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1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Lifesaver for Parents and Professionals Who Interact Children with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome

 Ellen Notbohm & Veronica Zysk Education This book is filled with numerous practical solutions to help children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) deal with a variety of daily challenges.  It offers strategies/activities that aid learning by reducing SI issues and enhancing communication.
A "5" Could Make Me Lose Control! Kari Buron Behavioral Interventions This unique hands-on activity helps students who are highly anxious cope with their stress by systematizing social and emotional information. Using this self-contained product, the student literally sorts cards describing highly stressful situations into colorful pockets designating stress levels, ranging from 5-1, as a first step in changing the way he thinks about and responds to emotions such as anxiety, sadness and anger. A laminated erasable page and blank cards enable parents and teachers to individualize this innovative program. Suggestions for how to include it as part of a functional behavior assessment and a problem-solving activity are included.
A 5 is Against the Law! Kari Buron Behavior A 5 Is Against the Law! takes a narrower look at challenging behavior with a particular focus on behaviors that can spell trouble for adolescents and young adults who have difficulty understanding and maintaining social boundaries. Using a direct and simple style with lots of examples and hands-on activities, A 5 Is Against the Law! speaks directly to adolescents and young adults.
A is for Autism Joanna Velasco Children's Book on Autism A Is for Autism, F Is for Friend provides a unique glimpse of life from the perspective of a child who has severe autism. It is told through the voice of Chelsea, an 11-year-old girl, who has severe autism. Chelsea sees kids on the playground and at the park and wants to get to know them, but social interaction can be tricky for her. As Chelsea explains some of her behaviors and challenges, she compares them with issues that all kids face. By demystifying her autism, she underscores the many things she and her schoolmates have in common, prompting a typical child to think, "Hey, I experience that, too!" 
A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies Beth Fouse Behavioral Interventions This book offers comprehensive insights into the entire spectrum of behavior challenges of a person with autism/PDD as well as answers to improve those behaviors.
Activity Schedules for Children with Autism Lynn McClannahan Behavioral Issues Teaching models for acquiring independent behaviors.
Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Children with HFA/AS in the Classroom Rebecca Moyes Behavioral Issues This book provides possible explanations for these behaviors, and a wealth of practical help for both teachers and parents.
ADHD Autism Connection Diane Kennedy ADHD This book explores the similarities between the two disorders.
Affect-Based Language Curriculum (ABLC): An Intensive Program for Families, Therapists and Teachers   Stanley I. Greenspan & Diane Lewis Communication & Language ABLC is based on the theory that affective communication and engagement help children develop language skills, and the ABLC program bridges "Floor Time" with speech and language therapy and utilizes a team approach.  The book includes a CD-ROM that contains updated checklists and tracking forms in PDF and WordPerfect formats.
Albert Einstein Ibi Lepscky  Autism Awareness This book uses a famous role model, Albert Einstein, to illustrate how children who are viewed as "different" can grow up to make wonderful contributions to society as an adult. Dr. Tony Attwood has recommended this book as a resource to help children understand their diagnosis. For children ages 4-8. 
Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration Carol Stock Kranowitz Sensory Dysfunction Sensory dysfunction and its effects on students
As Far As Words Go Cecile Cyrul Spector Language Development This book teaches how to find meaning in the day-to-day ambiguous language they hear. Use As Far As Words Go to build semantic, metalinguistic, and pragmatic skills. Seven different units will address humor or ambiguity stemming from a variety of sources, in a book and game format with 150 reproducible game cards and a 16" x 16" game mat.
Ask and Tell Stephen M. Shore  Self-Advocacy This book addresses the issues of self-advocacy and disclosure as strategies for attaining a constructive and satisfying life. Whether or not it is useful to disclose a diagnosis of AS or HFA will vary from person to person, and from situation to situation. According to the editor, this guide was created to communicate the importance of self-advocacy and to help empower individuals with AS and HFA. The 6 contributors are authors on the autism spectrum, and topics include: communicating through advocacy and self-disclosure; teaching and learning self-advocacy; using the IEP to build skills in self-advocacy and disclosure; being your own case manager; community identity and the role of allies in self-advocacy; and openly disclosing a diagnosis.
Asperger Huh? Rosina Schmurr Children's Book Children's book to explain the characteristics of AS
Asperger Syndrome - Practical Strategies for the Classroom George Thomas Educational Approaches The first part of this book gives an overview of AS- the second discusses areas of weaknesses and strategies for support.
Asperger Syndrome  What Teachers Need to Know Matt Winter Asperger Syndrome Introduction for teachers who are encountering a student with Asperger Syndrome (AS) for the first time. This book provides basic, current information about AS as it pertains to teachers, and it also provides quick tips and strategies which teachers can implement in their classrooms immediately.  The author, who is also an educator, addresses key school-related issues including social skills, homework, playground behavior and independent study.
Asperger Syndrome & Adolescence Teresa Bolick AS Awareness Strategies for parents, teachers, and young adults to help meet challenging teen years.
Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence Brenda Myles & Diane Adreon AS Middle School Students Discusses the problems AS students face at the middle school level-behavior, transition, sensory deficits.
Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments Brenda Myles Behaviors of students Defines the rage cycles of HFA/AS - suggested BIPs.
Asperger Syndrome and the Elementary School Experience Susan Thompson Moore Asperger Syndrome Resource for elementary school teachers and parents of children with Asperger Syndrome (AS). It offers practical strategies for addressing the academic and social needs of young children with AS, and the topics range from areas of impairment to modifications in the curriculum.  The book also contains useful forms and checklists that can be utilized in the classroom.
Asperger Syndrome:  A Practical Guide for Teachers Val Cumine, Julia Leach, and Gill Stevenson Educational Approaches Guidebook provides teachers and paraprofessionals with a framework for implementing educational and behavioral intervention strategies in mainstream settings.
Asperger Syndrome:  Success in the Mainstream Classroom   Autism Awareness This video provides proven techniques and tips to help make mainstreaming a child with Asperger Syndrome (AS) a positive learning experience for students, teachers, and classmates. 
Asperger Syndrome:  Transition to College and Work   Transition This video details the things people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) need to do to prepare for college and to find and hold a job, and it is designed for students who plan to attend college and enter the workforce.
Asperger's Syndrome Tony Attwood Parents' Guide Three hour video with the overview of AS with definitive examples.
Autism & PDD Janice Adams Ages 8 to early adulthood Targets strategies for socialization, behavior, relationships, sexuality and employment.
Autism & PDD Social Skills Lessons - School Skills Reese/Challenner Social Stories Series for younger children, utilizes rebus pictures to focus on school skills.
Autism & PDD Social Skills Lessons-Behavior Reese/Challenner Social Stories Series for younger children, utilizes rebus pictures to focus on school behavior.
