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VIDEOS AND ASSESSMENTS

Pathways to Learning in Rett Syndrome

Jackie Lewis and Debbie Wilson

 

 

Rett’s

Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum

Pamela J. Wolfberg

 

 

Early Childhood Education

Perfect Targets: Asperger Syndrome and Bullying(2)

Rebekah Heinrichs

 

 

Asperger’s

Picture Exchange Communication System – PECS Training Manual

Lori Frost, Andy Bondy

$69

 

Communication

PECS Data Forms CD

Lori Frost, Andy Bondy

$10

 

Communication - CD

Pirates: An Early-Years Group Program for Developing Social Understanding…

Dr. Margaret Anne Carter and Josie Santomauro

 

 

Social Skills

Pivotal Response Treatments for Autism

Robert L. Koegel & Lynn Kern Koegel

 

 

Communication

Play & Imagination in Children with Autism

Pamela J. Wolfberg

 

 

Early Childhood Education

Play It Right!  Social Skills Activities…(2)

Rachael Bareket

 

 

Early Childhood Education

Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum

Julia Moor

 

 

Parents

Positive Behavior Curriculum for the Inclusive Classroom (2)

IEP Resources

 

 

Behavior

Positive Behavioral Support: Including people with difficult behavior in the community

Lynn Kern Koegel, Robert L. Koegel, Glen Dunlap

 

This person- and family-centered book features compelling case studies, research-based strategies, and thoughtful discussion pieces written by leaders in behavioral intervention.  Behavior analysts, speech-language pathologist, educators, and child development professionals will find this source to be essential.

Behavior

Power Cards

Elisa Gagnon

 

 

Education

Power Cards

Elisa Gagnon

 

 

Education

Powerful Struggles: Managing Resistance, Building Rapport

John W. Maag

 

 

Behavior

Practical Ideas That Really Work for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Kathleen McConnell, Gail Ryser

 

 

Education

Practical Solutions for Educating Young Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome(2)

Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D.

 

 

Early Childhood Education

Precious Treasure: The Story of Patrick

Elizabeth Matthews

 

 

Novels

Preschool Education Programs for Children with Autism

Jan S. Handleman & Sandra L. Harris

 

 

Early Childhood Education

Preschoolers with Seminars in Speech and Language - Autism: Communication and Language Interventions

Amy M. Wetherby, Ph.D.

 

 

Communication

Prescription for Success: Supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the medical environment

Jill Hudson

 

Resource for supporting children with ASD in otherwise over-stimulating and overwhelming medical environments.  Accompanying CD allows readers to adapt and individualize forms, activities and games.

General Information

Medical

With CD-ROM

Pretending to be Normal – Living with Asperger’s Syndrome

Liane Holliday Willey

 

 

Novels/Asperger’s

Promoting Social Communication

Howard Goldstein, Louise A. Kaczmarek, Kristina M. English

 

 

Social Skills

Promoting Social Success

Gary N. Siperstein, Emily Paige Rickards

 

 

Social Skills

Punished by Rewards

Alfie Kohn

 

 

Behavior

Quick-Guides to Inclusion

Michael F. Giangreco

 

 

Education

Quick-Guides to Inclusion 2

Michael F. Giangreco

 

 

Education

Quick-Guides to Inclusion 3

Michael F. Giangreco

 

 

Education

QuickTips Series One: Behavioral Teaching Strategies (2)

Behavior Analysts, Inc.

 

 

Behavior

Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In – When to Worry and When Not to Worry

Perri Klass, Eileen Costello

$15

 

General Information

Raising a Sensory Smart Child (2)

Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske

 

 

Sensory

Reality Check

Lynn Johnston

 

 

Parents/Family

Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome

Ann Palmer

 

 

 

Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome (1)

Ann Palmer

$20

 

Adult/Transition

Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome (2)

Ann Palmer

$20

 

Adult/Transition

Recipe Handbook of Easy to use Activities for Teaching Autistic Children…

Barbara Bazeghi

 

 

Education

Recipe Handbook of Easy to use Activities for Teaching Autistic Children…

Barbara Bazeghi

 

