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A book by
Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
An incredible book! Highly
recommended for
parents, older children, and teachers. An excellent book for anyone
trying to understand sensory difficulties -- including non AS/HFA
learning disabilities.
Temple Grandin is autistic. She
also completed most
of a Ph.D. in
Psychology before instead earning it in Animal Husbandry. She's a
highly successful designer of equipment for processing large animals,
having designed over a third of it used in the United States. This book
is autobiographical, but more than that, it is an easy to read yet
scholarly overview of current scientific knowledge regarding Autism and
Asperger's. She also includes information she's collected from many
other people with AS/HFA making it a true insider's book.
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Freaks, Geeks & Asperger
Syndrome; A
User
Guide to Adolescence
A book by Luke Jackson
This is an awesome book written by
a
thirteen
year old young man with a diagnosis of Asperger's. It is a well written
and incredibly informative view of Asperger's from the inside looking
out. Highly recommended!
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Nighttime
A book by Mark Haddon
This is an excellent book written by
a
young man with a diagnosis of Asperger's. Very recommended!
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Eli, The Boy Who Hated to Write
A book by Regina Richards
I haven't read this yet but it's been highly
recommended. I've ordered it though, so ask me in a couple of weeks.
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The Big Book of Reproducible
Graphic Organizers
A book by Jennifer Jacobson
An excellent book for helping kids learn to organize
information in order to identify main ideas, supporting data, and
details, and then to write paragraphs, essays, stories, etc. A very
good resource for parents as well as teachers. This is a general ed
book from a teacher supply store -- I'm sure there are other good books
on this topic as well.
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Dysgraphia: Why Johnny Can't
Write; A Handbook for Teachers and Parents
A book by Diane Walton Cavey
Excellent, practical, and thorough advice for
parents and teachers of kids who struggle with writing. Also a very
good guide for parents of kids with all learning disabilities -- a
concise, unbiased guide to "learning the system".
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Books and Software by City Creek
Press
This is a great system used by many regular ed
teachers. The software is a new addition that complements their books
and really helps solidify the stories for our visual learners.
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A day spent on the beach with experienced surfers
taking your child out to catch some waves. I've talked to a number of
people who've done this and they loved it!
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Asperger Syndrome and the
Elementary School Experience: Practical Solutions for Academic &
Social difficulties
A book by Susan Thompson Moore,
M.Ed.
Written by a teacher who is also a parent of a child
on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum, this book is an
excellent resource for teachers and parents of elementary aged
students. It's good, practical, hands-on advice that is directly
applicable to the classroom. Highly recommended.
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A book by Rebecca A. Moyes
Another excellent book written by a former teacher
who
is also the parent of a child on the spectrum. While a very good
resource for someone developing a social skills curriculum, this book
is also great for regular ed teachers. It's a thorough overview of
problem areas in the classroom, why they occcur, and some practical
ideas on how to address them. Also a good book for parents.
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Addressing the Challenging
Behavior of Children with High-Functionioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome
in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents
A book by Rebecca A. Moyes
A good book written by a former teacher who is
the parent of a child on the spectrum. A lot of good information here.
Not as detailed or complete as the book by Susan Thompson Moore (above)
but a good overview with a nice survey of problem areas. This would
probably be a good resource for home-schooling parents as well.
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Teach Me Language: A Language
Manual for children with autism, Asperger's syndrome and related
developmental disorders.
Book and workbook by Sabrina
Freeman Ph.D., Lorelei Dake B.A.
An excellent curriculum for teaching language and
its associated thought processes. It addresses issues such as
conversation skills, emotions, critical thinking skills, general
knowledge, grammar, writing paragraphs, and reading comprehension. The
drills and worksheets are well structured -- comprehensive enough for
the language professional yet simple enough for untrained (but
ambitious) parents to
understand and implement. Its scope and range make it well worth the
price!
Local Organizations:
National Organizations:
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940 N. Central Ave.
Upland, CA 97186
Phone: (909) 982-9695
They've got other locations also, check out their
website. Not just for teachers -- a great source for tools and
inspiration for parents as well.
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125 N. Mountain Ave.
Upland, CA 97186
Phone: (909) 985-9925
They've got other locations also, check out their
website. Not just for teachers -- a good source for tools and
inspiration for parents as well. I like CM School Supply better,
other people like Lakeshore -- I'd try 'em both!
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Building Bridges Through Sensory
Integration: Therapy for Children with Autism and Other Pervasive
Developmental Disorders
A book by Ellen Yack, B.Sc.,
M.Ed., O.T.; Paula Aquilla, B.Sc., O.T.; Shirley Sutton, B.Sc., O.T.
A good overview of sensory difficulties for autistic
and PDD kids, along with OT therapy techniques to address these
difficulties. A good resource for parents, but there may be better
books for O.T.'s and teachers (any opinions?).
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Fine Tuning: An Auditory-Visual
Training Program
A book by Ray Barsch
Great books, designed for Occupational Therapists
but easily used by parents and teachers as well. They contain
reproducible pages of grids for the kids to use, then sets of
instructions for the teacher. The teacher reads the instructions one by
one to the kids, who then fill in the grids either with lines or
numbers, resulting in a picture or saying. Enjoyable for the kids, it
builds listening skills, visual tracking and discrimination.
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Modified Basic Skills:
Strengthening Visual Memory Skills
A book by Penny Groves
A good set of reproducible exercises (worksheets)
for improving visual memory.
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The New Social Story Book
A book by Carol Gray
Social stories are very short stories written from
the perspective of the student that explore a particular topic and the
rules relating to it. The student reads it (or is read to) several
times each day for a number of days until they internalize it ("get
it"). We used social stories with great success to teach my then 7 year
old HFA son to not pick his nose in class. While this book is not going
to help teach abstract thinking skills or problem solving, its concepts
are very useful tools especially when teaching basics to
developmentally preschool or lower elementary school aged kids.
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Social Skills Activities for
Special Children
A workbook by Darlene Mannix
A great reference for teaching basic social skills
such as classroom rules and responsibilities, learning to work with
others, making friends, understanding social situations, and everyday
etiquette. It's well organized and quite easy to use. While geared
toward elementary school aged children, its range of topics makes it a
great springboard and checklist for working with kids at other
developmental levels as well.
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A curriculum by Michelle Garcia
Winner
A very good book for teaching social-cognition
(communicating effectively and solving personal problems). Topics
include initiating conversations or activities, listening and
attending, understanding abstract language, taking others'
perspectives, seeing the big picture, and using humor. A great book for
language
professionals and ambitious parents.
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Navigating the Social World: A
Curriculum for Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome, High Functioning
Autism and Related Disorders
A curriculum by Jeanette
McAfee,
M.D.
An excellent resource for teaching social
navigation, including recognizing and coping with one's emotions,
communication and social skills, abstract thinking skills, and
behavioral issues. Using these methods and worksheets we were able to
teach my then 7 year old HFA son to deal with the frustrations of
tackling new things in the classroom, a skill that made a huge
difference in his ability to function in the regular education
classroom and that carried over to dealing with frustration in all
areas of his life. A great book for professionals and ambitious parents.
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