Mountain Boces Lending Library and Resources List
for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mountain Boces has compiled an extensive library of resources on Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Teachers, para professionals, and parents are welcome to check out these resources. To check out a
book from the library, located in the Carbondale offices, please send an email to Julie Goldberg that
includes your name, school, phone number, email address, and the title you would like to borrow. Julie
will arrange for the delivery of this book to your school.
JGoldberg@mtnboces.k12.co.us or 970.963.3243.
BOOKS:
1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children w/ASDs. This hope-filled book not only connects
the reader to the world of Autism Spectrum Disorders but also provides a multitude of practical solutions
to the broad range of challenges that parents and professionals face each and every day.
A Guide to Co-Teaching: Practical Tips for Facilitating Student. This second edition presents four
approaches to co-teaching and includes updated references, teacher self-assessments, organizational
tips, outlines, a glossary of terms, and descriptions of co-teaching roles.
A Picture's Worth: PECS & Other Visual Communication Strategies. A PICTURE'S WORTH
examines the value of non-verbal communication strategies for children with autism, and presents the
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in detail. PECS is a communication system that allows
a child to use a picture (or series of pictures) to express his needs and desires without a prompt or cue
from another person.
A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies (5458 13493). A resource manual that provides theory and
the best practices in behavior management with individuals with autism. It is an easy reference for using
behavioral interventions.
Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum (5543 13478). From the award-winning author of Autism
Spectrum Disorders, comes Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, a complete guide to the cognitive,
emotional, social, and physical needs of preteens and teenagers with autistic disorders, ranging from the
relatively mild Asperger's Syndrome to more severe ability impairment. Using clear examples, practical
advice, and supportive insights
All Cats Have Asperger's Syndrome (5444 13479). This book takes a playful look at Asperger
Syndrome (AS), drawing inspiration from the feline world. Color photographs of cats bring to life familiar
characteristics such as sensitive hearing and particular eating habits. This engaging book is an ideal,
gentle introduction to the world of AS.
Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence (5445 13481 and 5446 13480). AS adolescents encounter a
unique set of problems as they need to assert their independence without the social intuition their peers
possess. This book addresses those needs in a practical, positive way, ensuring that the reader
recognizes and celebrates the benefits of AS as well as its drawbacks. The book is full of fascinating,
inspiring anecdotes of AS teens.
Asperger Syndrome and the Elementary School Experience. The fourth book in the popular Practical
Solution series offers practical solutions for addressing the academic and social needs of elementaryaged children with Asperger Syndrome. Specific topics include organizational accommodations,
accommodations in the curriculum, developing social skills and the importance of home-school
communication. Lots of forms, checklists and other visuals make these helpful ideas easy to implement.
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Asperger Syndrome: An Owner's Manual--What You, Your Parents and Your Teachers Need to
Know: An Interactive Guide and Workbook (5447 13482). "An Owner’s Manual" is an interactive
workbook designed for grades 5 through 8 for use with guidance from a helping adult. Astutely written to
be understood by these particular adolescents, "An Owner’s Manual" describes what Asperger Syndrome
is and how it can affect daily life. With the help of a trusted adult, the child completes a series of exercises
related to learning style, sensory issues, emotions, relationships, and more, culminating in a written plan
for each major area of his life that will serve as a constant guide and reinforcement.
Asperger's and Girls. A book that provides up-to-date information about girls and women with
Asperger's Syndrome. Covering topics such as diagnoses, education, puberty, relationships, and careers,
experts in the field share practical advice for both caregivers and the women and girls who are affected
by Asperger's. Other chapters are written by women who have been diagnosed with ASD. They candidly
reveal their experiences and compassionately advise others. Finally, this book recognizes the unique
problems of girls on the spectrum.
School Success for Kids With Asperger's Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers.
School Success for Kids with Asperger's Syndrome covers topics such as recognizing and diagnosing
Asperger's syndrome, addressing the needs of students with Asperger's, implementing successful
practices in the classroom, working with the school system, and providing interventions in the home to
help develop needed skills.
Asperger's: What Does it Mean to Me? A workbook explaining self awareness and life lessons to the
youth with high functioning autism or Asperger's Syndrome. This is the book most requested by parents
and teachers. Written by a leading therapist, this book is a must-have for the person with high functioning
autism or Asperger's Sydrome. Includes chapters to help explain their world.
Autism & PDD: Adolescent Social Skills Lessons. This series has two types of lessons: instructional
and behavioral. The instructional are intended to teach adolescents what they need to do or say in social
situations that are sometimes overwhelming. The instructional can be used as part of a social skills
curriculum with small groups. Behavioral lessons target specific social problems that need to be stopped.
