This collection of books related to the autism spectrum provides a good representation of the available material. We welcome comments on these selections as well as your suggestions of other materials you have found helpful...
| Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism (Dawn Phd Prince-Hughes) In this elegant and thought-provoking memoir, Dawn Prince-Hughes traces her personal growth from undiagnosed autism to the moment, as a young woman, when she entered the Woodland P... (more) | |
| More Than Little Professors: Children with Asperger Syndrome: In Their Own Words This collection of quotes, stories, poems, and essays from children with Asperger Syndrome, ages 2-17, offers us a glimpse into their daily lives, relationships, challenges, and vi... (more) | |
| Autism and Your Church (Barbara J. Newman) (more) | |
| So You Want to be a Special Education Teacher (Jim Yerman) A humorous and heart-warming view of the challenges and successes of those who teach special education, this book will have you laughing while you view the world of special educati... (more) | |
| Send in the Idiots: Stories from the Other Side of Autism (Kamran Nazeer) In 1982, when he was four years old, Kamran Nazeer was enrolled in a special school alongside a dozen other children diagnosed with autism. Calling themselves the Idiots, these kid... (more) | |
| Autistic Planet (Jennifer Elder) Autistic Planet is a magical world where all trains run exactly to time, where people working in offices have rocking chairs, and where all kids dream of winning the chess World Cu... (more) | |
| My Sensory Book: Working Together to Explore Sensory Issues and the Big Feelings They Can Cause: A Workbook for Parents, Professionals, and Children (Lauren H. Kerstein) For many children on the autism spectrum, sensory integration issues affect the way they feel and their ability to function smoothly during everyday activities. My Sensory Book des... (more) | |
| Russell Is Extra Special: A Book About Autism for Children (Charles A., III Amenta) Explaining autism to children can be a difficult task. This heartwarming portrayal of an autistic boy and his family will help children and their parents understand this developmen... (more) | |
| Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies to Enhance Communication and Socialization (Health & Life Science) (Kathleen Ann Quill) A timely, comprehensive text about autism for the professional speech therapist. (more) | |
| The Soul of Autism: Looking Beyond Labels to Unveil Spiritual Secrets of the Heart Savants (William Stillman) More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes, and cancer...combined. In Autism and the God Connection, William Stillman presented extraordi... (more) | |
