Getting help with autism

This reading list brings together books for parents, carers, teachers and professionals. It includes titles about autism, sensory needs, social skills, learning support and personal experiences.

Autism and Asperger's syndrome

• Asperger's Syndrome – What Teachers Need to Know. Author: Matt Winter
• Martian in the Playground – Understanding the Schoolchild with Asperger's Syndrome. Author: Clare Sainsbury
• Eating an Artichoke – A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome. Author: Echo R. Fling
• Asperger's Syndrome in Young Children – A Developmental Guide for Parents and Professionals. Authors: Laurie Leventhal-Belfer and Cassandra Coe
• Hitchhiking through Asperger Syndrome. Author: Lise Pyles
• This is Asperger Syndrome. Authors: Elisa Gagnon and Brenda Smith Myles
• Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Teachers. Authors: Val Cumine, Julia Dunlop and Gill Stevenson
• Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at School: Educating Students with NLD, Asperger Syndrome and Related Conditions. Author: Pamela B. Tanguay

Social skills and behaviour

• My Social Stories Book. Authors: Carol Gray and Abbie Leigh White
• Social Awareness Skills for Children. Author: Marianna Csoti
• The Explosive Child – A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children. Author: Ross W. Greene, PhD

Sensory needs and sensory integration

• Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues. Author: Brenda Smith Myles
• Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues – Practical Solutions for Making Sense of the World. Authors: Brenda Smith Myles, Katherine Tapscott Cook, Nancy E. Miller, Louann Rinner and Lisa A. Robbins
• The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction. Author: Carole Stock Kranowitz
• Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice. Authors: Anne G. Fisher, Elizabeth A. Murray and Anita C. Bundy
• Sensory Integration and Learning Disorders. Author: A. Jean Ayres

Occupational therapy and learning

• Hand Function in the Child: Foundations for Remediation. Authors: Anne Henderson and Charlane Pehoski
• OT GOALs: Occupational Therapy Goals and Objectives Associated with Learning. Authors: Michelle Tobias and Marianne Bogdanski Aquaro

Personal experiences and perspectives

• Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism. Author: Temple Grandin
• The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum. Authors: Temple Grandin and Richard Panek
• Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome. Author: Rudy Simone
• Sisterhood of the Spectrum: An Asperger Chick's Guide to Life. Author: Jennifer Cook O'Toole