Series includes:
Health & Hygiene (5513 13599)
Interacting (5510 13596)
Managing Behavior (5511 13597)
Secondary Schools (5514 13600)
Vocational (5512 13598)
Intermediate: Communication (5517 13603)
Intermediate: Controlling Behavior (need sticker)
Intermediate: Healthy Habits (5518 13604)
Intermediate: Middle School (5515 13601)
Intermediate: Special Events & Activities (5516 13602)
Primary: Getting Along (5521 13607)
Primary: Behavior (5520 13606)
Primary: Community (5519 13605)
Primary: Home (5523 13609
Primary: School (5522 13608
Autism? Asperger's? ADHD? ADD? (5450 13485). This book helps navigate those early stages of a
child's life when a diagnosis is nowhere in sight. Not knowing how to help your child can leave you totally
frustrated, or frightened into inaction by a vision of what may lie ahead. Written by a mother who
understands, this book humorously and gently prods parents into action.
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Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's
Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and Other ASDs. Based on the author's personal and
professional experiences, this comprehensive and accessible source covers all aspects of autism
conditions, including Asperger's Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration: Therapy for Children with autism and other PDDS.
Written by three experienced occupational therapists, this book offers a combination of theory and
strategies. It is a perfect tool for those working with young children, but also broad enough to be adapted
for older children and adults. Building Bridges provides creative techniques and useful tips while offering
innovative strategies and practical advice for dealing with everyday challenges, including managing
behaviors, improving muscle tone, developing social skills, selecting diets, and more. Part one explains
the role of the occupational therapists in treatment and examines sensory integration theories.
Sample Home/ School Communication Workbook (5466 13501)
Sample Day Planner
Educating Children with Autism (5451 13486). This book outlines an interdisciplinary approach to
education for children with autism. The committee explores what makes education effective for the child
with autism and identifies specific characteristics of programs that work. Recommendations are offered
for choosing educational content and strategies, introducing interaction with other children, and other key
areas.
Engaging Autism: Helping Children Relate, Communicate, and Think with the DIR Floortime
Approach. The authors give readers a pragmatic approach to thinking about people on the autistic
spectrum, including specific ideas for enhancing connectivity and communication in people of any age.
Most of the text is used to help develop an engaging program for someone with autism, including
resources and examples, in order to address "relationships, specific behaviors, the creative use of ideas,
and the various processing areas."
Focus on Autism & Other Developmental Disabilities (5452 13487). Practical, educational and
treatment suggestions for teachers, trainers, and parents of persons with autism or other pervasive
developmental disabilities. FOCUS offers original research reports, position papers reflecting diverse
philosophical and theoretical positions, effective intervention procedures, descriptions of successful
programs, and media reviews.
Freaks, Geeks, & Asperger's Syndrome: A User’s Guide to Adolescence (5448 13483). Drawing
from his own experiences and gaining information from his teenage brother and sisters, 13-year-old Luke
wrote this enlightening, honest and witty book in an attempt to address difficult topics such as bullying,
friendships, when and how to tell others about AS, school problems, dating, relationships and morality.
"So many books are written about us, but none are written directly to adolescents with Asperger
Syndrome. I thought I would write one in the hope that we could all learn together."
Functional Behavior Assessment for People with Autism: Making Sense of Seemingly Senseless
Behavior. This guide describes functional behavior assessment (FBA), a highly regarded strategy that
parents and professionals can use to identify the factors contributing to the problem behavior. An FBA
helps to determine what purpose the behavior serves for the individual and the specific circumstances
that led to learning the behavior in the first place. Later on, the assessment is used to develop an
intervention plan to help the individual unlearn the behavior. Anyone can learn the basics of FBA. The
book offers step-by-step explanations, forms, and case studies
Girls Under the Umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Practical Solutions for Addressing
Everyday Challenges. Co-authored by an experienced professional and a mother of a young girl on the
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autism spectrum, this much-awaited book combines gives a voice to girls under the umbrella of autism
spectrum disorders. The authors provide insightful first-hand accounts of girls lives along with researchbased strategies and practical techniques for addressing the unique needs of girls on the spectrum while
nurturing and developing their gifts and talents.
Hidden Curriculum: One a Day Calendar. Full of helpful advice that touches on all aspects of growing
up - at home, at school, and in the community. Parents and teachers alike will love the ease with which
the entries spur conversations about the countless 'unwritten social rules' that we encounter every day
and that can cause confusion and anxiety.
