A time-saver. A life-saver. Parents and professionals can now bypass countless hours spent seeking answers to the mystifying day-to-day challenges of autism.

Crossing the lifespan, this thorough volume highlights developmental stages and shows recent advances that can improve a child's quality of life.

Inarguably, the most famous, successful person with autism in the world today, Temple Grandin was a non-verbal, often-violent child in the 50s. This reaches out to a huge audience. (Click for details)

Activity schedules enable children with autism to accomplish activities with greatly reduced adult supervision. These schedules can help children with autism become more self directed and purposeful.

How do teachers and parents of children with autism address a child's social skills? And what do they do about problem behaviors? (Click photo to find out)

From the author of The Out-of-Sync Child Carol Kranowitz. This book is an elegant approach to the subject of sensory integration. Great for both teachers and parents.

This book offers critical information on handling difficult moments. Included are sections on the characteristics that may impact behavior, the rage cycle, functions, assessment, as well as strategies to promote self-calming and self-management.

Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome. (Please click for complete description)

Full of practical information for professionals and parents, Building Bridges explains sensory systems and sensory integration and how to identify problems in these areas for individuals on the autism spectrum.

This charming book has been available for several years, but it is only now receiving the wide recognition it deserves. Great family book, esepcially if one sibling is Autistic and others are not.

Comic Strip Conversations are based on the belief that visualization and visual supports, found useful in structuring the learning of students with autism, may also improve their understanding and comprehension of conversation

This book has been written to provide parents, administrators, and educators of students with autism the necessary information and skills to meet the challenges of the Individual Educational Program (IEP) process

It is very important for the whole family to take part in the life of a child with autism. This book is a must for any grandparent.

One of the most important areas of our challenge is finding and encouraging leisure time activities. This book fills that gap with excellent information. (Please click for complete details)

This career planning guide is written specifically for high-functioning adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum, their families, teachers, and counselors.

This offering, written by a historian who has a son with Asperger's Syndrome, examines one of the United States' most brilliant Presidents and his many behaviors that match the Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis.

This comprehensive intervention guide and accompanying activities are easily adapted to develop a curriculum for both children who are verbal and those who use augmentative and alternative communication.

I hope all teachers and parents of autistic people will read and understand this book." -William Christopher,actor, Father Mulcahy in TV's M*A*S*H and father of an autistic child.

The Cognitive Behaviour Therapy program Exploring Feelings was designed by the author to be highly structured, interesting and successful in encouraging the cognitive control of emotions.

The Cognitive Behaviour Therapy program Exploring Feelings was designed by the author to be highly structured, interesting and successful in encouraging the cognitive control of emotions.

The author is an adolescent with Asperger's, which gives him the special insight about the subject, but he adds to this a sense of humor and a lilting writing style which makes the book compelling and particularly relevant for AS teens.

Don't miss the second book in Karen Emigh's series. This time Herman's adventures will help your child discover the difficult concept of prepositions such as up, in, under, and behind by using colorful illustrations.

How Do I Teach This Kid?--Visual Work Tasks for Beginning Learners on the Autism Spectrum in the first in a series of books designed to share ideas for using visual strategies to teach children with autism.

How to be a Para Pro is a book that must find its way to every school district, every school, and every classroom where children with autistic spectrum disorders are educated.

If you are a parent of a child with autism or Asperger's syndrome with questions about how to design an appropriate educational program for your child, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!!!!

One of the most important new books offered on inclusion. This book should be in the library of every elementary school in the country for review by teachers and parents.

Winner of the Autism Society of America's "Book of the Year" award for her Inclusive Programming for Elementary Students with Autism, Sheila Wagner now takes on the challenges of inclusion in middle school.

This book provides practical, hands-on strategies to teach social skills to children with high-functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome.

Written by a leading speech-language pathologist, this book offers methods to improve social cognition. (Please click for details)

A long-awaited critically needed book, Just Take A Bite, deals with a subject common to children with autism/Asperger's, offering a step-by-step comprehensive plan to address food aversions and food selectivitities.

A powerful depiction of one mother's journey toward understanding and acceptance of the profound disbility that affects her son. It is a testament to how deeply we love our children and how far we are willing to go for the sake of that love.

The Keys to Success was written as a practical, step-by-step guide to educating students with autism. (Please click for complete details)

Gilpin, Wayne A humorous look at autism. Written by a parent, it offers warm and wonderful stories by parents and teachers that will make you laugh out loud while learning more about autism as you gain a new perspective!

This wonderfully illustrated book is written by a mother as if the child with autism is speaking. Many teachers and parents use the book to educate peers and siblings as Jonathan "describes" his challenges and feelings.

Do you need your child to take out the trash, help with chores, walk the dog, do the dishes, or just clean up their room. This chart has worked wonders for thousands of children!!!

