a must-have reference. It is the trusted, ...
Audience
- 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
Early Intervention Games: Fun, Joyful Ways to Develop Social and Motor Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum or Sensory Processing Disorders
by Barbara Sher
A resource of fun games for parents or teachers to help young children learn social and motor skills . Author Barbara Sher, an expert occupational ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
Educating Children and Youth With Autism: Strategies for Effective Practice
by Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D. and Richard L. Simpson
Professionals and educators who treat children and youth with autism and pervasive developmental disorders urgently need current information and ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
Empowered Autism Parenting: Celebrating (and Defending)Your Child's Place in the World
by William Stillman
How parents can appreciate their autistic children prevent them from being pathologized, over-medicated, and marginalized. In this groundbreaking ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Everybody is Different - A Book for Young People Who Have Brothers or Sisters with Autism
by Fiona Bleach
Many young people have a hard time understanding the complexities of what autism Is and why people with autism engage in the behaviors that they do. ...
Audience
- Parents
Facing Autism: Giving Parents Reasons for Hope and Guidance for Help
by Lynn M. Hamilton
Perhaps one of the most devastating things you can learn as a parent is that your child has been diagnosed with autism. A multifaceted disorder, ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- 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
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Tamar E. Chansky
This powerful, practical program for parents of children and adolescents offers step-by-step guidelines to break the cycle of debilitating rituals, ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Functional Behavior Assessment for People with Autism: Making Sense of Seemingly Senseless Behavior
by Beth A. Glasberg, Ph.D.
It's not unusual for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to exhibit challenging behaviors including noncompliance, aggression, and ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- 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
Helping Students Overcome Depression and Anxiety: A Practical Guide
by Kenneth W. Merrell, Ph.D.
Depression, anxiety and other internalizing disorders can have severe and lasting consequences for children and adolescents. This unique book ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
How to Be a Para Pro: A Comprehensive Training Manual for Paraprofessionals
by Diane Twachtman-Cullen
This training manual includes a short course on autism spectrum disorders and an arts-and-sciences look at paraprofessional support for students ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
I Can Problem Solve: An Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Program - Intermediate Elementary Grades
by Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D.
This companion volume to ICPS for preschoolers follows the same format, but the specific materials and activities are adapted for students in ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
I Can Problem Solve: An Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Program - Kindergarten & Primary Grades
by Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D.
This companion volume to ICPS for preschoolers follows the same format, but the specific materials and activities are adapted for students in ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
I Can Problem Solve: An Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Program (ICPS)-Preschool
by Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D.
Every day some kind of interpersonal problem arises between children, a child and a teacher, or a child and other authority figures. Some children ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
Inclusive Programming for Elementary School Students with Autism
by Sheila Wagner
Teachers, parents and students alike will benefit from the insights and information outlining both theories and applications of inclusive ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Inclusive Programming for Middle School Students with Autism-Asperger Syndrome
by Sheila Wagner
Teachers, parents and students alike will benefit from the insights and information outlining both theories and applications of inclusive ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Inside Out: What Makes a Person with Social Cognitive Deficits Tick?
by Michelle Garcia Winner
This practical, user-friendly manual describes a number of cognitive processes that are weak for persons with social-cognitive deficits (including ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- 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
Los Trastornos del Espectro de Autismo de la A a la Z
by Barbara T. Doyle, M.S. and Emily Iland
Traducido por una de las autoras del exitoso libro Autism Spectrum Disorders From A to Z éste es el mejor libro tan extensiva y detallada de salir ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
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
More Than Little Professors-Children with Asperger Syndrome: In Their Own Words
Eric Hoffer Aware Honorable Mention, Memoir (2010)
International Book Award Winner (2010)
by Lisa Barrett Mann, M.S.Ed.
There are countless books with information about children with Asperger Syndrome, but very few offer a personal look into the inner lives of these ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Pedro's Whale
by Paula Kluth and Patrick Schwarz
Based on the real-life event that inspired Paula Kluth and Patrick Schwarz's bestselling Just Give Him the Whale!, this simple but powerful story ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Siblings of Children with Autism: A Guide for Families
by Beth A. Glasberg, Ph.D. and Sandra L. Harris, Ph.D.
This book is an invaluable guide to understanding sibling relationships, how autism affects these relationships, and what families can do to support ...
Audience
- Parents
The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism
EDITED BY: Kate Winslet and The Golden Hat Foundation
by Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet's The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism (Simon & Schuster, release date March 27, 2012; $29.95) is a special project from the Academy ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Understanding Autism for Dummies
by Linda G. Rastelli and Stephen Shore, Ed.D.
From within the autism spectrum, Stephen Shore joins forces with veteran writer Linda Rastelli to write the long overdue Understanding Autism for ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Understanding and Managing Social Challenges for Those With Asperger's or Autism
by Sean Barron and Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Based on their unique history of growing up "outside the norm," Temple Grandin and Sean Barron explain what they have learned about the "core" of ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
What is Asperger Syndrome, and How Will It Affect Me? : A Guide for Young People
by Martin Ives
This reader-friendly booklet is a valuable go-to resource for young people with Asperger Syndrome. Written by Martin Ives from the National Autistic ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
