This collection of books related to the autism spectrum provides a good representation of the available material. We welcome comments on these selections as well as your suggestions of other materials you have found helpful...
| Functional Behavior Assessment for People With Autism: Making Sense of Seemingly Senseless Behavior (Topics in Autism) (Beth A., Ph.D. Glasberg) This guide describes functional behaviour assessment (FBA), a highly regarded strategy that parents and professionals can use to identify the factors contributing to the problem be... (more) | |
| My Friend with Autism: A Coloring Book for Peers and Siblings (Beverly Bishop) Created as a coloring book with a surprising educational twist, My Friend with Autism actually is written for anyone who comes in contact with an autistic child, including young cl... (more) | |
| Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children: Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD (Steven E. Gutstein) Friendship requires hard work even for the most able, and the odds are heavily stacked against those with an autism spectrum disorder. Designed for younger children, aged between 2... (more) | |
| A Land We Can Share: Teaching Literacy to Students With Autism (Paula Kluth) This book helps in-service and pre-service teachers understand how students with mild to significant autism can be perceived as literate and then supported to participate in litera... (more) | |
| Taking Care of Myself: A Hygiene, Puberty and Personal Curriculum for Young People with Autism (Mary Wrobel) An experienced, certified teacher and speech-language pathologist has written this book to provide the necessary information on skills students need to live safe, healthy lives as ... (more) | |
| Playing it Right! Social Skills Activities for Parents and Teachers of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Including Asperger Syndrome and Autism (Rachael Bareket) This collection of practical, hands-on social skills activities are easy for both parents and teachers to carry out with the child. The activities result in a finished product tha... (more) | |
| Understanding Autism For Dummies (For Dummies (Health & Fitness)) (Stephen Shore) Autism affects more than 1 million children and adults in the United States, and parents may be confused by the behavior of autistic children. This book provides help-and hope-by e... (more) | |
| Building Social Relationships: A Systematic Approach to Teaching Social Interaction Skills to Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Social Difficulties (Scott Bellini) 2007 ASA Literary Work of the Year - Parents and professionals often ask how to teach social skills and how to design social skills programs for children with ASD. Often they are s... (more) | |
| Everybody Is Different: A Book for Young People Who Have Brothers or Sisters With Autism (Fiona Bleach) This book is different! It is specially designed to give answers to the many questions of brothers and sisters of young people on the autistic spectrum. As well as explaining the c... (more) | |
| Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult Asperger Syndrome (Guides to Individualized Evidence-Based Treatment) (Valerie L. Gaus) An invaluable resource for therapists, this lucidly written book provides research-based strategies for addressing the core problems of Asperger syndrome (AS) and helping clients m... (more) | |
