Asperger’s Syndrome
Written and Compiled by Jeppesen and Walters
A little bit of everything. Good food for thought. Lots of sample ideas.
Asperger's Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Teachers
By Cumine, Leach & Stevenson
Excellent! User friendly and practical.
Asperger’s Syndrome and Adolescence
By Teresa Bolick, Ph. D.
Good; very thorough. Areas of focus indexed for easy look-up.
Asperger's Syndrome and Sensory Issues
By Brenda Smith Myles
Good overview. Food for thought.
Autism, Advocates and Law Enforcement Professionals
By Dennis Debbaudt
An excellent reference to help us teach students about the real world.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
By Mark Haddon
A fictional novel about a young man with Asperger’s Syndrome. A truly insightful story. A quick, easy and informative read.
Diagnostic Criteria & ASD
Web site references
Short, sweet and to the point.
Health Care and the Autism Spectrum
By Alison Morton-Cooper
An excellent book to help caregivers think about all the ‘what ifs.’
Online Asperger’s Syndrome Information & Suspport O.A.S.I.S.
Behavior, goals, sample forms, social stories, etc.
Good materials.
The Original Social Story Book
By Jenison Public Schools/Carol Gray
A collection of social stories.
The Puzzle of Autism
by NEA & ASA
Excellent! User friendly.
Songs of the Gorilla Nation – My Journey Through Autism
By Dawn Prince-Hughes, Ph. D.
Autobiography of a Northwest resident – Must read
Understanding the Nature of Autism and Asperger’s Disorder
By Edward R. Ritvo, M.D.
User friendly, with great insights and info. Excellent.
Unlocking the Mystery of Sensory Dysfunction
By Elizabeth Anderson
Good to refer to.
Aut m ‘Autism’
by Dr. Mesibov
Aut n ‘Autism’
By Eileen McCormick 1997
Aut 1 ‘Autistic Spectrum Disorder (PDD) National Institute of mental Health Booklet April 2004
All the facts!
Aut 2 Autism, Advocates and Law Enforcement Professionals
By Dennis Debbaudt
An excellent reference to help us teach students about the real world.
Br 1 Autism, Brain and Environment
By Richard Lathe
User friendly, but scientific text. Where do we think it might come from, what does it look like and lots more. Very interesting to flip through and read whatever catches your eye.
Aut 2m ‘Autism: New Advances in Understanding & Treatment
By Geraldine Dawson
1 hour VCR
Aut 3 Autism - a Reappraisol of concepts & Treatment
edited: M. Rutte & E. Schopler -1978
Historical perspective
Aut 4 Autism Society of Americal
2004 National Conference
Presentations on a WIDE variety of topics. Interesting to just flip through.
Aut 5 The Autistic Child
By I. Lovaas
Very early Lovaas. Historical perspective only.
Aut 6 Diagnostic criteria & ASD
Web site references
Aut 6m Educating Children with Autism 2001
A collection of research based reports on almost aspects of ASD i.e. diagnosis, family, educational goals, communication, sensory, legal, strategies, etc.
Br 5 ‘Growing up with Autism’ 2006 Newsweek
Brain research info and a look at what happens, more importantly what doesn’t happen when the folks reachadulthood. Interesting and informative.
Aut 7 ‘Having a Daughter With a Disability: Is It different for Girls?’
A mother’s perspective. Good for any of us to read and think about.
Aut 8 Health Care and the Autism Spectrum
By Alison Morton-Cooper
An excellent book, to help caregivers think about ALL the ‘what ifs’.
Aut 8m ‘Inside the World of Autism’
Time Magazine 2002
Aut 9 ‘Mental Health Issues in PDD’
by Robert Devney, MD
Good brief overview
Aut 9m Newsweek 2003
‘Girls, Boys & Autism’
‘Predicting Autism’
‘Understanding Autism’
Excellent reading
Soc.Sk. 6 The Original Social Story Book
By Jenison Public Schools/Carol Gray
Collection of social stories
Aut 10 ‘The Puzzle of Autism’
by NEA & ASA
EXCELLENT!!!! User friendly
Aut 11 ‘SENSORY CHALLENGES & ANSWERS’
by Dr. Temple Grandin
20 min. video (VCR) EXCELLENT!
Aut 11m Strange Son
By Portia Iversen
The first 2/3 of the book was somewhat interesting, but left me wondering what was the point. The last third had more content to it. Interesting to read as a parent’s journey, but no real formative information.
Aut 11s ‘Supplemental Readings in Autism for TEACCH Training’
A collection of short, informative, basic concept articles. Very useful.
Aut 12 Teaching children with Autism
By Kathleen Ann Quill
Aut 13 ‘Teaching Tips for Children and Adults w/Autism’
by Temple Grandin, Ph. D.
Excellent!! A must read!!!
