Basic Skills Checklists

3 Copies

Marlene Breitenbach

$20

Assessment/Education

Becoming Remarkably Able: Walking the Path to Talents, Interests, and Personal Growth

3 Copies

Jackie Marquette

$24.95

Tapping into their gifts and strengths can lead youth to growth, independent living and increased community involvement …  Preparing youth with autism spectrum and related disorders ages 12 and older for life after high school requires new thinking and new actions from everyone so that options for our youth lead to continued personal growth and increased quality of life.  Becoming Remarkably Able is a system of ongoing assessments with action steps. The model is designed for family members and professionals to guide an individual through an exploration process to identify strengths and gifts that supports emotional needs and promotes growth.   The activities are based upon real-life experiences from the author's research, to include her son Trent, who has autism. Because every one has strengths, this resource is helpful for individuals who are high functioning as well as for those who have more significant disabilities. With a focus on increased capability or independence, Becoming Remarkably Able helps establish goals and pursue paths for students during transition in the quest for a true "quality of life."

Adult/Transition

Behavior Intervention for Young Children with Autism (ABA) (2)

Catherine Maurice

$49.00

 
Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism is a comprehensive assessment and intervention guide that presents research-based methods and strategies to develop social and communication skills in children with autism.

Behavior

Behavior Management Guide for Paras

Norma Dych, Ed.D., MaryKay Zabel, Ph.D., Robert H. Zabel, Ph.D.

Paraprofessionals

Beyond the Autism Diagnosis

3 Copies

Marion O’Brien, Julie A. Daggett

$29.95

After a child’s autism diagnosis, how can therapists, educators, and early interventionists best support parents and caregivers? This book is filled with the first-hand parent feedback professionals need to answer this critical question. Building on their research project that captured the experiences of more than 60 families, the authors reflect on excerpts from dozens of interviews that reveal parents’ needs, concerns, beliefs, and dreams. Through these candid revelations and the authors’ expert commentary, professionals will increase their understanding of the parent experience so they can provide the best possible services for children and families. Readers will discover invaluable insights they’ll use to

• avoid misunderstandings and communicate accurately and sensitively
• understand parents’ complex emotions and perceptions
• nurture strong, respectful partnerships with parents
• conduct effective assessment and intervention
• demystify assessment results for parents
• assist families in choosing and evaluating intervention services
• help families manage the short- and long-term issues that arise when parenting a child with ASD
• increase their own awareness of the vocabulary of autism and the facts and mysteries of the disorder

General Information

Beyond the Silence

Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

$20.00

Tito is an 11 year old boy from south India with a special talent.  Although almost completely non-verbal, he can communicate his thoughts and feelings through remarkable prose and poetry, written in fluent English.  Tito also has autism.  Through his writing, he explains how he deals with this hidden disability and how it affects his view of the world.

Novels

Blue Bottle Mystery

Kathy Hoopmann

$12.95

This is a warm, fun-filled fantasy story for children with a difference: the hero is Ben, a boy with Asperger Syndrome. When Ben and his friend Andy find an old bottle in the school yard, they little realize the surprises about to be unleashed in their lives. Bound up with this exciting mystery is the story of how Ben is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and how he and his family deal with the problems and joys that come along.

Asperger’s

Born on a Blue Day

2 Copies

Daniel Tammet

$14.00

Born on a Blue Day is a journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today -- guided by the owner himself. Daniel Tammet is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and able to explain what is happening inside his head.

He sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He can learn to speak new languages fluently, from scratch, in a week. In 2004, he memorized and recited more than 22,000 digits of pi, setting a record. He has savant syndrome, an extremely rare condition that gives him the most unimaginable mental powers, much like those portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the film Rain Man.

Novels

Bridging the Gap

Rondalyn Varney Whitney

Millions of children suffer from Nonverbal Learning Disorder, a neurological deficit that prevents them from understanding nonverbal cues like tone of voice and facial expression. Though they are exceptionally bright and extremely articulate, these children often have difficulty in social situations-and can become depressed, withdrawn, or anxious. In "Bridging the Gap," Rondalyn Varney Whitney-a pediatric occupational therapist and the parent of a child with NLD-offers practical suggestions that will help parents put their child on the path to a happy, fulfilling life.

General Information

Bringing up Parents: The Teenager’s Handbook

2 Copies

Alex J. Packer, Ph.D.

$15.95

You can get what you want. Bringing Up Parents shows you how.

Forget that your parents are supposed to be "bringing you up." With the strategies, tips, and techniques in this book you can bring them up to be everything you want them to be: parents who trust you, listen to you, respect your opinions, accept your feelings, and let you be yourself.

Along the way, you'll gain more privileges. You'll have more say in family decisions. You'll discover how to use "parent psychology" to get what you need. You'll find out how to solve problems, even head them off before they happen. And you'll help to create a healthier, happier home environment for everyone.

Straight talk, specific suggestions, lots of ideas, and laughs--that's what you'll find in Bringing Up Parents, the book that helps you raise parents who act like adults.

Parents

Build Your Own Life: A self-help guide for individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome

Wendy Lawson

$18.95

As someone with Asperger Syndrome, Wendy Lawson knows all about the social difficulties that accompany the condition. In this book, she guides others on the autism spectrum through the confusing map of life, tackling the building bricks of social existence one by one with humour, insight and practical suggestions. Exploring what it is like to be an adult in an alien world, she looks at the concepts of 'self' and 'other' and talks about the people in our lives - how to relate to them, how we can use their support and how we can protect ourselves in the process. Using poetry and illustrations, she goes on to explain the difficult notion of 'putting on a face', looks at how to assess personal skills in order to develop them into a suitable career and how to deal with unwelcome changes in life. This book is essential reading for all those on the higher-functioning end of the autism spectrum, helping them to get the best out of a world that is often confusing and aiding those close to them to understand their perspective.

Asperger’s

Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration

(3 copies)

Paula Aquilla, Shirley Sutton

$35.00

This book is perfect for those working with young children, but broad enough to be adapted for older children and adults. It provides creative techniques and useful tips while offering innovative strategies and practical advice for dealing with everyday challenges, including managing behaviors, improving muscle tone, developing social skills, selecting diets -- and more! Written by three experienced occupational therapists, Building Bridges through Sensory Integration offers a combination of theory and strategies. Part one explains the role of occupational therapists in treatment and an examination of the theory of sensory integration. Part two offers methods of identifying sensory integration problems in children, along with a range of strategies and activity suggestions.

Sensory

Building Social Relationships

6 Copies

Scott Bellini

$39.95

Parents and professionals often ask how to teach social skills and how to design social skills programs for children with ASD. Often they are seeking answers to basic questions such as “where do we start” and “what strategies do we use?” This book addresses the need for social programming for children and adolescents with ASD by providing a comprehensive five-step model. The model incorporates the following five steps: assess social functioning, distinguish between skill acquisition and performance deficits, select intervention strategies, implement intervention, and evaluate and monitor progress. This model will also show you how to organize and make sense of the myriad of social skills strategies and resources currently available to parents and professionals – it is not meant to replace other resources or strategies, but synthesize them into one comprehensive program.

Social Skills

Can’t Eat, Won’t Eat

Brenda Legge

$20.00

This book is fantastic. As a mother of an 8 year old with Asperger's, it has given me a sense of relief that my son isn't too bad with his limited food choices. The tips on presenting foods will be invaluable. After reading the book, I no longer feel like an inadequate, poor mother who panders to tantrums over food. Thoroughly recommended reading for all parents who have concerns about their childs diet, whether special needs or not. Will also be recommending this book to other family members who criticise when I bring my son's own food to special occasions and outings outside our home environment.

Parents

Captain Tommy

Abby Ward Messner

$9.95

More than a delightful story, Captain Tommy teaches understanding and kindness. Tommy goes to “space camp" and meets John, a boy who seems “spaced out" and different from other children. The camp counselor makes Tommy the captain of the spaceship, and gives him the job of getting John to interact with the other space-kids. After several attempts, Tommy succeeds, and John shows everyone how to climb a “space pole" and slide back down. The kids are impressed, and John becomes a true part of the group, no longer “lost in space." Great for kids with spectrum children in their lives!