 

Education

Red and Green Choices: A Positive Behavioral Development Strategy

Green Irene

 

 

Behavior

Red and Green Choices: A Positive Behavioral Development Strategy (2)

Green Irene

 

 

Behavior

Red and Green Choices: Cindy T’s Circle Time (2)

Green Irene

 

 

Red and Green Choices:

Red and Green Choices: Niki’s Next Grade

Green Irene

 

 

Behavior

Red and Green Choices: Niki’s Next Grade

Green Irene

 

 

Behavior

Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults (2)

Steven E. Gutstein & Rachelle K. Sheely

 

 

Social Skills

Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children (2)

Steven E. Gutstein & Rachelle K. Sheely

 

 

Social Skills

Resources for the Transition Educator

Vocational Rehabilitation

 

 

Adult/Transition

Right Address…Wrong Planet: Children with Asperger Syndrome becoming adults

Gena P. Barnhill

 

 

Asperger’s

Running on Dreams(2)

Herb Heiman

 

 

Novels

S.O.S.: Social Skills in Our Schools

Michelle A. Dunn

 

 

Social Skills

Safe & Secure Learners from the Start

Gay McTate, Barbara Jackson and Linda Esterling

 

 

Early Childhood Education

SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach for Children with ASD  Vol 1 - Assessment

Barry M. Prizant, Amy M. Wetherby, Emily Rubin, Amy C. Laurent, and Patrick J. Rydell

 

 

Assessment

SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach for Children with ASD  Vol II – Program Planning & Intervention

Barry M. Prizant, Amy M. Wetherby, Emily Rubin, Amy C. Laurent, and Patrick J. Rydell

 

 

Assessment/Intervention

Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms (2)

Marvin Terban

 

 

Communication

Scripting: Social Communication for Adolescents

Patti Waldo

 

 

Social Skills

Self-Advocacy Activities for Secondary Students

Compiled and formatted by Jan Barber

 

 

Adult/Transition

Sensory Processing Disorder Kit: Simulations and Solutions for Parents, Teachers and Therapists (2)

Jenny Clark Brack

 

 

Sensory

Sexuality

Karin Melberg Schwier & Dave Hingsburer

 

 

 

Sharing Information About Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Beverly Vicker, M.S.

 

 

Parents – Respite Caregivers

Sibshops: Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs

Donald J. Meyer & Patricia F. Vadasy

 

 

Parent/Family

Simple Strategies That Work!

Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, Dena Gitlitz

 

 

Education

Simple Strategies That Work!

Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, Dena Gitlitz

 

 

Education

Simple Strategies That Work!

Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, Dena Gitlitz

 

 

Education

Simple Strategies That Work!

Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, Dena Gitlitz

 

 

Education

Simple Strategies That Work!

Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, Dena Gitlitz

 

 

Education

Simple Strategies That Work!

Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, Dena Gitlitz

 

 

Education

Sleep Better! A Guide…

V. Mark Durand

 

 

Parent/Family

Sleep Better! A Guide…

V. Mark Durand

 

 

Parent/Family

So What Can I Do?

Gail Kushnir

 

 

Behavior

So You Want to Be a Special Education Teacher

Jim Yerman

 

 

1st Person

Social Communication

M. Ann Marquis

 

 

Social Skills

Social Series: Some Social Communication Skill Objectives and Teaching Strategies for People with Autism

Nancy Dalrymple 1992

 

 

Social Skills

Social Skills Stories

Anne Marie Johnson and Jackie L. Susnik

 

 

Communication

Social Skills Training (2)?

Jed E. Baker

 

 

Social Skills

Sometimes My Brother(4)

Angie Healy

 

 

Books for Kids

Songs of the Gorilla Nation

Dawn Prince-Hughes, Ph.D.

 

 

Novels

Soon Will Come The Light

Thomas A. McKean

 

 

Novels

Space Travelers: Space Guide Manual (2)

M. A. Carter and J. Santomauro

 

 

Social Skills

Space Travelers: Student Manual (2)

M. A. Carter and J. Santomauro

 

 

Social Skills

Special Children Challenged Parents

Robert A. Naseef, Ph.D.

