Kibbles Clubhouse

Miss Angela, along with Handy Sam, Kibbles, and the whole gang help teach kids ways to express themselves with voice and body in Kibbles Rockin' Clubhouse. Kibbles takes us to his secret world where he talks and plays games to enhance the lessons learned in the video. This DVD is created by parents and experts for children with autism. Over 40 minutes of parent teaching tools, Kibbles karaoke, and other features are included on the DVD. Also included is a bonus CD with all the sing-along songs!

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Eat Right

Special-Needs Kids Eat Right: Strategies to Help Kids on the Autism Spectrum Focus, Learn, and Thrive by Judy Converse gives professional guidance on how to use food as a tool to foster learning and development through nutrition. Judy Converse, a registered dietitian, gives the latest advice about which nutrients and ingredients are good for brain development. This resource guide also includes sample recipes and menu plans.

Interest in this book and live in Indiana? Contact us.

If not, check WorldCat to see if your local library has it.

Play and Imagination

In the book, Play and Imagination in Children with Autism, Pamela J. Wolfberg explains in two parts how to help your child interact with their peers and learn to play. In part one, Wolfberg looks at the nature of autism and the role playing takes in childhood culture and development, as well as current intervention practices. In the second part of the book, ten years in the lives of three children with autism are explored, and we see how each child learned to overcome certain issues and interact with their peers.

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Top Ten Tips

Top Ten Tips: A Survival Guide for Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum by Teresa A. Cardon gives easy and immediate solutions for parents that have a child with autism spectrum disorder. Each topic such as tooth brushing, toilet training, travelling, siblings, chores, etc. are broken down into ten suggestions for commonly faced challenges. These suggestions are solutions that have been tried out by other families. Cardon covers a wide variety of topics that families are able to put into practical use in real life.

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New Edition of Developing Talents!

Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism by Temple Grandin and Kate Duffy is a classic in the area of employment, and now it's been updated, expanded and revised! This book includes everything from how to find a vocation you love to information on Entrepreneurship and more. This book has an excellent set of references for further reading and practical advise to help readers quickly get to the heart of the matter. A must read for those entering into the workforce!

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Sons Grow Up

Miracle Run: Watching my Autistic Sons Grow Up--And Take Their First Steps Into Adulthood by Corrine Morgan-Thomas is the true story of a single mother, barely making ends meet and who could hardly afford the expensive doctors for her twins, Stephen and Phillip, that were diagnosed with autism. This mother, however, manages on her own to keep her boys out of institutions and in regular school and aids in their journey of growing up to lead happy lives. This book was also made into a Lifetime movie in 2004.

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The Game of My Life

The Game of My Life: A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic was written by Jason "J-Mac" McElwain along with Daniel Paisner. J-Mac was a student with autism and a manager on his high school basketball team. During the last game of the season, the coach put him in the game, and J-Mac scored twenty points and broke a school record shooting six three pointers. He became a hero overnight. This is a story of a teenager's determination to overcome all the challenges of autism and play the best game of his life.

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Autism and its Medical Management

Autism and its Medical Management: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Micheal G. Chez is an excellent resource for parents whose children have autism spectrum disorder and for professionals in the field. Autism and its Medical Management begins by giving an overview of what autism spectrum disorder is and how professionals diagnose it. The book also explains the different types of autism and current treatments.

Chez continues by explaining how parents and professionals can use current medical procedures to help children with autism address certain issues. Autism and its Medical Management also gives an outline of the latest research in the field to help families and professionals understand what may help contribute to the development of autism spectrum disorder. In addition to all these things, the book offers easy to understand explanations of medical terminology and treatment relevant to autism spectrum disorder

Interested? Indiana residents can contact us. Others can use worldcat.org to find it in a nearby library.

Breaking Through Hidden Barriers

Breaking Through Hidden Barriers is the memoir by author Nick Dubin. From an early age, Dubin and his family knew that he was different from the other children his age, though no one exactly knew why. Years later the question was finally answered, Nick Dubin was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. Dubin believes that people with austim spectrum disorders have "hidden barriers" that hide their communication and intimacy skills. And because of these barriers, typical people Dubin calls "neurotypicals" are less tolerant of those who have barriers.

