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Autism: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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ANDY AND HIS YELLOW FRISBEE; by Mary Thompson;  
Woodbine House, 1996                                     4-6 

IAN'S WALK: A STORY ABOUT AUTISM; by Laurie 
Lears, Karen Ritz (illustrator); Albert 
Whitman, 1998                                            4-6  

RUSSELL IS EXTRA SPECIAL; by Charles A. Amenta, 
III, M.D.; Magination Press, 1992                        4-8 

PLEASE DON'T SAY HELLO; by Phyllis Gold; Human 
Sciences Press, 1974                                    6-10 

JOEY AND SAM: A HEARTWARMING STORYBOOK ABOUT 
AUTISM, A FAMILY, AND A BROTHER'S LOVE; by Illana 
Katz; Real Life Storybooks, 1993                        7-10 

MORI'S STORY: A BOOK ABOUT A BOY WITH AUTISM; 
by Zachary M. Gartenberg; Lerner Publications 
Co., 1998 (ISBN: 0822525852) (for siblings)               8+  

A READER'S GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH 
MENTAL, PHYSICAL, OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES; by 
Cory Moore; Woodbine House, 1990                       Adult  

AUTISM AND LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY: SUCCESSFUL 
INTERVENTIONS FOR BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES; by Marcia 
D. Smith, Ph.D.; Brooks Publishing Co., 1990           Adult    

AUTISM: THE FACTS; by Simon Baron-Cohen, 
Patrick Bolton; Oxford University Press, 1994 
(ISBN: 0192623273)                                     Adult

AUTISTIC CHILDREN: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND 
PROFESSIONALS; by  Lorna Wing; 2nd ed.; 
Brunner/Mazel, 1985 (ISBN: 0876303912)                 Adult

BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN WITH 
AUTISM: A MANUAL FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS;  
by Catherine Maurice; Pro-Ed, 1996 (ISBN: 
0890796831)                                            Adult

CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: A PARENT'S GUIDE; by 
Michael D. Powers; Woodbine House, 1989 (ISBN:  
0933149166)                                            Adult

EXCEPTIONAL PARENT MAGAZINE, call 1-877-372-7368       Adult 

KEYS TO PARENTING THE CHILD WITH AUTISM; by 
Marlene Targ Brill; Barron's Educational Series, 
1994 (ISBN: 0812016793)                                Adult

LET ME HEAR YOUR VOICE: A FAMILY'S TRIUMPH OVER 
AUTISM; by Catherine Maurice; Fawcett Columbine, 
1994 (ISBN: 0449906647)                                Adult

NOBODY NOWHERE: THE EXTRAORDINARY AUTOBIOGRAPHY 
OF AN AUTISTIC; by D. Williams; Times Books, 1992      Adult

PARENT SURVIVAL MANUAL: A GUIDE TO CRISIS 
RESOLUTION IN AUTISM AND RELATED DEVELOPMENTAL 
DISORDERS; ed. by Eric Schopler; Plenum Press,  
1995 (ISBN: 0306449773)                                Adult

A PARENT'S GUIDE TO AUTISM: ANSWERS TO THE MOST 
COMMON QUESTIONS; by Charles A. Hart; Pocket Book 
Publ., 1993 (ISBN: 0671750992)                         Adult

REACHING THE AUTISTIC CHILD: A PARENT TRAINING 
PROGRAM; by Martin A. Kozloff; Brookline Books, 
1998 (ISBN: 1571290567)                                Adult

RIGHT FROM THE START: BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR 
YOUNG CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS 
AND PROFESSIONALS; by Sandra Harris; Woodbine 
House, 1998 (ISBN: 189062702X)                         Adult

SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: A GUIDE FOR 
FAMILIES; by Sandra Harris; Woodbine House, 
1994 (ISBN: 0933149719)                                Adult

TARGETING AUTISM: WHAT WE KNOW, DON'T KNOW, AND 
CAN DO TO HELP YOUNG CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND 
REALTED DISORDERS; by Shirley Cohen; University of 
California Press, 1998 (ISBN: 0520210115)              Adult

TEACHING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: STRATEGIES TO 
ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AND SOCIALIZATION; by 
Kathleen Ann Quill; Delmar Publ, 1995 (ISBN: 
827362692)                                             Adult

TEACHING DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN: THE 
ME BOOK; by Ole Ivar Lovaas; available from the 
publisher: Pro-Ed, 8700 Shoal Creek Blvd., 
Austin, TX 78575; phone: (512) 451-3246; rev. 
ed.; 1996                                              Adult

A TREASURE CHEST OF BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM; by Beth Fouse; Future 
Horizons, 1997 (ISBN: 1885477368)                      Adult

WHEN AUTISM STRIKES: FAMILIES COPE WITH CHILDHOOD 
DISINTEGRATIVE DISORDERS; by Robert Cartalano;  
Plenum Press, 1998 (ISBN: 030645789X)                  Adult

THE WORLD OF THE AUTISTIC CHILD: UNDERSTANDING 
AND TREATING AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS; by 
Bryna Siegel; Oxford University Press, 1996 
(ISBN: 0195076672)                                     Adult
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems