Educational Programs for Children With Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
Jeanette McAfee, MD

Resources

Books and Other Publications

General books on Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and related disorders

Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
T. Attwood
Jessica Kingsley. 1998
ISBN 1-853-02557-1
 
Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments
B. Smith Myles and J. Southwick Autism
Asperger Pub.Co. 1999
ISBN 0-967-25143-5
 
Asperger Syndrome
A. Klin, F. Volkmar, S. Sparrow
Guilford Press. 2000
ISBN 1-572-30534-7
 
Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Teachers
V. Cumine, J. Leach and G. Stevenson
David Fulton Pub. 1998
ISBN 1-85346-499-6
 
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
U. Frith
Cambridge University Press. 1991
ISBN 0-521-38448-6
 
Autism - Preparing for Adulthood
P. Howlin
Routledge 1997
ISBN 0-415-11531-0
 
Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Practioners and Carers
P. Howlin
John Wiley & Sons. 1998
ISBN 0-471-98328-4
 
High Functioning Individuals with Autism: Advice and Information for Parents and Others Who Care. (Booklet).
S. Moreno
MAAP Services
chart@netnitco.net
 
Higher Functioning Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism: A Teacher's Guide
A. Fullerton, J. Stratton, P. Coyne and C. Gray
Pro-Ed. 1996
ISBN 0-890-79681-5
 
Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind
S. Baron-Cohen
The MIT Press. 1995
ISBN 0-262-02384-9
 
The Morning News (a quarterly autism newsletter)
C. Gray, ed.
Jenison Public Schools
(616)457-8955
 
Teaching Children With Autism to Mind-Read
P. Howlin, S. Baron-Cohen, and J. Hadwin
John Wiley & Sons. 1999
ISBN 0-471-97623-7
 
What Does It Mean To Me?
C. Faherty
Future Horizons. 2000
(817)277-0727

Social skills and pragmatics

Comic Strip Conversations
Carol Gray. Jenison Public Schools.
Future Horizons. 1994
(817)277-0727
 
The New Social Story Book
Jenison High School Students. Ed.: Carol Gray
Future Horizons. 1994
(817)277-0727
 
The Original Social Story Book
Jenison High School Students. Ed.: Carol Gray
Future Horizons. 1993
(817)277-0727
 
Play and Imagination in Children with Autism
P. Wolfberg
Teachers College Press. 1999.
ISBN 0-807-73814-X
 
Teach Me Language: A language manual for children with autism, Asperger's syndrome and related developmental disorders
S. Freeman and L. Dake
SKF Books. 1996
ISBN 0-965-75650-5
 
Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies to Enhance Communication and Socialization
Quill, K.
Delmar Pub, Inc. 1995
ISBN 0-827-36269-2
 

Sensory Integration

SensAbilities: Understanding Sensory Integration
M. Colby Trott, M. Laurel and S. Windeck
Therapy Skill Builders.
1-800-228-0752

Autobiographies

Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic.
D. Williams
Avon Books. 1992
ISBN 0-380-72217-8
 
Pretending to be Normal
L. Holliday Willey
Jessica Kingsley. 2000
ISBN 1-853-02721-9
 
Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism.
D. Williams
Crown Publishing Group. 1995
ISBN 0-812-92524-6

Applied Behavioral Therapy

Behavior Modification, Basic Principles
S. Axelrod, R. V. Hall
Pro-Ed. 2000
ISBN 0-890-79804-4
 
Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training
K. Pryor
Bantam Books. 1999
ISBN 0-553-38039-7
 
Teaching the Tiger: A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
M. Pierce Dornbush, S. Pruitt
Hope Press. 1995
ISBN 1-878-26734-5

Books for individuals with AS/HFA

The Care and Keeping of Friends
N. Westcott
American Girl Library, Pleasant Co. Pub. 1996
 
What Does It Mean To Me?
C. Faherty
Future Horizons, Inc. 2000
ISBN 1-885477-59-7

Web sites

ABA Resources
rsaffran.tripod.com/aba.html
 
Autism-PDD Resources Network
www.autism-pdd.net
 
Autism Society of America
www.autism-society.org
 
Center for the Study of Autism
www.autism.org
 
FEAT (Families for Early Autism Treatment)
www.feat.org
 
Future Horizons
www.futurehorizons-autism.com
 
Homeschool Zone
www.homeschoolzone.com/add/autism.htm
 
Jeanie McAfee's Home Page
www.jeaniemcafee.com
 
MAAP
www.saintjoe.edu/~daved/MAAP/
 
OASIS (Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support)
www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger
 
Oops...Wrong Planet Syndrome
www.isn.net/~jypsy
 
Room 5's Autism Page
members.aol.com/room5/welcome.html
 
TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped CHildren)
www.teacch.com/teacch.htm
 
Tony Attwood's home page
www.tonyattwood.com
 
UC Davis MIND Institute
Mindinstitute.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Computer Resources

Gaining Face (a computer program that helps children with Asperger's Syndrome to identify facial cues)
Team Asperger
www.ccoder.com/GainingFace
 
Smart Alex (a computer program that is based upon a cartoon character who can change his facial expression. The student chooses an expression and observes Alex's face.)
Special Needs Computing
sncl@box42.com

Games

Communicate: An educational activity to reinforce social communication skills during adolescence
P. Mayo and P. Waldo
Thinking Publications. 1986
ISBN 0-030599-04-7
 
Communicate Junior: An educational activity to reinforce social skills in elementary-age children
P. Mayo, P. Hirn, N. Gajewski and J. Kafka
Thinking Publications. 1991