Breaking Through Hidden Barriers tells Dubin's story and its relationship to autism. The book is written for people who have an autism spectrum disorder, but it can be a great help to parents, grandparents, peers, and professionals as well, to better understand the perspective of a person with ASD.

Interested in this book and live in Indiana?

If not, search WorldCat to see if your local library has it.

Growing Up on the Spectrum

In this new book, Growing Up on the Spectrum: A Guide to Life, Love, and Learning for Teens and Young Adults with Autism and Asperger's, by Lynn Kern Koegel and Claire LaZebnik, we find personal, practical words of advice on a child's journey into adulthood. From that first crush, through puberty, and on to college, Koegel and LaZebnik offer guidance in technical, yet friendly language for families interested in improving a child's behavior.

Interested? Indiana residents can contact us. Others can use worldcat.org to find it in a nearby library.

Open House - Indiana Resource Center for Autism....

Open House
Indiana Resource Center for Autism/Center for Disability Information & Referral (CeDIR) and other Centers at the Indiana Institute on Disability and community
Wednesday, May 20
10:00 am – 7:00 pm

· Meet IRCA Staff
· Visit our New “Resource Room”
· Check out books/DVDs at CeDiR,
IIDC’s lending library
· Book Raffle
· Visit other Centers
· View Informational Displays
· Refreshments
· Open Parking

RSVP by 5/18 to Kelly Doyle, email: keadoyle@indiana.edu or phone 812-855-6508

Directions: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/styles/iidc/defiles/IIDCMap09.pdf

The Dragons of Autism

The Dragons of Autism: Autism as a Source of Wisdom by Olga Holland is an inspiring book about coming up with ways to help children with autism cope with everyday life. Using strategies she developed with her own son, Olga Holland shares ways of helping children with autism accept variety and changes in their life, and describes how using the strengths of autism has lead to a better way of life not only for her son but for her entire family. The Dragons of Autism also includes guides, and advice for helping your child with day to day living and what a parents could be doing to help their child long term.


If interested in this book and live in Indiana?

If not, search WorldCat to see if your local library has it.

The way to Work

The Way to Work: How to Facilitate Work Experience for Youth in Transition by Richard G. Luecking is designed for educators, transition specialists, and employment specialists to help high school age and young adults with disabilities transition into the job force. Within the book readers will learn how to discover students' strengths, weaknesses through various assessments, help people decided when and how to tell an employer that they have a disability, how to get families involved in the student's work experience and much more.

The Way to Work comes complete with examples of programs , including tools and forms that can be photocopied for your convenience at the end of one of the chapters.

If interested in this book and live in Indiana?

If not, search WorldCat to see if your local library has it.

Understanding Brothers and Sisters

Understanding Brothers and Sisters on the Autism Spectrum is a four program DVD for siblings of children on the autism spectrum and their parents. Each program is arranged for different age levels which can help siblings understand autism spectrum better. Program one deals with puppets and explains autism to children ages four to seven. Program two includes interviews and narrations for siblings by siblings, ages seven to twelve. Program three is for siblings ages twelve to adulthood. This program includes interviews and narrations. The final program is for parents. It includes interviews and narrations by parents.

Overall, Understanding Brothers and Sisters is an excellent way for children o be introduced to autism and begin to understand their siblings a little better.

If interested in this video and live in Indiana?

If not, search WorldCat to see if your local library has it.

Autism Medicaid Waiver Webinar

Several states have implemented Autism Medicaid Waiver Programs that provide a variety of services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. These programs may include educational, medical, and/or social services. Ellen Blackwell from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will provide a national overview of Autism Medicaid Waiver Programs. Additionally, representatives from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and South Carolina will present information about their state programs and share strategies and lessons learned in the process of creating successful models for Autism Medicaid Waiver Programs. Following the presentations there will be an opportunity for participant Q&A.

