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Autism Spectrum Disorder Book Store Our reviews of the best books and videos on autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder and Asperger's Disorder. To suggest a book, email us. To return to AutismWeb, click the back button on your browser. For Families New to Autism and PDD
Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and Other ASDs
The First Year: Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed Child
Diets and Biomedical Treatments (Return to top)
The Autism and ADHD Diet: A Step-by-Step Guide to Hope and Healing by Living Gluten Free and Casein Free (GFCF) and Other Interventions
Special Diets for Special Kids: Understanding and Implementing Special Diets to Aid in the Treatment of Autism and Related Developmental Disorders by Lisa Lewis, Ph.D. One of the first books to explain the gluten-free, casein-free diet and how it can help treat autism. Lewis runs the Autism Network for Dietary Intervention with Karyn Seroussi (below). Her explanation of the science behind the diet is not as easy to follow as Seroussi's; but this book has more than 150 recipes for breads, cakes, candy, chili, mac and cheese, more.
Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders Enzymes for Autism and other Neurological Conditions. Author/parent Karen L. DeFelice discusses the role of enzymes in helping people with autism digest foods that create problems for them. Many parents use enzymes in addition to a gluten-free, milk-free diet, while some use them instead of the diet.
Overviews of Autism, PDD and Asperger's Syndrome (Return to top)
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome Parent Survival Manual: A Guide to Crisis Resolution in Autism and Related Developmental Disorders, edited by Eric Schopler, Ph.D., founder, Division TEACCH at University of North Carolina. The TEACCH method is used in many schools. Based on interviews with parents and behavioral experts, this book provides solutions to common problems involving aggression, communication, hygiene, social skills, eating, and sleep.
The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Completely Revised and Updated: Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Verbal Behavior (VB) (Return to top)
Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals, edited by Catherine Maurice, Gina Green and Stephen C. Luce. An excellent how-to manual for families starting a home teaching program using Applied Behavior Analysis. Includes a chapter on how to pay for ABA, which can be costly, and samples of data collection sheets and programs.
The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children With Autism and Related Disorders
Educate Toward Recovery: Turning the Tables on Autism Getting What Your Child Needs From the School District (Return to top)
Educating Children with Autism by the National Research Council. An excellent resource for parents seeking research to support their educational requests. It examines the research and claims behind the major teaching methods; identifies the characteristics of effective preschool and school programs; and discusses ways to better prepare teachers and parents.
Speech Therapy (Return to top)
Do-Watch-Listen-Say: Social and Communication Intervention for Children with Autism. Kathleen Ann Quill show parents, teachers and speech pathologists how to teach children social and communication skills. Easy-to-read. Includes a tool for assessing a child's language.
Baby Signing Time Volume 1 DVD Therapies and T eaching Methods (Return to top)
You're Going to Love This Kid: Teaching Students With Autism in the Inclusive
Classroom by inclusion expert Paula Kluth Ph.D. A guide to
understanding students with autism and teaching them effectively in a "regular" classroom.
Ideas for improving reading, handling behavior and promoting friendships with
non-disabled children. A great gift for your child's teachers. Kluth's newest book, Just Give Him The Whale!
Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew Model Me Kids: Videos For Modeling Social Skills for children and teens with autism and Asperger's. Model Me Confidence DVD teaches self-esteem; topics include peer pressure, self-advocacy, choosing friends and group discussion. Time For School features a child narrator and elementary school children modeling conversation and behavior at school. Topics include saying hello, listening to the teacher, showing interest in others and playground behavior. Time for a Playdate shows how to greet your guest, talk about a topic and more.
Autism/Aspergers: Solving the Relationship Puzzle by Dr. Steven E.
Gutstein. Psychologist Gutstein sought to discover why children with
autism lack the social skills that come so easily to others. The result
is his Relationship Development Intervention program for teaching social
skills.
Playing it Right! Social Skills Activities for Parents and Teachers of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Including Asperger Syndrome and Autism
Sensory Integration (Return to top)
The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Aspergers and Sensory Processing Disorders Children's Books about Autism and Asperger's (Return to top)
My Brother Charlie
Can I Tell You About Asperger Syndrome?: A Guide for Friends and Family
Autism Through a Sister's Eyes: A Young Girl's View of Her Brother's Autism by Eve Band Ph.D. and Emily Hecht. Dr. Band, a psychologist, writes this book in the voice of Emily, a real fifth-grader who explores her questions about autism and her feelings about her brother with high-functioning autism. |
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Meltdowns — crying, kicking, tantrumming
— are hard on any parent, especially so if a
child has autism or Asperger's. Autism expert Jed Baker Ph.D. teaches a four-step
program for preventing and managing your child's meltdowns. His program
is based on behavioral principles.
