LibGuides: Curated Lists 2021: Autism Awareness Month

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Simple Autism Strategies for Home and School by Sarah Cobbe
Publication Date: 2019
Each chapter is short and provides two or three tips which the author has tried and used effectively to support children with autism through her career. She also compiles useful resources so that parents or teachers know where to find more. The author is autistic and uses her own insight in writing poems to accompany each topic.
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A Beginner's Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorders by Paul G. Taylor
Publication Date: 2011
This short introduction is an ideal starting point for anyone encountering Autism Spectrum Disorder for the first time. The book covers all of the essential information needed to ground an understanding of the condition and offers effective practical strategies for assisting children who are living with ASD.
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Teaching Children with High-Level Autism by Pamela LePage; Susan Courey
ISBN: 9780415630832
Publication Date: 2014
The book draws from interviews with twenty families who have middle- and high-school-aged children with high functioning autism or Asperger’s syndrome. It presents a synthesis of the most cutting-edge research in the field and provides practical advice for educating children with high-level autism. It is authored by two special education professors who are also both the parents of children with disabilities.
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Social Skills Success for Students with Autism / Asperger's by Fred Frankel; Jeffrey J. Wood
Publication Date: 2011
Two nationally known experts in friendship formation and anxiety management address the social challenges faced by adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The book helps educators instruct youth on conversing with others, displaying appropriate body language, managing anxiety, initiating and participating in get-togethers, and more.
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Practical Strategies for Supporting Young Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Tricia Shelton; Mary Jalongo (As told to)
Publication Date: 2016
Showcases the diverse capabilities of students with ASD and prepares early childhood educators to work effectively with students ages 3-5 with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). Descriptive examples and interactive activities guide teachers to understand how these disorders affect student progress and how educators can tap into student potential.
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Look Me in the Eye: my life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison
Publication Date: 2007
Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits had earned him the label “social deviant.” It was not until he was forty that he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger’s syndrome. That understanding transformed the way he saw himself - and the world.
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Films

Autism in America (2015)

Autistic behaviors such as difficulty communicating, outbursts, etc. are examined in the film, as are the financial and emotional effects on parents. The film looks at young years, discipline, transition into high school and college, employment possibilities, and marriage for people with autism. (1hr 27mins)

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Spectrum: A story of the Mind (2016)

Take a journey into the rich sensory experience of autism. Imagine a world where words taste and thoughts feel, where sounds swell with color and leaves on trees change tones visible to the naked eye, and where eye contact with another can cause physical pain. (24mins)

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Living with Autism (2014)

Imagine being able to list every country in the world and its capital city, remember what we ate for dinner on 9 March 2002 and every prime number up to 7,507. In this highly personal and emotional film, Horizon discovers how brains that see the world in strikingly different ways are unlocking the secrets of our own minds. (51mins)

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