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New and forthcoming books on<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong><br />
and related conditions<br />
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS<br />
NEW YORK • VANCOUVER • LONDON • SYDNEY<br />
www.jkp.com
Jessica Kingsley Publishers<br />
116 Pentonville Road<br />
London N1 9JB, UK<br />
and<br />
Dear Reader<br />
<strong>UBC</strong> <strong>Press</strong>, 34 Armstrong Avenue,<br />
Georgetown ON, Canada, L7G 4R9<br />
Since 1987, when the company was founded, we have been committed to<br />
publishing books of the highest quality, books that make a difference.<br />
In this catalog you will find our latest collection of books on the autism spectrum,<br />
one of our major specialisms, and one extremely close to my heart. You<br />
will find some wonderful new books, and I hope there will be something there<br />
to meet your needs, or just to entertain you. I am very proud to introduce these<br />
books to you.<br />
This season’s topics cover all the age ranges, but with a focus on adolescence<br />
and adulthood. Liane Holliday Willey has edited a new collection tackling not<br />
just the happier aspects of Asperger Syndrome in adolescence, but also the<br />
downs, aspects usually ignored, while Kathy Hoopmann’s new novel, Haze,<br />
provides a fictional account of the trials of this age group. Wendy Lawson’s<br />
Build Your Own Life is a self-help guide for adults with AS, and the McCabe<br />
family share their experiences of a family with an Asperger Dad. <strong>The</strong>se are just<br />
some of the new books in the catalog - and for a preview of books for autumn<br />
2003, look to the end of the catalog. More information about all our books is<br />
on our web site - www.jkp.com. Most are stocked in the major bookstores and<br />
can certainly be ordered through them, or from our web site or through<br />
Amazon.com or Amazon.ca.<br />
If you have ideas for a book in this area, I would be glad to hear from you.<br />
Email me at Jessica@jkp.com, or write to me at the address below. I look forward<br />
to hearing from you.<br />
Best wishes!<br />
Jessica Kingsley<br />
Jessica@jkp.com<br />
Jessica Kingsley Publishers<br />
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers is a wholly independent<br />
company, specializing in books that make a difference. We<br />
are not only internationally regarded as the leading publisher<br />
of books on the autism spectrum but also publish books for<br />
professionals, parents and general interest readers on a variety<br />
of other subjects. <strong>The</strong>se include education social<br />
work,counseling, the arts therapies, psychotherapy, therapeutic<br />
communities, and psychiatry, as well as spirituality and<br />
practical theology. We also publish on a range of conditions<br />
such as bipolar disorder, eating disorders, post natal depression,<br />
traumatic brain injury, and intellectual disabilities. If you<br />
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these fields, please visit our website (www.jkp.com) or email or<br />
write to us at the address below, and ask for a subject catalogue<br />
or, if you prefer, a complete catalogue of publications.<br />
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think we may be interested, please get in touch with us.<br />
Rather than submitting manuscripts, please send a proposed<br />
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Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence<br />
Living with the Ups, the Downs and Things in Between<br />
Edited by Liane Holliday Willey<br />
Foreword by Luke Jackson<br />
2003 336 pages ISBN 1 84310 742 2 pb US$19.95/CAN$29.95<br />
‘This book gives easy solutions on how best to help and understand<br />
anyone in adolescence with AS and believe me that is no easy task!<br />
[<strong>The</strong> authors] give some accurate and valuable information and I particularly<br />
like the fact that that there are many authors from many<br />
walks of life, all offering valuable contributions. That is how life is<br />
– not just one opinion, not just one type of adolescent with AS...’<br />
– from the Foreword by Luke Jackson<br />
Childhood and adult experiences of individuals with Asperger<br />
Syndrome (AS) are becoming increasingly well documented, yet the<br />
crucial formative teenage years have, so far, been neglected.<br />
Adolescence is a difficult time for any teenager, but when you have<br />
Asperger Syndrome this already emotionally complex time of life<br />
becomes all the more challenging. Reflecting the views of parents,<br />
professionals and those with AS themselves, this book tackles issues<br />
that are pertinent to all teenagers, such as sexuality, depression and<br />
friendship, as well as discussing topics like disclosure and therapeutic<br />
alternatives that are more specific to those with AS. This book<br />
aims to make the transition from child to adult as smooth as possible,<br />
and is an essential survival guide to adolescence.<br />
Liane Holliday Willey is a doctor of education, a writer and a researcher who<br />
specializes in the fields of psycholinguistics and learning style differences. Dr<br />
Willey has a wonderful husband, three happy children, dedicated parents and<br />
an active social life. She also has Asperger Syndrome, just like her youngest<br />
daughter. A frequent guest lecturer on ‘aspie’ topics, Dr Willey is an energetic<br />
educator and advocate of Asperger issues. Her previous books, Pretending to be<br />
Normal and Asperger Syndrome in the Family, are also published by Jessica Kingsley<br />
Publishers.<br />
CONTENTS: Foreword, Luke Jackson, UK. Introduction. 1. Asperger Syndrome<br />
in the adolescent years, Richard Howlin, USA. 2. Cognitive behavior therapy,<br />
Tony Attwood, Australia. 3. <strong>The</strong> sexuality of adolescents with Asperger Syndrome,<br />
Isabelle Henault, University of Quebec, Canada. 4. Can my baby learn to dance?,<br />
Steve Gutstein, <strong>The</strong> Connections Center, USA. 5. <strong>The</strong> importance of occupational<br />
therapy for adolescents with Asperger Syndrome, Marc Willey and Liane Holliday<br />
Willey, USA. 6. Safety issues for Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome, Dennis<br />
Debbaudt, Debbaudt Detective Agency, USA. 7. When the thunder roars, Liane<br />
Holliday Willey, USA. 8. Settling into the diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome,<br />
Rebecca Moyes, Educational Consultant for State of Pennsylvania, USA. 9. Families and<br />
parenting - the domino effect, Jacqui Jackson, UK. 10. Starting from scratch:<br />
Being innovative in finding interventions for your adolescent with Asperger<br />
Syndrome, DeAnn Foley, President of ‘Reaching Aspergers/<strong>Autism</strong> through Information<br />
and Networking’, USA. 11. Education and the adolescent with Asperger<br />
Syndrome, Lise Pyles, Australia. 12. Disclosure for people on the autism spectrum,<br />
Stephen Shore, USA. 13. How do I be me?, Mike Stanton, National Autistic Society,<br />
UK. Index.<br />
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Pretending to be Normal<br />
Living with Asperger’s Syndrome<br />
Liane Holliday Willey<br />
Foreword by Tony Attwood<br />
1999 176pp ISBN 1 85302 749 9 pb $17.95/CAN$27.95<br />
‘This accomplished author demonstrates incredible insight into her<br />
AS, and how it has shaped her life. She is courageous in sharing with<br />
the reader moments clearly painful to recall, which offers parents a<br />
rare peek inside the world of their children. At times mesmerized by<br />
her poetic style, Willey is the first AS author to effectively convey<br />
the emotion and isolation experienced by these individuals.’<br />
– ASPEN Newsletter<br />
CONTENTS: Preface 1. Remembering When 2. <strong>The</strong> Gap Widens and<br />
Wondering Why 3. Losing My Way 4. A Slow Walk Home 5. Crossing the<br />
Bridge 6. Rocking My Babies 7. Settling In, But Never Down. Appendices: I<br />
Explaining Who You Are to Those Who Care. II Survival Skills for AS College<br />
Students. III Employment Options and Responsibilities. IV Organizing Your<br />
Home Life. V Coping Strategies for Sensory Integration Dysfunction. VI<br />
Thoughts for Non-AS Support People. VII Support Groups and Other Helpful<br />
Resources. Glossary. References. Asperger Syndrome in the Family<br />
Asperger Syndrome in the Family<br />
Redefining Normal<br />
Liane Holliday Willey<br />
Foreword by Pamela B. Tanguay<br />
2001 176 pages ISBN 1 85302 873 8 pb $18.95/CAN$29.95<br />
‘<strong>The</strong> author describes the pathway towards diagnosis of one of her<br />
daughters and subsequently her father and herself. She describes the<br />
difficulties and solutions of daily living and family life. This is the<br />
process of ‘redefining normal’. Families looking for further information<br />
about Asperger’s syndrome will seize upon the insights and<br />
suggestions. Teenagers who are Aspies will find this a useful selfhelp<br />
guide to socialising, emotions, relationships, overload and interior<br />
design. <strong>The</strong>re are some potentially valuable self affirmation<br />
pledges for Aspies and Aspie parents.’<br />
– Bulletin<br />
Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome<br />
A User Guide to Adolescence<br />
Luke Jackson<br />
Foreword by Tony Attwood<br />
2002 224pp ISBN 1 84310 098 3 pb US$17.95/CAN$27.95<br />
‘Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome is a cool, confident work that<br />
belies the author's youth. <strong>The</strong> experts reckon that Luke has a reading<br />
age of 18-plus, but most people that age would be hard-pressed<br />
to produce such witty, effortless prose… [his] positive – almost celebratory<br />
– view could well make this a favourite among children, AS<br />
and otherwise, who find themselves out of tune with their classmates.’<br />
– Times Educational Supplement<br />
‘Jackson’s admirable effort to tell it how it is has left me gratefully<br />
enlightened.’<br />
– British Medical Journal<br />
Luke Jackson is 13 years old and has three sisters and three brothers. One of<br />
his brothers has AD/HD, one is autistic and Luke has Asperger Syndrome. He<br />
is the author of A User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for <strong>Autism</strong>, Asperger Syndrome and<br />
AD/HD, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Definitive Text - over 150,000 copies sold<br />
Asperger’s Syndrome<br />
A Guide for Parents and Professionals<br />
Tony Attwood<br />
Foreword by Lorna Wing<br />
1998 240 pages ISBN 1 85302 577 1 pb $18.95/CAN$29.95<br />
‘Tony Attwood’s empathy, knowledge and common-sense approach<br />
to describing individuals with Asperger’s syndrome, highlighting<br />
the problems that they and their families, teachers and carers often<br />
face, and outlining the practical and achievable strategies for intervention<br />
and education is spot-on. Attwood has achieved the rare feat<br />
of describing the current state of scientific knowledge in accessible<br />
and understandable language. <strong>The</strong> book is thus a rich source of<br />