. Ellen Notbohm,
parent and autism columnist, tries to empower
parents, encourage them to trust their instincts, and find
balance in their lives. An uplifting book, with practical
advice on everything from meltdowns to sensory overload, from a
mother who has "been there" too.
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Long title but a very worthwhile book for parents starting their autism
journey. Chantal Sicile-Kira walks you through the diagnosis, treatment
options and coping strategies, from her dual perspective as a former case
manager for people with disabilities and as a parent of an adult son
with autism.
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y Nancy Wiseman
tells you how to find out if your child is developmentally delayed as early as
four months of age. The book provides checklists, discusses screening tests, and, if
your child has
autism, tells you how to design an effective treatment program to help
him reach
his potential. It says taking action is better than waiting to see if
autism develops. 
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First Signs' Nancy Wiseman takes parents beyond the
diagnosis into health care, insurance and educational concerns.
by Maria Wheeler. Children
with autism and PDD can be especially hard to toilet train. This popular guide has
many
tips and examples of how to teach youngsters, through repetition, rewards,
picture schedules and reducing sensory problems.
by Barrie Silberberg, mother of a boy with Asperger's Syndrome. Her
son's behavioral symptoms improved
dramatically after starting a diet free of gluten, casein,
artificial dyes and preservatives.
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A popular book by two Defeat Autism Now practitioners,
developmental pediatrician Pamela Compart M.D. and nutritionist Dana
Laake. Advice for feeding picky eaters, and a good
explanation of how and why the diet can work. Recipes include information on calories, protein, fiber, etc.,
per serving. Updated edition with 100 new recipes and advice for packing school
lunches.
by Kenneth Bock M.D. and Cameron Stauth. They say that a child's genetics "load the gun,
and environment pulls the trigger." Environmental assaults on the developing
immune system may include heavy metals, viruses, vaccines and poor nutrition.
Dr. Bock uses a detective approach in presenting case studies. Broader in scope
than Children with Starving Brains, with a focus on allergies and other
conditions.
by Jacquelyn McCandless M.D. Outlines treatments based on the theory that autism
is a biomedical illness resulting in brain malnutrition. Genetics, in combination with
exposure to pesticides and heavy metals in vaccines, can lead to immune system problems,
gut dysfunction, and yeast and viral infections, says Dr. McCandless,
whose granddaughter has autism.
by Bryan Jepson M.D. with Jane Johnson. Discusses immune system and detoxification problems in
autism, brain inflammation, the effect of mercury, and autism as an
environmental illness. Dr. Jepson is medical director of Thoughtful House,
an autism treatment center in Texas. "Changing the Course of
Autism was written with physicians in mind. It contains over 50 pages of
references to published scientific studies supporting the information and
treatment options provided by Dr. Jepson," said Unlocking Autism, which asked
parents to give a copy to their pediatricians.
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Comedienne Jenny McCarthy, whose son recovered from autism, interviews Jerry
Kartzinel M.D. about Defeat Autism Now biomedical treatments. Dr. Kartzinel
simplifies biomed theories and discusses steps parents can take while
waiting to see a DAN doctor. He provides dosages for supplements, explains
yeast overgrowth and diets, and outlines lab tests. Aimed at parents new to
biomed. People seeking more details may prefer the Bock and McCandless books
(above).
by Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk. Practical tips and strategies for
helping a child with his learning problems, sensory integration,
communication, behavior and social skills. Books by Notbohm are a
pleasure to read.