Autism & PDD Social Skills Lessons-Getting Along Reese/Challenner Social Stories Series for younger children, utilizes rebus pictures to focus on peer relationships.
Autism Now What? Abby Ward Collins & Siblye Collins Autism Awareness The primer for parents just facing the diagnosis.
Autism Through A Sister's Eyes Eve Band Awareness of autism Intended for the use of siblings to help with their understanding of the disability.
Autism:  A Sensorimotor Approach Ruth A. Huebner Sensory Integration This unique new resource integrates research from many fields -- as well as the expertise of researchers, professionals, parents, and people with autism -- to help you plan and structure a sensory environment for people with autism; enhance learning and adaptation; understand the experience of autism; promote engagement in the tasks of life; teach children and adults to self-regulate sensory responses and achieve an optimal level of functioning; integrate the sensorimotor approach with other approaches.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Jan/Feb 2004   Autism Topics include recognizing the red flags of autism at an early age, determining what makes a good ABA program, supporting the behavior of students with autism in an inclusive school setting. 
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Jan/Feb 2005   Autism Topics include law enforcement and criminal justice systems for contact with ASD, autism intervention strategy wheel.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Jul/Aug  2004   Autism Topics include medical testing for AS and PDD, transitioning from elementary to middle school, designing a sensory resource room, x chromosome may provide cure.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - July/Aug 2002   Autism Topics include AS in women, self-determined living, HANDLE program.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - July/Aug 2003   Autism Topics include developing proactive strategies for behavior problems, the Denver Model, Part 2 of Incidental Teaching.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Mar/Apr 2003   Autism Topics include estate planning for the future of an autistic child, using gymnastics to improve physical and social skills, Fast ForWord Intensive Program.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Mar/Apr 2004   Autism Topics include social skills on the playground, animal assisted therapy, intervention tools to improve visual and auditory performance.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Mar/Apr 2005   Autism Topics include enhancing social skills through sensory integration, camping with children on the spectrum, closing the IEP deal.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - March/April 2002   Autism Topics include social skills, sensory learning, compliance problems, enzymes.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - May/Jun 2004   Autism Topics include food aversions, the use of neurofeedback to help ASD, transfer factor and the immune system modulators.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - May/June 2002   Autism Topics include special diets, sensorimotor, toxins, French research on brainwaves.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - May/June 2003   Autism Topics include incidental teaching, music-based sound stimulation for CAPD, planning for college.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Nov/Dec 2002   Autism Topics include origins of HANDLE approach to autism, autism and the family, advice for adult Aspie.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Nov/Dec 2003   Autism Topics include  narrow interests in autism, autism and chiropractic, colleges for students with autism.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Nov/Dec 2004   Autism Topics include DramAutism™ , supports for dyspraxia, Best Buddies friendship program.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Sept/Oct 2002   Autism Topics include challenges of mild autism, building self-esteem, tongue acupuncture as  adjunctive therapy for autism.
Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine - Sept/Oct 2003   Autism Topics include autism and seizures, Floortime/DIR, parenting skills.
Autistic Spectrum Parents' Daily Helper: A Workbook for You and Your Child Philip Abrams & Leslie Henriques Autism Awareness Guide was created to help children with high-functioning autism (HFA) navigate everyday situations. Filled with a variety of visual aids, the book is divided into three sections: a workbook for parents; a workbook for the child with HFA; and a set of reproducible tear-out sheets.  The parents' workbook introduces activities and exercises that can be used to help a child with HFA in the following skills areas:  communication, understanding the concepts of time and place, basic self-care, becoming part of the community, safety, and behavior.  The child's workbook section contains games and exercises presented in simple pictures and text to help him/her learn daily tasks in small concrete steps.
Between You and Me Cynthia M. Brody Social Skills Game The open-ended questions deal with Manage Your Anger, Be Creative, That's Private, Say When It Hurts, Do the Right Thing, Express Yourself, Put Yourself In Someone Else' s Place, Trust Your Gut and Divorce.
Between You and Me Parent Guide Cynthia M. Brody Parent Supports Four brief Parent Guides help to involve parents in the therapeutic process and reinforce open communication in a variety of topics.
Beyond the Wall Stephen Shore  Autism Awareness The author, who has Asperger Syndrome (AS), offers a remarkable autobiographical account of what it is like to live with the disorder
Building Social Relationships Scott Bellini  Social Skills This guide focuses on children of elementary school age, and the author’s approach to teaching social skills begins with the understanding that individuals with ASD want to build meaningful relationships and need to be taught appropriate social skills.  He introduces his five-step model to help teach those needed skills, and he begins with an assessment of the child’s current level of social functioning by interviewing the child, parents, teachers, and others closely involved. He then conducts a problem identification and analysis process before completing a detailed social skills profile. 
Can I Tell You About Asperger Syndrome?: A Guide for Friends and Family  Jude Welton Children's Book The author is a trained psychologist specializing in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the mother of a 9-year old son with Asperger Syndrome (AS).  This book was written for young people so that they can better understand the challenges faced by a sibling, friend, or classmate who has AS>  Written from the perspective of a boy with AS named Adam, this fictional story discusses such topics as understanding other people's feelings, tone of voice, and body language, play difficulties, sensory issues, unexpected change, motor skills, special interests, an explanation of AS, and how kids can help others with AS.
CAPS -The Comprehensive Autism Planning System  for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Autism, and Related Disabilities: Integrating Best Practices Throughout the Student’s Day Shawn Henry and Brenda Smith Myles Systematic approach to planning student curriculum An instructional program for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The CAPS model answers the questions (a) What supports does my student/child need in each class to be successful? (b) What goals is my student/child working on? and (c) Is there a thoughtful sequence to the student’s/child’s day that matches his learning style. This timely resource addresses adequate yearly progress (AYP), response to intervention (RTI), and positive behavior support (PBS) in a common-sense format. CAPS identifies supports for each of the student’s daily activities, it is possible for all educational professionals working with the student to readily identify the methods, supports, and structures 
Captain Tommy Abby Messner Autism Awareness Children's book focusing on peer acceptance.
Caring Kids Tammy Koenig & Bev Meyer Social Skills Help young children get started on the road to positive character traits and appropriate social-emotional skills. With Caring Kids, you'll get six giant units that focus on: Using body basics (eye contact, voice volume, and body posture); Dealing with feelings; Listening; Being part of a community; Following directions; Working and playing together.
CAT Kit The Cognitive Affective Training Kit Kirsten Callesen Communication & Language The Cognitive Affective Training (CAT) kit is a program that consists of visual, interactive, and customizable communication elements for children and young adults. It is designed to help students become aware of how their thoughts, feelings and actions all interact and, in the process of using the various visual components, they share their insights with others. It is an easy and effective way to work with neurotypical children and young adults as well as with people with developmental disabilities
Challenging Behavior and Autism Philip Whitaker Behavioral Issues A guide to preventing and managing challenging behaviors for parents and teachers.