information…I’m almost embarrassed to find myself writing such<br />
an overwhelmingly positive review, but this book was a delight to<br />
read from start to finish. Everyone who works in the field, every parent,<br />
and I suspect many individuals with Asperger’s syndrome will<br />
want to read this book.’<br />
– Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry<br />
Tony Attwood is a practising clinical psychologist who specializes in the field<br />
of Asperger’s Syndrome. For the last twenty-five years he has met and worked<br />
with several hundred individuals with this syndrome, ranging widely in age,<br />
ability and background.<br />
CONTENTS: Preface. 1. Diagnosis. 2. Social Behaviour. 3. Language. 4.<br />
Interests and Routine. 5. Motor Clumsiness. 6. Cognition. 7. Sensory<br />
Sensitivity. 8. Frequently Asked Questions. References. Appendices: Resource<br />
Material on Emotions and Friendship and Diagnostic Criteria. Index.<br />
Asperger Syndrome – What Teachers<br />
Need to Know<br />
Matt Winter<br />
Written for Cloud 9 Children’s Foundation<br />
2003 96 pages ISBN 1 84310 143 2 pb US$15.95/CAN$24.95<br />
As awareness of Asperger Syndrome (AS) grows, it becomes increasingly<br />
important that all professionals have a familiarity with and understanding<br />
of the condition. However, for teachers, who have minimal spare time, it is<br />
difficult to access the details they need for working with AS children without<br />
wading through extensive books aimed at parents and professionals.<br />
Asperger Syndrome - What Teachers Need to Know bridges this gap and is the<br />
ideal starting point for teachers wishing to learn about Asperger Syndrome<br />
and how best to work with and get the most from a child with an ASD.<br />
Providing a summary of currently available information on AS and covering<br />
all the key issues that will concern teachers (e.g. social skills, homework,<br />
playground behaviour, assisting with study), Matt Winter, a teacher<br />
himself, imparts tips and practical ideas that he has found successful and<br />
invaluable for anyone working in a school environment.<br />
Matt Winter is a primary school teacher from New Zealand and has encountered<br />
children with Asperger Syndrome in all the schools he has worked in. In<br />
addition to his daily teaching, Matt has always been actively involved in charity<br />
work and currently volunteers with the Cloud 9 Children’s Foundation,<br />
where he teaches a thirteen-year-old boy with Asperger Syndrome.<br />
CONTENTS: Introduction. 1. So what is Asperger Syndrome? 2. What signs<br />
might a child express? 3. What are some strategies for the classroom? 4. Can I<br />
help a child with their social skills? 5. How can I help them in the playground?<br />
6. What should happen before the child changes class or school? 7. Should I<br />
make the child do homework? 8. How can the child be assisted with study? 9.<br />
What should the teacher aide be focusing on? 10. Who else in school needs to<br />
know? 11. Am I qualified to teach this child? 12. I want to know more. Where<br />
should I start? References. Websites.<br />
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Snapshots of <strong>Autism</strong><br />
A Family Album<br />
Jennifer Overton<br />
2003 224 pages ISBN 1 84310 723 6 pb US$18.95/CAN$29.95<br />
Starting and ending on the eve of her son’s birthday, the date that<br />
also marks the anniversary of his diagnosis, Jennifer Overton uses<br />
the key calendar events in the year to discuss the roller coaster of<br />
emotions that accompany life with her autistic son Nicholas. Among<br />
many episodes, she describes the disappointment on her wedding<br />
anniversary as she realizes that Nicholas may never marry, the frustration<br />
on Mother’s Day that comes from parenting a child without<br />
hugs and kisses, and the fear on his first day at school that while she<br />
may love him unconditionally, the wider world may not be so sympathetic.<br />
Using dialogue, narrative, letters and pictures, this book is<br />
a powerful account of what it is like to mother an autistic child,<br />
which puts a much-needed human face to autism amid all the overwhelming<br />
myths and facts that surround it.<br />
Jennifer Overton graduated from York University, Toronto with a Master’s<br />
Degree in <strong>The</strong>atre Performance and has been a professional actor, director and<br />
educator for over twenty years. She lives with her family in Halifax, Nova<br />
Scotia.<br />
CONTENTS: 1. Nicholas’ birthday: A letter to my son. 2. Hallowe'en: Trick<br />
or treat? 3. Remembrance Day: Trivia quiz. 4. Christmas: A visit to Oma's. 5.<br />
New Year's Day: Please stand by. 6. Valentine's Day: Roses are red. 7. Grandpa's<br />
birthday: Grandpa's story. 8. My birthday: <strong>The</strong> gift. 9. Good Friday: Battle<br />
fatigue. 10. Easter: Acceptance. 11. Our wedding anniversary: Pick your parents.<br />
12. Mother's Day: Our age of innocence. 13. Moving day: Great expectations.<br />
14. Father's Day: Heirloom. 15. Canada Day: O Canada we stand on<br />
guard for thee. 16.Summer Vacation: <strong>The</strong> agenda. 17. David's birthday: Case of<br />
the missing parents. 18. Labour day: <strong>The</strong> five stages. 19. Grandparent's day:<br />
Knitting. 20. Thanksgiving: Small miracles. 20. Nicholas' birthday: <strong>The</strong> conversation.<br />
Postscript.<br />
Our Journey Through High Functioning<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> and Asperger Syndrome<br />
A Roadmap<br />
Edited by Linda Andron<br />
Forewords by Tony Attwood and Liane Holliday Willey<br />
2001 208 pages ISBN 1 85302 947 5 pb $19.95/CAN$29.95<br />
‘[This] is an excellent travelers’ guide because it is written by people<br />
who have been there. <strong>The</strong> stories are enthralling and the authors’-<br />
experiences enable us to understand the culture and perspective of<br />
people with autistic spectrum disorder. This book is recommended<br />
for anyone who has embarked on a journey to explore a part of our<br />
world that we have only recently discovered.’<br />
- From the Foreword by Tony Attwood<br />
<strong>The</strong> Self–Help Guide<br />
for Special Kids and their Parents<br />
Joan Matthews and James Williams<br />
2000 240 pages ISBN 1 85302 914 9 pb US$17.95 CAN$27.95<br />
‘<strong>The</strong> chapters cover various issues, and in a problem/solution format<br />
offer a spectrum of practical advice from how to adapt to<br />
unfamiliar food to being polite when someone is crying. Detailed<br />
self-help guides for language and social skills teaching are included,<br />
as is advice for special teachers. <strong>The</strong> book is written with<br />
humour and frankness, but above all optimism: we are introduced<br />
to James as an eight-year-old whose “alien status” made school too<br />
stressful for him to attend; we leave him as a fully mainstreamed<br />
eleven-year-old with friends and a social life.’ – Disability Times<br />
Joan Matthews is the mother of James Williams, and the author of five<br />
romance novels.<br />
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Build Your Own Life<br />
A Self-Help Guide For Individuals<br />
With Asperger Syndrome<br />
Wendy Lawson Foreword by Dr Dinah Murray<br />
March 2003 176 pages ISBN 1 84310 114 9 pb US$17.95 /CAN$27.95<br />
In this book, she guides others on the autism spectrum through the<br />
confusing map of life, tackling the building bricks of social existence<br />
one by one with humour, insight and practical suggestions.<br />
Exploring what it is like to be an adult in an alien world, she looks<br />
at the concepts of ‘self’ and ‘other’ and talks about the people in our<br />
lives – how to relate to them, how we can use their support and how<br />
we can protect ourselves in the process. Using poetry and illustrations,<br />
she goes on to explain the difficult notion of ‘putting on a<br />
face’, looks at how to assess personal skills in order to develop them<br />
into a suitable career and how to deal with unwelcome changes in<br />
life. This book is essential reading for all those on the higher-functioning<br />
end of the autism spectrum, helping them to get the best out<br />
of a world that is often confusing and aiding those close to them to<br />
understand their perspective.<br />
Wendy Lawson, who has Asperger Syndrome, was considered to be intellectually<br />
disabled as a child and lived with a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia for<br />
over 25 years. She overcame this to become a social worker and adult educator<br />
who now runs her own business. Wendy lives in Victoria, Australia.<br />
CONTENTS: Foreword 1. Introduction. 2. Foundations for life. 3. Scaffolding.<br />
4. Erecting the rooms. 5. Covering the walls. 6. Plumbing and electricity. 7.<br />
Settings, entries and exits. 8. My building in relationship to my neighbours. 9.<br />
Mapping my travels and seeing where they lead me. 10. Buildings in need of<br />
repair. 11. Conclusion map and safe dwellings. References. Index.<br />
Understanding and Working<br />
with the <strong>Spectrum</strong> of <strong>Autism</strong><br />
An Insider’s View<br />
Wendy Lawson Foreword by Margot Prior<br />
2001 224 pages ISBN 1 85302 971 8 pb US$19.95/CAN$29.95<br />
‘...furthers understanding of the links and differences between<br />
neuro-typical individuals (anyone who is not autistic) and those with<br />
autism spectrum disorders (ASD). As I read the book, which is well<br />
written, humorous and enjoyable, I felt as if I was talking to someone<br />
who really understands the difficulties that parents experience.<br />
Her personal experience of living with Asperger Syndrome is so<br />
clearly explained and gives parents, carers and professionals a unique<br />
insight into autistic children’s different view of life. She analyses<br />
ASD characteristics and looks at ways of dealing with social skills,<br />
anger management and self-esteem, as well as examining the effects<br />
of stress on the family.’<br />
– AFASIC News<br />
Life Behind Glass<br />
A Personal Account of <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> Disorder<br />
Wendy Lawson Foreword by Patricia Howlin<br />
2000 224 pages ISBN 1 85302 911 4 pb $ 19.95/CAN$29.95<br />
not available from JKP in Australia or New Zealand<br />
Wendy Lawson has an autism spectrum disorder. Considered to be<br />
intellectually disabled and ‘almost incapable of doing as she is told’<br />
at school, she was later misdiagnosed as schizophrenic – a label that<br />
stuck with her for more than 25 years. Her sense of self was then<br />
non-existent, but Wendy is now a mother of four with two university<br />
degrees; she is a social worker and adult educator, and operates<br />
her own business. She is also a poet and a writer, sharing her understanding<br />
of autism with others to help ‘build a bridge…from my<br />
world to theirs’. Life Behind Glass is part of that bridge.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Dragons of <strong>Autism</strong><br />
<strong>Autism</strong> as a Source of Wisdom<br />
Olga Holland<br />
2003 208 pages ISBN 1 84310 741 4 pb US$17.95 /CAN$27.95<br />
In this book Olga describes the real-world strategies that have made<br />
Billy better able to cope with life, reducing his meltdowns and helping<br />
him to accept variety and change, and she explains how working<br />
with autism’s many strengths has led to a better quality of life<br />
for all her family. Full of advice for both day-to-day living and longterm<br />
progress, <strong>The</strong> Dragons of <strong>Autism</strong> is a positive and inspirational<br />
read, with Olga’s deep love for her son evident throughout.<br />
Olga Hollands son, Billy, born in 1993, was diagnosed as autistic when he<br />
was four years old. She now devotes her time to home-schooling Billy, writing<br />
about autism and exercising her rights as a parent within the local school district.<br />
CONTENTS: 1. About us. 2. About this book. 3. In the beginning. 4. Family<br />
life with Billy. 5. Tantrums. 6. A good day with a three-year-old. 7. A crosscountry<br />
move. 8. How we learned that Billy is autistic. 9. Seeing autism - and<br />
recognizing what you see. 10. Enlightenment check. 11. Coming to terms. 12.<br />
A brief history of one boy's autism. 13. A guardian angel. 14. My first step in<br />
managing Billy - 'buying time'. 15. Rituals. 16. Schedules. 17. Communicating<br />
in poetry. 18. ChOT ('<strong>The</strong> Choice-Offering Tool'). 19. Dealing with physical<br />
sensitivities. 20. Reserves of body and soul. 21. Starting the day. 22.<br />
Organizing the struggle. 23. <strong>The</strong> warrior-parent. 24. An example of a battleplan.<br />
25. Another battle considered. 26. Some battles in progress. 27. <strong>Autism</strong><br />
and the phases of the moon. 28. OMAFED. 29. Using OMAFED. 30. A tantrum<br />
is not wrongdoing. 31. OMAFED and the rest of the world. 32. Happiness<br />
training. 33. Don't say don't. 34. 'We use words and poems and songs'. 35. <strong>The</strong><br />
value of friendship. 36. Sibling shame. 37. Books, books, books. 38. Menu,<br />
please. 39. Well-meaning people. 40. Finishing our school sage. 41. Summer<br />
school. 42. <strong>The</strong> academy - and home at last. 43. Epilogue - <strong>The</strong> four stages of<br />
life. Appendix 1 - Billy's words aged four. References. Index<br />
Asperger Syndrome and Psychotherapy<br />
Understanding Asperger Perspectives<br />
Paula Jacobsen<br />
2003 176 pages ISBN 1 84310 743 0 pb US$19.95/CAN$29.95<br />
Paula Jacobsen demonstrates how to interpret classic analytic and<br />
psychodynamic theories in relation to people with AS and explains<br />
how revised theories of mind, executive functioning and central<br />
coherence have helped provide new concepts and language with<br />
which to properly articulate the experiences of those with AS. <strong>The</strong><br />
importance of the therapeutic relationship, case management, the<br />
need for collaboration between professionals, school consultation<br />
and educational needs of children with AS are also discussed at<br />
length, and illustrated with case studies. Providing an in-depth<br />
analysis of AS from a psychotherapist's point of view, this original<br />
book makes compelling reading for parents, families, teachers and<br />
those with AS, as well as for professionals in this area.<br />
Paula Jacobsen is a psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker and is<br />
part of the West Valley Group Association of Psychotherapists in California. She<br />
has thirty years experience as a child psychotherapist. More recently, she has<br />
taught education courses for psychologists and clinical social workers and these<br />
have predominantly focused on the clinical presentation, clinical interventions,<br />
and case management of Asperger Syndrome.<br />
CONTENTS: Preface. Part One: Clinical work with Asperger syndrome. 1.<br />
Learning from those who have Asperger syndrome. 2. <strong>The</strong>ory of mind, executive<br />
functioning, and central coherence in Asperger syndrome. 3. Articulating perspective<br />
and intention in addressing theory of mind and executive functioning<br />
issues. 4. <strong>The</strong> understanding and communication of information. 5. Addressing<br />
commonly occurring issues. 6. Adults and family members. 7. Challenges for the<br />
therapist: A few more thoughts. Part Two: Case management. 8. Collaboration<br />
with other professionals. 9. Professional services. 10. School collaboration and<br />
consultation 11. Preparation of special materials. Afterword. Index.<br />
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Living and Loving with<br />
Asperger Syndrome Family Viewpoints<br />
Patrick, Estelle and Jared McCabe<br />
2003 144 pages ISBN 1 84310 744 9 pb US$18.95/ CAN$29.95<br />
For most people, family life means both love and compromise.<br />
Within families where one or more members have Asperger<br />
Syndrome (AS), this compromise becomes yet more crucial to mutual<br />
happiness. In this book, the McCabe family discuss how Patrick’s<br />
AS affects each relationship. Estelle, Patrick’s wife, talks about how<br />
she has adjusted her speech and social life in order to live peacefully<br />
with her husband. In turn, Patrick discusses how he has learnt to<br />
accommodate Estelle’s needs and his teenage son’s growing independence<br />
to his desire for strict routine and clear communication.<br />
Jared explains how his father’s AS has affected growing up and<br />
describes ways in which issues can be resolved without either losing<br />
face with his peers or upsetting his parents. Focusing positively on<br />
the relationships that are both the most important and the most difficult<br />
to maintain, this book is invaluable for anyone closely involved<br />
with AS.<br />
Patrick McCabe has lived with AS for 44 years. He currently works as the<br />
Operations and Facilities Manager for a rescue mission. Estelle McCabe is the<br />
PASS Coordinator in the local Junior High School, working with at risk students.<br />
Jared McCabe is 17 years old and in his second year of college. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
live in Wellington, Colorado.<br />
CONTENTS: Introduction. 1. A bird's eye view. 2. Living with an Asperger<br />
husband. 3. Staying married and enjoying it! 4. <strong>The</strong> basics of living with an<br />
Asperger dad. 5. <strong>The</strong> three stages of growth with an AS parent. 6. An even closer<br />
look at the AS parent. 7. Raising a child while enjoying each other. 8.<br />
Professional and personal relationships as seen by friends and co-workers. 9.<br />
Some differences between Asperger people and others. How to understand<br />
'normal' people. 10. A look at positive aspects about having Asperger<br />
Syndrome.<br />
Aspergers in Love<br />
Couple Relationships and Family Affairs<br />
Maxine Aston<br />
Foreword by Gisela and Chris Slater-Walker<br />
2003 224 pages ISBN 1 84310 115 7 pb US $22.95/CAN$35.95<br />
Comparing and contrasting both AS and non-AS partners’ viewpoints,<br />
this book frankly examines the fundamental aspects of relationships<br />
that are often complicated by the disorder. With all findings<br />
illustrated with case examples taken from interviews conducted<br />
with couples, the author tackles issues such as attraction, trust, communication,<br />
sex and intimacy, and parenting. Drawing on her extensive<br />
research and established career as a Relate counsellor, Maxine<br />
Aston has produced a much-needed analysis of intimate relationships<br />
where one adult has AS and this book is a must for all those<br />
with AS and their partners, as well as for friends, family and counsellors.<br />
Maxine Aston is a Relate trainer and couple counsellor specializing in relationships<br />
affected by Asperger syndrome. She has a degree in psychology, is the<br />
author of <strong>The</strong> Other Half of Asperger Syndrome (NAS) and is a frequent speaker at<br />
ASD conferences.<br />
CONTENTS: Foreword, Gisela and Chris Slater-Walker.. Terminology.<br />
Introduction. 1. Attraction. 2. Shared interests. 3. Trust. 4. Being Valued. 5.<br />
Understanding. 6. Self-disclosure 7. Communication. 8. <strong>The</strong> Asperger side of<br />
Communication. 9. <strong>The</strong> Unspoken Word. 10. Social scenes. 11. Routines, rules<br />
and boundaries. 12.<strong>The</strong> Asperger Parent. 13. <strong>The</strong> Sexual side of Asperger syndrome.<br />
14. Infidelity. 15. Sexuality and Aspergers. 16. Verbal abuse and<br />
Aspergers. 17. Domestic Violence. 18. Aspergers and Awareness. 19. Diagnosis.<br />
20. Mental and Physical health and Aspergers. 21. Counseling and Aspergers.<br />
22. Women and Aspergers. 23. Disadvantages of Aspergers. 24. Benefit of<br />
Aspergers. Conclusion. Frequently Asked Questions. References.<br />
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Asperger Syndrome and Long-Term Relationships<br />
Ashley Stanford<br />
Foreword by Liane Holliday Willey<br />
2002 288 pages ISBN 1 84310 734 1 pb US$19.95/CAN$19.95<br />
Ashley Stanford explains how behaviours that may have appeared<br />
odd – or even downright irritating – are the manifestation of AS,<br />
and shows how understanding can lead to greater tolerance, or to<br />
change. Stanford provides a wealth of strategies for living successfully<br />
with the more uncompromising aspects of AS, pointing out<br />
that AS also brings enormous strengths to a relationship, and<br />
emphasizing the value of understanding.<br />
Ashley Stanford has worked as a technical writer for 11 years and has published<br />
many technical guides, teacher guides, parent guides and children's activity<br />
books. Her husband and her two sons have Asperger Syndrome.<br />
CONTENTS: Preface. 1. One day I woke up. 2. What does Asperger<br />
Syndrome look like in an adult? 3. <strong>The</strong> full realization. 4. First criteria -<br />
Impaired social interaction. 5. Second criteria - Peculiar, repetitive or allencompassing<br />
behavior. 6. Third criteria - disturbs occupational functioning<br />
and other areas. 7. Fourth criteria - No significant delay in language. 8. Fifth<br />
criteria - No significant delay in general development. 9. Sixth criteria - Not<br />
PDD or schizophrenia. 11. <strong>The</strong> AS-linked long-term relationship. 12. Help!<br />
Where to look. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.<br />
An Asperger Marriage<br />
Gisela and Christopher Slater-Walker<br />
Foreword by Tony Attwood<br />
2002 160 pages ISBN 1 84310 017 7 pb US $18.95/CAN$29.95<br />
‘This book is the first to examine a successful marriage from both<br />
perspectives and provides knowledge that will be of value, not only<br />
to similar couples and individuals with Asperger Syndrome who are<br />
considering a relationship, but also the organizations that support<br />
relationships.’<br />
– from the foreword by Tony Attwood<br />
Chris and Gisela Slater-Walker married in 1994. <strong>The</strong>y met while both<br />
studying Russian at Manchester University. Chris was diagnosed with Asperger<br />
syndrome in 1997.<br />
CONTENTS: Foreword - Tony Attwood. 1. Introduction - Gisela. 2.<br />
Terminology - Gisela. 3. Relationships - Chris. 4. How we met - Gisela. 5.<br />