Aut 14 Understanding the Nature of Autism and Asperger’s Disorder
Edward R. Ritvo MD
User friendly, great insights and info. EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
Aut 15 Unlocking the Mystery of Sensory Dysfunction
By Elizabeth Anderson +
Good to refer to
Aut 16 UW Autism Center – 2004
Introduction to Intervention Strategies & Programs for Children w/ASD
Aut 17 ‘Visual Thinking of a Person with Autism’
by Dr. Temple Grandin
20 min. video (VCR) EXCELLENT!
Aut 18 ‘What is Autism?’ 2000
Brief and informative
Aut 19 ‘When Does Autism Start?’ – Newsweek February 28, 2005
By Claudia Kalb
EXCELLENT overview
Beha 1 ‘Behavior 101’
Edited by Mary Walters
A collection of articles, FBAs, prompting strategies and more. Definitely worth looking through
Beha 2 ‘Functional Behavior Assessment & Instruction Plans’
By PSESD & Bellevue Special Education Depart.
Com 1 Picture Plus Dictionary
by Virginia McKinney, Ph. D.
Pictures, words and sign language. Very comprehensive!
Com 2 Schedules:
A large collection of formats for schedules
Aut 13 Teaching Children with Autism
By Kathleen Ann Quill
Incl m Accessing the Curriculum for Pupils with Autistic
Spectrum Disorders
By Gary Mesibov & Marie Howley
Excellent basic introduction to visual structure, good examples; user friendly.
Incl 1 Autism, Advocates and Law Enforcement Professionals
By Dennis Debbaudt
An excellent reference to help us teach students about the real world.
Aut 8 Health Care and the Autism Spectrum
By Alison Morton-Cooper
An excellent book, to help caregivers think about ALL the ‘what ifs’
Incl 2 Inclusive Programing for Middle School Students with Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome
By Sheila Wagner, M. Ed.
Good food for thought material
Soc.Sk. 6 The Original Social story Book
By Jenison Public Schools/Carol Gray
Collection of social stories
Incl 3 ‘Supporting Students w/Asperger’s Syndrome in General Education’
By Joan S. Safran 2002
Excellent explanation of the basics. Brief and to the point.
Aut 2m ‘Autism: New Advances in Understanding & Treatment
By Geraldine Dawson
1 hour VCR
Caus 1 ‘Deadly Immunity’
A report on the vaccine controversy
Caus 2 ‘Latest in Biomedical Research’ 2004
Conference Proceedings written and VCRs
Presented by ASA & IRCA
Caus 3 On the rise ‘articles’
Various newspaper articles on increased numbers
Aut 10 ‘The Puzzle of Autism’
by NEA & ASA
EXCELLENT!!!! User friendly
Soc.Sk. 1 Comic Strip Conversations
By Carol Gray
A visual format for presenting social interactions. Easy to flip and get the idea of how it works. It is good to have a basic understanding of social stories so that you can follow the ‘formula’.
Soc.Sk. 2 Dangerous Encounters
By Bill Davis & Wendy Goldband Schunik
Helping students be street smart.
Soc.Sk. 3 Developing Leisure Time Skills for Persons w/Autism
By Coyne, Nyberg & Vandenburg
Very good. Ideas and plans for home, school & community
Soc.Sk. 4 Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom
By Rebecca A. Mayes
Lots of great ideas!!!
Soc.Sk. 5 Navigating the Social World
By Jeanette McAfee, M.D.
A FULL curriculum on teaching social skills. The author gives consent to copy any and all materials.
Soc.Sk. 6 The Original Social story Book
By Jenison Public Schools/Carol Gray
Collection of social stories
Soc.Sk. 7 Skill Streaming the Adolescent – a structured learning approach to teaching prosocial skills
By Arnold P. Goldstein +
Good technique ideas
(also a revised edition)
Soc.Sk. 7m Social Skills Programming
Soc.Sk. 8 Social Skill Strategies – Book A
By Nancy Gajewski +
A social-emotional curriculum for adolescents. Worth taking a look at.
Soc.Sk. 9 Social Skills Groups for Children and Adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome
By Kim Kiker Painter
A good step by step breakdown. Good topics to think about. Look to Navigating the Social world for back up materials.
Soc.Sk. 10 Teaching Cooperation Skills
By Assist Program
Affective skills sequentially introduced and systematically taught. Lots of good ideas. Easy to use.
Aut 12 Teaching Children with Autism
By Kathleen Ann Quill
Br 1 Autism, Brain & Environment
by Richard Lathe
Lots of good, in depth material
Br 2 ‘The Brain’
A 5 hour video series from the science channel. It is several years old; not specifically autism related, but lots of great info on how the brain works. Excellent
Br 3 ‘The Brain: understanding the physical brain AND the educational implications’
Puget Sound Educational Service class. Excellent curriculum. Easy to read. You can pick and chose what you’re interested in looking at. Good color diagrams. Highlighted with notes throughout. User friendly.
Br 4 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech and Reading Problems
by Carl H. Delacato, Ed. D.
