Parent's Reading List On
Autism/Related Disabilities

(Books)

A Guide to Successful Employment for Individuals with Autism
By: Marcia Datlow Smith, Ronald G. Belcher, & Patricia D. Juhrs
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 1997
1-800-638-3775

A Slant of Sun: One Child's Courage
By: Beth Kephart
New York: Quill 1999

A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism
By: Beth Fouse & Maria Wheeler
Arlington, TX: Future Horizons, 1997
1-800-489-0727

Activity Schedules for Children with Autism: Teaching Independent Behavior
By: Lynn E. McClannahan and Patricia J. Krantz
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1999
1-800-843-7323

Asperger's Syndrome
Edited by Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar, & Sara S. Sparrow
New York: Guilford Publications, March 2000
1-800-365-7006

Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
By Tony Atwood
London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1997

Asperger's Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns
By: Brenda Myles & Jack Southwick
Arlington, TX: Future Horizons, 1999
1-800-489-0727

Autism Through the Lifespan: The Eden Model
By: David Holmes
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1998

Autism Treatment Guide, (revised edition)
By: Elizabeth Gerlach
Eugene, OR: Four Leaf Press, 1998

Autism: Information and Resources for Parents, Families and Professionals
By: Richard L. Simpson and Paul Zionts
Austin, TX: ProEd, 1992
1-800-897-3202

Children with Autism A Parent's Guide
Edited by: Michael D. Powers, Psy. D.
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 2000

Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism: A Manual for Parents & Professionals
Edited by: Catherine Maurice
Austin, TX: ProEd, 1992
1-800-897-3202

Developing Leisure Time for Persons with Autism
By: Phyllis Coyne, Colleen Nybery, & Mary Lou Vandenburg
Arlington, TX: Future Horizons
1-800-489-0727

Emergence: Labeled Autistic
By: Temple Grandin & Margaret Scariano
New York: Warner Books, 1996

Everybody's Different: Understanding and Changing Our Reactions to Disabilities
By: Nancy Miller and Catherine Sammons
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 1999
1-800-638-3775

Fragile Success: Ten Autistic Children, Childhood to Adulthood (2nd Edition)
By: Virginia Walker Sperry
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 1999
1-800-638-3775

From the Heart: On Being the Mother of a Child with Special Needs
By: Jayne D. B. Marsh
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1995

Ian's Walk: A Story About Autism
By: Laurie Lears
Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Co., 1998

Just This Side of Normal: Glimpses Into Life With Autism
By: Elizabeth Geriach
Eugene, OR: Four Leaf Press, 1999

Keys to Parenting the Child with Autism
By: Marlene Targ Brill
New York: Barron's, 1994

Laying Down Community Foundations for Your Child with a Disability: How to Establish Relationships That Will Support Your Child After You're Gone
By: Linda Stengle
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1996

Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph Over Autism
By: Catherine Maurice
New York: Faucett Books, 1994

Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs: A Book for Sibs (2nd edition)
By: Donald Meyer, Patricia Vadsay, REbecca Fewell
Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1996

Living With Autism: The Parent's Stories
By: Kathleen Dillon
Boone, NC: Parkway Publishing, 1995

More Than A Job: Secring Satisfying Careers for People with Disabilities
Edited by: Paul Wehman & John Kregel
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 1998
1-800-638-3775

Navigating the Social World
By: Jeanette McAffee, M.D.
Arlington, TX:  Future Horizons
1-800-489-0727

Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic
By: Donna Williams
New York: Avon Books, 1994
 

Nobody's Perfect: Living and Growing with Children with Special Needs
By: Nancy Miller, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 1994
1-800-638-3775

Parent Survival Manual: A Guide to Crisis Resolution in Autism and Related Developmental Disorders
By: Eric Schopler
New York: Plenum Press, 1995

Pervassive Developmental Disorders: Finding a Diagnosis and Getting Help
Waltz, Maze
Arlington, TX: Future Horizons
1-800-489-0727