Diagnosis - Chris. 6. ICD-10 Criteria for Asperger Syndrome. 7. Diagnosis -<br />
Gisela. 8. Communication - Chris. 9. Communication - Gisela. 10. Affection, sentimentality<br />
and intimacy - Chris. 11. Intimacy, romance and intuition - Gisela.<br />
12. Sex. 13. Living together - Chris. 14. Living together - Gisela. 15.<br />
Parenthood - Chris. 16. Parenthood - Gisela. 17. Social life - Chris. 18. Social<br />
life - Gisela. 19. Employment - Gisela. 20. <strong>The</strong> future - Chris. 21. Postscript -<br />
Gisela. Bibliography.<br />
Living the Good Life with <strong>Autism</strong><br />
Edgar Schneider<br />
2003 224 pages 1 84310 712 0 pb US $19.95/CAN$29.95<br />
In this book Edgar Schneider takes up the story, telling of his marriage<br />
to a like-minded woman, and of the day-to-day realities of life<br />
with this condition. His description of autistic attitudes towards relationships,<br />
politics, theology and health are rich and original.<br />
Schneider argues that if people with high – functioning autism and<br />
Asperger Syndrome are left to their own devices they are capable of<br />
making lives for themselves that are rich and rewarding.<br />
Edgar Schneider was diagnosed as a high-functioning autistic in 1995.<br />
Formerly a mathematician and computer programmer, he is now married and<br />
continues to write and to develop his interest in the arts. He lives in Florida.<br />
CONTENTS: Prologue. 1. Opinions: Some Reinforced, Some Modified. 2.<br />
Emotions - <strong>The</strong>irs and Ours. 3. <strong>The</strong> Story of Ed and Alix. 4. Health. 5. Some<br />
Thoughts on <strong>The</strong>ological Topics. 6. Some Thoughts on Political Topics. 7.<br />
Conclusions. 8. A Light Hearted Epilogue. Appendices. References. Index.<br />
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From Goals to Data and Back Again<br />
Adding Backbone to Developmental Intervention for<br />
Children with <strong>Autism</strong><br />
Jill Fain Lehman and Rebecca Klaw<br />
June 2003 256pp and CD ROM ISBN 1 84310 753 8 pb US$39.95<br />
/CAN$61.95<br />
Early intervention is now accepted as essential in helping children<br />
with <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> Disorders (ASDs) to cope with the future<br />
demands of daily living, education and long-term independence.<br />
Choosing the most suitable intervention strategy is difficult because<br />
there are a large number of theories, including TEACCH, Floor-time<br />
and ABA, and each child with autism presents differently. In this<br />
book, the authors argue that theory must be combined with data in<br />
order for it to be used effectively in developmental intervention.<br />
Aimed at professionals, as well as parents who want to be more<br />
involved in their child’s development, the authors explain how to<br />
write basic developmental goals, how to collect data and analyse it<br />
and how to use the results of analysis to inform the next round of<br />
intervention decisions.<br />
A useful CD ROM provides a shortcut to setting up forms and<br />
guidance in their completion.<br />
Jill Fain Lehman has been a researcher in the cognitive and computer sciences<br />
for twenty years. Dr Lehman is also the mother of a child with ASD. Rebecca<br />
Klaw has worked for more than twenty years with exceptional children.<br />
CONTENTS: 1. Why we wrote this book. 2. Identifying goals. 3. Writing<br />
measurable goals. 4. Collecting the data. 5. Putting it all together - Joey, Tyler<br />
and Mai Lin. 6. From data collection to data analysis. 7. Detecting change - the<br />
mean. 8. Measuring reliability - the standard deviation. 9. Exceptions that prove<br />
the rule - factor data. 10. Coming full circle - Joey, Tyler and Mai Lin. 11.<br />
Conclusions. Appendix A - Basic intervention goals for children with autism.<br />
Appendix B - Charts and handouts, Appendix C - Exercises. References. Index.<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> – From Research<br />
to Individualized Practice<br />
Edited by Robin L. Gabriels and Dina E. Hill<br />
Foreword by Dr Gary B. Mesibov<br />
2002 288 pages ISBN 1 84310 701 5 pb $23.95 /CAN$36.95<br />
'Robin Gabriels and Dina Hill and many other esteemed authors<br />
have produced an admirable attempt at bringing together much of<br />
the available research that can be applied to the everyday lives of<br />
children with autism and Asperger's syndrome.'<br />
- Young Minds Magazine<br />
From Research to Individualized Practice bridges the gap between the<br />
latest research findings and clinical practice. <strong>The</strong> authors have<br />
brought together information from both fields in order to offer the<br />
reader best practice principles and hands-on techniques. <strong>The</strong>se are<br />
all exemplified by clinical case examples and vivid illustrations.<br />
Robin L. Gabriels is a licensed clinical psychologist and affiliate faculty member<br />
at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Department of<br />
Pediatrics and divides her time between an autism-speciality private practice<br />
and conducting autism research. Dina E. Hill is a licensed clinical psychologist<br />
and Assistant Professor at the Center for Neuropsychology at the University<br />
of New Mexico.<br />
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“now you know me think more”<br />
A Journey with <strong>Autism</strong> using<br />
Facilitated Communication Techniques<br />
Ppinder Hundal and Pauline Lukey<br />
2003 64 pp ISBN 1 84310 144 0 pb US$17.95/CAN$29.95<br />
Pauline Lukey first met Ppinder Hundal when Ppinder was eight<br />
years old, at which point Ppinder was non-verbal and had no formal<br />
way of communicating. This book charts their development together<br />
as, through the use of facilitated communication techniques,<br />
Ppinder has shown herself to be an eager and increasingly fluent<br />
communicator. Beginning with the use of sign language, moving on<br />
to assisted typing (the title of this book being drawn from the first<br />
spontaneous phrase that Ppinder typed) and finally to Ppinder’s current<br />
desire to learn to read and write, both authors recount their<br />
remarkable journey from Ppinder's first signs (“coat,” “more,” “cookie,”<br />
and “finish”) to her ability now to discuss her medication with<br />
her carers and converse, via laptop, with autistic friends. This honest<br />
and moving account demonstrates the remarkable effects of facilitated<br />
communication and highlights that communication is a skill that<br />
everyone is entitled to enjoy.<br />
Ppinder Hundal and Pauline Lukey have worked together for over twenty<br />
years. Ppinder and Pauline live in British Columbia and Ppinder attends the<br />
Garth Homer Day Center. Pauline is a qualified nurse and carer and has worked<br />
with autistic clients for over thirty years.<br />
Growing Up Severely Autistic<br />
<strong>The</strong>y Call Me Gabriel<br />
Kate Rankin<br />
2000 176 pages ISBN 1 85302 891 6 pb US$19.95 CAN$29.95<br />
Mind Book of the Year 2001<br />
‘I was intensely moved by Kate Rankin’s account of life with her son<br />
Gabriel. At 15, he is incontinent, has violent mood swings, has no<br />
speech, bangs his head, shows no spontaneous affection and<br />
demands constant attention. It raises some of the most poignant<br />
questions about quality of life with (and around) autism, and how<br />
individuals with an “altered perspective” think or feel.’<br />
– Times Educational Supplement<br />
‘<strong>The</strong>re is much to learn from this clear-sighted book as well, dare<br />
one say, as to enjoy, both for its warm humanity and its boastless<br />
courage.’<br />
– <strong>The</strong> Spectator<br />
Dangerous Encounters – Avoiding Perilous<br />
Situations with <strong>Autism</strong><br />
A Streetwise Guide for all Emergency Responders, Retailers<br />
and Parents<br />
Bill Davis and Wendy Goldband Schunick<br />
2002 176 pages ISBN 1 84310 732 5 pb $19.95/CAN$29.95<br />
This book explains what to look for and how to successfully handle<br />
encounters with people who have autism. It takes emergency<br />
responders and parents through everyday situations, stressing safety<br />
and awareness. This helps avoid the many problems that arise when<br />
encountering autism in emergencies. In addition, this book is written<br />
for retailers and retail security, as people with autism can look<br />
extremely suspicious in shops.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Exact Mind<br />
An Artist With Asperger Syndrome<br />
Simon Baron-Cohen and Sally Wheelwright, with Peter Myers<br />
2003 128 pages ISBN 1 84310 032 0 pb US$19.95/CAN$29.95<br />
Peter Myers’ intricate and ornately patterned drawings are brought<br />
together for the first time in this volume, which is the fascinating<br />
result of the collaboration of an artist and two scientists. <strong>The</strong> beautiful,<br />
complex images (included in full-page colour as well as black<br />
and white reproductions) serve as a rare window into the precision<br />
and exacting creativity of the Asperger mind at work.<br />
Peter Myers was diagnosed with AS in 1996 and his work<br />
reflects his stunning ability to plan and to organize visual information,<br />
and to embed illusions within his pictures. In explanatory text<br />
alongside the pictures, psychologists Simon Baron-Cohen and Sally<br />
Wheelwright discuss the work’s great psychological significance,<br />
demonstrating in accessible language their ground-breaking systemizing<br />
theory of how the autistic mind processes information.<br />
Dr Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at<br />
Cambridge University and a Fellow of Trinity College. He is also Co-Director<br />
of the <strong>Autism</strong> Research Centre in Cambridge, and runs a clinic for adults with<br />
Asperger Syndrome. Sally Wheelwright is Senior Research Associate at the<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> Research Centre in Cambridge. Peter Myers’ work has appeared in<br />
exhibitions all over the world and has been made into postcards. Peter has<br />
Asperger Syndrome and lives independently, in his own house in York.<br />
Asperger Syndrome and Adults… Is Anyone<br />
Listening?<br />
Essays and Poems by Spouses, Partners and Parents<br />
of Adults with Asperger Syndrome<br />
Collected by Karen E. Rodman and FAAAS<br />
Foreword and afterward by Tony Attwood<br />
2003 160 pages ISBN 1 84310 751 1 pb US$18.95/CAN$29.95<br />
<strong>The</strong> difficulties faced by people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) cannot<br />
be underestimated, but the emotional problems experienced by<br />
those who support them - partners, family and friends - are often<br />
over-looked. Focusing on what is referred to as the Cassandra phenomenon,<br />
where the neurotypical partner often needs more emotional<br />
guidance than the AS partner, this volume gathers together<br />
letters, thoughts and poems to give voice to the loneliness, frustration<br />
and love felt by many individuals who are close to one or more<br />
people with AS. Assembled by FAAAS (Families of Adults Afflicted<br />
with Asperger’s Syndrome), this collection will provide the emotional<br />
