Emergence: Labeled Autistic
by Temple Grandin, Margaret M. Scariano

Excellent personal account of how Temple Grandin went from a severely autistic child to become a leader in her professional field.

The Source for Treatment Methodologies in Autism
by Gail J. Richard

Provides thorough information for each of 12
treatment methodologies including sensory integration, TEACCH, auditory integration training, facilitated communication, Fast ForWord, vitamins and medications, and 6 more.

Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
by Tony Attwood, Lorna Wing

Describes individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome including the problems that they and their families, teachers and care givers face, and outlines practical and achievable strategies for intervention.

Visual Strategies for Improving Communication: Volume 1: Practical Supports for School and Home
by Linda A. Hodgdon

Describes numerous strategies to enhance communication interactions for students with autism and other moderate to severe communication disorders. Assists the reader in designing communication solutions.

Solving Behavior Problems in Autism: Improving Communication with Visual Strategies
by Linda A. Hodgdon

Includes positive, proactive practical strategies to improve communication thus improving behavior problems. Includes numerous samples and examples.

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping With Sensory Integration Dysfunction
by Carol Stock Kranowitz

"Difficult." "Picky." "Oversensitive." "Clumsy." "Unpredictable." "Inattentive." Children who have been labeled with words like these may actually be suffering from Sensory Integration Disorder–a very common, but frequently misdiagnosed, condition that can manifest itself in excessively high or low activity levels, problems with motor coordination, oversensitivity or undersensitivity to sensations and movements, and other symptoms. This guide, written by an expert in the field, explains how SI Dysfunction can be confused with ADD, learning disabilities, and other problems, tells how parents can recognize the problem–and offers a drug-free treatment approach for children who need help.

Writing Social Stories with Carol Gray
produced by Future Horizons

Excellent video workshop with accompanying
booklet that leads the participant through exercises so, by the end, participants feel comfortable writing social stories.

Trevor Trevor
by Diane Twachtman-Cullen

Written by a speech therapist, this children’s book offers a metaphorical story that relates how Trevor is misunderstood and then accepted by his classmates. Appropriate for children ages 7-13.

Autism & PDD:
Safety
Autism & PDD:
Social Skills Lessons - Primary
Autism & PDD:
Intermediate Social Skills Lessons
Autism & PDD:
Adolescent Social Skills Lessons
(All published by LinguiSystems)

Excellent series of books that teach critical safety and social skills using a strong visual format. Individual lessons may be copied for student use.

Autism: The Child Who Couldn’t Play
produced by Films for the Humanities

Good video to use to introduce autism to any parent or professional new to the disability. 47 minutes long, color.

“Autism Asperger’s Digest Magazine”
available through Future Horizons

Six high quality issues per year covering the latest people, products, research, and viewpoints emerging in the field of autism spectrum disorders.

www.FutureHorizons-autism.com
1-800-489-0727

Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph Over Autism
by Catherine Maurice

Let Me Hear Your Voice is an account of a family's experience with autism. Both their 2nd and 3rd children were diagnosed as autistic. The author of this book, the mother, described the hard times and the triumphs that they encountered, and the different therapies that they tried.

Out of Silence: An Autistic Boy's Journey into Language and Communication
by Russell Martin

This book is about a little boy who was walking and crawling at an early age and said his first word at 18 months. After receiving his DPI shot he stopped talking and began to scream constantly. He was diagnosed with autism. After several years of silence and screams of terror, Ian was put into school and eventually spoke his first word again. This was the same word he spoke at 18 months, "cow".

Son Rise: The Miracle Continues
by Barry Neil Kaufman, Raun Kaufman

This is the story of the Kaufmans and their son, Raun, who was diagnosed with autism. After watching Raun withdraw into his own world, they decided to invent their own methods of helping. There was no conditions, no expectations and no judgements. They often imitated Raun to turn his strange habits into acceptable communal events. For two and a half years, the Kaufmans continued in their efforts not knowing the end results. By age four, they had a normal four year old with no signs of the former conditions.

Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life With Autism
by Temple Grandin, Oliver Sacks

Celebrated for her unique empathy with animals, the subject of Oliver Sacks's An Anthropologist on Mars, describes her life with autism and how she has used her strong visual sensibility to cope with it.