The Way I See It: A Personal Look at ...
Temple GrandinAs many as 1.5 million children and adults in the U.S. have autism. The lifetime cost of caring for a child with autism ranges from $3.5 – $5 million. Our children — our future — is at stake. The world needs to listen to what T...
In a Different Key: The Story of Auti...
John DonvanAn extraordinary narrative history of autism: the riveting story of parents fighting for their children ’s civil rights; of doctors struggling to define autism; of ingenuity, self-advocacy, and profound social changeNearly seventy-f...
The Way I See It, Revised and Expande...
Temple GrandinIn this revised and expanded edition of the 2008 bestseller, Dr. Temple Grandin, the world's most famous person with autism, reveals the secrets of her success! But this isn't a mushy memoir. Temple gets down to the REAL issues of a...
Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Ra...
John Elder RobisonThe author of the New York Times bestselling Look Me in the Eye returns to help Aspergians, and even ordinary geeks, embrace being different and fix the things that hold them back in life.With his usual honesty, dry wit, and unapologe...
Asperger's From the Inside Out: A Sup...
Michael John CarleyAn intimate, engaging, and insightful guide to coping with Asperger's-from one of the condition's most passionate advocates. Michael John Carley was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at thirty-six-when his young son received the same...
Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime ...
Stanley I. GreenspanGrateful parents and professionals worldwide have welcomed this essential guide to the highly recommended Floortime approach for treating children with any of the autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Now available in paperback, Engaging A...
Positive Parenting for Autism: Powerf...
Positive Parenting for Autism delivers practical guidance that will empower parents to implement the techniques used by professionals to help their child with autism build essential social and life skills in an encouraging, affirming ...
Overcoming Anxiety in Children & Teen...
Jed BakerThe key to this book is that it outlines both the science and art of anxiety therapy. The science of overcoming anxiety is using the well researched approach called gradual exposure therapy which involves helping individuals gradually...
Turn Autism Around: An Action Guide f...
Mary Lynch BarberaHelp remediate—and in some cases eliminate—autism and other developmental delays in young children, even in as little as 15 minutes a day with this toolkit of behavioral practices that can be taught at home. Development...
Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Adults
Luke BeardonOne of the biggest challenges if you are an autistic adult (or suspect you might be) is navigating the situations which to the predominantly neurotypical population might appear completely benign but which cause you huge stress, anxie...
Autism Every Day: Over 150 Strategies...
Alyson BeytienStemming from a wealth of both professional and personal experience, this guidebook combines real-life stories of challenges and successes with practical ideas for handling autism, every day. Autism consultant Alyson Beytien outlines ...
Healing Our Autistic Children: A Medi...
Julie BuckleyEvery 20 minutes a child is diagnosed with a disease on the autism spectrum--including ADD, learning disabilities, Asperger’s, Autism, and PDD--making it today's most common childhood disability. While the medical establishment...
Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of ...
Jennifer Cook O'TooleAutism in Heels, an intimate memoir and Wall Street Journal bestseller, reveals the woman inside one of autism’s most prominent figures, Jennifer O'Toole. At the age of thirty-five, Jennifer was diagnosed with Asperger's...
I Am Not A Freak is an inside look into the mind of the "little professor." After years of being bullied, the author, Dylan Dailor, decided to share with the world what it can be like inside the mind of a person diagnosed w...
An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis: A ...
Gillan DrewBeing diagnosed with autism as an adult can be disorienting and isolating; however, if you can understand the condition and how it affects perceptions, relationships, and your relationship with the world in general, a happy and succes...
The Activity Kit for Babies and Toddl...
Deborah FeinSuspecting that your baby or toddler may have autism spectrum disorder or another developmental delay can be scary and overwhelming. But there is a lot you can do to help, even while waiting for an evaluation or early intervention. Wi...
Autism: A Very Short Introduction: A ...
Uta FrithWhat causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome? Everyone has heard of autism, but th...
Temple Talks about Autism and the Old...
Temple GrandinDr. Temple Grandin's pocket guide to older kids and young adults with autism!Dr. Temple Grandin is a doctor of animal science, professor at Colorado State University, best-selling author, autism activist, and consultant on animal beha...
Temple Talks about Autism and Sensory...
Temple GrandinIt's your pocket guide to Temple Grandin; a great introduction to her thoughts and advice on both autism and sensory issues! Dr. Temple Grandin is a doctor of animal science, a professor at Colorado State University, a best-selling a...
Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World ...
Roy Richard GrinkerWhen anthropologist Richard Grinker’s daughter was diagnosed with autism in 1994, it occurred in only about 1 in every 10,000 children. Within ten years, rates had skyrocketed, and the media was declaring autism an epidemic. Unstran...
The Autism Revolution: Whole-Body Str...
Martha Herbert"An in-depth, scientific—yet hopeful and positive—look at how the brain and body work together . . . [Dr. Martha Herbert] has developed a new way of seeing autism."—Library Journal After years of treating patients an...
Healing and Preventing Autism: A Comp...
Jenny McCarthyThe must-have New York Times bestseller that tells you what to do now for a child with autism, ADD, ADHD, OCD, and other disorders For any child with challenges, early intervention is essential and parents need a plan that they can i...
Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents ...
Jenny McCarthyStories of hope and recovery from a nation of parents of autistic children, by the high-profile, bestselling author of Louder Than Words. When Jenny McCarthy published Louder Than Words, the story of her successful efforts to save her...
Autism: The Scientific Truth About Pr...
Robert MelilloFrom the bestselling author of Disconnected Kids, a clear and compassionate explanation of the causes of the autism epidemic—and a scientifically based approach for prevention and treatment. As he travels the country helping par...
How Can I Talk If My Lips Don't Move?...
Tito Rajarshi MukhopadhyayAn astounding new work by the author of The Mind Tree that offers a rare insight into the autistic mind and how it thinks, sees, and reacts to the world. When he was three years old, Tito was diagnosed as severely autistic, but his re...
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Se...
Barry M. PrizantA groundbreaking book on autism, by one of the world's leading experts, who portrays autism as a unique way of being human—this is "required reading....Breathtakingly simple and profoundly positive" (Chicago Tribune).Autis...
Aspertools: The Practical Guide for U...
Harold ReitmanIf you ask Dr. Harold Reitman, labels are a lousy way to describe a unique human being, whether it's Asperger's, high functioning autism, ADHD, dyslexia, Tourette's or even the so-called neurotypical brain itself. One size does not fi...
Be Different: My Adventures with Aspe...
John Elder Robison"I believe those of us with Asperger's are here for a reason, and we have much to offer. This book will help you bring out those gifts." In his bestselling memoir, Look Me in the Eye, John Elder Robison described growing u...
The Autism Book: What Every Parent Ne...
Robert SearsWith clarity and compassion, Dr. Robert Sears guides the reader through the maze of autism, explaining what precautions parents can take to decrease their baby's risk, how to detect autism at the earliest possible age, and how to proc...
Everyday Games for Sensory Processing...
Barbara SherAward-winning author and occupational therapist Barbara Sher has over 45 years experience helping children with sensory processing disorder, autism and Asperger's learn and thrive. In this new solutions-based guide, she's collected 10...