Asp 1h Asperger’s Syndrome; written and compiled by Jeppesen and Walters; a little bit of everything. Food food for thought. Lots of sample ideas.
Asp 1m Asperger's Syn: the Emerging Challenge to Spec. Ed.; by Stephen P. Safran; Excellent overview!
Asp 1s Asperger's Syndrome, Non-Verbal Learning Disorder & HFA: Effective Interactive Strategies for Children, Adolescents & Adults; by John M. Oritz, Ph D; a GREAT RESOURCE. Lots of information in a wide range of areas. Very reader friendly!
Asp 2 Asperger's Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Teacher; by Cumine, Leach & Stevenson; Excellent! User friendly and practical.
Asp 3 Asperger’s Syndrome and Adolescence; by Teresa Bolick, Ph. D.; Good, very thorough. Areas of focus indexed for easy look-up.
Asp 3m Asperger's Syn & HFA; Good information, many topics, detailed.
Asp 4 Asperger's Syndrome and Sensory Issues; by Brenda Smith Myles; Good overview, food for thought.
Aut 2 Autism, Advocates and Law Enforcement Professionals; by Dennis Debbaudt; An excellent reference to help us teach students about the real world.
Asp 4m Autism/Asperger's Syndrome; 2006 Conference; Dr. Tony Attwood; valuable food for thought.
Asp 4s Can I Tell You About My Asperger Syndrome by Jude Welton; a young child's perspective on having Asperger's Syndrome; a good read; short and informative.
Asp 5 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.
Asp 5m Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome by Luke Jackson; A MUST READ; Luke was 14 when he wrote this book about himself and his family.
Diagnostic Criteria & ASD
Web site references
Short, sweet and to the point.
Aut 8 Health Care and the Autism Spectrum; by Alison Morton-Cooper; an excellent book to help caregivers think about all the 'what ifs'
Asp 6 Online Asperger’s Syndrome Information & Suspport O.A.S.I.S.; Behavior, goals, sample forms, social stories, etc.; Good materials.
Soc Sk 6 The Original Social Story Book; by Jenison Public Schools/Carol Gray; a collection of social stories (we also have a binder of additional social stories that can be checked out with it)
Aut 10 The Puzzle of Autism;by NEA & ASA; EXCELLENT! User friendly.
Asp 7 Songs of the Gorilla Nation – My Journey Through Autism; by Dawn Prince-Hughes, Ph. D.; autobiography of a northwest resident - a must read.
Aut 14 Understanding the Nature of Autism and Asperger’s Disorde; by Edward R. Ritvo, M>D>; User friendly with great insights and info. Excellent.
Aut 15 Unlocking the Mystery of Sensory Dysfunction; by Elizabeth Anderson; good to refer to.
Austism
Aut b Autism by Eileen McCormick; 1997; Brief, just the facts, but good.
Aut m ' Autism'; by Dr. Mesibov; excellent basics
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 by 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 all aspects of ASD, i.e. diagnosis, family, educational goals, communication, sensory, legalities and strategies.
Aut 6q ‘Educational Aspects of ASD’; 2003 OSPI - free
Aut 6r The Educational Aspects of ASD; OSPI revised 2008; excellent, easy read, lots of practical information.
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 reach adulthood. 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; excellent overview of 'current' thoughts; medical research updates.
Aut 8r Management of Children w/ASD; American Academy of Pediatrics; November 2007; Good basic descriptions of interventions, medical issues, medications.
Aut 9 ‘Mental Health Issues in PDD’; by Robert Devney, MD; Good brief overview.
Aut 9m ‘Girls, Boys & Autism’, ‘Predicting Autism’, ‘Understanding Autism’ Newsweek 2003; Excellent readin.g
Soc.Sk. 6 The Original Social Story Book By Jenison Public Schools/Carol Gray .
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 11w Talking to Angels by Esther Watson; very short, child illustrated description of autism by a sibling.
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 13f ‘Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew;’; Key excerpts from the book. Quick read. Very informativ.e
Aut 13m Thinking in Pictures (central office) ; By Temple Grandin, Ph. D.; An autobiography of her personal journey through Autism.
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 g ‘ADHD Handbook’; OSPI 1994; Concise and to the point. A good primar.
Beha 1 ‘Behavior 101; Edited by Mary Walters; A collection of articles, FBAs, prompting strategies and more. Definitely worth looking through.
Beha 1m Behavioral Intervention for Young Children w/Autism; edited by Catherine
Beha 2 ‘Functional Behavior Assessment & Instruction Plans’ By PSESD & Bellevue Special Education Depart.
Beha 2m ‘Oppositional Defiant Disorder & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder’; By Christopher McCurry Ph. D.; August 2001; Concise overview; good information to be aware of.
Beha 3 ‘The use of Video Priming to Reduce Disruptive Transition Behavior in Children w/Autism’.
Com q PECS - Autism Ctr.; teaching PECS; Good plan, data sheets, etc.
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. Articles on when and how to use them.
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, photos, samples across subjects.
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.
Incl 5 You're Going to Love This Kid by Paula Kluth; teaching students with ASD in the inclusive classroom; excellent information and ideas; a bit of a heavy read however.