From the ‘60s, pretty technical, but might be helpful if you need to look something specific up.
Br 5 ‘Growing up with Autism’ 2006 Newsweek
Brain research info and a look at what happens, more importantly what doesn’t happen when the folks reachadulthood. Interesting and informative.
Br 6 ‘Latest in Biomedical Research’ 2004
Conference Proceedings written and VCRs
Presented by ASA & IRCA
Br 7 ‘Mirrors In the Mind’, Scientific American, November 2006
‘Broken Mirrors – a Theory of Autism’, Scientific American, Nov. 2006
Two EXCELLENT articles to try and help us understand how the world ‘appears’ to folks with ASD. Somewhat scientific terminology, but well explained.
Br 8 ‘Phenomenal talent – the autistic kind’
by Lyndall Hendrickson, Flinders University of South Australia.
Brief but clear explanation of the brain and then a review of where we think that savantism may lie. Well written, interesting and informative.
Br 9 ‘Quiet Miracles of the Brain’
by Joel L. Swerdlow
National Geographic June 1995. A little old, but informative non-the- less
Br 10 ‘What’s In Your Mind’
National Geographic – March 2005
This article covers a WIDE range of topics on how the brain works as well as what can go wrong. There is a section on autism.
Aut 19 ‘When Does Autism Start?’ – Newsweek February 28,
2005
By Claudia Kalb
EXCELLENT overview
Incl m Accessing the Curriculum for Pupils with Autistic
Spectrum Disorders
By Gary Mesibov & Marie Howley
Excellent basic introduction to visual structure, good
examples; user friendly.
Aut 2m ‘Autism: New Advances in Understanding & Treatment
By Geraldine Dawson
1 hour VCR
Br 4 The Diagnosis & Treatment of Speech & Reading Problems
By Carl H. Delacato, Ed. D
From the ‘60s, pretty technical, but might be helpful if you need to look something specific up.
Trt/Inter 2 Educating Children with Autism
National Research Council 2002
Good reviews of a wide variety of research
Trt/Inter 2a Educational Aspects of ASD – 2003
Trt/Inter 1 ‘Latest in Biomedical Research’ 2004
Conference Proceedings written and VCRs
Presented by ASA & IRCA
Soc. Sk. 6 The Original Social Story Book
By Jenison Public Schools/Carol Gray
Collection of social stories
Aut 10 ‘The Puzzle of Autism’
by NEA & ASA
EXCELLENT!!!! User friendly
Aut 11m Strange Son
By Portia Iversen
The first 2/3 of the book was somewhat interesting, but left me wondering what was the point. The last third had more content to it. Interesting to read as a parent’s journey, but no real formative information.
Trt/Inter 2g ‘Structured Teaching’
Trt/Inter 2m ‘Tangible Symbol Systems’ 1990
Trt/Inter 2s TEACCH Level 2 - 2005
Aut 12 Teaching Children with Autism
By Kathleen Ann Quill
Aut 13 ‘Teaching Tips for Children and Adults w/Autism’
by Temple Grandin, Ph. D.
Excellent!! A must read!!!
Trt/Inter 3 UW Autism Center – 2004
Introduction to Intervention Strategies & Programs for Children w/ASD
Aut 19 ‘When Does Autism Start?’ – Newsweek February 28, 2005
By Claudia Kalb
EXCELLENT overview
Trt/Inter 3m A Work in Progress
Trt/Inter 4 ‘Workshop on Assessment and Intervention w/Children w/Autism and other PDDs’
by Julie Osterling
Very good food for thought material.
WAAS 1 ‘Washington Alternative Assessment System portfolio’
– a sample
A great sample showing how it can be done! A GREAT how to!
WAAS 2 ‘Washington Alternative Assessment System Teachers Guide for the WAAS-Portfolio’
WAAS 3 ‘Washington Alternative Assessment Portfolio 4th Grade Student’ –a sample
Incl m Accessing the Curriculum for Pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
By Gary Mesibov & Marie Howley
Excellent basic introduction to visual structure, good examples; user friendly.
WS 1 Basic Concepts
Lots and lots of topics. Reproducible worksheets, art projects, etc.
WS 2 Big & Easy Patterns
ALL kinds of activities with reproducible pages
WS 2g Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills grade K
Long vowel sounds, story order, short vowel sounds, alphabet &
letters, math
WS 2j File Folder Games
Preschool, kindergarten & first grade
WS 2m January Idea Book
WS 3 Jumbo Borders Book
Holidays, themes, full page, half page and more
WS 3g Preschool – Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills
Same, different, letters, colors, shapes, beginning sounds +
WS 3m Super Book of Preschool Skills
Numbers, alphabet, shapes, colors + 270 stickers
WS 4 ‘Time’ (binder) Book 2
15/30/45 minutes
WS 5 ‘Time’ (binder) Book 3
10/20/30/40 minutes