support, insight and understanding needed to deal with the<br />
emotions that AS evokes within close relationships.<br />
Karen E. Rodman has lived with her husband who was diagnosed in 1996<br />
with Asperger's Syndrome and Tourette’s Syndrome at age 69. She is the<br />
founder and president of FAAAS, Inc.<br />
FAAAS, Inc. (Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger’s Syndrome) aims to<br />
offer support to the family members of adult individuals afflicted with<br />
Asperger’s Syndrome.<br />
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Congratulations! It’s Asperger Syndrome<br />
Jen Birch<br />
2003 288 pages ISBN 1 84310 112 2 pb<br />
US$19.95/CAN$29.95<br />
One of the increasing number of people diagnosed with<br />
Asperger Syndrome in adulthood, New Zealand-born Jen Birch<br />
relates her story with humour and honesty, taking us through the<br />
years of frustration and confusion that led to her diagnosis in 1999.<br />
Now that she can put her life experiences into context, she candidly<br />
describes her continual search for ‘normality’, including her experiences<br />
at work, her difficulties with relationships, her time spent in<br />
a psychiatric hospital and her struggle for correct diagnosis in a<br />
country where the syndrome is relatively unknown. Talking positively<br />
about how her life has changed since the ‘revelation’, Jen aims<br />
to use this new-found knowledge to inform others about the syndrome<br />
and how, once its pros and cons are understood, life can be<br />
lived to the full.<br />
Jen Birch was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of 43 and is now<br />
a regular speaker at conferences on autism and Asperger syndrome. After having<br />
been employed on a voluntary basis for <strong>Autism</strong> NZ for 18 months, she now<br />
works part-time as a note-taker for disabled students at the University of<br />
Auckland, but is still heavily involved in the Asperger and <strong>Autism</strong> community,<br />
running workshops for <strong>Autism</strong> NZ and contributing to their newsletter.<br />
CONTENTS: Introduction. PART ONE: 1. Life at Park Fields. 2. <strong>The</strong> cognitive<br />
realm. 3. Feathers with everything! Part I. 4. Death comes to Park Fields.<br />
5. Identity and boundary issues. 6. In the workforce: Part I. 7. Feathers with<br />
everything! Part II. 8. Some social situations. 9. Co-ordination issues. 10. Other<br />
special skills and interests. 11 Aunty Hazel: a story. 12. <strong>The</strong> Psychiatric<br />
Hospital. 13. Asking for help. 14. In the workforce: Part II. 15. Married to a<br />
mole. 16. <strong>The</strong> training course. 17. In the workforce: Part III. 18. Feathers<br />
with everything! Part III. 19. Going to university, and three important friends.<br />
PART TWO: 20. Revelations and coda. 21. How I chose a cat instead of a<br />
kookaburra! (Or: more cognitive issues.) 22. Feathers with everything! Part VI.<br />
23. My life now. 24. Some implications of very late diagnosis. 25. <strong>The</strong> Stone<br />
Age connection. 26. Helpful hints for others with Asperger syndrome (and our<br />
helpers in the community in general). Bibliography and suggestions for further<br />
reading.<br />
Demystifying the Autistic Experience<br />
A Humanistic Introduction for<br />
Parents, Caregivers and Educators<br />
William Stillman<br />
2002 192 pages ISBN 1 84310 726 0 pb US$17.95/CAN$27.95<br />
Parents, caregivers and educators are often at a loss about how best<br />
to support an individual with autism because they are overwhelmed<br />
by ‘behaviors’, inundated with prognoses and clinical jargon, or confused<br />
by technical information. This book introduces autism from a<br />
non-clinical, humanist perspective, emphasizing that we are all more<br />
alike than different. <strong>The</strong> author deconstructs the fundamental concepts<br />
of the autistic experience using language, examples and anecdotes<br />
that are concrete and understandable for all. Reinforced for the<br />
reader is the importance of listening carefully to what people are<br />
telling us about valuing differences, personal passions, communication,<br />
and holistic wellness.<br />
William Stillman has worked in the disabilities field since 1987 and was<br />
employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare as the statewide<br />
point person for children and adolescents with mental health issues and autism.<br />
Bill is an adult with Asperger’s Syndrome, and regularly presents on autism and<br />
Asperger’s Syndrome.<br />
CONTENTS: Introduction. Prologue. 1. Good listening. 2.Liberation through<br />
communication. 3. Valuing passions. 4. Preparing to learn. 5. Personal wellness.<br />
6.Mental health. 7. My self revelation. 8. Team building. References. Index.<br />
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Stephen Harris in Trouble<br />
A Dyspraxic Drama in Several Clumsy Acts<br />
Tim Nichol<br />
January 2003 144 pp ISBN 1 84310 134 3 pb US$14.95/CAN$19.95<br />
Eleven-year-old Stephen Harris is a clumsy boy: he spills juice at the<br />
dinner table, loses his school bag on the bus and struggles to read<br />
his own messy handwriting. How will he cope at secondary school,<br />
where there will be so many different things to learn and remember,<br />
when he can’t even tie his shoe-laces? Stephen’s school life looks set<br />
to be full of trouble until a new teacher and a special needs advisor<br />
arrive to help Stephen with his coordination, concentration and<br />
organisation difficulties.<br />
Taking a light-hearted and humorous look at life through the<br />
eyes of an eleven-year-old boy, this book recounts the everyday<br />
problems that are faced by children with Developmental Co-ordination<br />
Disorders (DCDs), and contains creative and positive<br />
approaches to teaching and parenthood that readers will find hugely<br />
supportive.<br />
Lisa and the Lacemaker<br />
An Asperger Adventure<br />
Kathy Hoopmann<br />
2002 pb 128 pages ISBN 1 84310 071 1 US$11.95/CAN$18.95<br />
When Lisa discovers a derelict hut in her friend Ben’s backyard, she<br />
delights in exploring the remnants of an era long gone. Imagine her<br />
surprise when Great Aunt Hannah moves into a nursing home nearby,<br />
and reveals that once she was a servant in those very rooms. <strong>The</strong><br />
old lady draws Lisa into the art of lace making and through the<br />
criss-crossing of threads, Lisa is helped to understand her own<br />
Asperger Syndrome. But Great Aunt Hannah also has a secret and<br />
now it is up to Lisa to confront the mysterious Lacemaker and put<br />
the past to rest.<br />
Of Mice and Aliens<br />
An Asperger Adventure<br />
Kathy Hoopmann<br />
2001 76 pages ISBN 1 84310 007 X pb US$11.95/CAN$18.95<br />
<strong>The</strong> sequel to Blue Bottle Mystery, this is a science fiction novel for<br />
kids, with a difference. Ben is learning to cope with his newly diagnosed<br />
Asperger Syndrome, but when an alien crash-lands in his back<br />
yard, things really get complicated. <strong>The</strong> alien, Zeke, knows nothing<br />
about Earth’s rules and norms and it is up to Ben and his friend<br />
Andy to help Zeke survive.<br />
Blue Bottle Mystery<br />
An Asperger Adventure<br />
Kathy Hoopmann<br />
2000 96 pages ISBN 1 85302 978 5 pb US$11.95/CAN$18.95<br />
‘I read this book in under an hour and then immediately picked it<br />
up and read it again, much to my brother’s disappointment. It is a<br />
story that succeeds in the challenge parents and siblings have been<br />
faced with for years – how to explain what <strong>Autism</strong> is without<br />
drowning people amidst technical terms and psychology.’<br />
– Clare Truman<br />
Buster and the Amazing Daisy<br />
Nancy Ogaz<br />
2002 112 pages ISBN 1 84310 721 X pb US$12.95/CAN$19.95<br />
In this exciting adventure story, Daisy who has Asperger Syndrome,<br />
defeats her bullies and overcomes her fears with the help of a very<br />
special rabbit, named Buster.<br />
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My Social Stories Book<br />
Carol Gray and Abbie Leigh White Illustrated by Sean McAndrew<br />
2002 160 pages ISBN 1 85302 950 5 pb US$18.95/CAN$29.95<br />
‘My Social Stories Book is a practical guide to the use of social stories with young<br />
children. Social stories are well established as a great way to teach children<br />
with autism new skills using pictures and step-by-step explanations […] This<br />
book is value for money for those families or workers wishing to try social<br />
stories and needing ideas to get started. Families could dip into it to prepare<br />
children for new experiences and/or to help teach new skills.’<br />
- Communication<br />
Over the last decade, Carol Gray’s Social Stories approach has become established as a highly effective<br />
way of teaching social and life skills to children on the autism spectrum. Taking the form of<br />
short narratives, the Stories in My Social Stories Book take children step by step through basic activities<br />
such as brushing your teeth, taking a bath and getting used to new clothes. It also helps children<br />
to understand different experiences such as going to school, shopping and visiting the doctor.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se stories are written for preschoolers aged from two to six, and the book is a useful primer<br />
for all young children - but most especially those on the autism spectrum.<br />
My Social Stories Book contains over 150 Stories, and is illustrated throughout with line drawings<br />
by Sean McAndrew, which form a visual counterpart to the text. A helpful introduction explains to<br />
parents and carers how to get the most out of the book.<br />
Carol Gray has extensive experience of working with children with autistic spectrum disorders. She teaches at Jenison<br />
Public School in Michigan, USA, is the editor of <strong>The</strong> Morning News, a newsletter on autistic spectrum disorders, and<br />
she lectures internationally.<br />
Giggle Time - Establishing the<br />
Social Connection<br />
A Program to Develop the Communication<br />
Skills of Children with <strong>Autism</strong>, Asperger<br />
Syndrome and PDD<br />
Susan Aud Sonders<br />
Foreword by Andrew Gunsberg<br />
2002 240 pages ISBN 1 84310 716 3 paperback<br />
US$17.95 / CAN$27.95<br />
Giggle Time is a step-by-step program for parents,<br />
teachers and other professionals to help develop<br />
the non-verbal, verbal and social reciprocity skills<br />
of children with autism. It describes in accessible<br />
detail how to communicate with children with<br />
autism and gives clear instructions on “how to”<br />
techniques for developing language skills.<br />
Specifically addressing developmental delays,<br />
Giggle Time helps to lay the necessary framework<br />
for future language growth by turning the<br />
actions the child initiates into interactions with<br />
meaning. This is a user-friendly guide, packed<br />
full of fun and child-centered exercises that can<br />
be carried out at home or in the classroom.<br />
Susan Aud Sonders is an experienced teacher who is currently<br />
teaching pre-school children with autism at the<br />
