Books About Treating Autism, Living with Autism, Coping with Autism
Looking for information about particular therapeutic methods? Interested in hints and tips for managing autistic symptoms? Check out these books!
Book Review: Raising a Sensory Smart Child
Raising a Sensory Smart Child by Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske is a comprehensive guide to the topic sensory dysfunction and sensory integration. Packed with information, it's appropriate for parents and professionals.
Raising a Sensory Smart Child by Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske is a comprehensive guide to the topic sensory dysfunction and sensory integration. Packed with information, it's appropriate for parents and professionals.
Book Review: Healing and Preventing Autism by Jenny McCarthy
Healing and Preventing Autism, by Jenny McCarthy and Jerry Kartzinel MD is a series of questions and answers focused on the idea that autism can prevented and cured through biomedical means. Jenny provides the questions; Kartzinel provides the answers.
Healing and Preventing Autism, by Jenny McCarthy and Jerry Kartzinel MD is a series of questions and answers focused on the idea that autism can prevented and cured through biomedical means. Jenny provides the questions; Kartzinel provides the answers.
Book Review: TalkAbility by Fern Sussman
What's the best way to help a child with autism build speech and conversation skills? Fern Sussman of the Hannen Centre in Canada wrote this book for parents of children with autism whose verbal skills are delayed but coming along.
What's the best way to help a child with autism build speech and conversation skills? Fern Sussman of the Hannen Centre in Canada wrote this book for parents of children with autism whose verbal skills are delayed but coming along.
Book Review: Creative Therapy for Children with Autism by Janet Tubbs
[i]Creative Therapy for Children[i/] with Autism by Janet Tubbs explores a variety of art therapy approaches to treating autism in children. In so doing, it proposes a spiritual theory of autism, and goes through a thorough discussion of the autism spectrum.
[i]Creative Therapy for Children[i/] with Autism by Janet Tubbs explores a variety of art therapy approaches to treating autism in children. In so doing, it proposes a spiritual theory of autism, and goes through a thorough discussion of the autism spectrum.
Book Review: More Than Words by Fern Sussman
More Than Words by Fern Sussman is a an absolutely top-notch tool for parents interested in helping their children with autism to communicate. It's produced by the Hanen Early Language Program which is based on Toronto, Canada.
More Than Words by Fern Sussman is a an absolutely top-notch tool for parents interested in helping their children with autism to communicate. It's produced by the Hanen Early Language Program which is based on Toronto, Canada.
Books Full of Tips
Labosh Publishing offers parents an incredible collection of hints and tips for outings with autistic kids. There's even a book filled with hints and tips for taking on Disney World!
Labosh Publishing offers parents an incredible collection of hints and tips for outings with autistic kids. There's even a book filled with hints and tips for taking on Disney World!
Book Review: Homespun Remedies by D. Betts, N. Patrick
The book Homespun Remedies by Dion E. Betts and Nancy J. Patrick is a collection of simple, practical ideas for parents of children with autism.
The book Homespun Remedies by Dion E. Betts and Nancy J. Patrick is a collection of simple, practical ideas for parents of children with autism.
Book Review: Yoga for Children with Autism
Yoga may not be a mainstream treatment for autism, but according to Yoga for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, it can be a great way to build gross motor skills and relieve stress.
Yoga may not be a mainstream treatment for autism, but according to Yoga for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, it can be a great way to build gross motor skills and relieve stress.
Book Review: Acting Antics - Autism and Drama Therapy
Acting Antics by Cindy B. Schneider presents a theaterical approach to teaching social understanding to kids and teens with Asperger syndrome. It's an unusual offering, and includes easy-to-implement scripts, activities and more.
Acting Antics by Cindy B. Schneider presents a theaterical approach to teaching social understanding to kids and teens with Asperger syndrome. It's an unusual offering, and includes easy-to-implement scripts, activities and more.
Book Review: "What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism"
"What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism," by Jonathan Levy, is simply a handbook for parents interested in implementing the Son-Rise approach to autism treatment. It's easy to read, easy to implement -- but provides only one perspective on a complex topic.
"What You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism," by Jonathan Levy, is simply a handbook for parents interested in implementing the Son-Rise approach to autism treatment. It's easy to read, easy to implement -- but provides only one perspective on a complex topic.
Book Review of The Autism Answer Book by William Stillman
Bill Stillman, author of Autism and the God Connection, has written the Autism Answer Book. This collection of answers to parents' questions about autism covers a great deal of ground and presents Stillman's most important concept: presume intellect.
Bill Stillman, author of Autism and the God Connection, has written the Autism Answer Book. This collection of answers to parents' questions about autism covers a great deal of ground and presents Stillman's most important concept: presume intellect.
Sensational Kids: Help and Hope for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensational Kids: Help and Hope for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder, by Lucy Jane Miller, is an introduction to sensory processing disorder and sensory integration therapy by an expert in the field.
Sensational Kids: Help and Hope for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder, by Lucy Jane Miller, is an introduction to sensory processing disorder and sensory integration therapy by an expert in the field.
Book Review: Parenting Across the Autism Spectrum
Parenting Across the Autism Spectrum by Marueen F. Morrell and Ann Palmer is a chronicle of two very different mothers managing life with two very different autistic children. Presented like a handbook, it's really closer to a pair of intertwined journals.
Parenting Across the Autism Spectrum by Marueen F. Morrell and Ann Palmer is a chronicle of two very different mothers managing life with two very different autistic children. Presented like a handbook, it's really closer to a pair of intertwined journals.
"Engaging Autism" by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D.
"Engaging Autism" by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D. is the successor to the classic book "The Child with Special Needs." In it, the authors explore autism myths, and discuss the use of floortime (therapeutic play) in building social, language and thinking skills.
"Engaging Autism" by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D. is the successor to the classic book "The Child with Special Needs." In it, the authors explore autism myths, and discuss the use of floortime (therapeutic play) in building social, language and thinking skills.
Book Review: Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
The book Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, by Dr. Temple Grandin and Sean Barron, explores social norms from the perspective of adults on the autism spectrum.
The book Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, by Dr. Temple Grandin and Sean Barron, explores social norms from the perspective of adults on the autism spectrum.
Book Review: Encouraging Appropriate Behavior for Children
Author Shira Richman answers parents' frequently asked questions about behavior and autism. The questions are good ones - and the answers are helpful.
Author Shira Richman answers parents' frequently asked questions about behavior and autism. The questions are good ones - and the answers are helpful.