Easy To Read Books About Autism
- There’s a Boy in Here: Emerging from the Bonds of Autism by Judy Barron
- Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
- Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family’s Triumph Over Autism by Catherine Maurice
- Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm
- Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm
- Fragile Success: Ten Autistic Children, Childhood to Adulthood by Virgina Walker Sperry
- Nobody Nowhere: the Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic by Donna Williams
For Dietary Concerns
- Can’t Eat, Won’t Eat: Dietary Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders by Brenda Legge
- Special-Needs Kids Eat Right: Strategies to Help Kids on the Autism Spectrum Focus, Learn, and Thrive by Judy Converse
Additional References
- The Autistic Spectrum Parents’ Daily Helper: A Workbook for You and Your Child by Philip Abrams
- Building blocks to communication : oral motor and speech skills for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers by Mary E. Anzelmo
- Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Tony Attwood
- Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs, Fourth Edition by Bruce L. Baker
- The Social Skills Picture Book Teaching play, emotion, and communication to children with autism by Jed Baker
- Keys to Parenting the Child with Autism (Barron’s Parenting Keys) by Marlene Targ Brill M.Ed.
- Meaningful Exchanges For People With Autism: An Introduction To Augmentative & Alternative Communication (Topics in Autism) by Joanne M., Ph.D. Cafiero
- PECS: The Picture Exchange Communication System Training Manual (The Picture Exchange Communication System) by Lori A. Frost
- Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children: Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD by Steven E. Gutstein
- Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults: Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD by Steven Gutstein
- Visual Strategies for Improving Communication : Practical Supports for School & Home by Linda A. Hodgdon
- Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies for Initiating Positive Interactions and Improving Learning Opportunities by Robert L. Koegel
- A Work in Progress: Behavior Management Strategies & A Curriculum for Intensive Behavioral Treatment of Autism by Ron Leaf
- Can’t Eat, Won’t Eat: Dietary Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders by Brenda Legge
- Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals by Catherine Maurice
- Educating Children with Autism by Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism
- Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies to Enhance Communication and Socialization (Health & Life Science) by Kathleen Ann Quill
- The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders by Bryna Siegel
- More Than Words: Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Fern Sussman
- Inclusive Programming for Elementary Students with Autism by Sheila Wagner
- Play and Imagination in Children With Autism (Special Education Series) by Pamela J. Wolfberg
- The Picture Exchange System (PECS) – An Interactive Communication Method for Young Nonverbal Children (1992) by L.A. Frost
Please visit the Prince Georges County Memorial Library System for over 150 selections on Autism Spectrum Disorders @ www.prge.lib.md.us
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