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 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
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
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: 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 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
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
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
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
El síndrome de asperger – Estrategias prácticas para el aula Guía para el profesorado
by Leicaster City Council and Leicestershire County
Esta guía describe la clase de dificultades que puede causar el síndrome de Asperger (AS, por sus siglas en inglés) y explica cómo éste puede ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Esto es el Síndrome de Asperger
by Elisa Gagnon and Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D.
Mediante caprichosas caricaturas en blanco y negro, Esto es el Síndrome de Asperger hace conocer a los hermanos, compañeros y otros niños los ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- 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
Guns A' Blazing: How Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum and Schools Can Work Together - Without a Shot Being Fired.
by Jeffrey Cohen
Many parents enter meetings with teachers, administrators or school officials with "guns a' blazing," ready for a fight before there is even a need ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Hopes and Dreams: An IEP Guide for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
by Kirby Lentz
This is the book parents have been waiting for! With an emphasis on preparation and collaboration, this practical resource shows parents ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Hygiene and Related Behaviors for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders: A Fun Curriculum with a Focus on Social Understanding
2011 Mom's Choice Awards Gold Medal Recipient
by Kelly Mahler, MS, OTR/L
This innovative curriculum teaches important hygiene skills and associated social understanding using a fun approach that targets the core ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Improving Speech and Eating Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders-An Oral Motor Program for Home and School
by Maureen A. Flanagan, MA, CCC-SLP
Many treatment programs encourage verbal imitation and production without addressing the oral hypersensitivities that often inhibit the ability to ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
In His Shoes - A Short Journey Through Autism
by Joanna Keating-Velasco
Joanna Keating-Velasco follows her successful book A Is for Autism, F Is for Friend, in which "tweens" learn basic information about autism, with In ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Initiations and Interactions: Early Intervention Techniques for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
by Teresa Cardon, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Research suggests that an early start is the key to a successful intervention for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Research also ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Jackson Whole Wyoming
by Joan Clark
His classmates have identified him as a "friend" of Jackson, who has Asperger Syndrome, and now Tyler is tormented by what that means in terms of ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- 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
L'incroyable échelle à 5 points: Aider les élèves souffrant de troubles du spectre autistique à comprendre les interactions sociales et à contrôler leurs réponses émotionnelles
by Kari Dunn Buron
Dans cette ressource incontournable, " deux enseignants du Minnesota " font part du succès qu'ils ont remporté en appliquant le concept simple des ...
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
Let's Talk Emotions: Helping Children with Social Cognitive Deficits, Including AS, HFA, and NVLD, Learn to Understand and Express Empathy and Emotions
by Teresa Cardon, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Understanding emotions - their own and others' - poses a major challenge for children with autism spectrum and other social cognitive challenges, ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
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 Andrew: Day-to-Day Living with a Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
by Wallis Simpson
Discovering that your child has a permanent pervasive developmental disorder is a shock to any parent. At first, it is hard to believe that the ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- 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
My Strange and Terrible Malady
by Catherine Bristow
Ronita "Ronnie" Baker, 11th-grade individualist, is not happy. School is a struggle, and now doctors just diagnosed her with Asperger Syndrome. It's ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Pathways to Play! Combining Sensory Integration and Integrated Play Groups
by Rebecca Berry, M.S., PT and Glenda Fuge, MS, OTR/L
This book presents a series of ready-to-go, theme-based activities to address children's sensory issues. With fun and motivating titles such as ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Parents
Perfect Targets: Asperger Syndrome and Bullying - Practical Solutions for Surviving the Social World
by Rebekah Heinrichs
A 2002 study from Comprehensive Issues in Pediatric Nursing found that 94 percent of students with Asperger Syndrome face torment from their peers. ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- 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
The Parent’s Guide to College for Students on the Autism Spectrum
by G. Ruth Bork, M.Ed.|, Lisa King MEd|, Jane Thierfeld Brown, Ed.D. and , Lorraine Wolf, Ph.D.
Sending a son or daughter off to college is daunting and fear-provoking experience for most parents, but if your child has an autism spectrum ...
Audience
- Educators and Professionals
- Individuals with ASD
- Parents