Taylor Autistic Center, Michigan. She is also a guest<br />
instructor at Oakland University, Michigan.<br />
CONTENTS: Foreword by Andrew Gunsberg.<br />
Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Developing a Turn-<br />
Taking Sequence. 2. Developing Staying Power. 3.<br />
Expecting More. 4. Encouraging Initiation. 5. Verbal Play:<br />
Pre-Conversational Speech. Epilogue. References.<br />
Playing, Laughing and Learning<br />
with Children on the <strong>Autism</strong><br />
<strong>Spectrum</strong> A Practical Resource of Play<br />
Ideas for Parents and Carers<br />
Julia Moor<br />
2002 288 pages ISBN 1 84310 060 6 pb<br />
US$18.95/CAN$29.95<br />
This book is not just a collection of play ideas; it<br />
shows how to break down activities into manageable<br />
stages, and looks at ways to gain a child’s<br />
attention and motivation and to build on small<br />
achievements. <strong>The</strong> use of case studies illustrates<br />
how problems of ritual and obsession can be used<br />
and redirected positively and shows how to<br />
structure play activities and overcome communication<br />
barriers by using picture cards. Each chapter<br />
covers a collection of ideas around a theme,<br />
including music, art, physical activities, playing<br />
outdoors, puzzles, turn-taking and using existing<br />
toys to create play sequences. <strong>The</strong>re are also<br />
chapters on introducing reading and making the<br />
most of television. <strong>The</strong> ideas are useful both for<br />
toddlers and primary age children who are still<br />
struggling with play.<br />
Small Steps Forward<br />
Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-<br />
School Child with Special Needs<br />
Sarah Newman<br />
1999 272 pages ISBN 1 85302 643 3 pb $19.95 /<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
‘When young children are diagnosed with conditions<br />
such as Down Syndrome, autism or other<br />
forms of developmental delay, there is much that<br />
parents can do to help. Small Steps Forward provides<br />
parents and carers with the information<br />
they require and a host of ideas to encourage<br />
their child’s development. <strong>The</strong>se ideas need not<br />
be confined to use with children with special<br />
needs, for the activities reflect common practices<br />
in the early childhood education of children with<br />
typical and atypical development alike.’<br />
- Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education<br />
14
Incorporating<br />
Social Goals in the Classroom<br />
A Guide for Teachers and Parents of Children<br />
with High-Functioning <strong>Autism</strong> and Asperger<br />
Syndrome<br />
Rebecca A. Moyes Foreword by Susan J. Moreno<br />
2001 176 pages ISBN 1 85302 967 X A4 pb<br />
US$22.95 CAN$35.95<br />
‘I think you are in for quite a treat in reading this<br />
book and keeping it on hand as a reference. It is<br />
well-organized. Parents and professionals share a<br />
need for practical, rather than theoretical, advice.<br />
This book provides just that... May Rebecca's<br />
book ease your educational burdens, as she has<br />
done for the fortunate families she has known<br />
since her child was diagnosed.’<br />
- from the Foreword by Susan J Moreno, President and Founder<br />
of MAAP<br />
CONTENTS: Foreword, by Susan J. Moreno. 1. Is it<br />
autism or Asperger - diagnostic criteria. 2. Deficits in social<br />
communication. 3. Deficits in social behavior. 4. Sensory<br />
differences of children with <strong>Autism</strong> and Asperger<br />
Syndrome. 5. Social skills assessment tools - samples and<br />
descriptions. 6. Interventions to promote acquisition. 7.<br />
IEP development. References. Index.<br />
Addressing the Challenging<br />
Behavior of Children with High-<br />
Functioning <strong>Autism</strong>/Asperger<br />
Syndrome in the Classroom<br />
A Guide for Teachers and Parents<br />
Rebecca A. Moyes<br />
2002 240 pages ISBN 1 84310 719 8 pb US$23.95<br />
CAN$36.95<br />
How do teachers and parents of children with<br />
autism address their social skills? And what do<br />
they do about problem behaviors? This book not<br />
only provides possible explanations, but also help<br />
for both teachers and parents. It also describes<br />
why traditional approaches to managing poor<br />
behavior in the classroom do not work for children<br />
with autism.<br />
Following a case study with a behavior support<br />
plan throughout the book, emphasis is<br />
placed on the reasons for why problem behaviors<br />
occur. Teachers learn how to create environmental<br />
supports for these behaviors and how to<br />
incorporate specific teaching strategies. Students<br />
with autism on the other hand learn the skills<br />
they are lacking, as well as to behave more appropriately.<br />
This book is full of practical tips on how<br />
to tackle different kinds of problem behaviors<br />
both in the classroom and outside it.<br />
Rebecca Moyes worked in collaboration with Children's<br />
Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to establish the<br />
Advisory Board on <strong>Autism</strong> and Related Disorders. Her oldest<br />
child was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome eight<br />
years ago.<br />
Relationship<br />
Development<br />
Intervention<br />
with Young<br />
Children<br />
Social and Emotional<br />
Development Activities<br />
for Asperger Syndrome,<br />
<strong>Autism</strong>, PDD and NLD<br />
Steven E. Gutstein and Rachelle K. Sheely<br />
2002 336 pages A4 ISBN 1 84310 714 7 pb<br />
US$22.95 CAN$35.95<br />
Friendship, even for the most able, requires<br />
hard work, and the odds are heavily stacked<br />
against those with autism spectrum conditions.<br />
Designed for younger children, typically<br />
between the ages of two and eight, this comprehensive<br />
set of enjoyable activities emphasizes<br />
foundation skills such as social referencing,<br />
regulating behavior, conversational reciprocity<br />
and synchronized actions. <strong>The</strong> authors<br />
include many objectives to plan and evaluate a<br />
child's progress, each one related to a specific<br />
exercise. Suitable for parental use, the manual is<br />
also designed for easy implementation in<br />
schools and in therapeutic settings.<br />
Relationship<br />
Development<br />
Intervention with<br />
Children,<br />
Adolescents and<br />
Adults<br />
Social and Emotional<br />
Development Activities for Asperger<br />
Syndrome, <strong>Autism</strong>, PDD and NLD<br />
Steven E. Gutstein and Rachelle K. Sheely<br />
2002 460 pages A4 ISBN 1 84310 717 1 pb<br />
US$24.95 CAN$38.95<br />
Remove our emotional bonds with family, colleagues<br />
and friends and few of us would want<br />
to go on living. Yet establishing and maintaining<br />
such bonds is particularly difficult for people<br />
on the autism spectrum. This volume contains<br />
over 200 enjoyable and stimulating activities<br />
and exercises ranging over the entire<br />
gamut of social and emotional development,<br />
and is applicable to anyone, regardless of diagnosis,<br />
but will be particularly valuable for those<br />
on the autism spectrum. Activities can be<br />
undertaken independently, or with a teacher or<br />
therapist, and a full schema for the evaluation<br />
of progress and objectives is included. A companion<br />
website, free to purchasers provides a<br />
wealth of further information and support.<br />
Clinical Psychologists and husband/wife team Steven Gutstein and Rachelle Sheely are founders of the internationally<br />
known Connections Center for Relationship Development and the Monarch <strong>The</strong>rapeutic School.<br />
Available as a 2 volume set ISBN 1 84310 720 1 US$47.50 CAN$74.95<br />
15
Books By Donna Williams<br />
Exposure Anxiety -<br />
<strong>The</strong> Invisible Cage<br />
An Exploration of Self-<br />
Protection Responses in the<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong><br />
Donna Williams<br />
2002 256 pages<br />
ISBN 1 84310 051 7 pb<br />
US$19.95 CAN$29.95<br />
Exposure anxiety is increasingly understood as a<br />
crippling condition affecting a high proportion<br />
of people on the autism spectrum. To many it is<br />
an invisible cage, leaving the person suffering<br />
from it aware, but buried alive in their own involuntary<br />
responses and isolation. Exposure Anxiety:<br />
<strong>The</strong> Invisible Cage describes the condition and its<br />
underlying physiological causes, and presents a<br />
range of approaches and strategies that can be<br />
used to combat it. Based on personal experience,<br />
the book shows how people with autism can be<br />
shown how to emerge from the stranglehold of<br />
exposure anxiety and develop their individuality<br />
Donna Williams like many people born in the 1960s and<br />
earlier, was diagnosed with autism quite late, at the age of<br />
twenty-five.<br />
<strong>Autism</strong>: An Inside -<br />
Out Approach<br />
An Innovative Look at the<br />
Mechanics of '<strong>Autism</strong>' and its<br />
Developmental 'Cousins'<br />
Donna Williams<br />
1996 144 pages<br />
ISBN 1 85302 387 6 pb<br />
US$23.95 CAN$36.95<br />
Exploring autism from the inside, Donna<br />
Williams' book shows clearly how the behaviours<br />
associated with autism can have a range of<br />
different causes, and in many cases reflect the<br />
autistic person's attempt to gain control over<br />
their internal world. <strong>The</strong> sensory and perceptual<br />
problems that challenge a person with autism are<br />
described in depth, together with strategies for<br />
tackling them so as to enable that person to take<br />
more control of their lives. Donna Williams comments<br />
on the various approaches to autism, drawing<br />
out those strategies that are of real use, and<br />
explaining why some approaches may prove<br />
counterproductive, leaving the autistic person<br />
feeling even more isolated and misunderstood.<br />
Like Colour to the Blind<br />
Soul Searching and Soul Finding<br />
Donna Williams<br />
1998 304 pages ISBN 1 85302 720 0 pb US$22.95<br />
CAN$35.95<br />
‘Donna Williams isn’t just teaching us what it is like<br />
to be autistic, she is teaching us what it is like to be<br />
human.’<br />
- <strong>The</strong> New York Times Book Review<br />
Nobody Nowhere<br />
Donna Williams<br />
2000 ISBN 1 85302 899 1 CD US$19.95 CAN$29.95<br />
A collection of Donna Williams’ music, performed<br />
by Donna.<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> and Sensing<br />
<strong>The</strong> Unlost Instinct<br />
Donna Williams<br />
1998 144 pages ISBN 1 85302 612 3 pb US$27.95<br />
CAN$43.95<br />
Donna Williams explains how the senses of a<br />
person with autism work, suggesting that they<br />
are 'stuck' at an early development stage common<br />
to everyone. She calls this the system of sensing,<br />
claiming that most people move on to the system<br />
of interpretation which enables them to make<br />
sense of the world. In doing so, as well as gaining<br />
the means of coping with the world, they<br />
lose various abilities which people with autism<br />
retain. She goes so far as to suggest that the constraints<br />
