Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin is a work of young adult fiction and the winner of the Schneider Family Book Award. The novel is told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old boy with autism as he navigates the world of "neurotypicals." It begins:
Hygiene and Related Behaviors for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders: A Fun Curriculum with a Focus on Social Understanding is a resource for parents and educators written by Kelly J. Mahler, a licensed occupational therapist from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Her book is designed to engage the minds of children and adolescents through worksheets, checklists, and fun activities like poster-making and trivia games that promote good hygiene habits and socially acceptable behaviors. Her writing is concise and to-the-point, mostly consisting of simple lists and tables to make lessons flow easily for both teachers and students.
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.
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. 