Children and Youth with Asperger Syndrome Brenda Smith Myles  General Ed Supports This comprehensive handbook was designed to help general education teachers recognize the distinguishing features of AS and create appropriate education plans and supports for their students. Chapters include: characteristics of children and youth with AS; adaptations for success in general education settings; environmental modifications; academic modifications; emotional and behavioral supports; social skills supports; assistive technology supports; and transition strategies. Filled with case studies, checklists, worksheets, and a multitude of research-based strategies, this book is a key reference work for all general education professionals.
Comic Strip Conversations Carol Gray Social Skills Through drawing, a student is given social interpretation and perspective training.
CoTeaching Students with Autism K-5 Judi Kinney & Debbie Fischer Teaching Strategies Successful inclusion strategies for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) into the regular education classroom. Topics include: regular curriculum adaptations; preparing the resource room; inclusionary activities; community building; communication; and much more.  The book also contains many reproducible pages for teachers to use in their own classrooms.
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time  Mark Haddon Adult Fiction This novel is narrated by 15-year-old Christopher Boone, a teenager with high-functioning autism (HFA). It transports the reader into the mind of a person on the autism spectrum as he tells the story of how he tries to solve the mystery of the murder of his neighbor's dog.
Developing Leisure Time Skills for Persons with Autism  Phyllis Coyne Social The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive, structured approach for individuals with autism to develop leisure interests and skills for school, home, and the community. Two of the books greatest strengths are its inclusion of over 100 activities to use with this population and its forms for assessing this population. It also provides practical information and guidelines to enable individuals with autism to develop competencies for choosing and engaging in enjoyable leisure activities.
Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism Temple Grandin & Kate Duffy Career Planning This career planning guide is written specifically for high-functioning adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum, their families, teachers, and counselors. Temple Grandin draws from her own experience with autism spectrum disorders and her professional career, and Kate Duffy uses her expertise on employment issues and the mother of two teenagers with autistic-like behaviors. The result is an extremely useful and practical book that introduces step-by-step processes for the job search with a major section on the impact ASD has in the workplace, including managing sensory problems, how to nurture and turn talents and special interests into paid work, jobs that are particularly suited to individuals on the spectrum, and much more.
Do-Watch-Listen-Say Kathleen Quill Social Communication Resource gives you the methods you need to build social and communication skills in children with autism.
Dr. Temple Grandin Speaks on Medications - Fact and Fiction Temple Grandin Medications for HFA/AS Temple Grandin shares her life and views of meds with autistic populations
Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability Yvona Fast Career Planning This comprehensive handbook addresses a variety of key employment issues that will help individuals with AS or NLD find and maintain successful careers. Part one of the book presents insightful personal stories of adults who have experienced a variety of work-related challenges.  Part two contains detailed career strategies to help adults with AS or NLD plan for a career, find a job, and maintain employment.  Key topics include career planning, career counseling, transitioning from school to work, job-hunting strategies, interviewing skills, the employer's perspective, the first months on the job, communication in the workplace, cognitive processing difficulties, self-disclosure, and vocational rehabilitation programs.  The book also includes an extensive resources section.
Everyday Solutions: A Practical Guide for Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Mindy Small & Lisa Kontente Autism Awareness Practical guide presents 37 everyday situations that may present difficulties for a child with ASD. Each situation is presented in the form of a vignette, and includes the following information: the problem defined; the possible relevance to ASD; recommendations and strategies, and a summary conclusion.  The book provides many valuable tips ranging from personal care and safety issues to social skills and novel situations.  Written for parents and caregivers, the book also contains numerous strategies.
Explosive Child Ross W. Greene Behavioral Issues This book is about explosive, easily frustrated, and chronically inflexible children.  It presents practical and effective strategies that have been designed to help parents decrease hostile interactions between an explosive child and others, both at home and at school.  The interventions described in these pages include the creation of a user-friendly environment, establishing parenting priorities, increasing a child's flexibility and frustration tolerance, medication, and helping children create mental scripts to help them stay calm in difficult situations.
Feelings Book Emily Rubin & Amy Laurent Social Communication Provides a terrific format for teaching emotional identification, emotional understanding, and emotional regulation to children 5 to 10 through the use of a visual framework.
Freaks, Geeks, & Asperger Syndrome Luke Jackson Social Skills A student with AS examines topics such as fixations and fascinations, diets, sleep, problems with socializing at school, dating, homework, dealing with bullies, moral dilemmas, and, even, an explanation of idioms that are particularly perplexing for those with Asperger's Syndrome.
From Goals to Data and Back Again: Adding Backbone to Developmental Intervention for Children   Jill Fain Lehman & Rebecca Klaw IEP Data Collection This book was written to aid in the writing of intervention programs for children with autism spectrum disorder.  It discuss how to write developmental goals, collect and interpret data, and use of data to  plan future intervention decisions. CD included.
Girls Under the Umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders Lori Ernsperger  Autism Awareness The authors provide insightful first-hand accounts of girls’ lives along with research-based strategies and practical techniques for addressing the unique needs of girls on the spectrum while nurturing and developing their gifts and talents.There are descriptions of interventions and strategies designed to improve specific behaviors at home, at school, and in the community. Throughout, the emphasis is on what sets girls apart from boys on the spectrum in an effort to ensure that their unique needs are met and their special talents are fostered and nurtured
Go-To Guide for Social Skills Joyce A. Olson Functional Behaviors Reader-friendly handbook on assessment and intervention for social skill deficits helps children improve their school participation and achievement with practical, state-of-the-art procedures and tools.
Hands are Not for Hitting Martine Agassi Behavior  This colorfully illustrated book shows children how to use their hands in positive, constructive ways. It emphasizes that hitting is not okay, and it offers creative solutions to help children manage their emotions.  It also includes proactive strategies for parents, teachers, and other adults who want to help young people better understand the concepts in the book.  For children ages 4-8.
Haze Kathy Hoopmann Teens' Book This novel for young adults is set in Australia, and it tells the story of Seth Taylor, a teenage boy with Asperger Syndrome (AS). It deals realistically with the issues surrounding AS, and it also addresses other problems of adolescence.
Helping Children with Autism Learn to Behave Nancy J. Dalrymple Behavior Management Discusses how to analyze behavior and its antecedent while determining a proactive behavior management system.
Helping People with Autism Manage Their Behavior Nancy J. Dalrymple Behavioral Issues Looks at the causes of behavior as it relates to autism and offers some management strategies.
Helping the Child Who Doesn't Fit In Stephen Nowicki Social Skills Looks at deficits in non-verbal communication using a step-by-step instructional approach.
