Books

1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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"Winner of the 2006 Teachers' Choice Award!" Parents and professionals can now bypass countless hours spent seeking answers to the mystifying day-to-day challenges of autism. In a snappy, can-do format, this insightful book offers page after page of try-it-now solutions that have worked for thousands of children grappling with social, sensory, behavioral, and self-care issues, plus many more.

Price:$24.95

Autism: Information and Resources for Professionals and Parents--Second Edition

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Price:$32.00

Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration, Second Edition

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This is an excellent resource book that clearly explains sensory systems and sensory integration and how to identify problems in this area for individuals with autism. There are checklists to help identify concerns, and it is full of practical suggestions for activities for specific difficulties, strategies for challenging behaviors, and adaptations in a variety of of settings. Geneva Centre for Autism

Price:$34.95

Taking Care of Myself

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Through a unique combination of social stories and easy-to-understand activities, this unique book offers a curriculum that guides the child and caregiver on issues of health, hygiene, and the challenges of puberty. It is a must-read for those who guide students with disabilities.

Price:$24.95

No Child Left Behind

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Your complete guide to the No Child Left Behind Act. The No Child Left Behind Act is confusing to parents, educators, administrators, advocates and most attorneys. Wrightslaw: No Child Left Behind provides a clear roadmap to the law and how to get better educational services for all children. Learn what the law says about: * Scientifically Based Reading Instruction * Annual Assessments in Reading, Math and Science * Free Tutoring, Summer School, After-School Programs * Transfers from Failing Schools and Public School Choice * New Qualifications for Teachers and Paraprofessionals * Bonus Pay, Stipends, Scholarships for Teachers and Principals * Teacher Liability Protection

Price:$29.95

Idea 2004: Your Guide to the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004

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The Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 is confusing to parents, educators, and even to most attorneys. Wrightslaw: IDEA 2004 provides a clear roadmap to the law and how to get better special education services for all children with disabilities. Learn what the law says about: * Individualized Education Programs, IEP Teams, Transition, Progress * Evaluations, Reevaluations, Parental Consent, Independent Educational Evaluations * Research Based Instruction, Early Intervening Services, Discrepancy Formulas, Response to Intervention * Assessments, Accommodations, Alternate Assessments * Procedural Safeguards, New Procedures and Timelines for Due Process Hearings

Price:$14.95

Play & Imagination in Children with Autism

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Based on award-winning research, this volume offers new hope for children with autism by shedding light on both theory and practice. It goes beyond the usual autism literature by including what is known about play with typical populations. "This book is a 'must' for anyone who wants to bring about genuine social reciprocity and imagination in children with autistic spectrum disorders. Pamela Wolfberg takes us on a journey through previously uncharted territory, documenting in rich qualitative detail how to scaffold entry into the culture of peer play." --Adriana L. Schuler, San Francisco State University

Price:$23.95

Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum

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Picture a childhood void of the joyful images and sensations we associate with play - a childhood lacking in curiosity, diversity and symbolic meaning - a childhood without playmates or friends. Children on the autism spectrum are among those who face serious challenges learning how to play in both social and imaginative ways. But no longer do these children have to remain lost souls on the fringes of playgrounds and other social gathering places. In Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum: The Art of Guiding Children's Socialization and Imagination Pamela Wolfberg turns her award-winning research into a practical manual for practitioners and caregivers seeking to address the unique and complex challenges children on the autism spectrum experience. in peer relations and play. This practical guide offers an introduction to the basic principles, tools and techniques that comprise the Integrated Play Groups model, designed to support children of diverse ages and abilities on the autism spectrum (novice players) in mutually enjoyed play experiences with typical peers and siblings (expert players). Small groups of children regularly play together under the guidance of an adult facilitator (play guide) through a carefully tailored system of support. The emphasis is on maximizing children's developmental potential as well as intrinsic desire to play, socialize and form meaningful relationships with peers. At the same time, an equally important focus is on teaching the peer group to be more accepting, responsive and inclusive of children who relate and play in different ways. This innovative book is full of forms, checklists and other tools to facilitate implementation.

Price:$39.95

Worksheets! for Teaching Social Thinking and Related Skills

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The purpose of the Worksheets! book is to provide parents and educators with ways to explore breaking down abstract social thinking concepts into concrete ways for students to work on them in individual sessions or as part of a larger group. These pages are the result of years of developing lessons for students with social cognitive deficits. The lessons are organized into categories that include friendship, perspective taking, self-monitoring, being part of a group, effective communication, making plans to be with others, problem solving and more. Use these Worksheets! at school and at home. You will find that much of the information is helpful for all students, not just those with clear social challenges.

