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| Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (Paperback)
Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson
Amazon.com Price: $10.20
Temple Grandin, an animal behavior expert whose specialty is the design of humane slaughter systems, has autism; in her work with animals she has noticed similarities between typical thought patterns and those of autistics. Her, and Catherine Johnson's (author of Shadow Syndromes), descriptions of both attempt to dispel myths and increase understanding.
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Asperger's From the Inside Out: A Supportive and Practical Guide for Anyone with Asperger's Syndrome
Michael John Carley, Ed.D, Peter Gerhardt
Amazon.com Price: $10.17
Michael John Carley was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at thirty-six, when his young son received the same diagnosis. He is now the Executive Director of GRASP, the world's largest Asperger's organization.
This fascinating book reveals his personal experience with the confusion and trauma associated with this condition, and offers insights into living an independent and productive life.
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Autism for Dummies
Stephen Shore, Ed. D., Linda G. Rastelli, Temple Grandin (Foreword)
Amazon.com Price: $13.59
Bringing unusual clarity to some of the most confusing issues surrounding autism and its treatment, Stephen Shore and Linda Rastelli team up to bring you Understanding Autism for Dummies as part of the critically acclaimed "for Dummies" series. This popular and accessible book will help you find answers to questions from "what is sensory overload" to choosing the best approaches to help the person you care for on the autism spectrum. Additional topics include practical advice on coping with daily challenges in education, family life and transitioning to adulthood as well as promoting success for all people on the autism spectrum by using their strengths.
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| The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome (Softcover Edition)
Tony Attwood
Amazon.com Price: $ 16.47
Grounded in research from close to 30 years of direct experience, yet very accessible, Dr. Attwood bring understanding of Asperger Syndrome to new heights. Peppered with personal accounts and clear explanations... this book is a "must-have" for everyone, including those with Asperger Syndrome.
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Stephen Shore, AHA Advisory Board member and author of Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
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| Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism (Paperback)
Temple Grandin, Kate Duffy, Tony Attwood
Amazon.com Price: $13.57
A career guide meant for high-functioning adolescents and young adults on the autistic spectrum, along with their families, teachers and counselors. Personal experience and career experience are woven together here to provide organized, practical advice for the high-functioning autistic looking to find a job, rules for maintaining yourself properly in the workplace, and — a major focus of the book — turning your talents and interests into marketable skills, into paid work. There is much more in this excellent and useful book.
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| Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-teen and Teenage Years
Shana Nichols, Gina Marie Moravchik, and Samara
Pulver Tetenbaum
Amazon.com Price: $13.57
Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum is a clearly written presentation of the significant challenges faced by girls as they make the transition to adolescence and adulthood. The authors have a rich clinical experience and provide detailed practical action plans that families can use and emphasize a flexible problem solving approach.
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| Inside Out: What Makes the Person with Social-Cognitive Deficits Tick?
Michelle Garcia Winner
This book is available through Dr. Winner's site http://www.socialthinking.com and from AAPC.
Children and young people with diagnoses such as high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, PDD-NOS or non-verbal learning disabilities often have difficulty with "social cognition." This manual offers teaching techniques to help students identify and overcome their weaknesses.
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| Mozart and the Whale– an Asperger Love Story
Jerry Newport & Mary Meinel Newport
Amazon.com Price: $ 16.47
Jerry Newport and Mary Meinel Newport’s
Mozart and the Whale is an honest and engrossing
account of two adults on the spectrum who meet,
fall in love, and don't necessarily live happily
ever after. Jerry Newport is on AHA's advisory
board and has always been a tremendous resource
and support to many families and individuals on
the spectrum. This affecting memoir manages to
be both bluntly candid and romantic: while the
Newports clearly love each other, love is not
at first enough for two such complex people. One
of the most valuable contributions this book makes
is its demonstration of the social and emotional
learning that can go on well into adulthood, learning
that makes their second try at marriage more successful.
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| Succeeding with Autism: Hear My Voice
Judith H. Cohen
Amazon.com Price: $15.56
Among a growing literature of first person books about the life experiences of individuals on the Autism spectrum, this account stands out because of the additional perspectives of so many significant people and the comparison of these perspectives on the same events and times. Lynda Geller, Ph.D.
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| Thinking About You, Thinking About Me
Michelle Garcia Winner
Amazon.com Price: $51.18
This book is once again available through Amazon.com, and always through Dr. Winner's site http://www.socialthinking.com and from AAPC
Children and young people with diagnoses such as high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, PDD-NOS or non-verbal learning disabilities often have difficulty with "social cognition." This manual offers teaching techniques to help students identify and overcome their weaknesses.
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| Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin's Mother Tells the Family Story
Eustacia Cutler
Amazon.com Price: $16.47
The mother of one of the most inspiring and vocal members of our community writes about growing up with Temple Grandin.
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