Helping Your Anxious Child Ronald M. Rapee Behavioral Issues Written primarily for parents, this book describes the common types of anxiety in children and offers effective techniques to help children master their fears. Topics include: how to recognize if a child needs help; how thoughts and feelings affect anxiety; learning to think realistically; relaxation and its effect on anxiety; ways that parents can help a child manage anxiety; reality testing; social skills and assertiveness; and sample programs and future planning. Filled with numerous strategies and case studies, this is a valuable resource for parents and professionals. 
HFA Center-Based Classroom - Roland Grise Laura Elliott Classroom Design Laura shares her classroom design and programming.
Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules In Social Situations Brenda Smith Myles, Melissa L. Trautman, Ronda L. Schelvan Social Skills Book includes teaching strategies and techniques to help children and adults understand social cues and unstated expectations, and it also contains lists of numerous guidelines for what to do (or what not to do) in specific social situations. Filled with hundreds of practical tips, this is an indispensable guidebook for parents, educators, and therapists.
Higher Functioning Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Ann Fullerton HFA/AS Regular and special ed teachers guide of materials and strategies to support HFA/AS.
How to Be a Para Pro Diane Twachman-Cullen Paraeducator Role Overview of HFA/AS characteristics using case scenarios - suggested strategies.
How to Handle Hard to Handle Students   Behavioral Issues Training seminar info identifying the underlying behaviors and strategies to help teachers deal with behaviors
How To Take the Grrrr Out of Anger Elizabeth Verdick & Marjorie Lisovskis Behavior This book was written to help teach anger management skills to children ages 9-12. Unexpressed anger can lead to behavioral, social, and even health-related problems, and this guide shows kids how to recognize anger, express themselves in healthy ways, and become problem-solvers. Chapters include: how it feels to be angry; quick ways to release anger; the different faces of anger; five steps for taming anger; the power of words; six steps for resolving conflicts; developing an anger radar; anger "what ifs"; and ways to relax. Written in positive language and filled with humorous illustrations, the book also includes support strategies for parents and teachers and additional resources for children and adults
Incentives for Change: Motivating People with Autism Spectrum Disorders to Learn Lara Delmolino & Sandra L. Harris, Behavior Incentive systems that can be used to teach children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are difficult to motivate. Based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA), these incentive systems range from simple, positive reinforcers to abstract, delayed reinforcers. The authors discuss in detail the concept of motivation and the process of reinforcement, so parents and professionals can identify natural motivation and develop effective strategies for creating motivation in children who have problems with comprehension and who cannot link their own behavior to an adult's positive responses. Chapters include: motivating the child with ASD; identifying reinforcers; "mind" training; making choices; token systems; and self-management. The book includes case examples, sample written programs, and helpful checklists and illustrations
Inclusive Programming for Elementary Students with Autism Shelia Wagner Inclusion Issues Strategies and interventions to be used for students served in regular classrooms at the elementary level.
Inclusive Programming for Middle School Students with Autism Shelia Wagner Middle School Issues Comparison of autism and typical middle school students.  Sample Imp's offered with behavioral, social and communication interventions.
Incredible 5-Point Scale Kari Dunn Boron & Mitzi Curtis Behavior This book shows parents and professionals how to implement a simple 5-point scale to help students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) understand and control their emotional responses and behavior. This guide illustrates how to break down repetitive problems into simple, concrete parts, and it uses the 5-point scale to address many social and emotional issues, such as voice volume, meeting and greeting others, anxiety and stress, and obsessions. Filled with numerous sample scales, the book offers ideas about how to break down a variety of behaviors to help children with ASD understand what is expected of them. The 5-point scale strategy has also been used effectively with children and adolescents who have multiple diagnoses
Inside Out - What Makes a Person with Social Cognitive Deficits Tic? Michelle Winner Social Cognition Lesson plans to relate social cognition to cognitive, gestalt and executive function deficits.  Written by a SLP.
It's Time To Listen: Metacognitive Activities for Improving Auditory Processing in the Classroom  Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi Auditory Processing This manual was written to help educators and other professionals teach children in grades 2-6 how to listen more effectively in a classroom or large group setting. This guide contains practical and stimulating activities for children with weak auditory and attending skills, which can be caused by conditions such as central auditory processing disorder (CAPD), Asperger Syndrome (AS), high-functioning autism (HFA), and learning disabilities. The author provides weekly classroom-based lessons for a full academic year, and the lessons are grouped in the following areas: attending to the teacher; attending and listening to peers; classroom noise; remembering words and directions; remembering and processing lectures and stories; developing active listeners; and staying on topic during discussions.
Join In and Play Cheri J. Meiners  Social Skills This book helps teach children how to get along during play. Through specific examples and positive illustrations, the book explains how to make friends, how to be a friend, and how to cooperate and negotiate in play situations. It contains questions that parents and teachers can ask as they read the book aloud to a child, and it also includes "joining in" games and additional creative ideas. For children ages 4-8
Kids In the Syndrome Mix Martin L. Kutscher Diagnosis Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have coexisting neuropsychiatric diagnoses, and this handbook focuses on the most common neuropsychiatric disorders and their symptoms. Chapters include: general principles of diagnosis; general principles of treatment; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); learning disabilities and differences; autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Asperger Syndrome (AS) and its treatment; anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); sensory integration dysfunction; tics and Tourette Syndrome; depression; bipolar depression; oppositional defiant disorder; central auditory processing disorder; and medications. This guide is an important resource for parents, professionals, and caregivers who are looking for key information and numerous practical strategies in one text.
Knowing Me, Knowing You: The I-Sight Way to Understand Yourself and Others Pamela Espeland Social Skills In KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU, kids learn about DiSC, take the I-Sight instrument, score it themselves, discover their preferred dimension(s) of behavior, and explore ways to interact more effectively with the people in their lives. This book puts the power of DiSC in young people’s hands—along with helpful background information, thought-provoking activities, and practical strategies for improving their strengths, overcoming their limitations, communicating, resolving conflicts, and flexing their behavior in various situations. Readers also meet four students—Darius, Emily, Miguel, and Lian—whose experience with I-Sight helps them work together successfully on an important class project. Inspiring quotations, sidebars, charts, and a “Who’s the Real You?” quiz hold teens’ interest as they learn and practice I-Sight skills. 
Knowing What to Say Larry J. Mattes & Cynthia R. Flowers Social Skills The pragmatic language activities in this book are designed to help students use language effectively when faced with difficult situations. Issues relating to the feelings of individuals with disabilities are presented in some of the activities to increase students’ sensitivity to the needs of these individuals. Each of the 72 short stories in the second edition is presented on a reproducible worksheet.
