Recommended Reading

Personal Accounts by Individuals with Autism

Emergence: Labeled Autistic
Temple Grandin and Margaret M. Scariano

Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life With Autism
Temple Grandin

Nobody, Nowhere
Donna Wiliams

Somebody Somewhere
Donna Williams

Autism: An Inside-Out Approach
Donna Williams

TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT SPECIAL NEEDS
 
Book cover Anything but Typical 
Nora Raleigh Baskin (2009) , 160-200 pages
 
 
 
 
 
Book cover  Autism and Me: Sibling Stories 
  Ouisie Shapiro (2009) , under 40 pages
  Illustrated by Steven Vote
 
 
 
 
Book cover My Sister, Alicia May 
Nancy Tupper Ling (2009) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Shennen Bersani
Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade), Intermediate (4th-6th grade), Adult/Parent
 
 
 
Book cover My Travelin' Eye 
Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw (2008) , under 40 pages
 
 
 
 
 
Book cover Waiting for Benjamin: A Story about Autism New Review
Alexandra Jessup Altman (2008) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Susan Keeter
 
 
 
Book cover I Am Utterly Unique: Celebrating the Strengths of Children with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
Elaine Marie Larson (2006) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Vivian Strand
 
 
Book cover Rules
Cynthia Lord (2006) , 160-200 pages
 
 
 
 
 
 
Book cover Looking after Louis
Lesley Ely (2004) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Polly Dunbar
 
 
 
 
Book cover The Silent Boy
Lois Lowry (2003) , 160-200 pages
 
 
 
 
 
Book cover The Boy Who Ate Stars
Kochka (2002) , 80-120 pages
Illustrated by
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Realistic Fiction, Special Needs
 
Book cover Ben, King of the River
David Gifaldi (2001) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Layne Johnson
Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Realistic Fiction, Special Needs
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
 
Book cover Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit
Laurie Lawlor (2001) , 160-200 pages
Illustrated by
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Biographies, Special Needs
 
Book cover Taking Autism To School
Andreanna Edwards (2001) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Tom Dineen
 
 
Book cover Do You Remember the Color Blue?: and Other Questions Kids Ask About Blindness
Sally Hobart Alexander (2000)
 
Book cover My Brother Made Me Do It
Peg Kehret (2000) , 120-160 pages
Illustrated by
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Humor, Realistic Fiction, Special Needs
 
Book cover Bluish
Virginia Hamilton (1999) , 120-160 pages
 
Book cover Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Jack Gantos (1998) , 120-160 pages
 
Book cover Moses Goes to a Concert
Issac Millman (1998) , under 40 pages
 
Book cover Thank you, Mr. Falker
Patricia Polacco (1998) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Patricia Polacco

 

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The Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires
What You Need to Know about Motivation and Teaching Games: An in-depth analysis -
by Steven Ward
Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities -by Drs. Sundberg and Partington
The Assessment of Basic Language andLearning Skills (The ABLLS) - by Sundberg and Partington (with it's accompanying assessment guide)
Let Me Hear Your Voice - by Catherine Maurice
Behavior Interventions for Young Children with Autism -by Maurice, Green, and Luce
Making a Difference: Behavioral Intervention for Autism -by Catherine Maurice, Gina Greene, and Stephen C. Luce
The Power of Positive Parenting - by Dr. Glenn Latham
Teaching Individuals with Developmental Delays. Basic Intervention Techniques - by O. Ivar Lovaas
Controversial Therapies for Deveopmental Disabilities -by Jacobson, Foxx, and Mulick
Don't Shoot the Dog - by Karen Pryor
Behaviorspeak - by Bobby Newman
Behaviorask: Straight Answers to your ABA Programming Questions - by Bobby Newman
Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis - by Bobby Newman
When Everybody Cares: Case Studies of ABA with people with Autism - by Bobby Newman
A Work in Progress: Behavior Management Strategies and a Curriculum for Intensive Behavioral Treatment of Autism - by Ron Leaf and Ronald Burton
ABA Program Companion: Organizing Quality Programs for Children with Autism & PDD
Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism
Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis: A Sprecial Issue of Exceptionality
Autism: Behavior Analytic Perspectives
Autism: Now What do I Do? (DVD)
Increasing Behaviors of Persons with Severe Retardation and Autism by Foxx
Developing Leisure Time Skills for Persons with Autism
Functional Behavior Assessment for People with Autism: Making Sense of Seemingly Senseless Behavior
How to do Incidental Teaching with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Parent's Education as Autism Therapists: Applied Behaviour Analysis Context
Raising a Child with Autism: Guide to Applied Behavior Analysis
The Science and Fiction of Autism
Understanding Why Problem behaviors Occur: A Guide for Assisting Parents in Assessing Causes of Behavior and Designing Treatment Plans
Asperger's Syndrome: A guide for Parents and Professionals
Decreasing Behaviors of Persons with Severe Retardation and Autism
by Foxx
Toilet Training the Retarded: A Rapid program for Day and Nightime Independent Toileting
by Richard Foxx
Toilet Training in Less than a Day
by Foxx and Azrin
Clinical Practice Guideline
The Guideline Technical Report
Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorders
sponsored by New York State Department of Health Early Intervention Program found at www.health.state.ny.us/nydoh/eip/index.htm
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