If your child or student can't recognize the expression of surprise, stress, joy, or any one of 409 additional emotions, Mind Reading is an engaging computer program with actors who depict emotional levels from the simple to the complex.

This handbook provides an overview of music therapy as it applies to cognitive, communication, and social goals for children with autism. (Please click for complete details)

My Friend with Autism is the exceptional result of a parent's determination to help her special needs son fit in with his peers, and to foster tolerance and understanding among her son's friends and schoolmates.

This important new book offers a definitive program with forms, exercises, and guides for the student. It also presents significant educational guidance and supportive assistance to caregivers and teachers.

This important book is an autobiographical story portraying the life of a person with Asperger's Syndrome, the high functioning and mild form of autism

Written by a successful businesswoman and mother of a child with Asperger's, this is a comprehensive guide filled with practical, easy-to-implement strategies, sample communication tools and data gathering techniques for improving family life.

Pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) include autism and a range of other neurological disorders. While at least 250,000 Americans have been diagnosed with PDD-one-third of whom are children twice as many may remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed.

Recently featured in the New York Times, Pretending to be Normal entitles others to peer into the lives of those who have Asperger's and discover what their life is like.

Art as I perceive it does not always result in "something to take home". When there is a finished product, it is for the pride of both the parent and child. The act of doing is for the enjoyment and development of the child alone. - Toni Flowers

A heartwarming and often humorous view of the challenges and successes faced by those who teach students with special needs.

CD to accompany The Social Skills Picture Book. This CD includes the 200 pictures in the book that can be used for impressive display to an audience or to an individual. Perfect for classroom use.

Most children need and usually want social skills to make friends, and, often, their level of happiness and productivity is dependant on these fundamentals.

To teach "the fine art of fitting in," Amelia Davies instructs anyone who has a sense of humor and the desire to give their kids "a healthy dose of self-esteem" how to utilize the dramatic arts to build social skills.

A "how to" manual, Jed Baker puts his experience with social skills training groups into a curriculum that "really works." (Please click for details)

Within the pages of this book Lisa Lewis explains, in an easy and readable manner, a complex yet intriguing intervention strategy for helping children and adults with autism.

Special People, Special Ways presents a positive image of persons with disbilities. It shares the message that even though each of us may have something different about us, we share many commonalities.

This cutting-edge text clarifies the distinct speech and language issues associated with each disorder and helps readers conduct individualized assessment and intervention.

long-awaited and much-needed book, Strengthening Relationships deals with the impact a special needs child has on the family and, most particularly, the parents' relationship.

Tai-Chi Ball is a ball within a ball inspired by the traditional Chinese Tai-Chi exercise which involves twisting and turning ones body. encourages hand-eye coordination. motor skills, and confidence.

Through a unique combination of Social Stories TM 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.

This book provides information that educates the caregiver so they can respond with knowledge to the judgements made by their physician. A MUST HAVE FOR AUTISM/SPECIAL NEEDS

A leading therapist said, ?This book should be in the hands of every parent, caregiver, teacher, aide, bus driver, administrator, law officer, who work with a child diagnosed with autism.

This book explores the similarities between the two disorders. It indicates the stages of autism and treatments for both disorders. Also included is a discussion of relationships and career options.

In a style that combines practical instruction with chicken-soup-for-the-soul inspiration, Flowers provides a treasure of tips and tools on how to communicate effectively in "autims-speak".

Written with sensitivity and insight, this book serves as an invaluable source of information about Asperger syndrome, a commonly misunderstood disorder that afflicts 2.5 million children.

Two leaders in their respective fields offer ideas to teach sensory and communication skills to challenged children on the autism spectrum.

Carol Gray uses her unique abilities to help explain autism and Asperger's Syndrome to children who share their classroom. In the Sixth Sense, Carol Gray introduced us to our sixth sense, our social sense.

Most children need and usually want social skills to make friends, and, often, their level of happiness and productivity is dependant on these fundamentals.

Follow a boy with autism and his mother as they chronicle his life from the hidden world. This is the bestseller that was out of publication for a few years - including a new section updating where Sean is today.

Co-author of the best-selling Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Children with Autism, Maria now brings us an excellent guide through the special difficulties encountered when toilet training an individual with autism.

This book offers comprehensive insights into the entire spectrum of behavior challenges of a person with autism/PDD as well as answers to improve those behaviors.

Two parents have written this excellent resource on the sometimes hidden challenges of sensory problems and how they relate to the whole child.

This outstanding picture book helps children understand the Who/What/When...questions while taking its readers on a fun journey looking for a lost shoe. A very entertaining book for all involved!

Forward by Ron Bass, Academy Award winner for Rainman. An encouraging, educational, and often humorous guide for teens and adults living with Asperger's Syndrome or high-functioning autism.