Learning Social Skills for Everyday Situations Academic Communication Associates Teaching Strategies Reproducible pictures are used to demonstrate both appropriate and inappropriate behaviors in situations at home and in the community. Being courteous, taking turns, waiting patiently, treating others with respect, and other important skills are emphasized
Let's Talk Emotions: Helping Children with Social Cognitive Deficits, Including AS, HFA, and NVLD Teresa A. Cardon, CCC-SLP Social Skills This book contains more than 30 activities designed to help children with social cognitive deficits (SCD) learn how to understand their own emotions and the emotions of others. It is the author's view that the topic of emotions is often overlooked when it comes to social skills training for children with SCD. The activities in this guide can be used with young persons of all ages and levels of cognitive ability, including children with Asperger Syndrome (AS), high-functioning autism (HFA), and nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD or NLD). Each activity page contains a stated goal, the age range for the activity, the materials needed, the activity description, and a notes section. The book also has an extensive appendix containing related social stories, worksheets, games, and illustrations. Created for parents, teachers, and therapists, this is an important tool in the area of emotional awareness training. 
Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs Darlene Mannix Social Skills This book tackles interpersonal skills, communication skills, academic/school skills, practical living skills, vocational skills, lifestyle choices, and problem-solving skills with activities that are functional and engaging for adolescents and young adults.
Looking After Louis Lesley Ely Children's Book This colorfully illustrated fictional story introduces readers to Louis, a new boy in school who has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Told from the perspective of a female classmate, the story describes how Louis plays and interacts with students and teachers in a general education classroom. This is an inspiring story about the advantages of inclusion, as Louis and his classmates learn from each other about individual differences and the value of friendship.                                                                                             For children ages 4-8.
Management of Autistic Behavior  Richard L. Simpson & Madelyn Regan Behavioral Strategies The 13 units within the book provide easy-to-follow guidelines for planning realistic intervention; carefully structured programs for curbing self-stimulation, head banging, scratching, aggression, and other problem behaviors.
Manners for the Real World:  Basic Social Skills   Social Skills This DVD shows students from upper elementary through high school how to act during some of the most common interactions between people. It features clear, straightforward demonstrations of appropriate and inappropriate behavior, and a bit of fun has been added to keep adolescent attention spans engaged. The program covers the following topics: personal hygiene; conversations; introductions; telephone and internet use; table manners; behavior for ladies and gentlemen; manners in public; serving as a host; and being a guest. 
Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger's  James T. Webb Diagnosis This thought-provoking work tackles the complex topic of misdiagnoses of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in children and adults. The authors of this guide are psychology, psychiatry, and pediatric professionals who individually began to see a high number of gifted individuals diagnosed with other disorders. It is the authors’ view that because many individuals are misdiagnosed or dually diagnosed, important giftedness characteristics are being ignored. The authors define “giftedness” and describe the characteristics, behaviors, and learning styles that gifted persons exhibit. They also define other diagnoses using DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria, rating scales, and real-life examples to show why gifted individuals are often misdiagnosed or dually diagnosed. Incompatible and contradictory features of other diagnoses are also provided. The authors emphasize the importance of a complete evaluation and a correct diagnosis so that parents can obtain the appropriate interventions and educational opportunities for their child. 
My Book Full of Feelings Amy Jaffe Emotions & Feelings This book will help teach children to identify, access the intensity of and respond appropriately to their emotions. This book is fully interactive and uses a dry-erase marker so that unique situations and solutions can be added and changed with a wipe of a paper towel, as the child masters a skill and grows. Also included is a Communication Pad for tracking and sharing information between home and school. 
My Friend with Autism Beverly Bishop Autism Awareness Encourage tolerance and a positive approach to classroom integration for special needs children.
Navigating the Social World Jeanie McAfee Social Skills Lesson plan format to teach social skills from compliments to perspective taking.
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at School  Pamela B. Tanguay Education This book addresses many topics, including the definition of NLD and its warning signs, parental responsibilities, and strategies to enhance the acquisition of thinking, communication, social, fine motor, and independent living skills.
Parenting A Child With Asperger Syndrome: 200 Tips and Strategies Brenda Boyd Autism Awareness The author, whose son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (AS) at the age of 8, provides specific tips and strategies that address the most common problems that parents of children with AS face. Topics include: laying the foundations; bringing out the best in your child; common problems A-Z; and the author's thoughts about raising a child with AS. This practical handbook is arranged in an easy-to-read format, and it also includes additional ideas in the Appendices section. 
Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson, & James McPartland HFA/AS Handbook for parents of children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA). The authors clearly define these disorders, and they also offer detailed information on causes, diagnosis, and treatment. The book also provides a very important section on daily living that is comprised of chapters on the following topics: recognizing and capitalizing on a child's strengths; parenting strategies for handling common challenging behaviors at home; school placement and academic issues; and techniques for improving a child's social behavior.
Perfect Targets: Asperger Syndrome and Bullying Rebekah Heinrichs Social & Behavioral Resource that examines the social phenomenon of bullying and the social challenges and needs of children with AS. The author provides many insights and effective strategies for creating a bullying prevention program, and she also discusses specific environmental factors that foster bullying behaviors. The book also includes a chapter that offers a variety of personal perspectives on the subject. Written for parents and professionals, this book focuses on a whole-school approach to bullying prevention that involves administrators, teachers, parents, and students.
Picture the Progress Robert Cattoche Visual Schedules Information regarding visual structure with sample schedules and work systems.
Playing It Right! Rachael Barekat Social Skills 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 that can serve as a reminder to reinforce skills in addition to practicing reading, writing, fine-motor, etc.
Positive Behavioral Support: Including People with Difficult Behavior in the Community Lynne Koegel & Robert Koegel Behavior This strategy-packed resource offers techniques to implement nonaversive inclusion strategies for persons with challenging behaviors to allow for full inclusion at home, school and community.  Based on solid research, it offers state-of-the-art intervention techniques and explores the panning assistance needed to implement nonaversive inclusion strategies.
Power Cards Elisa Gagnon Behavior This book is a unique guide for parents and educators. The Power Card method is a behavior intervention strategy based on the concept that children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA) are visual learners with special interests. This book instructs readers step-by-step how to create a Power Card by writing short, motivational instructions combined with an illustration of a child's special interest (i.e. person, place, or activity). Children can then refer to their card in order to make sense of everyday situations and interactions. 
Practical Ideas That Really Work for  Students with ASD Kathleen McConnell Educational Approaches Handbook and evaluation forms to determine the most effective instructional strategies.
Practical Ideas That Really Work for Students with Dyslexia and Other Reading Disorders: Judith Higgins,  Kathleen McConnell, James R. Patton & Gail R. Ryser Reading Strategies This kit includes an easy-to-use assessment tool and a manual full of practical strategies to help students improve their reading skills.  The evaluation helps you separate each student's specific reading problems into three basic groups:  vocabulary/word recognition, comprehension, and content area reading skills.  An accompanying "ideas matrix" point you to the activities in the manual most helpful each problem area so you can focus sessions for maximum benefits.  The manual is packed with 38 practical strategies, each with helpful illustrations, examples, and tips.
