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Key Learning Skills for Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders, co-authored by the Autism Learning Center's Nikki DeWitt, provides a blueprint for a comprehensive, integrative educational intervention program.

Born on a Blue Day
is the remarkable story of
Daniel Tammet, an autistic
savant, and his astonishing accomplishments.

Simple Strategies that Work
offers advice for working with students having
Asperger's syndrome.

Rylee's Gift, about a child with Asperger's Syndrome, gives
some information about the
issues involved in Asperger's
as well as personal family
accounts of living with an
individual with Asperger's.

Autism/Asperger's Digest
Magazine covers a wide variety
of issues that concern families
of children with ASD including
food aversions, social skills,
and medical interventions. 

Autism Spectrum Disorders:
The Complete Guide to
Understanding Autism,
Asperger's Syndrome,
Pervasive Developmental
Disorder, and Other ASDs,
by Chantal Sicile-Kira,
Foreward by Temple Grandin.
This book explains all aspects
of ASDs including the causes,
how to properly diagnose
ASDs, different categories
of autism, why people with
ASDs act the way they do, treatments, coping strategies
and practical tips, educational
needs and programs,
community interaction,
teaching strategies, and
resources for educators
and other professionals. 
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Dr. Tony Attwood, Dr. Temple Grandin, and other experts write about the female side of Asperger's. 
A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism: How to Meet the Challenges and Help your Child Thrive (Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson, & James McPartland)- Gives a good introduction in to the issues facing children with Asperger's and High Functioning Autism diagnoses. Most parents actually buy this resource to have on hand at all times. 

Demystifying Autism Spectrum Disorders – A Guide to Diagnosis for Parents and Professionals, by Carolyn Thorwarth Bruey, Psy. D., is an excellent tool for parents who don’t fully understand their child’s diagnosis or wonder whether there is another ASD Diagnosis that’s more appropriate for their child. It’s also useful to parents who suspect their child has an ASD but doesn’t yet have a diagnosis. 

Engaging Autism, by Stanley I. Greenspan and Serena Wieder. This book covers all types of ASD from the earliest signs in infancy through the school years and on into adulthood. It also covers using the Floortime Approach to help children relate, communicate, and think. 
Video-“Family to Family”
Alyson Beytein is a popular speaker, parent/teacher trainer, and mother of three sons with autism. Her insights are invaluable as she tells her family's story in this remarkable video.

The Hidden Curriculum,
by Brenda Smith Myles,
Melissa L. Trautman, and
Ronda L. Schelvan. The
purpose of this book is
to make readers aware of
the hidden curriculum
(in social situations), its
elusiveness, and its impact. 
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