The Way I See It

The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's by Temple Grandin discusses real issues of day-to-day living and offers great advice to parents, educators and individuals with autism or Asperger's. This easy to read book also provides information on how and why people with autism think differently, how sensory sensitivities affect learning, and the difference between behaviors caused by a disability vs. just bad behavior. This collection of short essays offers practical strategies for motivating kids, helpful do's and don'ts, and contains information on the latest research.

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Autism and Me

Autism and Me: Sibling Stories is a collection of short essays by children and teenagers with autistic siblings, compiled by Ouisie Shapiro. These young writers describe daily life in their households, and the quirks that make their brothers and sisters unique and lovable. Filled with bright, candid photographs, this book banishes stereotypes and is ideal for new siblings, neighbors, or other children who are unfamiliar with disorders in the autistic spectrum.

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Freedom from Meltdowns

Freedom from Meltdowns by Travis Thompson, PhD, is an in-depth exploration of the tantrums and meltdowns symptomatic of autism and related disorders. Dr. Thompson explains the physical and cognitive causes of tantrums, and offers parents and educators techniques to appropriately deal with and prevent meltdowns in the home and in public situations. Case-study anecdotes and the doctor's straight-forward writing style allow readers to easily relate to the concentrated content of the book.

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A Child's Journey

A Child's Journey Out of Autism: One Family's Story of Living in Hope and Finding a Cure by Leeann Whiffen is the story of a family's struggle with autism. Whiffen explores what treatments eased her son Clay's symptoms, where they found support, and how the family conquered the toughest challenge of their life.

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The ABC's of Autism

The ABC's of Autism by M. Davi Kathiresan is an excellent way to begin to learn about autism. In the book, the alphabet is used to describe some of the positive aspects that come with having a child with autism.

With colorful illustrations and large print, The ABC's of Autism is not only eye-catching and easy for children to read, it is an educating experience as well.

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Taking Care of Myself

Taking Care of Myself: A Hygiene, Puberty and Personal Curriculum for Young People with Autism by Mary Wrobel is an excellent source for teaching a child with autism about hygiene, health, development and much more. In Taking Care of Myself you will find steps for developing a successful hygiene programs, chapters on hygiene, health, modesty, growth and development, menstruation, when it's okay and not okay to touch, and more. Within each chapter are easy to read sections such as, What's Dirty?, Going to the Doctor, People Need Privacy and Male Development which add to the lessons.

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Seeing is Believing

Seeing is Believing: Video Self-Modeling for People with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities by Tom Buggey is an excellent way to help people of any age with a disability to improve certain skills and behaviors. The book describes a technique called video self modeling. VSM involves filming and editing footage to create a video of a person's ideal performance of a skill. The person then can watch whenever they please and gather valuable information about the skill.

Seeing is Believing offers and step by step guide about how to get the equipment to begin the technique, how to plan the film, how to edit the video and much more.

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