Price:$44.00

Thinking About YOU, Thinking About ME

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Perspective Taking is crucial to the development of advanced social thinking and related skills. The author explores how perspective taking impacts students' abilities to socially relate as well as comprehend academic assignments that are laden with social themes such as comprehension of literature and working with peers in group assignments. By sticking to the practical approach she revealed in her first book, Inside Out: What Makes Persons With Social Cognitive Deficits Tick?Michelle provides information for parents and educators who are working with these children on a day-to-day basis.

Price:$48.00

Think Social: A Social Thinking Curriculum for School-Age Children

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For Teaching Social Thinking and Related Social Skills to Students with: * High Functioning Autism * PDD-NOS * Asperger Syndrome * Nonverbal Learning Disability * ADHD * And for all others in the murky gray area of social thinking The new curriculum publication documents for lessons are introduced at Michelle

Price:$79.00

Social Behavior Mapping - Connecting Behavior, Emotions and Consequences Across the Day

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Michelle Garcia Winner and her team of talented therapists have created a collection of over 50 Social Behavior Maps covering a range of topics for home, community and the classroom. Social Behavior Mapping was created for parents and professionals to help those with social thinking challenges understand what behaviors are expected and unexpected in a way that makes sense to their way of thinking. Michelle and her staff have created much-needed roadmaps to understanding for individuals who face challenges in their daily social situations.

Price:$22.00

Inside Out: What Makes a Person with Social Cognitive Deficits Tick?

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This practical, user-friendly manual describes a number of cognitive processes that are weak for persons with social-cognitive deficits (including Asperger Syndrome, high-functioning autism, nonverbal learning disability and pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified) and explores related therapy techniques that help facilitate social thinking and associated social skill development. A set of helpful worksheets accompanies each topic.

Price:$34.00

Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented

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This updated and expanded edition is packed with powerful strategies and techniques designed to support gifted education opportunities. The text and accompanying forms and worksheets provide answers to teachers who recognize that their students are unchallenged but are not certain how to provide them with appropriately interesting and in-depth curriculum.

Price:$34.95

Pretending to Be Normal: Living with Asperger

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The author of this autobiography did not recognize that she had Asperger Syndrome until her daughter was diagnosed. The book describes the author's daily struggles and challenges. The book also includes appendices on coping strategies.

Price:$18.95

Challenging Behavior and Autism: Making Sense

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Written in plain language, this book for parents, teachers and caregivers offers practical strategies for preventing or managing the challenging behavior most likely to be encountered with when living or working with children on the autistic spectrum. The book offers a step-by-step framework that enables readers to develop their own solutions.

Price:$21.95

Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism, A

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The authors' purpose in writing this book was to provide a resource manual that applies theory and best practices in behavior management to individuals with autism. The book offers comprehensive insights into the entire spectrum of behavior challenges of a person with autism/PDD as well as answers to improve those hehaviors. It is an easy reference for using behavioral interventions. A must-have for teachers and parents!

Price:$39.95

Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism & Related Disorders

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Individuals with autism have been reported to be the most difficult to toilet train. This comprehensive guide for parents and teachers includes over 200 toilet training tips supported by more than 40 case examples with solutions.

Price:$19.95

Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Transactional Developmental Perspective

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This meticulously researched book offers a thorough overview of the communication, language, social and behavioral issues that are characteristic of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). In addition, the authors offer practical guidelines for intervention designed for children with autism and their families.

Price:$44.95

Sibling Stories

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Sibling relationships involving a brother or sister with an autism spectrum disorder present enormous emotional and practical challenges throughout the life span. In a unique combination of narrative context and deeply moving first-person excerpts from interviews with 20 siblings, this informative guide offers in-depth coverage of the issues of paramount concern to typical siblings. A chapter devoted to coping strategies is enhanced by end-of-chapter professional advice on how to maximize the sibling relationship.

Price:$19.95

Girls Under the Umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Practical Solutions for Addressing Everyday Challenges

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Co-authored by an experienced professional and a mother of a young girl on the autism spectrum, this much-awaited book combines the best of both worlds as it gives a voice to girls under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorders. The authors provide insightful first-hand accounts of girls

Price:$19.95

Right from the Start

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Written in an accessible and friendly style, this book explains how the teaching method known as intensive behavioral intervention (IBI) can benefit young children with autism and related disorders. The book is of particular interest for parents and educators working with children five years old and younger.

Price:$16.95

Reaching Out, Joining In

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Practical and accessible, this guide offers invaluable expertise and easy-to-understand activities parents and teachers can use to help children with autism in preschool through elementary school become more socially adept. Specifically, the authors present concrete strategies to teach basic play skills, how to play with others, recognize social cues, and engage in social conversation.

