Autism Resources

Welcome to the Autism Resources Loan Library.

These materials are available for loan only to residents of the COOR ISD school district
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1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum, Veronica Zysk and Ellen Notbohm A time-saver. A lifesaver. Parents and professionals can now bypass countless hours spent seeking answers to the mystifying day-to-day challenges of autism. In snappy, can-do format, 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum offers page after page of try-it-now solutions that have worked for thousands of children grappling with sensory, communication, social, behavior, self-care issues and more.

A 5 is against the Law- Social Boundaries Straight Up! by Kari Dunn Buron
A practical guide for students that have issue with social conventions, regulations and boundaries. Uses the 5 point scale as a guide.

Arnie and his School Tools- Simple Sensory Solutions that Build Success by Jennifer Veenendall
Helpful sensory strategies and accommodations from a child's perspective.

Absurdities and Realities of Special Education: A complete Digital Set Cartoons by Michael Giangreco, Illustrations by Kevin Ruelle
A presentation of cartoons to use in workshop handouts, slide shows and group presentations.


A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies by Beth Fouse, Ph. D. and Maria Wheeler
This book offers comprehensive insights into the behavior challenges of a person with Autism/PDD and related disorders.

Access to Academics for ALL Students edited by Paula Kluth, Diana Straut and Douglas Biklen
Move beyond facilitating social participation in classroom activities and consider ways to intellectually engage ALL learners.

Accessing the Curriculum for Pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorders by Gary Mesibov and Marie Howley
Discusses difficulties experienced by pupils in direct relation to specific areas of the curriculum, including: core and foundation subjects, citizenship and broader aspects such as break times and assemblies.

Activity Schedules for Children with Autism: Teaching Independent Behavior by Lynn E. McClannahan and Patricia Krantz
Activity schedules are tools that allow children with autism to accomplish activities with greatly reduced adult supervision. An activity schedule is a set of pictures or words that cue a child to engage in a sequence of activities. In this book, parents and professionals will find detailed instructions and examples.

Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Children with High Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom by Rebecca A. Moyes
This book provides possible explanations for some of the behavior support plans that are individualized and truly effective. Teachers learn how to create environmental supports for different kinds of behavior problems and to incorporate specific teaching strategies to address various target areas of development. Students with autism learn the new skills they might be lacking so that they will no longer need to use challenging behaviors as a way of dealing with their deficits.

A Land we Can Share-Teaching Literach to Students with Autism by Paula Kluth and Kelly Chandler-Olcott
Implement research based practices in reading,and writing instruction, including those consistent with Reading First

An Introduction to “How Does Your Engine Run?” by Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger, OTR’s
This pamphlet explains a program to help individuals with autism self regulate their state of arousal by encouraging the use of sensory motor strategies.

Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration by Carol S. Kranowitz
An introduction to sensory challenges. Includes: diagnostic checklists, progress forms, and practical tools for working with children of all ages.

Asperger Download- A Guide to Help Teenage Males with Asperger Syndrome Troubleshoot Life's Challenges by Josie and Damian Santomauro
From A-Z Damian and his mother team up to present the "straight sccop" On some of the most perplexing aspects of successful transiton to adulthood.

Asperger Syndrome Edited by Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar, Sara S. Sparrow
This book 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. It sifts through the latest developments in theory and research, discussing key diagnostic and conceptual issues and reviewing what is known about behavioral features and neurobiology.

Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Educators and Parents by Brenda Smith Myles and Richard L, Simpson
A manual to help understand and program for individuals with Asperger Syndrome.

Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence by Brenda Smith Myles and Dian Andreon
An overview of the challenges that many learners with ASD face as they enter their teens. They offer an array of practical, proven interventions to help address these challenges and give these emerging adults the tools they need to navigate through the turbulent middle and high school years and beyond.

Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence: Living with the Ups, the Downs and Things in Between Edited by Liane Holliday Willey
This book is a collection of articles that deal with the whole minefield of adolescence. This book tackles the issues that are pertinent to all teenagers, such as sexuality, depression and friendship, as well as discussing topics like disclosure and therapeutic alternatives that are more specific to those with Asperger Syndrome.

Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments by Brenda Smith Myles, pH D. and Jack Southwick
For professionals and parents. Solutions to challenges with a major emphasis on tantrums and behavioral outbursts. Learn strategies that promote social skills development, self-awareness, self-calming and self-management.

Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Val Cumine, Julia Leach and Gill Stevenson
This is a clear and concise guide to effective classroom practice for teachers and support assistants working for students with Asperger’s Syndrome in mainstream schools and other non-specialist settings. The authors outline the underlying impairments and their educational implications, consider the issues of assessment and diagnosis, offer practical strategies for effective classroom intervention and consider the behavioral challenges the child with Asperger’s Syndrome may pose.

Aspergers and Self-esteem by Norm Ledgin Foreword by Temple Grandin
In this very important book, the author examines the evidence of Asperger’syndrome in some of history’s most famous men and women. Mr. Ledgin examines the life and legend of each and finds ample evidence of Asperger’s symptoms. More important, in spite of their apparent challenges, each contributed immeasurably to the world.

Aspergers…What Does It Mean to Me? by Catherine Faherty
This book offers the individual and his caregivers an opportunity to better understand his/her world! Written by a leading therapist, alternate chapters educate the caregiver, then the individual answers questions about his/her views, fears and hopes.

Asperger’s Syndrome by Tony Atwood, pH D.
An excellent book, encompassing diagnosis, understanding, behavior modification and stress relief for parent and persons with Asperger’s. “One of the best books for parents and teachers”, says Temple Grandin.

Asperger’s Syndrome and Adolescence by Teresa Bolick, pH D.
One of the most difficult times for a person with Asperger’s is the challenging teenage years. This wonderful book offers comfortable strategies for parents, teachers, and young adults to meet those challenges and profit from those difficult times.

Autism 24/7- A family Guide to Learning at Home and in the Community by Andy Bondy and Lori Frost
Encourages parents to pinpoint times when your child's behavior or lack of skills interferes with family functioning. Help set goals for what/ho to teach.


Autism, Advocates and Law Enforcement Professsionals- by Dennis Debbaudt
Individuals with autism and developmental disorders are seven times more likely than otherpeople to come into contact with law enforcment personnel. How can the needs and reponses ofpeople with ASD be reconciled with the duties of the police to serve and protect? This book provides insite on how to do just that!

