Autism and Aspergers Books
Spirituality and the Autism Spectrum: Of Falling Sparrows
Defining spirituality as "the spirit with which we confront concrete reality", this is the first book to focus on the spirituality of people with autism spectrum disorders. (more)
The Autistic Spectrum: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Over 500,000 people of all ages in the UK have disorders in the autistic spectrum. About one-third also have varying degrees of learning difficulty. All have impairment of social interaction,... (more)
Blue Bottle Mystery: An Asperger Adventure
Nothing is quite the same after Ben and his friend Andy find an old bottle in the school yard. What is the strange wisp of smoke that keeps following them around? Things become even more complicated... (more)
Diet intervention and Autism: Implementing the gluten free and casein free diet for Autistic children and adults - a practical guide for parents
People with Autism are often intolerant of gluten ( a protein in four types of cereal) and casein ( a protein found in animal's milk). This book explains how a diet which excludes gluten and casein... (more)
Art Therapy with Children on the Autistic Spectrum: Beyond Words
Recent research has shown that art therapy can be particularly effective for children with autism and communication disorders. The authors present a range of case studies of art therapy with... (more)
Diagnosis and Assessment in Autism: Current Issues in Autism
Contents:
Introduction and Overview: Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Concepts and Diagnostic Issues; M. Rutter, E. Schopler. Public Policy and Its Impact upon Children with Autism;... (more)
Autism: The Search for Coherence
This book takes a multidisciplinary to autism, its causes and treatments. It brings together contributors from psychology, medicine, education and biology from around the world. The very latest... (more)
Understanding and Working with the Spectrum of Autism: An Insider's
This book is about understanding and working with the AUtistic spectrum from an insider's view. The author, who was diagnosed as having an autistic spectrum disorder and who has a child with Asperger... (more)
Autism: Understanding the Disorder
This highly readable volume presents a concise but comprehensive overview of all that is known about autism, including its history, diagnosis, biological causes, neuropsychological mechanisms, and... (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)
Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal
In this book, Liane Holliday Willey talks about how her family copes with her and one of her daughter's Asperger Syndrome. Through personal vignettes, frank discussions and practical suggestions,... (more)
Raising a child with autism: A guide to applied behavior analysis for parents
Applied Behaviour Analysis is increasingly recognised as a highly effective way of helping children with autistic spectrum disorders. This book shows how parents can use the practical aspects of such... (more)
Asperger's syndrome, the universe and everything
Written by a ten-year-old diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, this book shows that a child with AS describing the world as he perceives it can help adults better understand and treat the condition. 109... (more)
Fragile success: Ten autistic children, childhood to adulthood
This work presents 10 longitudinal case studies of individuals with autism and discusses the nature of childhood autism and teaching children with autism. The study involves students of the Elizabeth... (more)
The Self-Help Guide for Special Kids and Their Parents
James Williams is an SP, or special person, diagnosed with autism during early childhood. Together, he and his mother Joan, met the challenges of living with autism with ingenuity and humour. This... (more)
Learning to live with high functioning autism: A parent's guide for professionals
This book offers an insight into the world of autistic children, and the problems that they and their families face. It should provide support and encouragement for families of children with autism,... (more)
Autism as an executive disorder:
Autism continues to fascinate researchers because it is both debilitating in its effects and complex in its nature and origins. This text argues that autism is primarily a disorder of "executive... (more)
Life behind glass: A personal account of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Wendy Lawson has an autism spectrum disorder. After being considered intellectually disabled and misdiagnosed as schizophrenic, Wendy is now a mother with two degrees and her own business. As a poet... (more)
Behavioural concerns and autistic spectrum disorders: Explanations and strategies for change
This is a practical examination of the behaviours that people with autism may exhibit that other people may find challenging. In order to help the autistic person to move on from these behaviours, it... (more)
Autism in history:
This work is the result of a collaboration between a social historian and a cognitive scientist. It examines the enigmatic case of Hugh Blair Borg, an 18th-century Scottish Laird, whose brief... (more)
Pervasive Developmental Disorder: An Altered Perspective
Pervasive developmental disorder, or PDD, is the umbrella term used to cover the whole family of autistic spectrum disorders - including autism and Asperger syndrome. PDD covers such a wide spectrum,... (more)
Growing up severely Autistic: They call me Gabriel
This book is written partly in diary form. It charts the life of Gabriel, a serverely autistic boy, from early childhood to the age of 17. It describes with affection how Gabriel's behaviour,... (more)
Eating an artichoke: A mother's perspective on Asperger Syndrome
In 1991, Echo Fling was told by her son's teacher that his behaviour was not normal. Jimmy had failed to make friends and acted aggressively. This book tells Jimmy's story from his mother's viewpoint... (more)
Parents' education as autism therapists: Applied behaviour analysis in context
A clear, focused, and practical book which provides a useful introduction to applied behaviour analysis for parents and professionals working with autistic children. 177 pages. (more)
Asperger Syndrome employment workbook: An employment workbook for adults with Asperger Syndrome
This manual aims to enable people with Asperger's syndrome and high- functioning autism to deepen their self-understanding and appreciate their value as working individuals. Step-by-step... (more)
Teaching children with autism to mindread: A practical guide for teachers and parents
This text looks at applying theory of mind to children with autism, and concentrates on the treatment of social and communicative abnormalities. 302 pages. (more)
Supporting the families of children with autism:
This text demonstrates how autism affects parents, siblings and carers, examines the diagnostic process from the viewpoint of parents/primary carers, and develops strategies for supporting and... (more)
Finding out about Asperger Syndrome, high functioning autism and PDD
A pocket guide aimed at sufferers and their families, friends and carers. It will give them a better understanding of autism and Asperger Syndrome and what it is like for sufferers of these... (more)