A Mind Apart: Peter Szatmari Through moving stories of children he has worked with, Dr. Peter Szatmari helps you see the world through your child's eyes. Revealed is what lies behind the intense preoccupations, communication problems, and seeming lack of affection that often accompany autism and AS, and what your child's mystifying behavior might really be trying to tell you.
A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson, and James McPartland This hopeful, compassionate guide shows parents how to work with their children's unique impairments and capabilities to help them learn to engage more fully with the world and live as self-sufficiently as possible.
Adults on the Autism Spectrum Leave the Nest Nancy Perry Children on the Autism Spectrum often grow up to find they are unable to cope effectively with the challenges of adult life. This book shows that, with the appropriate lifelong care from parents and carers, it is possible for those with neurodevelopmental disabilities to achieve supported independence and live fulfilling adult lives.
Asperger Syndrome Edited by Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar, and Sara S. Sparrow This groundbreaking volume brings together preeminent scholars and practitioners to offer a definitive statement of what is currently known about Asperger syndrome and to highlight promising leads in research and clinical practice.
Asperger's Syndrome and Sexuality Isabelle Hénault In this comprehensive and unique guide, Isabelle Hénault delivers practical information and advice on issues ranging from puberty and sexual development, gender identity disorders, couples' therapy to guidelines for sex education programs and maintaining sexual boundaries.
Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders Edited by Sam Goldstein, Jack A. Naglieri, and Sally Ozonoff This authoritative book demonstrates how to craft a complete, scientifically grounded, and clinically useful portrait of a child's strengths and difficulties in social behavior, language and communication, intellectual functioning, motor skills, and other key areas of impairment and comorbidity.
Autism and Diet Rosemary Kessick Written by an autism expert who has witnessed in her own child the dramatic improvement that can be made through dietary intervention, this book offers an 'easily digestible' guide to the science behind the considerations; strategies for implementing a safe diet; a handy list of ingredients to be avoided; as well as a concise bank of essential resources and useful contacts.
Autism: A Social Skills Approach for Children & Adolescents Maureen Aarons & Tessa Gittens This book is an excellent source of practical ideas on which to base programs of intervention for children and young people with autism.
Caring for Myself A Social Skills Storybook Christy Gast and Jane Krug Caring for Myself is an entertaining and educational social skills storybook that will help children with ASDs to understand the importance of taking care of their bodies.
Curriculum and Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities Diane M. Browder This timely volume provides a complete guide to designing and implementing personalized curricula for students with moderate and severe disabilities.
Day by Day: Raising the Child with Autism/PDD VHS Joan F. Goodman and Susan Hoban This informative videotape presents a realistic look into the daily lives of two families of preschool children with pervasive developmental disorders.
Early Speech & Language Skills: Maria Monschein Full of practical ideas that can be easily implemented with minimal preparation, this book contains a wealth of games and activities for developing language with young children.
Early Visual Skills Diane Williams, MSc This resource is intended for use by professionals who are working with children who have underdeveloped visual perceptual skills, associated with language delay or other communication difficulties.
Getting Your Kid on a Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet Susan Lord Written by a registered dietitian and mother of a child who is thriving on a gluten-free casein-free diet, this practical guide covers everything from how to get your child on the diet, to daily meal plans, recipes and handy shopping lists.
Groupwork for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Ages 11-16 Liz Ann Davidson, Kerrie Old, Christina Howe and Alyson Eggett This resource include a short easy-to-read theoretical background to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) focusing on the underlying impairment and their impact on sensory processing, motor development, play, language and communication skills, emotional development and behaviour for the relevant age group.
Groupwork for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Ages 3-5 Liz Ann Davidson, Kerrie Old, Christina Howe and Alyson Eggett This book include a short easy-to-read theoretical background to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) focusing on the underlying impairment and their impact on sensory processing, motor development, play, language and communication skills, emotional development and behaviour for the relevant age group. This book is for ages 3-5.
Groupwork for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Ages 5-11 Liz Ann Davidson, Kerrie Old, Christina Howe and Alyson Eggett This resource include a short easy-to-read theoretical background to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) focusing on the underlying impairment and their impact on sensory processing, motor development, play, language and communication skills, emotional development and behaviour for the relevant age group.
Helping Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder Stephanie B. Lockshin, Jennifer M. Gillis, Raymond G. Romanczyk With this workbook, parents learn the latest and most effective ASD management techniques for their children.
Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Dion E. Betts and Nancy J. Patrick Hints and Tips… is peppered with vignettes and stories of real-life situations and successes, and offers clever ideas for tackling everyday difficulties, such as bathing, bedtime, school trips, and selecting the right child minder.
Imitation and the Social Mind Edited by Sally J. Rogers and Justin H. G. Williams Synthesizing cutting-edge research emerging from a range of disciplines, this important book examines the role of imitation in both autism and typical development.
Learning and Behavior Problems in Asperger Syndrome Edited by Margot Prior This volume provides research-based, practical information on managing the challenges that Asperger syndrome (AS) presents in everyday life and in the classroom.
Making Sense of Sex A Forthright Guide to Puberty, Sex and Relationships for People with Asperger's Syndrome Sarah Attwood Puberty is a time of huge change in the physical body, in emotional experience and in social relationships. Having an understanding of these developments and learning how to deal with them is essential, and for people with Asperger's syndrome it can be a challenge to get to grips with the social and emotional aspects of puberty, sex and relationships.
My Social Stories Book Edited by Carol Gray and Abbie Leigh White Illustrated by Sean McAndrew My Social Stories Book take children step-by-step through basic activities such as brushing your teeth, taking a bath and wearing a safety belt in the car.
PETAL: Phonological Evaluation & Transcription of Audio-Visual Language Ann Parker, Speech & Language Therapist PETAL is a tool for describing speech production patterns of children and adults in relation to factors which may enhance or impede speech intelligibility.
Sex, Sexuality and the Autism Spectrum Wendy Lawson Written by an 'insider', an openly gay autistic adult, Wendy Lawson writes frankly and honestly about autism, sex and sexuality. In her new book, she draws upon her own experience to examine the implications of being autistic on relationships, sex and sexuality.
Small Steps Forward Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child with Special Needs 2nd Ed Sarah Newman This new edition of the award-winning Small Steps Forward includes up-to-date research and practice, providing parents and carers with the information they need and a host of ideas to encourage their child's development.
Social and Communication Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders Edited by Tony Charman and Wendy Stone The book is grounded in cutting-edge findings on the social-communication behavior of typically and atypically developing infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Social Skills for Teenagers and Adults with Asperger Syndrome Nancy J. Patrick This resource provides practical strategies for helping teenagers and adults with Asperger Syndrome to navigate social skills, friendships and relationships at home and in the community.
Staying Alert & Paying Attention Margaret Amey This innovative programme describes Sensory Integration theory, and provides behaviour strategies and storybooks to help primary-aged children , or older children with learning difficulties to stay alert and attend in the classroom or similar situations.
Straight Talk about Psychological Testing for Kids Ellen Braaten and Gretchen Felopulos This authoritative guide gives parents the inside scoop on how psychological testing works and how to use testing to get the best help for their child.
Using Drama with Children on the Autism Spectrum Carmel Conn Children and young people with austim love drama, yet it is seldom promoted as a method of intervention. This book makes the case for drama by providing a practical understanding of how it can be used to develop the capacity for social communication, social understanding, expression and play in a child with autism.
Using Intensive Interaction and Sensory Integration Phoebe Caldwell With Jane Horwood
Writing & Developing Social Stories Caroline Smith This practical resource provides an introduction to the theory and practice of writing social stories.