Autism Awareness Video for Law Enforcement and Community Service Personnel.
Very short video for community resources

Autism & PDD: Abstract Concepts Level 1 by Linda Mulstay-Muratore
This program uses pictures to help children with autism and PDD bridge the gap between concrete and abstract language. You’ll help your students master the linguistic and cognitive concepts they need in order to understand and answer abstract wh-questions. Simple, clutter free drawings provide the context for each lesson. Chapters are divided as follows: describing feelings, what happened, what do you do when, why/because, what is he/she going to do, what do you need, what should, what if.

Autism & PDD: Abstract Concepts Level 2 by Linda Mulstay-Maratore
This program uses pictures to help children with autism and PDD bridge the gap between concrete and abstract language. You’ll help your students master the linguistic and cognitive concepts they need in order to understand and answer abstract wh-questions. Simple, clutter free drawings provide the context for each lesson. Chapters are divided as follows: describing feelings, what happened, what do you do when, why/because, what is he/she going to do, what do you need, what should, what if.

Autism and PDD: Adolescent Social Skill Lessons: Health and Hygiene by Pam Britton Reese and Nena C. Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 12-18 teach social skills through rebus stories. The instructional lessons teach what to do and say in social situations that can be overwhelming to the person with autism. Part of a series of five books. This book addresses healthy habits, health care, puberty and grooming.

Autism and PDD: Adolescent Social Skill Lessons: Interacting by Pam Britton Reese and Nena C. Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 12-18 teach social skills through rebus stories. The instructional lessons teach what to do and say in social situations that can be overwhelming to the person with autism. Part of a series of five books. This book addresses social interactions and manners.

Autism and PDD: Adolescent Social Skill Lessons: Managing Behavior by Pam Britton Reese and Nena C. Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 12-18 teach social skills through rebus stories. The instructional lessons teach what to do and say in social situations that can be overwhelming to the person with autism. Part of a series of five books. This book addresses feelings, special problems, and aggression.

Autism and PDD: Adolescent Social Skill Lessons: Secondary Schools by Pam Britton Reese and Nena C. Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 12-18 teach social skills through rebus stories. The instructional l lessons teach what to do and say in social situations that can be overwhelming to the person with autism. Part of a series of five books. This book addresses social skills, routine activities and special activities.

Autism and PDD: Adolescent Social Skill Lessons: Vocational by Pam Britton Reese and Nena C. Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 12-18 teach social skills through rebus stories. The instructional lessons teach what to do and say in social situations that can be overwhelming to the person with autism. Part of a series of five books. This book addresses the workplace, work skills and special events.

Autism and PDD: Intermediate Social Skill Lessons: Communication by Pam Britton Reese and Nena Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 8-12 teach social skills through rebus stories. The pictures help students “read” the lesson with you. There are five books in the series. This book addresses social interactions, feelings, social problems (inappropriate greetings, obsessing on a topic, etc.)

Autism and PDD: Intermediate Social Skill Lessons: Controlling Behavior by Pam Britton Reese and Nena Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 8-12 teach social skills through rebus stories. The pictures help students “read” the lesson with you. There are five books in the series. This book addresses expressing feelings, special problems (making noises, licking, running away, touching others, etc.) and aggressive behaviors.

Autism and PDD: Intermediate Social Skill Lessons: Healthy Habits by Pam Britton Reese and Nena Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 8-12 teach social skills through rebus stories. The pictures help students “read” the lesson with you. There are five books in the series. This book addresses being healthy, health care, grooming, puberty, and manners.

Autism and PDD: Intermediate Social Skill Lessons: Middle School by Pam Britton Reese and Nena Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 8-12 teach social skills through rebus stories. The pictures help students “read ”the lesson with you. There are five books in the series. This book addresses transitions, the classroom, the cafeteria and gym.

Autism and PDD: Intermediate Social Skill Lessons: Special Events & Activities by Pam Britton Reese and Nena Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 8-12 teach social skills through rebus stories. The pictures help students “read” the lesson with you. There are five books in the series. This book addresses changes in the family, special and community events.

Autism and PDD: Primary Social Skills Lessons: Behavior by Pam Britton Reese and Nena C. Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 3-8 teach social skills through rebus stories. The pictures help students “read” the lesson with you. There are five books in the series. This book addresses school behavior, home behavior, and hurting self/others.

Autism and PDD: Primary Social Skills Lessons: Community by Pam Britton Reese and Nena C. Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 3-8 teach social skills through rebus stories. The pictures help students “read” the lesson with you. There are five books in the series. This book addresses community services, social activities, transportation and safety.

Autism and PDD: Primary Social Skills Lessons: Getting Along by Pam Britton Reese and Nena C. Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 3-8 teach social skills through rebus stories. The pictures help students “read” the lesson with you. There are five books in the series. This book addresses social interactions, eating, my body (using a tissue, fingers in nose, etc.)

Autism and PDD: Primary Social Skills Lessons: Home by Pam Britton Reese and Nena C. Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 3-8 teach social skills through rebus stories. The pictures help students “read” the lesson with you. There are five books in the series. This book addresses daily routines, self-care, appliances/safety, family relations, and special occasions.

Autism and PDD: Primary Social Skills Lessons: School by Pam Britton Reese and Nena C. Challenger
These structured lessons for ages 3-8 teach social skills through rebus stories. The pictures help students “read” the lesson with you. There are five books in the series. This book addresses routine activities, extra curricular activities, social skills, special days, and self care.

Autism & PDD: Safety by Pam Britton Reese and Nena Challenner
This book focuses entirely on safety. Each simple, one page rebus story lesson targets a specific safety issue. Lessons are organized by themes of home, school, community and survival signs. You’ll get a handy tracking form to chart progress plus helpful resources and references. Lessons include: playing in the car, electrical cords, walking near swings, using the stairs, wearing a bicycle helmet, crossing the street, sharp objects, Beware of the Dog signs, universal NO sign and much more.

Autism and PDD: Things I Can Say and Do: Feelings & Actions by Michele Zucker Saunders
Uses graphic organizers (communication and activity webs) to connect a central conpcept to related ideas and conversation starters. Can be used to discuss a social situation, practivce appropriate behaviors, and learn how to start and maintain conversations.

Autism and PDD: Things I Can Say and Do: People & Places by Michele Zucker Saunders
Uses graphic organizers (communication and activity webs) to connect a central conpcept to related ideas and conversation starters. Can be used to discuss a social situation, practice appropriate behaviors, and learn how to start and maintain conversations.

Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Transactional Developmental Perspective by Amy M. Wetherby and Barry M. Prizant
This cross-disciplinary reference offers a thorough overview of the communication, language, social, and behavioral issues characteristic of autism spectrum disorders. Based on meticulous research in the core area of autism-communication, socialization, emotional regulation, and symbolic development, the authors offer practical guidelines for intervention designed for children and their families.

