Autism and Aspergers Books
Living with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Guidance for Parents, Carers and Siblings
By giving a concise account of what life may be like following the diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) in the family, "Living with Autistic Spectrum Disorders" examines service provision... (more)
AS Poetry: Illustrated Poems from an Aspie Life
'Life is like a poem; sometimes it rhymes and sometimes it does not.' - from the Introduction. Wendy Lawson's well-known poetry reflects the many aspects of a life lived with Asperger's Syndrome. In... (more)
Understanding Sensory Dysfunction: Learning, Development and Sensory Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Learning Disabilities and Bipolar Disorder
Understanding Sensory Dysfunction is a clear and comprehensive resource to identifying and addressing sensory dysfunction in children, using a range of practical strategies to help them reach their... (more)
Pre-schoolers with Autism: An Education and Skills Training Programme for Parents: Manual for Clinicians
The Manual for Parents features tasks, exercises and discussion points for group sessions, and complements these training materials with engaging personal accounts, an introduction to the history of... (more)
Arctic Spring: Potential for Growth in Adults with Psychosis and Autism
The title of this book takes us on an imaginary voyage to a distant land where people live in extremely difficult and uncomfortable climatic and environmental conditions. In the same way, psychotic... (more)
The Autism Encyclopedia - 500+ Entries for Parents and Professionals
This comprehensive collection of over 500 terms related to autism spectrum disorders and pervasive developmental disorders clearly explains classification systems, causes, prevalence, diagnosis,... (more)
Social Skills Training for Adolescents with General Moderate Learning Difficulties
Following the success of their social skills work with children and adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and other moderate learning difficulties, Ursula Cornish and Fiona Ross hane compiled a set of... (more)
Enabling Communication in Children with Autism
The early stages of linguistic and social interaction are crucial in the development of every child, but particularly in children with autism. This work shows how a range of social and environmental... (more)
Frances Tustin: The borderlands of autism and psychosis
Describes the life and work of Frances Tustin. Sheila Spensley defines Tustin's position in traditional and contemporary psychoanalytic theory, and explains how her work is related to infant... (more)
The Pocket Guide to Neurodiversity
The book also explains some common co-occurring conditions, strengths and difficulties, and concepts such as spiky profiles, executive functioning and working memory. (more)
AutPlay® Therapy Play and Social Skills Groups: A 10-Session Model
AutPlay (R) Therapy Play and Social Skills Groups provides practitioners with a step-by-step guide for implementing a social skills group to help children and adolescents with autism improve on their... (more)
A Spectrum of Solutions for Clients with Autism: Treatment for Adolescents and Adults
This book is a comprehensive resource to guide work with individuals on the autism spectrum. It reflects the true range of needs presented by individuals with autism, pulling together the most... (more)
Instructions Not Supplied: A story of adoption autism and coming together as a family
Instructions Not Supplied is the account of one family’s experience in adopting three children, each of whom turned out to have special needs, and the challenges they have faced along the way. Some... (more)
Forest School and Autism: A Practical Guide
Forest School's innovative outdoor approach offers specific benefits to learners with autism, including increased social skills, raised self-esteem and improved sensory function. This guide raises... (more)
The Development of Autism: A Self-Regulatory Perspective
Tom Whitman proposes a new developmental theory of autism that focuses on the diversity of characteristics associated with this disorder, and how these develop over time. This theory is reconciled... (more)
Parenting a Child with Asperger Syndrome: 200 Tips and Strategies
For parents of children with Asperger Syndrome ordinary parenting just doesn't always do it - AS kids need a different approach. Brenda is mother to 11-year-old Kenneth, and since his diagnosis at... (more)
Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence: Living with the Ups, the Downs and the Things in Between.
Childhood and adult experiences of individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) are becoming increasingly well documented, yet the crucial formative teenage years have, so far, been neglected. Adolescence... (more)
User's Guide to GF/CF Diet for Autism, Asperger Syndrome and AD/HD
As the evidence increases that gluten free and casein free diets can really improve symptoms in certain developmental disorders, Jaqui Jackson decided to try it out with her sons Luke, Joe and Ben. (more)
Different Croaks for Different Folks: All About Children with Special Learning Needs
This engaging colour illustrated book explores the difficulties faced by 'frogs with a different croak'. Aimed at children with autism and related spectrum conditions, Teacher Toad's lessons pick up... (more)
Caring for Autism: Practical Advice from a Parent and Physician
When a professional states, "Your child has Autism Spectrum Disorder" (ASD), it is enough to make your whole world fall apart. What does it mean to be on the autism spectrum? How will this affect... (more)
Building Reasoning and Problem-Solving Skills While Reducing Emotional Dysregulation: Developing Strategies for Working with Children with Autism
Teaching children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to develop the 'inner voice' needed to problem-solve, this book's innovative approach will help children on the autism spectrum to reach... (more)
A Parents' ABC of the Autism Spectrum
Covering everything from Anxiety to Fragile-X Syndrome, Stephen Heydt provides an alphabetical categorisation of the possible issues a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may encounter. ... (more)
My Autistic Awakening: Unlocking the Potential for a Life Well Lived
Rachael Lee Harris spent her early childhood locked in an autistic fog until beginning her journey from a fragmented world to one in which things began to make sense. Rachael's determination to take... (more)
Autism Equality in the Workplace: Removing Barriers and Challenging Discrimination
Neurodiversity in the workplace can be a gift. Yet only 15% of adults with an autism spectrum condition (ASC) are in full-time employment. This book examines how the working environment can embrace... (more)
Turning Skills and Strengths into Careers for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Basics College Curriculum
The BASICS College Curriculum presents a hands-on approach to learning essential independence and life skills for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The third book helps young adults to... (more)
Multiple Autisms: Spectrums of Advocacy and Genomic Science
Investigates the ever-expanding meanings of autism to those who study the disorder and to those who live with it
Jennifer S. Singh sets out to discover how autism emerged as a genetic disorder... (more)
Autism in a Decentered World
Autistic people are empirically and scientifically generalized as living in a fragmented, alternate reality, without a coherent continuous self. In Part I, this book presents recent... (more)