How Do I Feel? Interactive Reading Book of Emotions (5460 13495). Utilizing the power of visual
strategies, beginning readers learn to associate pictures with words. Students move original, velcrobacked drawings to match, identify, label, sequence and create sentences while learning to read.
I Go to School (5461 13496). Similar to Things I Do At Home, I Go To School contains simple sentences
to which the child must match the appropriate images. Based on every child’s school experience, pictures
included are ride the bus, play outside, hang up my backpack and color with crayons, among many
others.
Inclusive Programming for Middle School Students with Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome (5449
13484). This book addresses transitioning to and from middle school, and everything in between:
hormones, cliques, bullying, aggression, and "fitting in." The ingredients for success are pre-planning,
frequent monitoring of progress, teacher training, and regular communication between all concerned.
Many helpful charts/resources in the Appendices.
Life Skills Activities for Special Children. The best-selling book for teaching basic life skills, this book
offers teachers and parents a unique collection of 190 ready-to-use activities complete with student
worksheets, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions to help exceptional students acquire the
basic skills needed to achieve independence and success in everyday life.
My Friend with Autism: A Coloring Book for Peers & Siblings (5459 13494). A coloring book to help
peers and siblings understand autism and Asperger's Syndrome. It is the exceptional result of a parent's
determination to help her special needs son fit in with his peers, and to foster tolerance and
understanding among her son's friends and schoolmates.
Navigating the Social World: A Curriculum for Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome, High
Functioning Autism and Related Disorders (5470 13505). This important new book offers a definitive
program with forms, exercises, and guides for the student. It also presents significant educational
guidance and supportive assistance to caregivers and teachers.
New Social Story Book by Carol Gray (5467 13502). Social Stories help the child with autism or
Asperger's Syndrome to understand the social world around them. Carol Gray pioneered this form, and
this book is an updated version of the New Social Story Book with new text and accompanying
illustrations which details how to write a social story.
The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Completely Revised and Updated: Advice, Support,
Insight, and Inspiration. The authors now offer this updated edition of the definitive resource, explaining
what is currently known about the nature of Asperger Syndrome from the viewpoint of doctors and
families. In understandable language, Bashe and Kirby provide instructions for parents on how to gain
access to information, support and treatment for their child, covering the most up-to-date options
available as well as advice on new medications and special education and more.
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Official Autism 101 Manual (5453 13488). Book Of The Year, Medicine Category. Touches on subjects
including early diagnosis, therapies, the buzz about vaccinations, social skills, self-esteem, planning for
the future, coping skills, music therapy or solving reading problems, this master collection offers practical
and proven answers by 44 contributors.
Pivotal Response Treatments for Autism: Communication, Social & Academic Development.
Recognized as one of the top treatments for autism in the US, the innovative treatment uses natural
learning opportunities to target and modify key behaviors in children with autism, leading to widespread
positive effects on communication, behavior, and social skills. The product of 20 years of research from
Robert and Lynn Koegel—co-founders of the renowned Autism Research Center at the University of
California, Santa Barbara—this proven approach is now clearly presented in one accessible book.
Practical Strategies for Middle School Inclusion. Demonstrates successful middle school inclusion
strategies. For all regular and special education middle school teachers. The author, Eileen Bowers,
recalls her struggles and successes and shows others how to put together an inclusionary program that
works for everyone involved, from the administration to the students.
Prescription for Success: Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Medical
Environment (5463 13498). Designed to help make the medical experience easier for all involved, this
book presents information on ASD, the varying developmental levels, interventions, and assessments
that medical staff, parents, educators, and key service providers can use to more effectively interact with
and support children with ASD while in the medical setting. A CD at the back of the book includes forms
and worksheets that can be printed and duplicated.
Ready to Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 7 – 12. This unique library gives teachers
and specialists a stimulating, systematic way to develop positive social behaviors in students of all
abilities, grades 4-12. Included are over 125 tested lessons and reproducible worksheets in two
separately printed, self-contained volumes, each tailored to the developmental needs of students at a
particular grade level, 4-6 or 7-12. The lesson activities and worksheets are based on real-life situations
and help build students' self-esteem, self-control, and respect for the rights of others.
SCERTS Model, Vol I, Assessment (5454 13489)
Assessment tool
SCERTS Model, Vol II, Program (5455 13490)
Assessment tool
Social Skills Picture Book for High School and Beyond (5469 13504). The Social Skills Picture Book
for High School and Beyond offers a visual learning format. Photos of actual students engaging in a wide
variety of social situations show, rather than tell, the right (and wrong) ways to interact in different
circumstances. The book also offers instructions for students & families to create their own Social Skills
booklets. The social skills address real-life situations that are important to teens.