Price:$16.95

Practical Solutions for Educating Young Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome

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Progress made through early intervention can be destroyed if the planning for transition from home to school is not complete. Practical Solutions for Educating Young Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome is designed to help parents and professionals navigate the challenges for early learners with high-functioning autism (HFA) and Asperger Syndrome (AS). Because their deficits are more subtle, these children may be less understood by educational professionals. This book is a much-needed resource to help teachers understand their younger child with HFA or AS. Throughout Practical Solutions for Educating Young Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome, examples are given to highlight useful strategies. In the first chapter, the author builds a foundation by explaining HFA/AS and some typical characteristics, such as sensory issues, attention deficit disorders, and difficulties of socialization. Later in the book, she dedicates an entire chapter to the educational setting and transition planning, including the process of moving into kindergarten or first grade, shadowing, and planning for inclusion. Finally, two in-depth case studies at the end of the book put it all together. Each case study typifies the kinds of challenges common to children with HFA/AS, and synthesizes how the strategies described in the book can be used in combination to maximize success.

Price:$21.95

Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Diagnosis, Options and Answers

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Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs) include autism and a range of other neurological disorders. While at least 250,000 Americans have been diagnosed with PDD-NOS - one-third of whom are children - twice as many may remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Parents of a young child with undiagnosed PDD may suspect any number of things, from autism to severe allergies. This book is for parents (or newly diagnosed adults) who struggle with this neurological condition. Medications, therapies, and educational techniques can address symptoms and improve the lives of people with PDD. In some cases, the results can be spectacular.

Price:$34.95

Inclusive Programming for Middle School Students

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Teachers, parents and students alike will benefit from the insights and information outlining both theories and applications of inclusive programming for middle school students. Ms. Wagner's engaging and readable style, coupled with her extensive knowledge and classroom practice, makes this book indispensible for both professionals and nonprofessionals.

Price:$24.95

Inclusive Programming for Elementary School

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Teachers, parents and students alike will benefit from the insights and information outlining both theories and applications of inclusive programming for elementary school students. Ms. Wagner's engaging and readable style, coupled with her extensive knowledge and classroom practice, makes this book indispensable for both professionals and nonprofessionals.

Price:$24.95

Teaching By Design: Using Your Computer to Create Materials for Students with Learning Differences

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Follow the step-by-step instructions and design strategies presented in this extraordinary book to create over 40 customized educational materials for children and adults with cognitive, sensory or physical disabilities. Teaching By Design is a skillful blend of computer graphics, education concepts, and crafting know-how that parents and educators will find indispensable when teaching visual perception, math, language, communication, reading, handwriting, and self-help skills. Loaded with illustrations and supportive anecdotal information about how the author created and used theses materials to educate her daughter with multiple disabilities, Teaching By Design shows readers how to adapt familiar educational materials and create new ones to meet an individuals specific needs. The book also includes a timesaving CD-ROM full of templates that simplifies the process of making a variety of customized educational materials, including: * Lotto Boards * Telling Time Worksheets * Handwriting Transparencies * Custom Game Pieces * Interactive Spelling Cards * Menus * Visual Schedules * Reading Inventories With this book, a computer, printer, and office and craft supplies, you can make learning for a child (or adult) with special needs immeasurably easier, richer, and fun for both of you.

Price:$34.95

Asperger Syndrome

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This volume provides the knowledge needed to help individuals with severe social disabilities to fulfill their greatest potential. This is an important guide for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, speech/language pathologists, pediatricians, teachers, school administrators, learning specialists, and disability advocates.

Price:$59.00

Sharing Information About Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Do Respite or Alternative Caregivers Need to Know

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Leaving a child with a paid respite care worker, friend, neighbor, or even an extended family member, represents a potentially stressful situation for parents of children who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or any other developmental challenge. Sharing Information About Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Do Respite or Alternative Caregivers Need to Know eases some of the apprehensions associated with parents communicating their child

Price:$24.95

Leader

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Researchers agree there are 40 good things all kids need in their lives, all of which are in this Leader

Price:$39.95

Arnie and His School Tools: Simple Sensory Solutions That Build Success

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Arnie and His School Tools: Simple Sensory Solutions to Build Success is an illustrated children's book about an exuberant little boy who had difficulty paying attention in class and doing his school work until he was equipped with the tools to accommodate his sensory needs. Written from Arnie's point of view, the book uses simple language to describe some of the sensory tools and strategies he uses at school and home to help him achieve a more optimal level of alertness and performance. Arnie and His School Tools creates an environment that is accepting of students with sensory modulation difficulties, including many on the autism spectrum. Occupational therapists, teachers and parents will find this book an engaging way to introduce elementary students to basic sensory tools used to help children focus in classroom settings, such as fidgets, chewy pencil toppers, and weighted vests. Additional resources are provided at the end of the book, including definitions of sensory processing and sensory modulation disorder, suggested discussion questions, and lists of related books and websites.

Price:$18.95

How Well Does Your IEP Measure Up?