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 1m Identification & Evaluation of Children w/ASD from the American Academy of Pediatrics; very detailed, good.
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
Caus 4 Collection of articles on causation/treatment theories.
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. 2m ‘Decreasing Disruptive Behaviors of Children w/ASD Using Social Stories’
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. 3d ‘The effects of Social Stories on the Social Engagement of Children w/Autism’
Soc.Sk 3g Everyday Solutions By Mindy Small & Lisa Kontente; A wonderful, user friendly guide to such things as babysitters,
barbershops, shopping, vacations, toilet training and much much more! Sample schedules, scripts, etc. I highly recommend this one,
Soc.Sk. 4 Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom By Rebecca A. Mayes; Lots of great ideas!!!
Soc.Sk 4d Mediated Learning Program Vol. 1; EXCELLENT MATERIAL; a comprehensive preschool curriculum to facilitate the development of social and cognitive problem solving.
Soc.Sk 4e Mediated Learning Program Vol. 2; EXCELLENT MATERIAL; a comprehensive preschool curriculum to facilitate the development of social and cognitive problem solving.
Soc.Sk. 4m ‘A Multimedia Social Story Intervention: Teaching Skills to Children w/Autism’
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 (We also have a large binder of collected social stories organized by topic.)
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. 9m ‘Social Story Intervention: Improving Communication Skills in a Child w/ASD’
Soc. Sk. 9p ‘Social Story Interventions for Young Children w/ASD’
Soc.Sk. 9t Sticker Strategies by Michelle Garcia Winner; practical strategies to encourage social thinking and organization.
Soc.Sk 9u Superflex by Stephanie Madrigal; social thinking material.
Soc.Sk. 9w Superflex. . . by Madrigal & Garcia Winner; a super hero social thinking curriculum.
Soc.Sk. 9y Taming the Recess Jungle edit. by Carol Gray; good food for thought.
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
Soc.Sk. 10g Thinking About You, Thinking About Me
Soc.Sk. 10m ‘Using Social Stories to Improve the Social Behavior of Children w/Asperger Syn.
Soc.Sk. 11 ‘Using Social Stories to Teach Choice and Play Skills To Children w/Autism’.
Soc.Sk. 12 You Are a Social Detective by Michelle Garcia Winner; 'social thinking' material.
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 NewsweekBrain 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 6m Mindblindness an essay on Autism and Theory of Mind By Simon Baron-Cohen; An in depth look at the evolutionary process of brain development and how that relates to and is affected by intentionality, eye direction, shared attention mechanism and the theory of mind mechanism. Somewhat heavy reading, but gives some very thoughtful insights.
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.
Aut 5m Boy Who Loved Windows (central office); Well written. The true story of a families challenges and
triumphs. An excellent look at many treatment options.
Trt/Inter 1m Brief summaries of the more commonly known interventions. Summarized by Mary Jeppesen
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. (We also have a binder with a large collection of additional stories.)
Aut 10 ‘The Puzzle of Autism’ by NEA & ASA; EXCELLENT!!!! User friendly.
Trt/Inter 2d Social Stories 101; A two page summary on how to write social stories with a brief resource list.
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 2f Steps to Independence by Bruce L. Baker & Alan J. Brightman; teaching everday skills to children w/special needs; practical everyday lessons, very useful.
Trt/Inter 2g ‘Structured Teaching’ by Mesibov, Schopler & Hearsey; clear, short introduction to structured teaching.
Trt/Inter 2j Taking Care of Myself by Mary Wrobel; hygiene, puberty and personal curriculum for young people w/ASD.
Trt/Inter 2m ‘Tangible Symbol Systems’ 1990
Trt/Inter 2s TEACCH Level 2 - 2005
Aut 12 Teaching Children with Autism By Kathleen Ann Quill
Trt/Inter 2v Teaching the Handicapped Child: a guide for parents & teachers; This is an older book, BUT a wonderful & thoughtfully written little primer. Especially good for new teachers.For those who have been around awhile it reminds uf of many little details lost in our busy days.
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 by Ron Leaf & John McEachin - editors; Excellent step by step how to deal with behaviors. "Behavior Management Strategies and a curriculum for intensive behavioral treatment of autism.
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, photos, samples across subjects.
WS 1 Basic Concepts Excellent basic introduction to visual structure, good examples; user friendly. Lots and lots of topics. Reproducible worksheets, art projects, etc.
WS 2 Big & Easy Patterns; ALL kinds of activities with reproducible pages; holidays, school days, seasons and themes.
WS 2g Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills grade K; Long and short 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 3s Tasks Galore DVD Excellent ideas!!
WS 4 ‘Time’ (binder) Book 2;15/30/45 minutes.
WS 5 ‘Time’ (binder) Book 3;10/20/30/40 minutes.
WS 5u ‘The Use of Visual Supports to Facilitate Transitions Of Students w/Autism’.
WS 5x ‘The Use of Visual Supports in Teaching Young Children w/ASD to Initiate Interactions’
WS 6 ‘Using PECS w/Children w/Autism: Assessment of PECS Acquisition, Speech, Social Communicative Behavior & Problem Behaviors’