Practical Solutions to Everyday Challenges for Children with Asperger Syndrome Haley Morgan Myles Asperger Syndrome Guide contains advice about how to handle everyday situations that can be particularly challenging for children with AS. Addressing such issues as school, social interactions, emotions, and safety, this book is particularly unique because it is written in a child-to-child format.  For children ages 5 - 11.
Preparing for Life Dr. Jed Baker  Transition A guide to help parents and professionals teach valuable social and life skills to adolescents and young adults with high-functioning autism (HFA) and Asperger Syndrome (AS).  It helps adolescents build specific skills that they can utilize throughout their lives, and this book emphasizes adding to those skills rather than replacing behaviors, which can empower young adults to attain goals while still remaining true to themselves.  Specific targeted skills include: respecting personal space; dealing with anger; conversation strategies; advocacy; conducting a job search; interview skills; managing money; and many more. The program encourages person-centered goal setting, as well as planning and training to help ensure a successful transition to adulthood. 
Problem Solver:  An Educational Activity to Reinforce Problem Solving Skills during Adolescence Pattii Waldo Social Skills Problem Solver promotes thinking and communication based on 5 social skill steps: identifying the problem, assuming responsibility, identifying possible solutions, trying the best solution, and trying other alternatives if the first solution fails. Players apply problem-solving strategies while attempting to use all of their Solution cards.
Raising a Sensory-Smart Child   Lindsey Biel & Nancy Peske Sensory Processing This book provides a comprehensive overview of sensory integration (SI) dysfunction which can affect behavior, daily functioning, and learning. It offers practical solutions to everyday problems, and sensory diet daily activities.
Reading and Writing Program:  An Alternative Form of Communication Nina Watthen-Lovaas &  Erik Ernst Lovaas Educational Approaches Program helps students learn to read and write using visual stimuli only, and it can be used to assist individuals with ASD, regardless of age. Lessons include: matching letters and words; associating printed words with objects; identifying and naming familiar objects and persons; identifying and labeling actions in pictures, copying words, writing object labels, writing observations and requests, identifying and labeling colors, shapes, and sizes, reading and writing phrases, and typing on a computer keyboard.  The manual also contains step-by-step instructions and numerous corresponding illustrations.
Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome Ann Palmer  Transition This book is a valuable guide for parents who are considering college as an option for their child. It provides numerous practical strategies for parents or professionals who are preparing students for a transition to college, or are supporting them in a college setting. Chapters include: diagnosis and the early years; strategies for the high school years; making the decision about college; a summer of lessons; the transition to the dorm; supports and strategies for college; self-awareness and the issue of self-disclosure; positive aspects of the college experience; and life after college. Written by the parent of a child with ASD, this is a personal story of one student's successful journey that will encourage and inspire all parents of children on the autism spectrum
Saying One Think, Meaning Another Cecile Cyrul Spector Language Development Saying One Thing, Meaning Another provides reproducible activity pages designed to help your students sort out the ambiguous language they hear in day-to-day living, like: idioms, sarcasm, multiple-meaning words, phrases, and sentences, proverbs, and irony.
Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms Marvin Terban Language Development Dictionary contains the meanings and origins of over 600 idioms that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) might hear or read. The book is a valuable resource that parents and teachers can refer to when they need to explain the "hidden meanings" of commonly confusing figures of speech.  It can also be used as a tool for developing language activities so children can practice how to interpret the various expressions presented in the book.
Scripting Patty Mayo & Pattii Waldo Social Communication Provides young people rich opportunities to practice 53 social communications skills, with 2 scripts each. The first script can be used to demonstrate the skill being used appropriately; the second script to determine who said or did something that was not socially appropriate, then rewrite the script to correct the problem.
Scripting Jr. Patty Mayo & Pattii Waldo Social Communication Guides professionals, families, or paraprofessionals who work with children in grades 2û5 in the practice of 37 social skills needed to succeed in school, at home, and in the community.
Sensory Connection: An OT and SLIP Team Approach  Nancy Kashman & Janet Mora, OT/SLIP This guide presents a team approach to working with individuals who have communication and sensory challenges. It provides sensory based activities to develop communication, motor, self-help, social skills.
Share and Take Turns Cheri J. Meiners  Social Skills This book addresses the importance of sharing as a way to form relationships. Concrete examples and positive, colorful illustrations are used to depict the various ways that children can share in their daily lives. The book contains a list of questions that parents and teachers can ask as they read the book aloud to a child, and it also includes examples of sharing games. For children ages 4-8. 
Simple Strategies that Work Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon,& Dena Gitlitz  Teaching Strategies This guide provides educators and other professionals with concise strategies for working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Each section begins with information on why students with ASD need specific supports, and is followed by hints on how to deal with issues such as: modifying assignments; managing the environment; using visual supports; simplifying language; and reducing uncertainty. The strategies provided will make the process of modification simple and manageable inside and outside the classroom, and also in a variety of other settings. Regular education teachers in particular will find this easy-to-use guide helpful for assessing situations and providing immediate support.
Social Communication:  Activities for Improving Peer Interactions and Self-Esteem M. Ann Marquis & Elaine Addy-Trout Social Communication Provides a year-long curriculum filled with activities teaching effective interpersonal communication skills using self-esteem topics as the vehicle. 100 reproducible lessons address skills like communicating with others, decision-making, problem solving, and examining roles.
Social Skills Activities for Elementary Grades Dianne Schilling & Susanna Palomares Social Skills The activities in this book are designed to help children become aware of the importance of effectively relating to others and to teach them social interaction skills in a deliberate and enjoyable fashion.Unit topics are Managing Anger and Fear, Positive Self-talk,  Making Positive Choices, Communicating Effectively, Being Responsible,  Following Rules, Understanding Body Language, Making and Keeping Friends,  Cooperating With Others,  Helping Others, Appreciating Differences and Managing Conflict. 
Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs Darlene Mannix Social Skills Guide written for teachers, therapists, and parents who want to teach adult-directed social skills activities to students with special needs in grades 6-12. This training guide contains 187 illustrated activity worksheets that can be used in the classroom, in small group settings, and one-on-one. The first part of the book focuses on 20 basic social skills, including being a good listener, "reading" other people, and being flexible. Part two teaches students how to apply these basic social skills to specific situations that occur at home, at school, and in the community. 
Social Skills Strategies Book A Nancy Gajewski, Polly Hirn, & Patty Mayo Social Skills Teaches 29 introductory and general interaction skills. It's easy to use and one of the most cost-effective programs you'll find anywhere! Designed with both language disordered and at-risk youth in mind. Every unit includes material that may be duplicated for students' use.
Social Skills Strategies Book B Nancy Gajewski, Polly Hirn, & Patty Mayo Social Skills Teaches personal management, peer interaction, and emotional expression skills. Book B builds on the more basic skills of Book A by focusing on 28 advanced skills.
Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescence Jed Baker Social Skills This book contains 70 skill lessons that were created to help teach social skills to children and adolescents with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and social-communication problems. These skill lessons are grouped in the following categories: conversational skills; cooperative play skills; friendship management; self-regulation; empathy; and conflict management. It is the author's view that intervention should not focus solely on the child with a social skills deficit. Rather, the author believes that skills should also be taught to typical children who may be ignoring, teasing, or rejecting the child who has communication difficulties. As a result, the last chapter of the book is devoted to sensitivity training for typical peers and incentive programs to promote peer acceptance. This is an indispensable social skills curriculum for parents and professionals.
Social Star:  Peer Interaction Skills - Blue Book Gajewski/Him/Mayo Social Skills Series is a programmed format to teach social skills geared to younger children but applicable to older AU.
Social Star:  Peer Interaction Skills - Green Book Gajewski/Him/Mayo Social Skills Series is a programmed format to teach social skills geared to younger children but applicable to older AU.
Social Star:  Peer Interaction Skills - Red Book Gajewski/Him/Mayo Social Skills Series is a programmed format to teach social skills geared to younger children but applicable to older AU.
Solving Behavior Problems in Autism Linda Hodgdon Behavioral Issues Overview of communication issues in autism - assessments, visual tools and strategies included.
Solving the Relationship Puzzle Steven Gutstein Social Development Looks at understanding and treating the social deficits of autism using the program, Relational Development Intervention.
Study Tools   Study-Organizational Tools Programmed lesson plans and worksheets to increase study skills and organization.
Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A Student Guide John Harpur, Maria Lawlor, & Michael Fitzgerald College This is a comprehensive handbook that addresses a wide range of important and complex issues, ranging from academics to interactions with the opposite sex. Chapters include: preparing for college; an introduction to college life; the college environment for the AS student; academic demands and the student with AS; working with student support services; getting along with others; sex and sexuality; managing anxiety and stress; establishing an AS support group; inspirational AS thinkers and scientists; and life after college. The book includes numerous student stories, interviews with professionals, and helpful recommendations at the end of each chapter. Filled with practical advice, this is an indispensable guide for students, parents, therapists, and other significant persons in a student's life. 
Super Skills Judith Coucouvanis  Social Skills This book contains a structured social skills group program designed for students with Asperger Syndrome (AS), high-functioning autism (HFA), and other developmental disorders. The 30 social skill lessons are based on four social behavior areas: fundamental skills (i.e. eye contact and voice volume); social initiation (i.e. starting a conversation and inviting someone to play); social response (i.e. acknowledging others and following directions); and getting along with others (i.e. reciprocity). The author discusses setting up and getting started, promoting student success, dealing with disruptive behavior, and the format and implementation of the skill lessons. Filled with teaching strategies, assessment instruments, activity aids, and sample forms, this social skills program will help educators, parents, and therapists identify target behaviors and individualize the curriculum based on the needs of each child.
Survival Strategies for Parenting Children with BiPolar George T. Lynn Behavioral Issues This book contains two important chapters on AS and bipolar disorder in teenagers. The book also offers helpful information for parents in the following areas: dealing with rage and aggressive depression; brain chemistry and medication; non-pharmacological treatments; choosing the right physician and psychotherapist; five characteristics of the best education plan; and six keys to wellness for families of children with bipolar disorder.
Taking Care of Myself Mary Wrobel Self Help This book uses a combination of social stories and other activities to help teach students about health, hygiene, and puberty. It was designed specifically for students on the autism spectrum ages 5-18. The author has presented the necessary information and skills that students need to live safe, healthy lives as independently as they are capable of. Addressing topics that range from general health and hygiene to sensitive puberty issues, this book will reduce the fear and confusion surrounding many situations. This book is a valuable resource for parents, teachers, and therapists.
Talkabout Alex Kelly Social Communication Structured approach to improve social skills.
Talkabout Alex Kelly Social Communication Companion workbook with activities and reproducible worksheets.
Teach Me Language Sabrina Freeman Language Development A language manual for children with autism and other developmental disorders.
Teach Me Language Sabrina Freeman Language Development The companion workbook with exercises that support the Teach Me Language manual.
Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration Stacey Sizklut Sensory Integration Basic overview of sensory integration with concrete examples for the classroom.
Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: A Practical Guide For Teachers and Parents   Patricia Howlin, Simon Baren-Cohen, &Julie Hadwin. Social Skills This book addresses autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from a "theory of mind" perspective. According to the authors, children with ASD are unable to understand other people's mental states, which is critical for social understanding and communication. It is the authors' view that children with ASD can be successfully taught to interpret mental states, and this guide provides effective strategies for teaching mental state concepts. The strategies presented are divided into three core areas: teaching children about emotional understanding, including facial expressions; teaching children about informational states, including taking another person's perspective; and teaching children how to develop pretend play. The book is filled with pictorial material that can be adapted for home or classroom use, and it also contains useful record forms. 
Teaching Kids and Adults with Autism Kathleen McConnell Fad Behavior & Communication Needs Program for communication needs geared for more involved students or younger students.
Teaching Kids and Adults with Autism Kathleen McConnell Fad Behavior &         Communication Needs Accompanying kit that offers black line masters of schedules and behavior monitoring forms.
Teaching Social Competence to Youth and Adults with Developmental Disabilities Donald Jackson, Nancy Jackson & Marcia Bennett Social Skills This handbook provides a comprehensive social skills program for professionals who work with individuals with developmental disabilities. According to the authors, if naturally occurring learning is insufficient because an individual has difficulty detecting and understanding social cues, structured social skills training may be of tremendous help. The authors point out that persons with deficiencies in social skills can experience critical problems during transitions from the sheltered environments of school and home to vocational training and independent living. This book provides a social skills training program that emphasizes continual, opportunistic teaching, and it also addresses three key areas: determining target skills; implementing training; and supporting new skill use. Chapters include: whole person assessment and goal setting; establishing a context for social skills training; strategies for encouraging new skills; skill lessons for 30 core social skills (including conversation skills, skills for working with others, and skills for staying out of trouble); skill practice activities; and relaxation training scripts. 
Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success  Marshall P. Duke, Stephen Nowicki,& Elisabeth A. Martin Social Skills This book explores the fundamentals of nonverbal communication.  It  identifies the forms of nonverbal communication and presents strategies for parents and teachers to help children develop nonverbal language skills through illustrations and activities.
That's Life! Social Language McConnell/LeGiudice Social Language Development Social communication assessments and instructional programming.
The 2008 Hidden Curriculum Brenda Smith Myles Social Skills This book offers practical suggestions and advice for how to teach and learn those subtle messages that most people seem to pick up almost automatically but that have to be directly taught to individuals with social-cognitive challenges. Given the serious consequences that can befall a person who violates a social rule, the strategies and detailed lists of curriculum items make The Hidden Curriculum a much-needed resource. 