Right from the Start: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism
By: Sandra L. Harris
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1998

Sensory Motor Issues in Autism
By: Johanna Anderson
San Antonio: The Psychological Corporation, 1998

Siblings of Children with Autism: A Guide for Families
By: Sandra L. Harris
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1994

Sleep Better! A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs
By: Mark V. Durand
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 1994
1-800-638-3775

Solving Behavior Problems in Autism: Improving Communities with Visual Strategies
By: Linda Hodgdon
Arlington, TX:Arlington, TX:  Future Horizons
1-800-489-0727

Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism
By: Donna Williams
New York: Avon Books, 1995

Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs (3rd edition)
By: Bruce Baker & Anan J. Brightman
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes, 1997
1-800-638-3775

Targeting Autism: What We Know, Don't Know, and Can Do to Help Young Children with Autism and Related Disorders
By: Shirley Cohen
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1998

Teach Me Language: A Language Manual for Children with Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Related Developmental Disorders
By: Sabrina Freeman
Langley, BC: SKF Books, 1997

The Early Intervention Dictionary: A Multidisciplinary Guide to Terminology (2nd edition)
By: Jeanine Coleman
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1999

The Out of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
By: Carol Stock Kranowitz
New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1998

Thinking of Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism
By: Temple Grandin
New York: Vintage, 1996

Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism and Related Disorders: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents and Teachers
By: Maria Wheeler
Arlington, TX:Arlington, TX:  Future Horizons
1-800-489-0727

Uncommon Fathers: Reflections on Raising a Child with a Disability
Edited by: Donald Meyer
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1995

View From Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
Edited by: Donald Meyer
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1997

What About Me? Growing Up with a Developmentally Disabled Sibling
By: Byrna Siegel & Stuart Silverstein
New York: Insight Books, 1994

When Snow Turns to Rain: One Family's Struggle to Solve the Riddle of Autism
By: Craig Schulze
Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House, 1996
 
 

(Magazines & Newsletters)

AA News
Asperger's Association of New England
1301 Centre Street
Newton Centre, MA 02459
617-527-2894
Fax: 617-630-9132
Web site:  http://aane.autistics.org/

Autism/Asperger's Digest
Future Horizons, Inc.
721 West Abram Street, Arlington, TX 76013:
1-800-489-0727

Connections Newsletter
(bi-monthly newsletter for individuals with Autism & Asperger's Syndrome)
Gutstein, Sheely & Associates
P.C., 1177 West Loop South, Suite 530, Houston, TX 77027

Exceptional Parent Magazine
P.O. Box 3000 DEPT. EP, Denville, NJ 07834-9919
1-800-247-8080
Web site: http://www.eparent.com

Looking Up: The monthly International Autism Newsletter
P.O. Box 25727, London, SW19 1WF, England
(181) 542-7702
Web site: http://www.lookingupautism.org/

MAAP Newsletter
More Able Autistic Persons, Inc.
P.O. Box 524, Crown Point, IN 46307
1-219-662-1311

Our Voice
(newsletter)
Autism Network International
P.O. Box 448, Syracuse, NY 13210-0448

PDD NETWORK Newsletter
PDD/Asperger's Support Group
Stacy Hultgren
21 Sharon Court, Shelton, CT 06484
1-203-924-0457
Web site: http://www.PDDAspergerSupportCT.org

The Autism Society of North Carolina
(bookstore)
505 Oberlin Road, Suite 230, Raleigh, NC 27605-1345
1-919-743-0204, 1-800-442-2762 (NC only)
Web site: http://www.autismsociety-nc.org/
 

Future Horizons, Inc.
(newsletter, books)
721 W. Abram Street, Arlington, TX 76013
1-800-489-0727 (Fax 817-277-2270)
Web site: http://www.futurehorizons-autism.com

ASC-U.S.
(news and events)
Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the U.S.
P.O. Box 351268, Jacksonville, FL 32235-1268
1-866-4-ASPRGR
Web site: http://www.asperger.org

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