Autism Through a Sister’s Eyes by Eve B. Band, pH D. and Emily Hecht
Ten year old Emily searched for answers about autism, exploring her feelings as a younger sibling of a high functioning autistic brother. Emily’s story is as uplifting as it is filled with valuable information. Nicely illustrated, an exceptional sibling book for both brothers and sisters.

Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome and Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond by Jerry and Mary Newport
Anyone who has read Jerry Newport first book, “Your Life is Not a Label”, knows that he has a knack for bringing understanding, humor, warmth and a large part of himself to any subject. This book helps to explain the timeless mysteries of sexuality to the autistic spectrum teenager.

Autism/Aspergers: Solving the Relationship Puzzle by Steven E. Gutstein, pH D.
Offers a new approach to developing not only social skills, but also relationships.

Autism: Explaining the Enigma by Uta Frith
This book, written by a research scientist at the MRC Cognitive Development Unit in London, provides a history of autism along with an account of the latest research and theory of the condition.

Autism: Facts and Strategies for Parents by Janice E. Janzen
This book was written to explain autism and other pervasive developmental disorders to parents. It gives information on autism and the parent’s role in developing an appropriate educational program.

Autism: Teaching Does Make a Difference by Brenda Scheuermann and Jo Webber
This practical and accessible text was written for practitioners who work with children and youth with autism. It presents the vital material required by special educators to plan and implement effective programs to meet the needs of students with autism. It begins with an overview of autism, including etiology, characteristics, diagnosis and definition, followed by an in-depth coverage of teaching methodologies. Throughout the book, the authors present stage-of-the-art information in a step by step user friendly format.

Autistic Children: A Working Diary by Florence Milnes Kozak
This book is the chronicle of a mental health worker who describes what it is like to work with children with autism. She emphasizes “observing without, at least in the beginning, labeling or judging. “ If I want to know how best I can help this child, I must not rush in with my ready-made theories and answers; I must first see this child. It sounds very simple; it is not.”

Behavior Support by Rachel Janney and Martha E. Snell
This book is a guide for evaluating student behaviors and developing support plans that help individuals develop appropriate behavior skills.

Behavioral Interventions for Young Children with Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals Edited by Catherine Maurice
A growing body of research shows that many young children with autism and pervasive developmental disorders can derive significant, lasting and sometimes dramatic benefits from early intervention based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. This manual, inspired by that research, provides a wealth of practical information for parents, professionals, and others concerned with helping such children.

Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome by Stephen Shore
This is an autobiographical account of the life of a person with high-functioning autism/Asperger Syndrome.

Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of An Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet
This unique first-person account offers a window into the mind of a highfuntioning 27 year old British autistic savant with Asperger’s syndrome.

Breakthroughs: How to Reach Students with Autism by Karen Sewell
Written by a former Autism Society of America’s “Teacher of the Year’, this hands on, how to manual gives ideas and techniques for teaching children with autism

Brothers and Sisters: A Special Part of Exceptional Families by Thomas H. Powell and Peggy Gallagher
In this book, siblins speak openly about the challenges they encounter in day to day interactions with their brother or sister and discuss how these interactions affect them not only at home, but alos at schol, in the community, and in their adult lives.

Building Bridges through Sensory Integration by Ellen Yack, Shirley Sutton, Paula Aquilla
This book is a resource for parents, educators, and occupational therapists. Its focus is on children who have a diagnosis of autism or other pervasive disorders and who experience abnormal sensory processing and impaired motor planning. It gives insights into behavior and some strategies for increased success.

CAT KIT- by Dr. Tony Atwood, Dr. Kirsten Callesen and Dr. Annette Moller Nielsen
A tool for teaching social skills, emotions, behavior, coping strategies, perspective and communication skills.

Children with Autism” A Parent’s Guide Edited by Michael D. Powers
This is an older book (1989), that has provided information that is of special concern to many parents of children of autism. Its goal is to help ease the fears and concerns of parents struggling to understand and cope with their child’s disability.

Comic Strip Conversations by Carol Gray
An excellent communication teaching tool offering illustrated interactions for students with autism and related disorders. These drawings help the student comprehend the exchange of information in a conversation

Communicating with Common Expressions by Larry J. Mattes
This book includes reproducible pictures and worksheets that can be used to promote both the understanding and the effective use of idioms when speaking in English. Over 200 idioms are included

Creating a “Win-Win IEP for Students with Autism by Beth Fouse
Includes the latest IDEA Regulations. The book offers legal case studies, state and federal regulations, parents’ rights, teachers’ legal responsibilities, mistakes parents make, and instruction in developing an effective plan.

Crespeaker
A portable communication device that enables the student to type in phrase or sentences and have them read out loud.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
This book is a novel with the main character is a fifteen year old boy with ASD.

Dangerous Encounters- A Streetwise Guide for all Emergency Responders, Retailer and Parents by Bill Davis and Wendy Goldband Schunick
Easy to follow staps and guidlines on what to look for and handle to handle encounters with persons with ASD

Demystifying the Autistic Experience: A Humanistic Introduction for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators by William Stillman
This book offers insights in how to support and relate to someone with ASD

Do-Watch-Listen-Say by Kathleen Ann Quill
A comprehensive assessment and intervention guide containing a state of the art assessment tool, as well as a variety of practical tools, which allow interventionists to assess and profile a child’s abilities in more than 100 subskill areas. The targeted activity sheets allow therapists to build an individualized social and communication skills curriculum for each student. Also contains data collection forms and an extensive resource list for children with autism.

Do you understand me?- My life, My thought , My autism spectrum disorder by Sophie Koborg Brosen
Written by an 11 year old, this book is an insider's view of life as a child with autism attending a mainstream school.

Easy Activities for Building Social Skills by Nancy Jolson Leber
This book contains dozens of effective classroom strategies and activities to teach cooperation and communication, manners and respect, positive behaviors, and more.

Eating an Artichoke: A Mother’s Perspective on Asperger Syndrome by Echo R. Fling
This is the author’s story as a mother with a child recently diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. It traces the mother’s journey with doctors, medical specialists, learning consultants and psychologists

Educating Children and Youth with Autism by Richard L. Simpson and Brenda Smith Myles
A compilation of articles on successful components of an educational program for children with autism.

Educating Children with Autism edited by Catherine Lord and James P. McGee
This volume from the National research Council is a result of the work of the Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism. The committee explores what makes education effective for the child with autism and identifies specific characteristics of programs that work.

Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think by Sidney Greenspan, Serena Wieder
The authors give readers a pragmatic approach to thining about people on the autistic spectrum, including specific ideas for enhaning connectivity and communication of any age.

Everybody is Different by Fiona Bleach
This is a book for young people who have brothers or sisters with autism. It is designed to give answers to the many questions of brothers and sisters of young people on the autistic spectrum. As well as explaining the characteristics of autism, it is full of helpful suggestions for making family life more comfortable for everyone concerned.

Everybody’s Different: Understanding and Changing Our Reactions to Disabilities by Nancy B. Miller and Catherine C. Sammons
Sensitive and practical, this book openly discusses mental and emotional obstacles to effective communication between people with and without disabilities and examines ways to become more at ease with the concept of “disability”. Featuring activities and exercises that encourage self examination, this guide helps people to create more enriching personal relationships to work toward a fully inclusive society

Explaining the Meaning: Activities for Teaching Idiomatic Expressions by Patty Schuchardt and Larry J Mattes
Each activity in this book focuses on a common idiomatic expression. The literal meaning of the expression is represented in a humorous 8 ½” by 11” illustration. Sentences and short stories are presented to illustrate use of each idiom

Exploring Feeelings-Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Manage Anxiety by Tony Atwood
Exploring feelings of happy, relaxed, anxious and angry. Designed as treatment for anxiety disorder or anger control.

Exploring the Spectrum of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders by Carolyn Murray-Slutsky, Betty A. Paris
This book is a resource of intervention strategies. It examines the interrelationship between behavior, mannerisms, sensory processing, motor control, speech and language, and functional skills. It identifies problems that are commonly encountered, as well as intervention strategies for solving those problems. Intervention strategies address a variety of integrated approaches, including sensory integration, neurodevelopment treatment techniques, augmentative communication and behavior intervention strategies.

Face Your Feelings
This picture book helps children understand their feelings

Facing Autism by Lynn M. Hamilton
A parent of a child with autism wrote this book. She discusses some of the therapies that were used effectively with her son. She discusses family issues involved with raising a high needs child.

Families and Positive Behavior Support: Addressing Problem Behavior in Family Contexts by Joseph Lucyshyn, Glen Dunlap, Richard Albin
This resource relates stories about children with a range of disabilities who overcame difficult behavior challenges with the help of positive behavior support (PBS). How did they do it and how can professionals and families use the same principles with the children they care for? This practical resource gives information on research and theory, practical instruction and real life experiences.

Forms for All Reasons by Cindy Newell
This book offers 150 helpful forms in the area of management, instruction and communication. It includes charts, posters, planning sheet, parent letters and awards

Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome by Luke Jackson
This book is written by a 13 year old with Asperger’s Syndrome. Adolescence and the teenage years are a minefield of emotions, transitions, and decisions. Luke’s book give guidance on bullying, friendships, when and how to tell others about AS, problems at school, dating and relationships, and morality.

Functional Behavior Assessment for People With Autism- Making Sense of Seemingly Senseless Behavior by Beth A. Glasberg
Understanding troubling behaviors and how to develop a functional behavior plan

Functional Curriculum for Elementary, Middle and Secondary Age Students with Special Needs by Paul Washman and John Kregel
This book provides a much-needed new resource on developing and implementing functional longitudinal curricula for children and youth with disabilities. For too long, there has been a lack of attention to the importance of tying the curriculum objectives for students from elementary to middle and from middle to secondary school. This important new curriculum-based text explains dozens of sample curriculum objectives, instructional programs, and individual education plans for teachers to draw upon.

Giggle Time: Establishing the Social Connection by Susan Aud Sonder
A step-by-step program for parents, teachers and other professionals to help develop the nonverbal, verbal and social reciprocity skills of children with autism. It describes in accessible detail how to communicate with children with autism spectrum conditions and gives clear instructions on “how to” techniques for developing language skill.

Handbook for those working with students with ASD by Livonia Public Schools
Ideas for working with students on the spectrum.

Helping Children with Autism Learn by Bryna Siegel
This book is an analysis of the unique and perplexing learning strengths and weaknesses of autism. The author offers information to help guide parents and professionals in making decisions about directions in educational programming.

Herman’s Hiding Places by Karen Emigh
Don’t miss the second book in Karen Emigh’s series. This time Herman’s adventures will help your child discover the difficult concept of prepositions such as up, in, under, and behind by using colorful illustrations.

High-Functioning Individuals with Autism Edited by Eric Schopler and Gary B. Mesibov
This book is a compilation of articles relating to more able individuals with autism. Luke Tsai, Temple Grandin, Lorna Wing, Nancy Minshew, and Judith Rumsey are some of the authors of the articles.

Higher Functioning Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism: A Teacher’s Guide by Ann Fullerton, Joyce Stratton, Phyllis Coyne and Carol Gray
This book contains information about the experiences of individuals with autism in adolescence and young adulthood. There are strategies for adapting instructional materials and assisting the student with organization and time management. Carol Gray has written the chapter on social assistance.

How Do I Feel?: An Interactive Book of Emotions by Joan Green
Utilizing the power of visual strategies, beginning readers learn to associate pictures with words. Students move original, Velcro-backed drawing to match, identify, sequence and create sentences while learning to read! INTERACTIVE READING BOOKS are fun and rewarding for children with and without special needs

How to be a Para Pro by Diane Twachtman-Cullen pH D
This guide offers methods to enable the assistant to better help both the teacher and the student. It emphasizes the importance of the paraprofessional’s role in the classroom.

How Well Does You IEP Measure Up?: Quality Indicators for Effective Service Delivery by Diane Twachtman-Cullen, Jennifer Twachtman-Reilly
The authors provide practical and helpful hints for designing IEP goals that are both meaningful and measurable, while addressing the core areas of difficult students with autism spectrum disorder

Inclusive Programming for Elementary Students with Autism by Sheila Wagner
A book filled with information, strategies, and forms to assist in the successful inclusion of students with disabilities into regular education classes.

The Incredible 5-Point Scale by Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis Using a 5 point scale to help students understand and control their emotional reactions to everyday events that might otherwise set in motion escalating reactions.

Idiom Adventure Stories by Patty R. Schuchardt
This workbook includes illustrated worksheets with stories in which common idioms are used. The humorous pictures show the literal meaning of each idiom. After reading or listening to each story, students explain the meaning of each idiom. They may also create their own stories using the idioms. All of the worksheets may be reproduced

Including Social Goals in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents of Children with High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Rebecca A. Moyes
Practical, hands-on strategies for parents and teachers with high functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome. Includes a detailed description of social deficits children may exhibit in the classroom and includes lesson plans for “teaching” these goals.