Social Skills Picture Book Teaching Play, Emotion, Communication to children with autism (5468
13503). Seeing is learning. Dr. Jed Baker embraces this philosophy in this dynamic teaching tool that
engages the attention and motivation of students who need a little extra help learning appropriate social
skills by using pictures of children mastering skills such as communication, play, emotion, and empathy.
The Source for Treatment Methodologies in Autism (5456 13491). Learn factual information on the 12
leading treatment options for students within the autism spectrum of disorders.
Super Skills: A Social Skills Group Program for Children with Asperger Syndrome, HighFunctioning Autism and Related Challenges (5479 13521). Based on a thorough understanding of
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ASD, Judy Coucouvanis presents 30 lessons grouped under four types of skills necessary for social
success: fundamental skills, social initiation skills, getting along with others, and social response skills.
Each lesson is highly structured and organized, making it easy for even inexperienced teachers and other
group leaders to follow and implement successfully. A series of practical checklists and other instruments
for assessment & planning are included.
Taming the Recess Jungle: Socially Simplifying Recess for Students with autism and related
disorders. Outside recess is often baffling and stressful for kids who don't have the necessary social
skills to "fit in". Carol Gray takes you step by step through a visually oriented strategy to help the autistic
child ease into this often puzzling and frustrating part of his day.
TEACCH Approach to ASDs (Issues in Clinical Child Psychology). TEACCH (Treatment and
Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped Children) has grown over the past three
decades from a small clinic for children to an internationally recognized treatment and support modality
for individuals of all ages with autism spectrum disorders. The philosophy of the program is based on an
understanding and respect for "the culture of autism" and is based on each individual’s skills, interests,
and needs. It draws from the research literature in psychology and neuropsychology to create activities
and environments that are organized to emphasize meaningfulness—an approach that has proved crucial
to an autistic individual’s ability to learn, comprehend, and apply learning across situations.
Teaching Conversation to Children with Autism: Scripts and Script Fading. Teaching Conversation
to Children with Autism describes scripts that parents and teachers can use to help children learn to
initiate conversation, thereby improving communication. Drs. McClannahan and Krantz—-authors of
Activity Schedules for Children with Autism—-have successfully used scripts and script-fading techniques
based on their clinical observations and research, and founded on applied behavior analysis principles.
Ten Things Every Child w/Autism Wishes You Knew (5465 13500). Every parent, teacher, social
worker, therapist, and physician should have this succinct and informative book in his/her back pocket.
Framed with both humor and compassion, the book defines the top ten characteristics that illuminate the
minds and hearts of children with autism.
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and parenting easily frustrated,
chronically inflexible children. A groundbreaking approach to understanding and parenting children
who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper and other intractable behaviours, from a distinguished
clinician and pioneer in this field, now updated to include the most recent research. For parents,
psychologists, educators and ADHD groups.
Things I Do at Home (5462 13497). This book depicts the things that all children do at home. There are
simple sentences that show the child what images to look for. For example, I eat lunch is followed by 1
and then 2 boxes where the child must put the pictures for eat and lunch in order to complete the
sentence. Other sentences included are ride bike, play with toys, listen to music, watch TV and go to the
bathroom, among many others.
Toilet Training for Individuals with autism or other developmental issues (5464 13499). This book
offers effective strategies that take the child's physical and emotional sensitivities into account instead of
trying to force traditional methods. Easy-to-read bulleted lists offer more than 200 do's and don'ts, along
with over 50 real-life examples, to help make the process more of a lesson and less of a battle for all
involved.
Understanding Autism for Dummies (5457 13492). This book provides help–and hope–by explaining
the differences between various types of autism and delivering the lowdown on the latest physical,
speech, and nutritional therapies. Featuring inspiring autism success stories as well as a directory of
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autism treatment facilities and other resources, it offers practical advice on how to educate autistic
children as well as insights on how to cope with autistic fixations and behavior problems.
CDs AND DVDs
Asperger's Syndrome for Dad: Becoming an even better dad to your child with Asperger’s
Syndrome (5440 13475). This video offers practical actions fathers and other family members can take to
help understand problem behaviors, encourage strengths, and help children with Asperger Syndrome
prepare for adulthood.
Asperger's Syndrome Success in the Mainstream Classroom (5438 13473). This video includes
interviews with psychologist Dr. Jed Baker, parents, regular and special education teachers, an
instructional aide, and a Child Study Team case manager/social worker--all describing specific steps that
have worked for them in guiding and teaching students with Asperger Syndrome who attend mainstream
classes in middle and high school. Audience: teachers and educational staff (who work with students
diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and similar conditions) and parents.