 

 

Parents

Special People, Special Ways

Arlene Maguire

 

 

Books for Kids

Starting Points (2)

Jill Hudson, Brenda Smith Myles

 

 

Asperger’s

Starting Sensory Integration Therapy: Fun activities that won’t destroy your home or classroom!

Bonnie Arnwine

$20

 

Sensory

Staying in the Game

James W. Loomis

 

 

Social

Steps to Independence

Bruce L. Baker, Alan J. Brightman

 

 

Parent/Family

Sticker Strategies: Practical Strategies to Encourage Social Thinking and Organization

Michelle Garcia Winner

 

 

Communication

Story Builders: Dinosaurs

Dowling Magnetics

 

 

Early Childhood Materials

Story Builders: Farm

Dowling Magnetics

 

 

Early Childhood Materials

Story Builders: Pets

Dowling Magnetics

 

 

Early Childhood Materials

Strategies at Hand

Robin D. Brewer, Ed.D., & Tracy G. Mueller, Ph.D

 

 

 

Strategies at Hand

Robin D. Brewer, Ed.D., & Tracy G. Mueller, Ph.D

 

 

 

Strategies at Hand

Robin D. Brewer, Ed.D., & Tracy G. Mueller, Ph.D

 

 

 

Strategies for Organization

Michelle Garcia Winner

 

 

 

Strengthening Relationships: When Our Children Have Special Needs

Nicholas Martin, M.A.

$25

 

Parents

Succeeding with the Difficult Young Child (preschool – 2nd grade) Audio Seminar (6 cassette tapes & 2 manuals)

Gary Benton - BER

 

 

Behavior

Sundays with Matthew(2)

Matthew Lancelle & Jeanette Lesada

 

 

Books for Kids

Super Skills (2)

Judith Couvouvanis

 

 

Social Skills

 

 