Inside Out: What Makes A Person With Social Cognitive Deficits Tick? By Michelle Garcia Winner
Children and young people with diagnoses such as high functioning autism, Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS or nonverbal learning disabilities often have difficulty with ‘social-cognition’: communicating effectively and solving personal problems. For such students, these skills need to be taught. The author gives teaching techniques to help students identify and overcome their weaknesses, leading to the acquisition of skills such as initiating conversations or activities, listening and attending, understanding abstract language, taking others’ perspectives, seeing the big picture and using humor

Intricate Minds: Understanding Classmates with Asperger Syndrome
DVD This 12 minute DVD is an introduction to Asper Syndrome for typically developing adolescents. The targer audience is students in grades 6-12

Intricate Minds II: Understanding Elementary School Classmates with Asperger Syndrome
DVD This 16 minute DVD incldues interviews with Boys and girls aged 8-12 who decribe what it’s like to have Aspergers Syndrome.

It Matters: Lessons from My Son by Janice Fialka
This is a collection of poems and prose written by a social worker, national speaker and a mother of two children, one of who has developmental disabilities. Her writings honestly describe the range of feeling and experiences of being a parent of a child with special needs. She writes about inclusion, use of labels, the strength of support groups, talking to siblings about special needs and the power of feelings

Joey and Sam by Llana Katz and Edward Rivo, M.D.
A storybook for children about autism, a family, and a brother’s love.

Just Give Him the Whale! by Paula Kluth and Patrick Schwartz
20 Ways to use fascination, areas of expertise, and strengths to support students with autism

Just Take a Bite by Lori Ernsperger and Tania Stegen-Hanson Provides information on the complexity of the eating process, the most common factors contributing to food aversions and food selectivity and step by step direction for developing a treatment plan

Just This Side of Normal by Elizabeth King Gerlach
A powerful depiction of one mother’s journey toward understanding and accepting the profound disability that affects her son.

Kid in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger’s Tourette’s Bipolar, and More! by Martin Kutscher, MD
Written by a neurologist, this books is a concise scientifically up to date guide to the whole range of often coexisting neuro behvioral disorders in children. Provides informatin on causes, symptoms, interactions with other conditions and treatments.

Laughing and Loving with Autism by R. Wayne Gilpin
A humorous look at autism. This book, written by a parent, offers warm and wonderful stories by parents and teachers that will make you laugh out loud while gaining new perspectives about autism.

Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Sensorimotor for Early Childhood Activity Themes by Jenny Clark Brack
A theme based sensory integrated development sequence consisting of seven activities. Also allows for individual adaptation and modification

Lights on the Horizon by Thomas A. McKean
This autobiography of a man with autism is described by him to be “a deeper view from inside the autism puzzle”:

Little Rainman by Carol Simmons
This picture book, written by a mother as if the child is speaking, describes how a child with autism feels about his environment and its sensory challenges. It was written to help others understand the real “world of autism” and to encourage early diagnosis

Lost and Found: A Kid’s Book for Living Through Loss by Rabbi Marc Gellman and Monsignor Thomas Hartman
This book was written to help children ages 8 and up understand and cope with loss. Topics include: Losing Stuff, Losing a Game, Losing a Friend, Losing your Health, Divorce, Family members going to college, Losing Confidence, Losing Trust and Death

More Social Skills Stories by Anne Marie Johnson
This book contains picture stories for readers and nonreaders on problem area like inappropriate burping, sneezing hygiene, clothing selection, nose picking, grooming and appropriate self touching.

My Brother Matthew by Mary Thompson
A storybook for children. When a child with disabilities is born into a family, life typically shifts to focus on this child’s special needs. Siblings often have difficulty adjusting and feel left out. In this story, David tells what happens in his family and what it is like to be the older brother of Matthew, born with disabilities.

My Book Full of Feelings-How to Control and React to the Size of Your Emotions by Amy Jaffee and Luci Gardner
Help children to identify the intensity of their emotions and respond appropriately.


My Friend with Autism by Beverly Bishop
A coloring book to help peers and siblings understand autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. It is the result of a parent’s determination to help her special needs son fit in with his peers and to foster tolerance and understanding among her son’s friends and schoolmates

My Social Stories Book by Carol Gray
Taking the form of short narratives, the stories in this book take children step-by-step through basic activities, such as brushing your teeth, taking a bath and getting used to new clothes. It also helps children to understand different experiences such as going to school, shopping and visiting the doctor. Written for children ages 2-6. It contains over 150 stories with illustrations.

Navigating the Social World by Jeanette McAfee, M. D. Foreword by Tony Atwood
This book offers professionals and parents a thorough and definitive program with forms, exercises and visual guides for students with Asperger’s Syndrome and High Functioning Autism related disorders. Ages 9-adult.

Nobody Nowhere by Donna Williams
This autobiography of a young with autism is described by her to be “ a story of two battles: a battle to keep out the world and a battle to join it. It is her first autobiography. The second book is entitled Somebody Somewhere.

Nobody’s Perfect: Living and Growing with Children Who Have Special Needs by Nancy B. Miller
This book offers parents who have children with special needs a fresh, affirming perspective on the challenges of family life. Practical and nonjudgmental, this book guides parents through the process of adaptation. It describes specific strategies for success in balancing one’s own life, developing a parenting partnership and interacting with children, friends, relatives, professionals and others. Candid, inspiring and often humorous reflections of four mothers who are raising children with disabilities are included throughout

No More Meltdowns by Jed Baker
Positive strategies for managing and preventing out of control behavior.

Normal People Scare Me: A film about Autism produced by Joey Travolta
DVD This hour long documentary of 17 yer old Talor Cross captures life and living with autims through interviews with over 65 people.


One-on-one: Working with Low Functioning Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities by Marilyn Chassman
This book is a guide for working with students with low level skill development. It contains practical suggestions for skill development and behavior management. Also included are classroom management tools.

Paraprofessional Support by Mid Michigan Autism Network
A 20 minute presentation for paraprofessionla and staff who partner with them.


Picture the Progress by Annabelle Street & Robert Cattoche
This book is a collection of drawings of students engaging in desirable behaviors like sitting quietly in the group, watching the teacher, raising your hand, and getting along with others. These drawings can be scanned and used to create visuals to help teach and remind students of positive behaviors.

Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum by Julie Moor
Parents of young children on the spectrum are often at a loss for ideas about how to best help their child. This book shows how to break down activities into manageable stages and looks at ways to gain a child’s attention and motivation and to build on small achievements

Power Cards: Using Special Interests to Motivate Children and Youth with Asperger Syndromeand Autism by Elisa Gagnon
How to change unwanted or inappropriate behavior by capitalizing on the special interest of the child.

Practical Guide for Managing Behavior by Lynn Lavelle
This book is a compilation of charts to use in monitoring a child’s progress, either academically or behaviorally.

Practical Ideas That Really Work for Students with ASD by Kathleen McConnell and Gail Ryser
37 instructional strategies that can be used to improve social interaction and communication and to decrease repetitive/stereotypical patterns of behavior.

Practical Solutions to Everyday Challenges for Children with Asperger Syndrome by Haley Morgan Myles
Applicable to children with Asperger Syndrome 5-11. Simple, no-nonsense suggestions for how to handle everyday occurrences. This book was written by a 9-year-old. Her many practical suggestions for everyday situations are presented in an easy to read format complete with engaging illustrations. Topics include learning how to do something you don’t enjoy, if you forget your school lunch, having problems doing your homework, how to introduce somebody, and a dozen more.

Preparing for Life: The Complete Guide for Transitioning to Adulthood for those with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome by Dr. Jed Baker
A comprehensive resource for students on the spectrum preparing for life after high school. The assessment tools he provides for parents and the analysis of the laws that provide accommodations to adults with disabilities are critical for succes in life.

Pretending to be Normal by Liane Holliday Willey, pH D
An insightful look into Dr. Willey’s world, as she and her youngest daughter both have Asperger’s Syndrome. It invites others to step into the lives of those who have Asperger’s and discover what their life is really like.

Pre-Vocational Training Tasks on a Shoestring Budget by Jane M. Quinn
Illustrations and instructions for a number of pre-vocational tasks.

Quick and Easy Idea for Using Classroom Materials to Teach Academics to Nonverbal Children by Carolyn Rouse and Katera
This manual discusses integrating picture systems into the classroom and adapting classroom materials for the nonverbal student. It has pages of examples and vocabulary overlays.

Red and Green Choices: A Positive Behavioral Developmental Strategy by Green Irene
This behavior program is based on the idea that students with ASD need visual supports to positively develop behaviors and to change maladaptively learned behaviors. Red and Green Choices provides a clear and consistent behavioral approach without relying on students guessing what should be done. A “green choice” is a positive, appropriate choice. A “red choice” is a negative, maladaptive choice.

Russell is Extra Special: A Book about Autism for Children by Charles A. Amenta III, MD
A storybook for children. Explaining autism to children can be a difficult task. This portrayal of an autistic boy and his family will help children and their parents understand this serious developmental disorder. An introduction for parents and a list of resources supply further information.

Sensory Secrets by Catherine Chemin Schneider, O. T. R.
This book drives home the importance of using information from all the senses to develop foundational skills necessary for growing, learning, decision-making and communication. It is a guide to promote successful learning and positive behavior in people of all ages. It is a book for anyone who wishes to expand their understanding of neurology, thereby increasing positive outcomes. Written in an easy to read style with examples, ideas and strategies.

Siblings of Children with Autism: A Guide for Families by Sandra Harris
This book is a guide to understanding sibling relationships, how autism affects these relationships, and what families can do to support their other children as they cope with the intensive needs of a child with autism. Harris offers compassionate advice and strategies for dealing with specific issues that are often troublesome for siblings.

Since we're friends- An Autism Picture Book by Celest Shally and David Harrington
The story of a relationship between two boys with practical examples of how to make friendships work.

Skillstreaming In Early Childhood: Teaching Prosocial Skills to the Preschool and Kindergarten Child by Ellen McGinnis and Arnold P. Goldstein
This book provides classroom teachers and others working with young children, preschool - kindergarten, a guiding strategy and concrete techniques for individual and group instruction in prosocial skills. Teaching prosocial alternatives at an early age may enhance a children’s personal development and may prevent more serious difficulties in later childhood.

Skillstreaming the Adolescent by Ellen McGinnis and Arnold P. Goldstein
This book prepares teachers and adolescent group leaders to develop missing social skills in a step by step well thought out and research proven manner.

Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child by Ellen McGinnis and Arnold P. Goldstein
For many students, prosocial skills deficits are not limited to minor difficulties that can be remediated through incidental teaching. This book provides a guiding strategy and concrete techniques for group instruction in prosocial skills.

Smart Moves: Why Learning is not all in Your Head by Carla Hannaford
This book deals with the body’s role in thinking and learning. Neurophysiologist and educator Carla Hannaford tells us why we must move and shows the reader how to move to fully activate learning potential

Social Behavior in Autism Edited by Eric Schopler and Gary B. Mesibov
This book is a compilation of articles on social development, social problems, communication, mainstreaming, and the development of social skills in individuals with autism.

Social Relationships and Peer Support by Martha E. Snell and Rachel Janney
This book is a user-friendly guide to facilitating positive peer relationships and supportive ties between students. Readers will discover effective strategies and other programs that foster friendships in and out of school as well as explanations on how to assess and develop the social skills that bolster supportive peer interactions.

Social Skills Training: For Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-Communication Problems by Jed E. Baker, Ph.D.
How long is it okay to look at somebody? How do I know when to change the topic, even when I want to continue talking about my special interest? How do I say “no” to peer pressure? Kids with ASD need answers to questions like these, and they’ll find them in this comprehensive and user friendly book. It focuses on 70 skills that commonly cause difficulty with students with ASD

Solving Behavior Problems in Autism: Improving Communication with Visual Strategies by Linda Hodgdon
This book addresses problem behaviors. It is full of samples and examples of strategies that have worked to improve communication and solve behavior problems.

Somebody Somewhere by Donna Williams
This is the second autobiographical book written by Donna Williams, a woman with autism. Her first book is entitled Nobody Nowhere.

Soon Will Come the Light by Thomas A. McKean
Written by an autistic adult, this sensitive, humorous book won the Autism Society of America’s “Literary Achievement Award”. Thomas McKean grew up in confusion of misdiagnosis, spending years in an institution, and finally journeying into adulthood, searching for answers.

Sorry! by Trudy Ludwig
Illustrates how a child can take ownership of hurtful behavior and make right his or her wrong.