Revised edition.
by Dr. Tony Attwood. One of the best books on AS, Attwood relies on research
and personal accounts of people with Asperger's to present a positive,
enlightening picture. Includes information on sensory and coordination
problems, and difficulties with empathy in people with Asperger's.
by Lynn Koegel Ph.D. (featured on The Supernanny) and
Claire LaZebnik. Koegel uses a form of applied behavior analysis called Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT). PRT targets certain pivotal skills, such as motivation, that affect development in
many other areas. Dr. Koegel says PRT is a more "child-friendly" form of
treatment. Her book includes chapters on teaching communication,
breaking the cycle of meltdowns, repetitive behaviors like flapping,
social skills, battling fears and fixations, school placement and family
life.
by Patricia Bashe and Barbara Kirby, the founder of the popular Asperger web site,
OASIS.
by Sandra L. Harris and Mary Jane Weiss, ABA experts at Rutgers. A guide
to Applied Behavioral Analysis methods and how they can be used to teach
speech, language, social skills and self-help skills through repetition and
rewards. Harris and Weiss help parents evaluate school programs, home ABA
and center-based ABA.
by Mary Lynch Barbera, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and
parent of a child with autism, and Tracy Rasmussen. One of the
few parent-oriented books about using Verbal Behavior to teach
communication, speech, self-help skills, potty-training and
more.
by Robert Schramm, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. A teaching manual for parents who are new to
the concepts and language of Verbal Behavior therapy. He includes information on
children who don't respond to conventional ABA methods, and on
how VB can be used along with the Relationship Development
Intervention method.
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A must-read for every parent trying to get the best program possible
from the school system. Lawyer Peter Wright and psychotherapist Pamela
Wright explain special education law, how to interpret and and use test
scores, how to write letters to school officials, and how to be an
effective advocate. Easy to understand. Includes sample letters for you
to use.
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the newest book by Peter and Pamela Wright, uses a question-and-answer
format to explain IEPS, ESY and other confusing jargon to parents who
are new to special education. Also a handy reference guide for
experienced advocates who need to look up answers quickly at meetings.
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Created by speech pathologists, this popular DVD uses sign language, facial exercises,
and speech sounds and words to promote speech development in babies, late
talkers and kids with developmental delays. Volume 2 is
sounds.
introduce words through simple scenes that show different types of the object being
taught. Good for children with speech delays, PDD or autism.
teaches signs and words to toddlers and preschoolers. Engaging format.
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Stanley Greenspan M.D. and Serena Wieder Ph.D. explain the Floortime
method of playing with a young child in order to teach social interaction
and communication skills. They encourage a broader view of autism than
traditionally used.
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shows how to use a student's special interests to teach academics, social skills and
communication.
by popular author Ellen Notbohm.
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Rachael Bareket provides a series of activities to help preschoolers and
elementary school students develop social skills.
by
Carol Kranowitz. Does your child spin, fear swings or refuse to eat certain textures of
food? This popular book explains sensory integration disorder in children who may or
may not have another diagnosis. Includes suggestions for sensory experiences you can
provide at home to help your child learn to regulate his senses.
by Carol Kranowitz.
A companion to her first book, this edition includes many ideas for parents who
want fun and educational activities for a child with sensory problems. Siblings
may enjoy these activities, too. Includes "recipes" for fun activities (such as
Shaving Cream Car Wash or Paper Bag Kick Ball) for various ages and sensory
systems.
by Julia Moor. Contains lots
of ideas for how to use play to help your child, focus his
attention, handle sensory problems, and, importantly, have fun. This
updated edition includes advice on using the internet and digital
cameras to make resources and for activities.
by occupational therapist Tara Delaney. Recipes for fun activities to
improve sensory, communication, social and motor skills. Includes a
section for adapting popular board games for a special child.
by Drs. Karen A. Smith and Karen R. Gouze, child psychologists and
parents of children with SI problems. Parenting
tips for understanding and managing behavior caused by sensory problems.
by Holly Robinson Peete, actress and wife of a former NFL quarterback, and her
daughter Ryan. The story is loosely based on their own experiences as the mother
and twin sister, respectively, of a boy with autism. In the book, a girl
explores the ups and downs of life with a twin brother who has autism, with an
emphasis on love and acceptance. Ages 4-8.
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The author, art therapist Fiona Bleach, promotes acceptance of autism. For ages
4-8.
by Jude Welton, illustrated by Jane Telford. A boy named Adam, who has Asperger Syndrome, explains AS to his friends from his point of view. For
children ages 7 to 15.
by
Ellen Sabin. An interactive and character-building book about the
challenges of autism. It focuses on respecting everybody's differences
and treating others the way you would want to be treated. For ages 9 to 12.