Books for Children with Asperger Syndrome & Their Families

Getting Started: What is Asperger Syndrome?
Book - Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and ProfessionalsAsperger Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

Tony Attwood
Foreword by Lorna Wing

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Book - The Oasis Guide to Asperger SyndromeThe Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome:
Advice, Support, Insights, and Inspiration

Paticia Romanowski Bashe and Barbara L. Kirby
Foreword by Tony Attwood

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Book - Asperger Syndrome and Young Children: Building Skills for the Real WorldAsperger Syndrome and Young Children: Building Skills for the Real World

Teresa Bolick

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Book - Eating an ArtichokeEating an Artichoke: A Mother's Perspective on Asperger Syndrome

Echo Fling

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Book - Quirky KidsQuirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit In — When to Worry and When Not to Worry

Perry Klass, M.D. and Eileen Costello, M.D.

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Book - Asperger Syndrome: An Owner's ManualAsperger Syndrome: An Owner's Manual--What You, Your Parents and Your Teachers Need to Know

Ellen S. Heller Korin, M.Ed.

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Book - Elijah's Cup: A Family's JourneyElijah's Cup: A Family's Journey Into The Community And Culture Of High-Functioning Autism And Asperger Syndrome

Valerie Paradiz

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Book - Asperger Syndrome and Your Child: A Parent's GuideAsperger Syndrome and Your Child: A Parent's Guide

Michael D. Powers and Janet Poland

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Book - Beyond the WallBeyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Stephen M. Shore
Foreword by Temple Grandin

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Book - Pretending to be NormalPretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger Syndrome

Liane Holliday Willey

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Book - Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining NormalAsperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal

Liane Holliday Willey

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Book - Inside OutInside Out: What makes a Person with Social Cognitive Deficits Tick?

Michelle Garcia Winner

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Emotional Regulation Issues
Book - A "5" Could Make Me Lose Control!A "5" Could Make Me Lose Control! An activity-based method for evaluating and supporting highly anxious students

Kari Dunn Buron

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Book - When My Worries Get Too BigWhen My Worries Get Too Big: A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live with Anxiety

Kari Dunn Buron

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Book - The Incredible 5-Point ScaleThe Incredible 5-Point Scale: Assisting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling Their Emotional Responses

Kari Dunn Buron, Mitzi Curtis

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Book - My Book Full of FeelingsMy Book Full of Feelings: How to Control and React to the Size of Your Emotions

Amy V. Jaffe and Luci Gardner

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Book - ReplaysReplays: Using Play to Enhance Emotional And Behavioral Development for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Karen Levine and Naomi Chedd

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Book - Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining NormalAsperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns

Brenda Smith Myles and Jack Southwick

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Sensory Issues
Book - The Out-Of-Sync ChildThe Out-Of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping With Sensory Integration Dysfunction

Carol Stock Kranowitz

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Bullying
Book - The Out-of-Sync ChildPerfect Targets: Asperger Syndrome and Bullying

Rebekah Heinrichs

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Disclosure and Asperger Syndrome: Our Own Stories

Jill Goodman, Dania Jekel, and Phil Schwarz

This publication is availible directly from AANE. Please visit the AANE Publications page.

Disclosure Issues (includes fiction for children)

The fiction books listed below star children with Asperger Syndrome as detectives. Reading a book like these aloud to a child can open the door to disclosure to the child with AS about his/her own diagnosis.

Asperger Syndrome: The Universe and Everything by Kenneth Hall
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
The Blue Bottle Mystery: An Asperger's Adventure by Kathy Hoopman
Lisa and the Lacemaker: An Asperger's Adventure by Kathy Hoopman
Of Mice and Aliens: An Asperger's Adventure by Kathy Hoopman
Wishing on the Midnight Star by Nancy Ogaz
Buster and the Amazing Daisy: Adventures with Asperger Syndrome by Nancy Ogaz
Adam's Alternative Sports Day: And Asperger Story by Jude Welton

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Educational Issues for Children
Book - You, Your Child, and "Special" EducationYou, Your Child, and “Special” Education:
A Guide to Making the System Work

Barbara Coyne Cutler

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Book - Children and Youth with Asperger SyndromeChildren and Youth with Asperger Syndrome: Strategies for Success in Inclusive Settings

Brenda Smith Myles

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Book - Simple Strategies That Work!Simple Strategies That Work! Helpful Hints for All Educators of Students with Asperger Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism, and Related Disabilities

Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, and Dena Gitlitz

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Book - Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Educators and ParentsAsperger Syndrome: A Guide for Educators and Parents

Brenda Smith Myles and Richard L. Simpson

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Book - Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining NormalAsperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns

Brenda Smith Myles and Jack Southwick

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Book - Martian in the PlaygroundMartian in the Playground: Understanding the Schoolchild with Asperger Syndrome

Clare Sainsbury

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Book - Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at SchoolNonverbal Learning Disabilities at School: Educating Students with NLD, Asperger Syndrome and Related Conditions

Pamela B. Tanguay and Sue Thompson

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Book - How to Be a Para ProHow to Be a Para Pro: A Comprehensive Training Manual for Paraprofessionals

Diane Twatchman-Cullen and David DeLorenzo

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Teaching Social Skills/Theory of Mind
Book - Teach Me LanguageTeach Me Language: A Language Manual for children with autism, Asperger's syndrome and related developmental disorders

Sabrina Freeman and Lorelei Dake

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Companion Excercise Forms (Purchase from Amazon)

Book - How to Start a Conversation and Make FriendsHow to Start a Conversation and Make Friends

Don Gabor

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Book - Skillstreaming the Elementary School ChildSkillstreaming the Elementary School Child: New Strategies and perspectives for Teaching Prosocial Skills

Arnold P. Goldstein and Ellen McGinnis

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Also check out Skillstreaming the Adolescent, Skillstreaming in Early Childhood, and others in the series.

Book - The New Social Story BookThe New Social Story Book

Carol Gray

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Book - Comic Strip ConversationsComic Strip Conversations

Carol Gray

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Book - Conversations: A Framework for Language InterventionConversations: A Framework for Language Intervention

Barbara Hoskins

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Book - Comic Strip ConversationsSocial Skills Activities for Special Children

Darlene Mannix

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Book - Being Happy!Being Happy! A Handbook for Greater Confidence and Security

Andrew Matthews

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Book - Making FriendsMaking Friends: A Guide to getting Along with People

Andrew Matthews

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Book - The Hidden CurriculumThe Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Rules in Social Situations

Branda Smith Myles, Melissa L. Trautman,
and Ronda L. Scelvan

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Book - Thinking About You, Thinking About MeThinking About You, Thinking About Me

Michelle Garcia Winner

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Book - Social Behavior MappingSocial Behavior Mapping: Connecting Behavior, Emotions and Consequences Across the Day

Michelle Garcia Winner

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Organization
Book - Strategies for OrganizationStrategies for Organization: Preparing for Homework and the Real World

Michelle Garcia Winner

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Theory and Research
Book - MindblindnessMindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind

Simon Baron-Cohen
Foreword by Leda Cosmides and John Tooby

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Book - Autism and Asperger SyndromeAutism and Asperger Syndrome

Uta Frith (Editor)

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Book - Autism: An Introduction to Psychological TherapyAutism: An Introduction to Psychological Therapy

Francesca Happé

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Book - Asperger SyndromeAsperger Syndrome

Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar and Sara S. Sparrow

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