Souls: Beneath and Beyond Autism by Thomas Balsamo and Sharon Rosenbloom
This book is committed to portraying individuals with autism from the inside out. Through the media of photography and writing, the book hopes to educate and inspire by breaking apart stereotypes associated with autism while showing vividly that love is omnipotent in our trials and triumphs.

Special Children, Challenged Parents by Robert A. Naseef
Discusses the struggles and rewards of raising a child with a disability- the differences in the way fathers and mothers deal with a child’s disability. Promotes an understanding of the ongoing impact of a child’s disability on siblings and parents.

Special Diets for Special Kids by Lisa Lewis, PH D
Nutrition and its relationship to autism and related disorders have recently received much attention. Reviewers praised Dr. Lewis clarity and common sense approach to this complex subject.

Special Diets for Special Kids Two by Lisa Lewis, PH D
This is the long awaited sequel to the best selling book (now in its fourth printing). Bound with an internal spiral, loaded with new information and over 200 new recipes, it is the perfect complement to Dr. Lewis’ first book.

Spectrum Connections: Connecting Through Music: Connecting Body Movement by Elizabeth Balzano
DVD This 30 minute DVD features original songs and activities designed to help children explore body movements.

Spectrum Connections: Connecting Through Music: Connecting Emotions by Elizabeth Balzano
DVD This 30 minute DVD features orignal songs and activities designed to help children explore emotions (happy, sad, silly, mad)

Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs By Bruce L. Baker, Alan J. Brightman
This is a step-by-step guide to teaching everyday skills to children with special needs. It has been a popular resource for more than 20 years. Updated with even more practical teaching tips than in previous editions and an expanded section on behavior problem management, this friendly, parent-oriented book covers toilet training, play, self-help skills, information skills, advanced living skills, and more. In addition to helpful features such as sample activities, case examples, skills inventories, and cartoon illustrations, this easy-to-use sourcebook contains a new chapter devoted to computers that offers advice on using technology to enhance children’s learning.

Straight AAA’s: All About Autism Hosted by Doug Flutie
DVD This 15 mintue DVD introduces students to their peers with autism.

Strategies For Organization-Preparing for Homework and the Real World-by Michelle Garcia Winner
Book and CD. 10 steps for organizing and producing homework

Super Skills: A Social Skills Group Program for Children with Aspergers Syndrome, High Functioning Autism and Related Challenges by Judith Coucovanis
This book contains 30 lessons grouped under four types of skills necessary for social success: Fundamental skills, social initiation skills, getting along with oters and social response skills. Targeted age is 7-11.

Super Silly Sayings that are Over Your Head: A Children’s Illustrated Book of Idioms by Catherine S. Snodgrass
This beautifully illustrated book explains what people mean when they say things that taken literally simply don’t make sense. The set of colorful illustrations for idioms is designed to capitalize on the visual strengths of many people with ASD.

Taking Care of Myself by Mary Wrobel
Through a unique combination of Social Stories and easy to understand activities, this unique book offer a curriculum that guides the child and caregiver on issues of health, hygiene and the challenges of puberty.

Taking the Mystery Out of Medications by Luke Tsai, M. D.
One of the most vital decisions a parent has to make is to have or not have their child take drugs. What are the side effects? Assurances? How long to be on the drug? History? How to interact with the doctor? Includes forms and guidelines to ensure proper medication and follow up. Written by a medical doctor, college professor, and parent of a young man with autism.

Taming the Recess Jungle by Carol Gray
This book discusses the difficulties children with autism often have with recess and offers some techniques to help students be successful.

Teach Me Language by Sabrina Freeman and Lorelei Dake
This book provides specific language activities for children with autism, Asperger’s syndrome and other related pervasive developmental disorders. It gives explicit, hands on instructions for working on the language needs specific to these children.

Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies for Initiating Positive Interactions and Improving Learning by Robert Koegel and Lynn Kern Koegel
This manual begins with an overview of characteristic and long term strategies and proceeds through discussions that detail specific techniques for normalizing environments, reducing disruptive behavior, improving language and social skills and enhancing generalization.

Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies to Enhance Communication and Socialization by Kathleen Ann Quill
This book describes teaching strategies and instructional adaptations which promote communication and socialization in children with autism. These strategies capitalize on the individual strengths and learning styles of the autistic child.

Teaching Children with Pragmatic Difficulties of Communication by Gilbert MacKay and Carolyn Anderson
With direct reference to classroom practice, this book shows how to respond effectively to the needs of children with pragmatic difficulties by making successful assessments, coordinating individual and group work with children and collaborating with other teachers, speech and language therapists and psychologists. The authors offer advice on the management of classroom and support systems and emphasize the importance of involving parents at every stage.

Teaching young children with autistic spectrum disorders to learn by Liz Hannah
A practical guide for parent and sstaff in general education classrooms and preschools.

Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success by Marshall P. Duke, Stephen Nowicki and Elisabeth A. Martin
This book shows parents and teachers how to improve children’s nonverbal communication skills, offering tools children need to communicate ideas and establish and maintain relationships. Using case studies, exercises and illustrations, the authors outline the six channels of nonverbal communication and show adults how to access a child’s strengths and weaknesses. They discuss issues like space, facial expression, gestures and posture when communicating.
The Baby-sitters Club: Kristy and the Secret of Susan by Ann M. Martin
Written for elementary readers, it is a story of a baby-sitter who learns about autism while caring for a young girl.

The Building Blocks of Self-Esteem Activity Book
This activity book introduces self esteem from six different dimensions: Affect, Behavior, Cognition, Development, Education and Social System. Included are a number of activities to encourage a child’s self-esteem.

The Comprehensive Autism Planning System (CAPS) for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Autism and Related Disabilities: Integrating Best Practices Throughout the Student's Day by Shawn Henry and Brenda Smith Myles
A framework for organizing information to more effectively educate and support individuals across the autism spectrum

The Friendship Factor by Kenneth H. Rubin
Dr. Rubin has researched friendship and peer influence for twenty-five years. This book does not deal with autism, but his insights are important as teachers and parents help children with autism develop social competence.

The Incredible 5-Point Scale by Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis
Assisting students with autism spectrum disorder in understanding social interactions and controlling their emotional responses.

The New Social Story Book: Illustrated Edition by Carol Gray
The newest offering by Carol Gray. It is an updated version of The New Social Story Book with new text and accompanying illustrations so the child can have a visual representation of the story.

The Nonverbal Language Kits (Ages 7-16) by Carolyn LoGiudice and Margaret Warner
This kits teaches facial expressions, gestures, postures, eye contact and paralinguistics. Helps students learn to recognize, interpret and use nonverbal language appropriately.

The Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome by Patricia Bashe & Barbara Kirby
The founder of the OASIS Asperger Web site wrote this book. It covers what Asperger’s Syndrome looks like and how it is diagnosed; how parents can accept and work with the diagnosis; what interventions, therapies, and medications are available; how to navigate through the school system; how parents can raise their unique child, guiding him or her through the social, emotional, and intellectual challenges on the way to adulthood.

The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M. A.
Written by a teacher with over 20 years experience in the field of sensory integration. It explains Sensory Integration Dysfunction in all its stages. This comprehensive guide explains a drug free treatment approach for children with sensory integration challenges.

The Social Skills Picture Book by Dr. Jed Baker
This book demonstrates through photographs nearly 30 social skills such as conversation, play, emotion management and empathy. It breaks down social skills into basic components. The stories in the book are similar to Carol Gray’s Social Stories.

The Social Story Book by Carol Gray
A collection of social stories with instruction on how to write you own.

The Source for Asperger’s Syndrome by Timothy P. Kowalski
This book provides information useful in understanding and helping this challenging population. The author draws on his years of experience with students with Asperger’s Syndrome to give you information on diagnosis, treatment strategies and suggestions for intervention. Chapters cover the following: diagnostic criteria, diagnosis and misdiagnosis, the Theory of Mind concept, social and emotional issues, academic issues and prognosis.

The Source for Autism by Gail J. Richard
Get insights into the myths and facts of autism with this comprehensive manual. The author has organized her extensive knowledge and practical experience into a source you reach for again and again. You’ll get assessment and intervention strategies, therapy suggestions and useful information about autism in the classroom, at home and in social situations.

The Source for Treatment Methodologies in Autism by Gail J. Richard
Get basic, factual information on the leading treatment methodologies for autism in one handy resource. You’ll get clear, helpful information to share with parents and other professionals faced with treatment decisions. You’ll get thorough information, background, advantages and disadvantages, case examples and summary comments for each of 12 treatment methodologies including: Auditory Integration Training (AIT), Facilitated communication, Fast ForWord, Sensory Integration, Social Stories, TEACCH Model, Vitamins, Medications and Food Allergies.

The Ziggurat Model: A Framework for Designing Comprehensive Interventions for Individuals with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Ruth Aspy and Barry Grossman
Addresses the multifaceted needs of children with AS and HFA in the school setting. Provides a comprehensive individualized plan and a framework in which to implement it

Think Good- Feel Good- ACognitive Behavior and Workbook for Children and Young People by Paul Stallord
Introduction and activities to use with young children.


Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Temple Grandin is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all livestock handling facilities in the United States. She is also an internationally known speaker on autism…because she is autistic. In this unprecedented book, Temple delivers a report from her world of autism.

This is Asperger Syndrome by Elisa Gagnon & Brenda Smith Myles
This book is written from the perspective of a young child with Asperger Syndrome. It gives the daily experiences of a child and the difficulties he faces.

Tobin Learns to Make Friends by Maria Wheeler
A storybook for children about a young boy with autism

Toilet Training by Marcia Wheeler
A comprehensive guide for parents and teachers, this book begins with the importance of toilet training and covers all associated problems. Many techniques used to toilet train other children are not sufficient when used to teach toileting skills to persons with autism.

Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight by Sharon Heller, PhD.
This book on sensory defensiveness suggests way for suffers to cope with sensations that are overwhelming.

Trevor, Trevor by Diane Twachtman-Cullen, Ph.D
This book was written by one of the top speech therapists in the nation. It offers a metaphorical story that relates how Trevor is misunderstood and then accepted by his classmates. Excellent for ages 7-13 to understand how different can be good.

Understanding Asperger's Syndrome- Fast Facts by Emily Burrow and Sheila Wagner
A guide for teachers and educators to address the needs of the student

Understanding the Nature of Autism by Janice Janzen.
Examines the spectrum of autsim, describing deficits and strength and providing practical information and strategies.

Using Visual and Behavioral Cues in the Home
This two hour video instructs viewers on how to teach verbal and non-verbal learners basic life skills and prevent disruptive behaviors through practical strategies that can be used in the home and community. Includes many examples of visual materiasl, how to make them and shows real life examples of their use.


Visual Supports for People with Autism- A guide for parents and professionals by Marlene Cohen and Donna Sloan
A complete,easy to understand guide for teaching academic, daily living and self-help skills

Visual Strategies for Improving Communication by Linda Hodgdon
A book packed with instructional support tools and ideas. Learn to communicate with students who experience problems relating to others. Geared to special needs educators and parents. This book is filled with techniques that apply at school and at home.

Visual Strategies for Improving Communication: Practical Supports for School and Home by Linda Hodgson
This “how to” book is designed to help parents and teachers in devising solutions to the communication and self-management challenges that are common to children with autism spectrum disorders. It is full of examples and illustrations that capitalize on the visual strengths and learning styles of children with autism.

When My Autism Gets Too Big! A Relaxation Book for Children with ASD by Kari Dunn Buron
This book gives young children an opportunity to explore with parents their own feelings as they react to events in their daily lives while learning some useful relaxation techniques.

When My Worries Get Too Big! By Kari Dunn Buron
This book helps children understand about anxiety and offers some suggestions how the child might recognize anxiety and what to do.

When Your Child has a Disability by Mark L. Batshaw, M. D.
This book provides practical information and direct answers to families’ questions. The easy-to-read guide is a proven resource for helping parents meet the demands of raising a child with a disability. You’ll get updated coverage of the daily and long term care requirements of specific disabilities.

Who Took My Shoe? By Emigh, Karen
This outstanding picture book helps children understand the Who/What/When...questions while taking its readers on a fun journey looking for a lost shoe. A very entertaining book for all involved!

Without Reason: A Family Copes with Two Generations of Autism by Charles Hart
This book is Charles Hart’s deeply personal, authoritative first person probe of autism and it’s effect on his family. He grew up with a brother with autism and now has a son with autism. He understands autism as few others can and offers the reader an intimate view of a family’s struggle, not for a cure, but for understanding and accommodation of people disabled by autism.

“You’re Going to Love This Kid: Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom by Paula Kluth
A practical guide to understanding students with autism and including them in the classroom.

Your Life is Not a Label by Jerry Newport
An encouraging, insightful and practical guide for teens and young adults with Asperger’s or high functioning autism.Advice on dating, money, driving, traveling, living independently and more! This informative, engaging book will help these people live fuller, more independent lives.
For more resources, check out the COOR Assistive Technology Loan Library on our website.

Revised 10/01/07