BOOKS

Books for Parents

• Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children. The ME Book, by Ivar Lovaas, Austin, TX: PRO-ED, 1981.
• Treating Autism: Parent Stories of Hope & Success, by Stephen Edelson & Bernard Rimland.
• Autism: The Facts by S. Baron-Cohen & B Bolton. Oxford University Press, 1993.
• Preschool Programs for Children with Autism. by S. Harris, and J.Handelman, eds. Austin, TX: PRO-ED, 1993
• A Parent's Guide to Autism, by C.Hart.New York: Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books, 1993.
• Circles of Care and Understanding: Support Groups for Fathers of Children with Special Needs. by J.May Bethesda, MD: Association for the Care of Children's Health, 1993.
• Children with Autism: A Parents' Guide. by M.Powers, Rockville, MD: Woodbine House, 1989.
• An Anthropologist on Mars. by O.Sacks, New York: Knopf, 1995.
• Advocacy Manual: A Parent's How-to Guide for Special Education Services. Pittsburgh: Learning Disabilities Association of America, 1992.
• Directory for Exceptional Children: A Listing of Educational and Training Facilities. Boston: Porter Sargent Publications, 1994.
• Pocket Guide to Federal Help for Individuals with Disabilities. Pueblo, CO: U. S. Government Printing Office, Consumer Information Center.

Autobiographies of people dealing with autism

• Let Me Hear Your Voice.: A Family's Triumph over Autism. by Catherine Maurice, New York: Knopf, 1993.
• There's a Boy in Here, by J.Barron & S. Barron, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992.
• Thinking In Pictures and Other Reports From My Life with Autism. by Temple Grandin, New York: Doubleday, 1995.
• Emergence: Labeled Autistic. by Temple Grandin, Novato, CA: Arena Press, 1986.
• Without Reason: A Family Copes with Two Generations of Autism. by C. Hart, New York: Harper & Row, 1989.
• I Hope Some Lass Will Want Me After Reading All This.  by D. Miedzianik, Nottingham England: Nottingham University, 1986.
• The Siege. by C. Park New York: Harcourt, Brace, World, 1967.
• Somebody Somewhere. by Donna Williams, New York: Times Books, 1994.

Books for children

• Russell is Extra Special. by Amenta, New York: Magination Press, 1992.
• Please Don't Say Hello. by P. Gold, New York: Human Sciences Press/Plenum Publications, 1986.
• Joey and Sam. by I.Katz & E.Ritvo, Northridge, CA: Real Life Storybooks, 1993.

Books for teachers and other interested professionals

• The Handbook of Autism. A Guide for Parents and Professionals. M. Aarons, and T. Gittens, New York: Tavistock/Routledge, 1992.
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. American Psychiatric Association. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 1994.
• Autism: Strategies for Change. G. Groden, and M. Baron, eds.New York: Gardner Press, 1988.
• The Hidden Child. Simmons, J.Rockville, MD: Woodbine House, 1987.
• Autism : Information and Resources for Parents, Families, and Professionals, R. Simpson, and P. Zionts,  Austin, TX: PRO-ED, 1992.
• Autism and Life in the Community: Successful Interventions for Behavioral Challenges. Smith, M. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 1990.
•  A Guide to Successful Employment for Individuals with Autism, M. Smith, R. Belcher,  and P. Juhrs, Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 1995.

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