Books for Kids

Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings, Creating a Place for All Children

Susan Hart Bell, Victoria Carr, Dawn Denno, Lawrence J. Johnson, Louise R. Phillips

$25.00

Created for teachers, child care providers, and other professionals in early childhood settings, this strategy-filled resource helps address a wide range of challenging behaviors in students with or without disabilities. Based on the latest research and the authors' classroom experience, the book helps early childhood teams assess the classroom environment and link effective behavioral interventions to developmentally appropriate curricula and teaching practices. Filled with classroom-based strategies, realistic vignettes, and classroom application sections that help readers assess their current practices and implement the suggested strategies, this book gives early childhood teams invaluable guidance on working with children with challenging behaviors and building positive relationships with their families.

Behavior

Children and Youth With Asperger Syndrome

2 Copies

Brenda Smith Myles

$34.00

Asperger Syndrome (AS) is a disorder in the autism spectrum, and students with AS suffer from similar, though milder symptoms as students with autism. Classroom teacher who are charged with teaching students with AS generally have not been provided the skills and knowledge to do so. Crafting and implementing plans for students is nearly impossible without a clear understanding of the disorder, or clearly defined instructional methods and strategies.

Asperger’s

Children with Autism: Second Edition

Colwyn Trevarthen, Kenneth Aitken, Despina Papoudi, and Jacqueline Robarts

Classroom Coaches Teaching Effective Classroom Routines:

5 Copies

Joe Witt, Lynn LaFleur, Gale Naquin, Donna Gilbertson

Education

Clear Thinking: Talking Back to Whispering Shadows

Polly Nichols

Adult/Transition

Karen Loden Talmage

COACH: Choosing Outcomes and Accommodations for Children – Second Edition

Michael F. Giangreco, Chigee J. Cloninger, Virginia Salce Inverson

$39.95

Now we have a systematic plan of action to guide us in our move toward inclusion. . . . COACH is a very practical guide. I would recommend it to any special education center, school, or service." —Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Education

Comic Strip Conversations

3 Copies

Carol Gray

$9.95

This simple guide contains everything parents and professionals need to create comic strip conversations. Using simple drawings, comic strip conversations systematically identify what people say and do, and emphasize what people may be thinking--particularly helpful for individuals on the autism spectrum who often have difficulty understanding others' point of view. Comic strip conversations are based on the belief that visualization and visual supports found useful in structuring learning for students with autism and related disorders may also improve their understanding and comprehension of conversation.

Communication

Communication-Based Intervention for Problem Behavior

Edward G. Carr, Len Levin, Gene McConnachie, Jane I. Carlson, Duane C. Kemp, Christopher E. Smith

Behavior/Communication

Confusion Loneliness Depression Asperger’s Syndrome – A Journey

John and Patricia Brine

$16.00

In this book, an adult who has Asperger's Syndrome describes his experiences as he grew up, and his mother complements his writing with an account of the family's efforts to understand him.  The family's experiences - mistakes, successes, heartaches, and joys--are told in the hope they will help parents who are baffled by similar behaviors in their own children.  Classroom teachers, family doctors, psychologists, and therapists may find this account assists them in their quest to better understand these "eccentric" children.

Asperger’s

CoTeaching Students with Autism K-5

Judi Kinney and Debbie Fischer

Education

Creating a “Win-Win IEP” for students with Autism

Beth Fouse, Ph.D.

$34.95

This book is written for parents and families of students with autism. It introduces them first to the complex of initials and special language in the educational world so they may initially understand and communicate effectively. Step-by-step, Dr. Fouse details the legal case studies, and state and federal regulations and other laws which support the necessity for an Individual Education Plan (IEP). It provides the form letters to request, confirm, or appeal the IEP; discusses the parents' rights, the teachers' legal responsibilities, and, even, the danger signals for both teachers and parents so they may avoid problems on their way to a successful plan. It's a bible for anyone going through the IEP process.