Pathways To Learning in Rett Syndrome Jackie Lewis and Debbie Wilson This book will give teachers strategies to utilize with girls with Rett Syndrome.   It also will be a welcome resource to parents.
Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum:  The Art of Guiding Children’s Socialization and Imagination Wolfberg, Pamela This author essentially translates theory into effective and meaningful practice, giving practitioners, parents and other caregivers the tools to initiate peer play groups for children in school, home, and community settings.                             
Perfect Targets:  Bullying and Asperger's Syndrome Heinrichs, Rebekah Many of the children with AS and HFA are targets of bullying.  This book explores bullying and presents strategies and some possible solutions that adults could utilize.
Pirates:  An Early-Years Group Program For Developing Social Understanding and Social competence for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Challenges Dr. Margaret Anne Carter and Josie Santomauro A social understanding program is for preschool-to-third-grand children who have social cognitive challenges, including ASD.  Divided into four levels and can be used by a teacher, counselor, therapist, or paraprofessional with either full class or a small group.
Prescription for Success:  Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Medical Environment Jill Hudson This book is designed to help make the medical experience easier for all involved.  It presents information on ASD and the varying developmental levels, interventions, and assessments that medial staff, parents, educators, and key service providers can use to more effectively interact with and support children with ASD while in the medical setting.
Picture the Progress:  Drawings of Positive Student Behavior for Behavior Cards, Discussion Cards, and Rule Charts Street, Annabelle & Cattoche, Robert Great Pictures to Use!
Playing Smart:  The Family Guide to Enriching, Offbeat Learning Activities for Ages 4-14 Perry, Susan While none of the activities in this creative collection of fun and games is specially designed to make a child read more , write better or score higher on tests, those are often the results of “playing smarter.”  Fun and creative ideas.
Positive Behavioral Support:  Including People with Difficult Behavior in the Community Koegel, Lynn; Koegel, Robert; & Dunlap, Glen Person and family centered book helps answer questions about strategies and approaches that make inclusion possible for individuals who engage in challenging and self-injurious behavior.
Power Cards:Using Special Interests to Motivate Children and Youth with Asperger Syndrome and Autism Elisa Gagnon This is a step by step book for parents and teachers to help change an unwanted or inappropriate behavior by capitalizing on the special interests that characterize our kids.  Good useful strategy.
Powerful Struggles:  Managing Resistance, Building Rapport Maag, John A new look at managing resistance that challenges the traditional notion that resistance resides in students – that students’ behaviors are the source of the problem.  In this book the reader will discover secrets of turning resistance into compliance.
Practical Solutions to Everyday Challenges for Children with Asperger's Syndrome Myles, Haley What do you say when someone gives you a gift?  How do you handle somebody who brags and shows off?  In this charmingly illustrated book, 9 year old Haley gives simple, no-nonsense suggestions and advice of how to handle these  and other everyday occurrences that can be particularly challenging for children and youth with Asperger's Syndrome.  The book is of particular interest for children 5-11
Pretending to Be Normal:  Living with Asperger’s Syndrome Willey, Liane;  Forward by Tony Atwood Wonderful story of discovery of AS and also coping strategies.
Puberty Happens   This is a great book for young people. It addresses some of the body changes that go along with puberty. It will help them learn to take care of themselves from head to toe.
Right Address . . . Wrong Planet  Barnhill, Gina An important look at adolescents and adults with Asperger's Syndrome who have gone undiagnosed till late in life
Running on Dreams Herb Heiman A wonderful book about a friendship of a 15 year old boy with autism and a "cool" jock mentor.  The book is written from both Justin's and Brad's perspectives as they struggle to understand  each other and themselves.
Scripting:  Social Communication for Adolescents Mayo, Patty; & Waldo, Patti This resource helps adolescents develop social communication skills that would allow them to function more effectively and independently at school, at home, and in the community.  Can be used with a wide range of students and ability levels, including students displaying attention deficits and self-control problems.
Simple Strategies That Work!  Helpful Hints for  All Educators of Students with Asperger Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism, and Related Disabilities. Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, and Dena Gitlitz This book discusses problems that arise and how teachers can adjust the classroom to accommodate, while not interfering with normal classroom routines.  It also has tables and boxes for quick reference and clear understanding.  It also looks at what can cause anxiety for the AS/HFA student and how this can lead to decreased academic and social performance.
Sibshops:  Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs. Meyer, Donald J.& Vadasy, Patricia F. This is a program that helps bring siblings together to help them understand their siblings while enhancing their own self-image.
Siblings of Children with Autism:  A Guide for Families Harris, Susan This is an invaluable guide to understanding sibling relationships, how autism affects theses relationships, and what families can do to support their children as they cope with the intensive needs of a child with autism.
So, You Want To Be a Special Education Teacher  Yerman, Jim A heart warming and very humorous view of the challenges and successes of those who teach students with special needs.  
Social Skills Training  Baker, Jed A “how to” manual.  This book covers everything from assessment and strategies for social skills training to behavior management and peer acceptance through sensitivity training.  Has lesson plans and activities.
Songs of the Gorilla Nation Prince-Huges, Dawn Best selling book on her journey through Autism.
Soon the Light Will Come  McKean, Thomas A. Written by an autistic adult, this sensitive, humorous book documents the confusion of misdiagnosis, spending years in an institution, and finally journeying into adulthood, searching for answers.
Special People, Special Ways  Maguire, Arlene A beautiful picture book that encourages the youngest readers to think positively about people with disabilities.  Written in easy to understand rhyming verses, this book suggests that everyone has something to contribute.
Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs Baker and Brightman Parents, this is a wonderful book! You are your child's first and most influential teacher! Utilize this resource to help with those everyday skills that will be so important to your child!
Succeeding with the Difficult Young Child Benton, Gary This is a live audio seminar with the manual from a conference given by Gary Benton in 2004
Sundays with Matthew:  A Young Boy with Autism and an Artist Share Their Sketchbooks Matthew Lancelle and Jennette Lesada This is a first person account of a person who worked with a student on the spectrum and how shared interests make for friendships.
Super Silly Sayings that are Over Your Head: A Children's Illustrated Book of Idioms   This book is for anyone who struggles to understand what people mean when they say things that, taken literally, just don't make sense.