of space and time do not exist in the same<br />
way for autistic people, and that the emotional as<br />
well as the physical world is seen and therefore<br />
approached in a different way.<br />
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities<br />
at School<br />
Educating Students with NLD, Asperger<br />
Syndrome and Related Conditions<br />
Pamela B. Tanguay<br />
2002 304 pages ISBN 1 85302 941 6 US$24.95<br />
CAN$38.95<br />
Most teachers will at some point come across a<br />
child with nonverbal learning disabilities, and<br />
this practical and informative book will be<br />
invaluable in helping them to help such children<br />
to achieve their full potential in the classroom.<br />
Topics such as finding the right school, curriculum<br />
modifications, and social and emotional<br />
issues experienced by children with NLD are<br />
covered. However, the bulk of the book outlines<br />
specific teaching strategies, from how to deal<br />
with essay questions, to tips on helping the student<br />
master long division and ideas for improv -<br />
ing reading comprehension. <strong>The</strong> author defines<br />
and discusses concepts such as frontloading and<br />
a cooperative learning environment, and discusses<br />
how they benefit the student with NLD.<br />
Pamela B. Tanguay is the mother of a teenage daughter<br />
who was diagnosed with NLD at the age of 9. Since that<br />
time she has become an active advocate for individuals<br />
with NLD and related conditions.<br />
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities<br />
at Home A Parent's Guide<br />
Pamela B. Tanguay Foreword by Byron P. Rourke, FRSC<br />
2000 272 pages ISBN 1 85302 940 8 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
‘<strong>The</strong> author’s advice is sensible and straightforward.<br />
In addition to helping parents cope it will<br />
also help enlighten teachers and other professionals<br />
working with such children. <strong>The</strong> book<br />
emphasises the extraordinary gifts children with<br />
NLD often possess and rewards to those who<br />
work with them. Diagnosis of NLD is becoming<br />
more common so this, the first accessible work<br />
on the subject to be written by someone active in<br />
this area, is doubly welcome.’<br />
- Disability Times<br />
16
Can’t Eat, Won’t Eat<br />
Dietary Difficulties<br />
and Autistic <strong>Spectrum</strong><br />
Disorders<br />
Brenda Legge<br />
2002 176 pages<br />
ISBN 1 85302 974 2 pb<br />
US$18.95 CAN$27.95<br />
Finding out that your child<br />
has Asperger Syndrome can be devastating<br />
enough, but when you discover that he<br />
or she won’t eat 99.9 per cent of all food and<br />
drink in the known universe, the fun really starts.<br />
This was the situation the author found herself in<br />
a decade ago. Her book was written to reassure<br />
other parents and to suggest practical methods of<br />
dealing with the problem. As well as drawing on<br />
her own experience, the author has spoken to<br />
parents, children, and professionals with firsthand<br />
knowledge of dietary difficulties, and their<br />
advice and comments form a key part of the<br />
book.<br />
Diet Intervention and <strong>Autism</strong><br />
Implementing the Gluten Free and Casein<br />
Free Diet for Autistic Children and Adults<br />
– A Practical Guide for Parents<br />
Marilyn Le Breton<br />
Foreword by Rosemary Kessick, Allergy Induced <strong>Autism</strong><br />
2001 176 pages ISBN 1 85302 935 1 pb<br />
US$19.95 CAN$29.95<br />
People with autism often are intolerant of gluten<br />
and casein. <strong>The</strong>re are many testaments to the<br />
benefits for such people of a diet that excludes<br />
gluten, casein, monosodium glutamate and aspartame,<br />
and these persuaded Marilyn Le Breton to<br />
explain what the diet is all about and how it<br />
works, what foods can form part of the diet and<br />
what should be excluded. She addresses frequently<br />
asked questions and misconceptions,<br />
such as ‘Is the diet too difficult and time-consuming?<br />
How strictly do I need to adhere to it?<br />
Is the diet expensive to implement?’ and gives<br />
practical advice on basic equipment and ingredients,<br />
what to expect when your child starts the<br />
diet, how to adapt family meals and how to minimize<br />
cross-contamination in the kitchen.<br />
<strong>The</strong> AiA Gluten<br />
and Dairy Free<br />
Cookbook<br />
Marilyn Le Breton<br />
Foreword by Rosemary Kessick,<br />
Allergy Induced <strong>Autism</strong><br />
2002 400 pages<br />
ISBN 1 84310 067 3 pb<br />
US$24.95 CAN$38.95<br />
Containing over 400 gluten and<br />
dairy free recipes, the book will be invaluable to<br />
all those whose diet is restricted due to food<br />
intolerances. An increasing number of people on<br />
the autism spectrum are turning to the gluten and<br />
casein free diet and finding that many of the<br />
more troublesome symptoms are significantly<br />
alleviated.<br />
Marilyn Le Breton is the mother of two sons, one of<br />
whom is autistic and has benefited considerably from a<br />
gluten and casein free diet.<br />
Asperger Syndrome,<br />
the Universe and Everything<br />
Kenneth Hall<br />
Forewords by Ken P. Kerr and Gill Rowley<br />
2000 80 pages ISBN 1 85302 930 0 pb US$15.95<br />
CAN$24.95<br />
‘This book is essential reading for other young<br />
people with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) and those<br />
living and working with them. Kenneth<br />
describes with great honesty the difficulties he<br />
has as a result of his AS, including those at<br />
school. Yet, he remains positive about his condition<br />
and sees it as a gift. Kenneth is able to<br />
explain clearly the many emotions he feels:<br />
depression, frustration, joy and appreciation. He<br />
is also able to explain why he feels them, perhaps<br />
making the reader review their own understanding<br />
of AS. Other topics that Kenneth covers are:<br />
living without a diagnosis, experiences of home<br />
tutoring, women and fashion, the importance of<br />
‘jammie days’, his passion for reading, applied<br />
behaviour analysis (ABA), sensory issues and life<br />
as a ‘pringlearian’.’<br />
- Arlene Cassidy, Director, PAPA, the Northern Ireland <strong>Autism</strong><br />
Charity<br />
Kenneth Hall is a 10-year-old boy who has Asperger<br />
Syndrome. He is also exceptionally gifted and a member of<br />
Mensa.<br />
A User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for <strong>Autism</strong>,<br />
Asperger Syndrome and AD/HD<br />
Luke Jackson<br />
With appendices by Jacqui Jackson<br />
Foreword by Marilyn Le Breton<br />
2001 176 pages ISBN 1 84310 055 X pb US$17.95 CAN$27.95<br />
What is the GF/CF diet? Does it work? What's it like to go on it? In this user<br />
guide to the gluten and casein free diet, Luke Jackson, who is 12 years old<br />
and has Asperger Syndrome, tells you everything you need to know - both good and<br />
bad. Luke offers practical advice on topics such as what to expect when beginning the diet, tips for<br />
how to alleviate any initial discomfort, through to advice on how to rearrange the kitchen to avoid<br />
cross-contamination. <strong>The</strong> book includes quotes from other members of the family, a chapter by<br />
Luke's mother on how to cope with the challenges of cooking for a family where some people are<br />
on the diet and others are not, along with a selection of the family's favourite recipes. An extensive<br />
list of useful addresses and websites of suppliers, a food diary for an average week, and suggestions<br />
for packed lunches are also included.<br />
17
Home Educating Our <strong>Autism</strong><br />
<strong>Spectrum</strong> Children<br />
Paths are Made by Walking<br />
Edited by Terry Dowty and Kitt Cowlishaw<br />
2001 304 pages ISBN 1 84310 037 1 pb<br />
US$23.95 CAN$36.95<br />
Mainstream educational provision for children<br />
on the autistic spectrum can be inadequate<br />
or inappropriate, and an increasing<br />
number of parents dissatisfied with the education<br />
system are looking elsewhere for an<br />
approach that will suit their children’s needs.<br />
In this book, parents who have chosen the<br />
home education option for their children on<br />
the autistic spectrum candidly relate their<br />
experiences: how they reached the decision<br />
to educate at home, how they set about the<br />
task, and their feelings about the issues<br />
raised by their actions.<br />
Terri Dowty is a musician and writer who lives in<br />
London and home educates her two sons. Kitt<br />
Cowlishaw obtained her degree in Linguistics from<br />
the University of Michigan.<br />
Parents’ Education<br />
as <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>The</strong>rapists<br />
Applied Behaviour Analysis in Context<br />
Edited by Mickey Keenan, Ken P. Kerr<br />
and Karola Dillenburger<br />
Foreword by Bobby Newman<br />
1999 176 pages ISBN 1 85302 778 2 pb<br />
US$22.95 CAN$35.95<br />
Clear, focused, and practical, this book is a useful<br />
introduction to ABA for parents and professionals<br />
working with children with autism.<br />
Access and Inclusion<br />
for Children with Autistic<br />
<strong>Spectrum</strong> Disorders<br />
‘Let Me In’<br />
Matthew Hesmondhalgh and Christine Breakey<br />
2001 256 pages ISBN 1 85302 986 6 pb<br />
US$22.95 CAN$35.95<br />
Based on pioneering work at their school in<br />
Sheffield, the authors of this book explore the<br />
universal issues of access and inclusion in<br />
employment, and education for children and<br />
young people with autism or Asperger’s syndrome.<br />
Learning Disability in Focus<br />
<strong>The</strong> Use of Photography in the Care of People<br />
with a Learning Disability<br />
Eve and Neil Jackson<br />
1999 112 pages ISBN 1 85302 693 X pb US$24.95<br />
CAN$30.95<br />
‘Good, practical advive for anyone wishing to use<br />
photography in their work with people with<br />
learning disabilities.’<br />
– OTPLD Newsletter<br />
Caring for a Child with <strong>Autism</strong><br />
A Practical Guide for Parents<br />
Martine Ives and Nell Munro,<br />
National Autistic Society<br />
2001 286 pages ISBN 1 85302 996 3 pb US$18.95<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
This comprehensive and readable guide answers<br />
the questions commonly asked by parents and<br />
carers following a diagnosis of autism, and discusses<br />
the challenges that can arise in home life,<br />
education and socializing. <strong>The</strong> authors cover a<br />
wide variety of therapies and approaches to<br />
autism, providing clear, unbiased information so<br />
that families will be able to evaluate different<br />
options for themselves. Throughout, the emphasis<br />
is on home and family life, and the everyday<br />
difficulties encountered by families of autistic<br />
children.<br />
Martine Ives and Nell Munro work on the National<br />
Autistic Society’s Helpline for parents and carers. Both<br />
have been involved in voluntary work with autistic children<br />
and contribute regularly to NAS publications.<br />
Getting Services for<br />
Your Child<br />
