A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member and Teacher Needs to Know

A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member and Teacher Needs to Know by Fred Volkmar and Lisa Wiesner (XAB Volkm 2009 c.2) Written by the director of the Yale Child Study Center and a pediatrician, A Practical Guide to Autism is filled with advice and answers to everyday questions about living and learning […]

Teaching Social Communication to Children with Autism: A Practitioner’s Guide to Parent Training and A Manual for Parents

Teaching Social Communication to Children with Autism: A Practitioner’s Guide to Parent Training and A Manual for Parents by Brooke Ingersoll, PhD and Anna Dvortcsak, MS. (XSS Inger 2010) This training manual provides parents with easy to use strategies based on the latest scientific findings.  It provides parents new approaches to communicating with and teaching […]

Thinking About You, Thinking About Me

Thinking About You, Thinking About Me by Michelle Garcia Winner. (XSS Winne 2007think) One fundamental deficit a person with autism faces relates to perspective taking – the ability of one person to consider the point of view and motives of another. This book addresses the different ways this problem can present itself, the current thinking on […]

Fitting In and Having Fun-Vol. #1 and #2

Fitting In and Having Fun-Vol. #1 and #2 (DVD) by Amos Wolf Jonathan Dana, Michael Dana, and Michael Dana. (XSS Fitti 2005) This is a video modeling program for Children with High Functioning Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and Other Nonverbal Learning Disorders. This video features real life social situations reenacted by children. It highlights what you […]

Drawing a Blank: Improving Comprehension for Readers on the Autism Spectrum

Drawing a Blank: Improving Comprehension for Readers on the Autism Spectrum  by Emily Iland, MA. (XED Iland 2011) Using a clearly stated and well-organized approach, this practical resource provides educational professionals and parents with the tools to improve comprehension for good decoders who have reading comprehension difficulties, as well as readers who struggle with both […]

From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide

Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide by Peter W. D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright. (XED Wrigh 2001) This book will teach you how to plan, prepare, organize and get quality special education services. This comprehensive easy-to-read book will assist in teaching you your child’s disability and educational needs, how to […]

Teach Me Language: A Language Manual for children with autism, Asperger’s syndrome and related developmental disorders

Teach Me Language: A Language Manual for children with autism, Asperger’s syndrome and related developmental disorders by Sabrina, Ph.D. Freeman, Lorelei Dake, and Sabrina K. Freeman. (XCM Freem 1997) This step by step “How to” manual has instructions, explanations, examples, games and cards that attack language weaknesses common to children with pervasive developmental disorders aged […]

Tasks Galore: Creative Ideas for Teachers, Therapists and Parents Working with Children with Autism

Tasks Galore: Creative Ideas for Teachers, Therapists and Parents Working with Children with Autism by Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell & Kathy Hearsey. (XED Ecken 2003) This book designed for teachers, therapists, and parents, assists in creating a fun and meaningful task collection. Emphasis is on helping any student/child feel successful. Pp. 66. If available, item can be […]

The Zones of Regulation

The Zones of Regulation by Leak Kuypers (XBM Kuype 2011) Self-regulation is something everyone continually works on, whether we are cognizant of it or not.  We all encounter trying circumstances that test our limits from time to time.  If we are able to recognize when we are becoming less regulated, we are able to do something about […]

The Incredible 5 Point Scale: Assisting Students with ASD in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling their Emotional Responses

The Incredible 5 Point Scale:  Assisting Students with ASD in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling their Emotional Responses  by Kari Buron & Mitzi Curtis. (XBM Buron 2003) Two teachers share their simple yet successful concept of the 5 point scale to help students understand and control their emotional reactions to everyday events that might otherwise […]