The Autism Acceptance Book Ellen Sabin  Autism Awareness This activity book was created to help neurotypical children learn about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the characteristics that make kids with ASD unique. Through activities, children are encouraged to use their imaginations and experience how individuals with ASD might feel in a variety of situations. It emphasizes the concepts of acceptance and understanding, and it offers inspiring ways to be a good friend to a child with ASD. The book also includes ideas for group activities, blank pages for creating a personalized journal and scrapbook, and additional information for adults. Written for readers ages 6 and up, this is a highly recommended resource for the home and classroom. 
The Autism Trail Guide - Postcards from the Road Less Traveled"  Ellen Notbohm Autism Awareness This book will help parents of children with autism take on everyday challenges while celebrating what their children bring to their world. Ellen offers concrete advice on issues such as math homework, video games, and tricky behavior, and also tackles the more abstract concepts of parenting, such as trusting parental instincts, when to take risks, how to hang on, and when to let go. This book is absolutely invaluable to all who are "on the autism trail." 
The New Social Story Book Illustrated Carol Gray Writing Social Stories Sample social stories that include various subjects with directions for writing individual social stories.
The Social Skills Handbook Sue Hutchings Social Skills Ideas for setting up social skills groups for adolescents or adults.
The Social Skills Picture Book Jed Baker Social Skills  In this book, the author demonstrates approximately 30 social skills in the areas of communication, play, and emotion. Each social skill is formatted sequentially through photographs and conversation bubbles, similar to a comic strip. These picture stories show children exactly what to say and do in social situations, and they will be of particular value to those children who have difficulties with auditory and language processing, abstract thinking, and sustaining attention. This book is a dynamic teaching tool for educators and parents, and is appropriate for students ages 12 and under.
The Way to A Hunter Manasco   This book is designed for children ages 3 to 9 years old, presents a simple, logical, and systematic strategy that clarifies and sequentially teaches the child how to manage his behavior by engaging in forethought and self-analysis before acting out. What sets this strategy apart is that it then goes on to give the child a personal and concrete incentive to use the alternative behavior. Developed with visual learners in mind, the book offers the ultimate in customization – the laminated pages may be written on and wiped clean as new situations come up.
Thinking About You, Thinking About Me Michelle Winner Educational Approaches In this guide, the author focuses on the student's ability to understand the perspective of others, which is critical for establishing successful interpersonal relationships. This handbook contains numerous therapeutic activities to help students understand and develop perspective-taking skills, and it also describes the impact of language and behavior on social thinking. The book offers strategies to help students and teachers understand the Individualized Education Program (IEP), and it also provides sample IEP goals and benchmarks. 
This is Asperger Syndrome Elisa Gognon & Brenda Myles Understanding AS Using children's daily experiences to explain the characteristics of AS.
To Be Me: Understanding What It's Like to Have Asperger Syndrome  Rebecca Etlinger Children's Book This book uses playful illustrations and kid-friendly text to tell young readers what it’s like to have Asperger’s Syndrome.
Trevor, Trevor Diane Twatchman-Cullen Autism Awareness Story of an autistic child - intended to be used to teach about autism to typical peers.
Try and Make Me Ray Levy & Bill O'Hanlon  Behavioral Strategies The authors offer readers the most successful practices they have found for dealing with defiant children.  Parts 1-4 explain what motivates defiant children to act as they do; dispel parenting myths; address finding the appropriate parenting distance; and show parents how to use positive reinforcements and grow a stronger relationship with their child.  Part 5 comprises the entire second half of the book, and gives instructions and ideas for a variety of behavior modification strategies.
Visual Strategies for Improving Communication Linda Hodgdon Visual Structure Offers examples of visual structure and organizational strategies.
Walk Awhile In My Autism: A Manual of Sensitivity Trainings to Promote Understanding  Kate McGinnity & Nan Negri Education This guide contains 18 experiential activities that can be used to teach neurotypical students how individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) perceive the world around them.
What Did You Say? What Do You Mean?: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Metaphors Jude Welton Language Development This illustrated book contains 100 metaphors that don’t mean literally what they say. Each page contains a single metaphor, along with an illustration that shows how a child with autism spectrum (ASD) might visualize a literal interpret of the expression. The meaning of the metaphor is then described, along with an example showing how it is used correctly in a sentence. The author has included sections to help parents and teachers develop activities that will help students understand and even enjoy metaphors, and the book also contains reproducible pages so children can add new metaphors to the collection.
What Does It Mean to Me? Catherine Faherty Self-Awareness A workbook format for students to explore the meaning of autism with parent support chapters - written by a TEACCH therapist.
What is Asperger's Syndrome and How Will It Affect Me? Martine Ives Autism Awareness A guide for young people to help understand the characteristics of autism.  It has a good Q & A section.
When My Autism Gets Too Big: A Relaxation Book for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders  Kari Dunn Boron & Brenda Smith Myles Sensory This book was written to help children with anxiety, including those who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), recognize their own feelings of stress and learn how to use effective self-calming techniques. Based on cognitive behavioral management, the book contains relaxation strategies that will help children self-monitor their stress levels so that worry doesn't turn into meltdowns. The author uses a 5-point scale system to teach kids how to bring stressful "level 5" feelings down to calm, "level 1" feelings. The story is told from the perspective of a kindergarten student named Nicholas, and colorful illustrations will help children identify with the concepts presented in the book. For children ages 4-9.
Why Don't They Like Me? Susan Sheridan Friendships A book dealing with making and keeping friendships.
Working Together for a Brighter Future Marilyn Hays Educational Approaches Intervention strategies from model used with AU students in Orange County Public Schools in FL.
Writing and Developing Social Stories:  Practical Interventions in Autism Caroline Smith Social Stories Helps you learn to write social stories to help children with autism spectrum disorders and other social cognitive deficits understand any home, school, or community situation. Guidelines and sample stories are provided for ages 3-16.
Your Life is Not a Label Jerry Newport  Autism Awareness A guide to living fully with autism and AS for professionals and those with the disability.
You're Going to Love This Kid Paula Kluth Autism Awareness This book shows teachers how to design lesson plans, create a safe and comfortable classroom, and how to encourage students to participate in classroom instruction, school routines, and social activities.  Each chapter deals with a specific education issue, and provides practical examples of how students with ASD can be supported in the inclusive school or classroom.
Ziggurat Model (The): A Framework for Designing Comprehensive Interventions for Individuals with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome  Ruth Aspy and Barry Grossman   This book presents a process and framework for designing comprehensive interventions for individuals of all ages with autism spectrum disorders. The Ziggurat Model was designed to simplify a complex process. Parents and professionals will find the framework of the Ziggurat Model to be a guide in developing more thorough and effective interventions.

 
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