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This book is a must for parents of school-age children with autism spectrum disorders and for service providers who work with children with ASD. In Part I, the authors discuss in simple, easy-to-understand language the essential elements of the IEP. This is followed in Part II by sample goal and objective templates for areas of functioning often neglected in IEPs for children with ASD, including oral-motor skills, executive function, theory of mind, and critical thinking. The book concludes with recommended teaching tips and strategies, teaching resources and more.

Price:$29.95

How Well Does Your IEP Measure Up?

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Price:$29.95

How to Be a Para Pro

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This training manual includes a short course on autism spectrum disorders and an art and science look at the paraprofessional support for students with ASD and other cognitive impairments. Specific information is included on peripheral, direct academic, social/play and leisure, and behavioral support, as well as data and record-keeping forms and ideas.

Price:$29.95

Difficult Child (The)

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Price:$15.95

My Best Friend Will

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In My Best Friend Will, enter Willie's world through Jamie's eyes as it unfolds at school, at home, and at play. In the process, you will gain a rich understanding and appreciation of Willie's many unique qualities and come to accept that these are all a part of who he is.

Price:$21.95

Taking the Mystery out of Medications

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This long overdue book explores the role of medication. It is written to empower the reader with the knowledge of the standard medication treatment of ASD and related disorders. It is the result of more than 20 years of clinical experience working with, and learning from, more than one thousand individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers. Many medical and scientific theories and practices will become much clearer as the reader progresses through his logically developed and clearly presented resource.

Price:$39.95

Hidden Curriculum, The (Book)

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This book offers practical suggestions and advice for how to teach and learn those subtle messages that most people seem to pick up almost automatically but that have to be directly taught to individuals with social-cognitive challenges. Given the serious consequences that can befall a person who violates a social rule, the strategies and detailed lists of curriculum items make The Hidden Curriculum a much-needed resource.

Price:$19.95

Difficult Child (The)

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Price:$15.95

Friendship Factor, The

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Based on twenty-five years of research on friendship, Dr. Kenneth H. Rubin reveals the importance of children

Price:$13.00

Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues

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Some behaviors are problematic and interfere with work or play; others result in successful interactions. What's the difference and how can we help reduce or eliminate ineffective behaviors? This welcome addition to the Practical Solutions series by the Autism Asperger Publishing Company uncovers the puzzling behaviors by children and youth with Asperger Syndrome (AS) that have a sensory base and, therefore, are often difficult to pinpoint and interpret. Written in a very reader-friendly style, the book covers the impact of the sensory system on behavior, reviews formal and informal assessment tools and offers an invaluable set of practical interventions that can be used by parents and educators alike to help promote success for children and youth with AS. The "sensory gang" - a set of clever icons used throughout the book - helps the reader navigate between the senses.

Price:$21.95

Shy Child: Helping Children Triumph over Shyness, The

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Price:$13.95

Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration, Second Edition

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Price:$34.95

Rock and a Hard Place

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Rock and a Hard Place draws the reader into the heartbreaking dilemma faced by Lucy, mother of three children, the oldest of whom has severe autism. Due to 9-year-old Hollie's erratic and often destructive behaviors, the day-to-day life of the rest of the family is fragmented and chaotic, putting a strain on Lucy's marriage and affecting her younger children, who are beginning to show signs of low self-esteem and lack of focus. In trying to get the best possible educational services for her daughter and at the same time preserve her family, Lucy is stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

Price:$18.95

Autism is Not A Life Sentence: How One Family Took on Autism and Won!

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Summers takes a unique, and, to some, controversial, approach to teaching and parenting her daughter with autism by applying Chaos Theory in combination with more traditional behavior management strategies. The results have been extraordinary. Jessica, initially pronounces as limited to a self-contained classroom wearing a helmet to prevent self-abusive behaviors, is now an accomplished student in high school, composing music, writing stories, and speaking at conferences about life with autism.

Price:$19.95

Picture the Progress

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For individuals who have difficulty responding appropriately to verbal directions and instructions, visual aids are essential in gaining understanding and cooperation. The simple line drawings presented in this helpful resource show students engaging in appropriate behavior within a variety of school settings and activities, including the classroom, hallway, lunch room, bus, etc. Appropriate classroom work behavior, positive social interaction and general rule following are depicted to help teachers and others clearly communicate expectations for desired behaviors. Depending on the student's skill level, the pictures may be accompanied by simple text.

Price:$19.95

Just Take a Bite

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Just Take a Bite is a great book for parents and caregivers dealing with children who are problem eaters. It dispels the common myth that all children will eat when hungry, and clearly describes how certain environmental problems, physical problems, and sensory problems may hinder a child's eating.

Price:$24.95

Asperger Syndrome

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Price:$59.00

Dear John

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John Tyree enlisted in the army not knowing that during a leave he

Price:$24.99