Legal – IEP

Dear Megan

4 Copies

Mary Beth Busby & Megan Massey

$12.71

Mary Beth Busby and Megan Massey have something in common--they are both mothers of two sons with Fragile X syndrome (the most common form of inherited mental retardation and the most common cause of autism).
When Mary Beth Busby’s sons, Robert and Jack, were born in 1964 and 1965, Fragile X had not even been identified as a genetic abnormality. By the time Megan Massey’s sons Jack and Jacob were born in 1989 and 1991, a few researchers had identified it, but few pediatricians knew it existed. Today it is known that Fragile X affects 1 in 4000 males and 1 in 6000 females of all races and ethnic groups.
Mary Beth and Megan met when they both became active in the Fragile X Research Foundation (FRAXA). They wrote "Dear Megan" to offer hope and support to the millions of parents who care for and love their disabled children.
Written in the form of intimate letters between the two authors--who are separated in age by a generation--the book reveals the personal side of parents struggling with the challenges of school systems and health systems, marriage, and life to care for their disabled sons. It also shows the joy and love they find through these special children and adults

Novels

DEC Recommended Practices in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education

Susan Sandall, Mary E.McLean, Barbara J. Smith

$18.00

Early Childhood Education

2 Copies

Developing Talents

3 Copies

Temple Grandin & Kate Duffy

$21.95

Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism

Adult/Transition

Diagnosing Jefferson

Norm Ledgin

$24.95

Historians have long remarked on Thomas Jefferson's "peculiarities." But it took author Norm Ledgin, whose son has Asperger's Syndrome, to see what others did not. In this intriguing book, Ledgin carefully constructs a convincing case for the likelihood that Thomas Jefferson had Asperger's Syndrome. He matches Jefferson's behaviors with five diagnostic criteria for Asperger's: social impairment, preoccupation with "special interests," impairment in nonverbal communication, lack of emotional reciprocity, and inflexible adherence to nonfunctional routines. He also addresses other well-known signs of Asperger's, such as failure to recognize social cues, need for calming pressure, and indifference to peer pressure. A fascinating read!

Novels/History/Education/Health

Dictionary of Developmental Disabilities Terminology – Second Edition

Pasquale J. Accardo & Barbara Y. Whitman

$34.95

Now in its second edition, this illustrated dictionary provides clear, concise, and trustworthy definitions of thousands of disorders, assessment tools, theories, anatomical terms, medications, interventions, diagnoses, professional organizations, and more. In this expanded edition, you’ll find

• new information from the rapidly changing field of genetics
• key legislation and public laws
• points of debate
• major associations and groups in the disability field
• terminology used in many fields, such as medicine, psychology, pharmacology, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology
• tests and published instruments frequently used in these fields

Written by a multidisciplinary team for a multidisciplinary audience, this key resource will deepen your understanding of your chosen field, increase your knowledge of related fields, and help you “talk the talk” of a wide range of specialties. It’s a reference you’ll keep handy for years to come!

General Information

Don’t Shoot The Dog! – Revised Edition

2 Copies

Karen Pryor

$17.00

Use behavioral training on people, dogs and other animals to make changes! End undesirable behavior; learn "affection training". One of our best selling books!

Do-Watch-Listen-Say

Kathleen Ann Quill

$60.00

Children with autism pose a perplexing and inconsistent puzzle when it comes to their social skills and communication development. You need research-based techniques that will enable you to support the acquisition of these vital skills. In this guide, you'll get this and more as you

• apply the new state-of-the-art assessment tool to guide your curriculum for individual students
• discover a range of proven strategies that combine the best of behavioral and developmental intervention practices
• find hundreds of suggested activities to build social play, group skills, and communication in fun and creative ways
• chart your interventions with the easy-to-use data collection forms and guidelines

This comprehensive intervention guide and accompanying activities are easily adapted to develop a curriculum for both children who are verbal and those who use augmentative and alternative communication, and it can be implemented at home or in the classroom. Excellent for educators and speech language pathologists, this practical, user-friendly resource gives you the methods you need to build social and communication skills in children with autism.

Assessment

Driver’s Evaluation and Training for Students with Disabilities (Jan. 2002)

Nebraska Department of Education

A Guide for Transition Planning – driver’s evaluation and training.

Adult/Transition