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Asperger’s Syndrome

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.

Austism

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

Behavior

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.

Communication

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

Inclusion

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.

 

Possible Causations

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

Social Skills

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

The Brain

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

Interventions

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

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

Work Systems

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

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