Autism Every Day. Autism Every Day, a powerful documentary that takes viewers inside the lives of
families struggling to raise children with autism by Autism Speaks
Functional Living Skills and Behavioral Rules (6251 12076) Software. This CD-Rom contains over
1,000 full-color photographs of children, adolescents and adults doing a variety of functional activities.
The images are ideal for sequencing events to be used in conjunction with picture schedules. Activity
areas include daily schedules/routines, personal hygiene/grooming, toileting, homework, leisure, simple
meal prep, community, and behavioral rules.
Intricate Minds III: Understanding Elementary School (5442 13477). The program features interviews
with boys and girls aged 8 through 12 who describe what it’s like to have conditions that make them act
differently from their peers in school. They reveal some of the positive qualities classmates will find if they
look past these "different" behaviors. The program includes "point of view" demonstrations to show kids
how things might seem to them if they perceived the world as some of their classmates do. INTRICATE
MINDS III can help students avoid the trap of ignoring or teasing kids who have trouble fitting in. The
program is designed for students in elementary grades 3 through 6 and is an excellent staff development
tool.
Intricate Minds Understanding Classmates w/ Asperger Syndrome (5441 13476). Through interviews
with students who have Asperger Syndrome (AS), this video offers an inside look at how teenagers with
AS act, think and feel -- and how they're routinely treated. The students talk about their strengths as well
as their challenges and describe how important is it to them to be treated with respect. After viewing this
video, classmates should be less likely to ignore or harass students with AS -- and be more willing to treat
them as equals. The program is designed for students in high school and middle school and is an
excellent staff development tool. GR 6-12
Taped Oprah Winfrey show on autism
Social Concepts & Skills at School Vol 1 (5482 13524). Carol Gray, author of Social Stories, and Mark
Shelley, a video producer, have combined talents to create a training program for children, 8-12 years
old, with Asperger’s Syndrome or high-functioning autism. Storymovies DVD includes 25 video vignettes
illustrating social skills and concepts at school, like making mistakes and asking questions.
Thoughtful Response to Agitation (5437 13472). With nearly two hours of training, this DVD presents a
way of understanding individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders that helps guide both proactive and,
when necessary, reactive responses to escalating agitation. The premise of this presentation is that
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consequences don't always, or even often, work with individuals with ASD who are, by the nature of their
diagnosis, easily frustrated and often inflexible.
Tony Attwood Asperger's Diagnostic Assessment. Dr. Tony Attwood conducts unrehearsed
interviews with Brett, a young boy with Asperger's. Tony then interviews Brett’s parents, giving the viewer
an in-depth perspective of the entire assessment process. Tony talks viewers through the diagnosis,
explaining and pointing out the various manifestations of Asperger’s, such as sensory issues, speech/
motor difficulties, special interests, and social skills challenges. He also addresses the special genderspecific and age-specific challenges that girls and adults face. The DVD and booklet also offer screening
questionnaires and a guide of valuable resources.
Tony Attwood: Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals. The first of two
videos by Tony, this is a 3 hour video of a workshop that was conducted in the USA. The video was
recorded in a television studio to ensure the best quality in recording sound and vision as well as to
include computer graphics. The video has not only provided new information, it has become a means of
in-service training for teachers and professionals and watched by family members as an alternative to
reading.
Dr. Tony Attwood presents: Asperger's Syndrome, Volume 2 (6764 13068). This is the second DVD
in the Attwood series on Asperger’s Syndrome. The first is a widely acclaimed introduction into Asperger’s
Syndrome. This DVD goes into depth on three important issues; anger management, teaching teachers,
and teenage issues. Tony gives teachers great advice on how to effectively manage a classroom that
includes students with Asperger's. His offers tips for success and social/behavioral warning signs to
watch for. He also shares helpful strategies for teaching adolescents with Asperger's.
Understanding Brothers and Sisters (5439 13474). This DVD contains four programs; three for siblings
of different ages and developmental levels, and one for their parents. The sibling programs are for
children ages 4-7, ages 7-12 and ages 12 to adult. This video shows siblings that other kids are facing the
same challenges they face, and explores a range of ways the kids interviewed have learned to get along
with and enjoy their brothers and sisters. The video also can help parents understand the special needs
of their neurotypical children. The segment for siblings ages 4-7 features puppets and the segments for
older siblings feature interviews with brother and sisters. The segment for parents includes interviews with
mothers and fathers.
Taped USAAA 2007 International Conference August 8 & 9
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