Title: Autism Medicaid Waiver Programs: Federal and State Perspectives Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/990556425

Improving Speech and Eating Skills

Improving Speech and Eating Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Oral-Motor Program for Home and School by Maureen A. Flanagan is a practical and thorough guide for both parents and professionals. This user friendly guide shows how improvement of oral motor patterns facilitates in the development of communication and eating skills. It includes simple daily activities to help expand the child's diet and increase the number of sounds the child produces. This book is for parents, therapist's and anyone who works with children with autism spectrum disorders.

If interested in this book and live in Indiana?

If not, search WorldCat to see if your local library has it.

The Color of Autism

The Color of Autism: Methods to Reach and Educate Children on the Autism Spectrum by Toni Flowers is an ideal tool for professionals in learning how to provide a better learning environment for students with autism spectrum. Within the pages of this book, Toni Flowers provides great tips on how to communicate effectively in "autism speak," design effective classrooms and learning environments, create schedules that make sense to students, use creative cuing to reinforce lessons, and much more.

Flowers uses examples of problems a teachers might come across in the classroom and then uses real-life cases studies and teaching techniques to guide the reader through how to solve these issues.


Indiana residents may check out this book at CeDIR. Others might want to use WorldCat to find it in a library nearby.

The Autism Trail Guide

The Autism Trail Guide: Postcards from the Road Less Traveled by Ellen Notbohm is a great book for parents of children with autism and even for professionals interested in learning more about the subject. The Autism Trail Guide is helpful for learning how to take on the challenges of life while also seeing the amazing things their children can accomplish. Notbohm gives advice on how to tackle issues that could be seen as difficult such as doing homework, certain behaviors, when to know it is okay to take a risk in parenting, when to keep going with an issue and when it's okay to let go of it. Written as a collection of essays, The Autism Trail Guide makes it easy to keep going, even if you just have a few minutes to spare.

Interested in checking it out? Call us at 800-437-7924. Not an Indiana resident? No worries! Find the copy nearest you with worldcat.org!

Autism in Public Schools

There can be no doubt that autism in our public schools is on the rise. And as the number of children with autism in schools continues to increase, those schools are being challenged to educate their kids without breaking the bank. Check out this special report from Edutopia: Overcoming Autism: Public Schools Deal with a Growing Problem, that highlights some of the issues facing public schools today.

Autism Awareness - Helpful Tips from Autism Society of America

ASA’s Helpful Tips for Interacting with Someone Who has Autism

People on the autism spectrum may:

not understand what you say
appear deaf
be unable to speak or speak with difficulty
engage in repetitive behaviors
act upset for no apparent reason
appear insensitive to pain
appear anxious or nervous
dart away from you unexpectedly
engage in self-stimulating behaviors (i.e. Hand flapping or rocking) http://www.autism-society.org/


Helpful hints for interaction:

Speak slowly and use simple language
Use concrete terms
Repeat simple questions
Allow time for responses
Give lots of praise
Do not attempt to physically block self-stimulating behavior
Remember that each person is unique and may act differently than another


For more information, Visit: http://www.autism-society.org/

World Autism Awareness Day, April 2, 2009

World Autism Awareness Day, April 2, 2009

from Autism Society of America www.autism-society.org ......

In the U.S., 1 in 150 children born today will be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Here are 5 ways to raise awareness and educate others on World Autism Awareness Day, April, 2, 2009:

1. FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO A FRIEND Share this email with family and friends asking them to sign up to receive the ASA Newsletter so they can stay informed about the news and views surrounding autism.

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5. DONATE Make a generous tax-deductible online donation today to help support our ongoing initiatives to accelerate critically needed autism early intervention programs, essential therapeutic research and vital support services.Autism needs to be top of the mind on World Autism Awareness Day — April 2, 2009. We need you to join us... get pro-active... be generous... and share.Thanks for joining our efforts to spread autism awareness!

from: Lee GrossmanPresident and CEO ASA member since 1991Parent of a son with autism

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