on the <strong>Autism</strong><br />
<strong>Spectrum</strong><br />
DeAnn Hyatt-Foley and<br />
Matthew G. Foley<br />
Foreword by Carol Gray<br />
2002 176 pages ISBN 1 85302 991 2 pb<br />
US$17.95 CAN$27.95<br />
<strong>The</strong> book provides honest, open, and practical<br />
advice, which will be invaluable to anyone whose<br />
child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition,<br />
and to all those professionals who work<br />
with them.<br />
Matthew Foley is a licensed professional counsellor,<br />
working with families of children diagnosed with Asperger<br />
Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder and learning disabilities.<br />
DeAnn Hyatt-Foley works as an educational consultant<br />
specialising in Asperger Syndrome<br />
A Positive Approach to <strong>Autism</strong><br />
Stella Waterhouse<br />
Foreword by Donna Williams<br />
1999 256 pages ISBN 1 85302 808 8 pb US$24.95<br />
CAN$35.95<br />
‘One of the features that makes this book powerful<br />
reading, is the numerous real life accounts…<br />
<strong>The</strong> book is well referenced and offers a range of<br />
material in the bibliography to allow the reader<br />
to gain further information.’<br />
– Community Practitioner<br />
In this fresh and positive book, Stella Waterhouse<br />
investigates how people with autism perceive the<br />
world, and discusses the symptoms, behaviours<br />
and possible causes of this condition. In addition<br />
to examining the relation of autism to hyperactivity,<br />
Attention Deficit Disorder, Obsessive<br />
Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome, she<br />
also considers the impact of anxiety and the pros<br />
and cons of some of the current treatments.<br />
Stella Waterhouse has taught young children with learning<br />
disabilities and spent ten years working with emotionally<br />
disturbed adolescent boys.<br />
18
Through the Eyes<br />
of Aliens<br />
A Book about Autistic People<br />
Jasmine Lee O’Neill<br />
1998 144pp, illus ISBN 1 85302<br />
710 3 pb US$19.95 CAN$29.95<br />
‘Written in a down to earth,<br />
easy to understand manner, this book<br />
gives parents the information they truly need the<br />
most. <strong>The</strong> author leaves no stone unturned covering<br />
all the most important issues from sensory to social<br />
issues and more. Out of all the books I have ever<br />
read it makes the most sense. If I could choose one<br />
book for someone just starting out or trying to<br />
make sense of all the information out there this<br />
would be it.’<br />
– Kim Schaffer, FEAT<br />
I am Special<br />
Introducing Children and Young People<br />
to their <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> Disorder<br />
Peter Vermeulen<br />
2000 240 pages A4 ISBN 1 85302 916 5 pb<br />
US$25.95 CAN$30.95<br />
A workbook developed by Peter Vermeulen and<br />
already used extensively with young people with<br />
autism spectrum disorder. <strong>The</strong> workbook is<br />
designed for a child aged 10 or over to work<br />
through with an adult – parent, teacher or other<br />
professional. Unlike other books, its content and<br />
layout are devised especially for children who<br />
read, think and process information differently.<br />
Discovering My <strong>Autism</strong><br />
Apologia Pro Vita Sua (with Apologies to<br />
Cardinal Newman)<br />
Edgar Schneider<br />
1999 144 pages ISBN 1 85302 724 3 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
‘Schneider’s detailed and dispassionate account<br />
of his autism deserves a wide audience. He<br />
explains his life as an emotional loner, his need to<br />
intellectualise feelings such as love in order to<br />
experience them, and his use of his self-knowledge<br />
to help others.’<br />
– Times Educational Supplement<br />
Eating an Artichoke<br />
A Mother’s Perspective on<br />
Asperger Syndrome<br />
Echo R. Fling Foreword by Tony<br />
Attwood<br />
2000 208pp ISBN 1 85302 711 1<br />
pb US$19.95 CAN$30.95<br />
‘An extraordinary book... On<br />
an emotional level the account is a moving<br />
depiction of the struggle life can be, while highlighting<br />
the many positive facets of living with a<br />
son with Asperger syndrome. <strong>The</strong> author manages<br />
to integrate humour into her writing while never<br />
belittling the serious nature of the subject. It will<br />
appeal to parents and professionals, both for the<br />
valuable information about Asperger syndrome<br />
and for the honest depiction of the thoughts and<br />
feelings of a parent. As a reflection on living with<br />
Asperger syndrome it is a useful guide; as a human<br />
story it is moving and open.’ - Communication<br />
Echo R. Fling is past President of ASC-US (Asperger<br />
Syndrome Coalition of the United States, Inc.).<br />
A Different Kind of Boy<br />
A Father’s Memoir About Raising<br />
a Gifted Child with <strong>Autism</strong><br />
Daniel Mont<br />
2002 224 pages ISBN 1 84310 715 5 pb US$17.95<br />
CAN$27.95<br />
Daniel Mont writes about the joys, fears, frustration,<br />
exhilaration, and exhaustion involved in<br />
raising his son. He writes about the impact on his<br />
family, the travails of navigating the educational<br />
system, and the lessons he has learned about life,<br />
what it means to connect with other people, and<br />
how one builds a life that suits oneself. And, oh,<br />
yes, math. Lots about math.<br />
I'm not Naughty - I'm Autistic<br />
Jodi’s Journey<br />
Jean Shaw<br />
2002 128 pages ISBN 1 84310 105 X pb US$14.95<br />
CAN$22.95<br />
Written by his mother but told from Jodi’s own<br />
perspective, this is a fascinating, funny, and<br />
insightful account of growing up with autism.<br />
Behavioural Concerns and Autistic <strong>Spectrum</strong> Disorders<br />
Explanations and Strategies for Change<br />
John Clements and Ewa Zarkowska<br />
2000 288 pages ISBN 1 85302 742 1 pb US$25.95 CAN$39.95<br />
‘A practical and comprehensive account of how people who attract autism labels can come to<br />
behave in ways that give rise to serious concerns in other people and sometimes themselves. <strong>The</strong><br />
authors identify the range of needs that may be expressed through behaviours that cause concern<br />
and provide strategies for addressing both needs and behaviours. Each aspect of need is analysed<br />
in detail. General principles for dealing with these needs are presented and in each case a ‘tips and<br />
hints’ section offers more specific help on possible solutions. Included in the appendices are advice<br />
on identifying the factors behind a behavior that causes concern and guidance on how to ensure<br />
that support services are delivering what they should. This is a book that will be essential reading<br />
for all those working or living with autistic people.’<br />
– Contact<br />
John Clements is a UK clinical psychologist in private practice as a behaviour consultant in Benicia, California. Ewa<br />
Zarkowska is a chartered clinical psychologist and senior consultant for Applied Psychology Services, Warlingham, Surrey.<br />
CONTENTS: General introduction. PART 1: PERSPECTIVES UPON THE ISSUES. 1. A view of autism. 2. Beyond<br />
autism - understanding human behaviour. PART 2: HELPFUL PRACTICES. 3. Maintaining a safe environment. 4.<br />
Understanding. 5. Social relating. 6. Well being. 7. Competence. 8. Obsessions. 9. Sensitivities. 10. Motivation. 11.<br />
Responding to behaviour - some additional thoughts. PART 3: MAKING IT HAPPEN. 12. Expectations. 13.<br />
Implementation. 14. Service provision issues. Appendix 1: <strong>Autism</strong> - supporters' help to explore the difficulties.<br />
Appendix 2: Identifying factors involved in a behaviour which gives cause for concern. Appendix 3: Constructive<br />
behavioural support - service evaluation guide. Resources. Index.<br />
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Pervasive<br />
Developmental<br />
Disorder<br />
An Altered Perspective<br />
Barbara Quinn<br />
and Anthony Malone<br />
2000 200 pages<br />
ISBN 1 85302 876 2 pb<br />
US$18.95 /CAN $28.95<br />
‘Writing mainly for parents,<br />
the authors provide realistic and practical<br />
information, richly brought to life by the stories<br />
of families in which even the simplest of<br />
events (such as going shopping or cutting<br />
hair) is frighteningly complex. <strong>The</strong> theme that<br />
runs through this survey of play, language and<br />
social reciprocity is that autistic individuals<br />
have a unique world view. No form of intervention,<br />
no matter how intensively pursued,<br />
can or should change this altered perspective.<br />
Sensibly, these authors put parents at the helm<br />
of decision-making, and they describe a wide<br />
range of educational opportunities that can<br />
enable autistic individuals to function more<br />
effectively in the family, at school or at work,<br />
including techniques based on behaviour<br />
modification. It explains components of programmes<br />
such as the picture exchange communication<br />
system (PECS), applied behavioural<br />
analysis (ABA) and TEACCH. Different<br />
methods work for different children, they<br />
write, displaying a pragmatism that is the real<br />
strength of this excellent guide’<br />
– Times Education Supplement<br />
Barbara Quinn is nurse clinician in developmental<br />
paediatrics at Albny Medical College. Anthony<br />
Malone is Division Head for the Division of<br />
Developmental and Behavorial Pediatrics at Albany<br />
Medical College.<br />
<strong>Autism</strong>, Advocates,<br />
and Law<br />
Enforcement<br />
Professionals<br />
Recognizing and<br />
Reducing Risk Situations<br />
for People with <strong>Autism</strong><br />
<strong>Spectrum</strong> Disorders<br />
Dennis Debbaudt<br />
2001 144 pages ISBN 1 85302 980 7 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$30.95<br />
Dennis Debbaudt explains how typical manifestations<br />
of autism spectrum disorders, such as running<br />
away, impulsive behavior or failure to<br />
respond, may be misunderstood by law enforcement<br />
professionals. For individuals with ASDs,<br />
he offers advice on how to behave in encounters<br />
with police. Aimed at raising awareness and facilitating<br />
communication between people with<br />
autism and law enforcement professionals, this<br />
much-needed book will be a valuable resource<br />
for both communities.<br />
Dennis Debbaudt is a licensed private investigator and<br />
the owner of Debbaudt Detective Agency. As an autism<br />
advocate, he has presented information to law enforcement<br />
professionals in Michigan and autism advocacy agencies<br />
throughout the US. His 16-year-old son, Kelly, is autistic.<br />
Finding Out about<br />
Asperger’s<br />
Syndrome, High<br />
Functioning <strong>Autism</strong><br />
and PDD<br />
Gunilla Gerland<br />
2000 48 pages ISBN 1 85302<br />
840 1 pb US$9.95 CAN$15.95<br />
‘Gunilla’s book should be read by all young<br />
people who receive a diagnosis of Asperger’s<br />
Syndrome, PDD or high functioning autism. It<br />
can also be read by their peers in school, siblings,<br />
and other children with whom they have contact.<br />
Adults may read it too, the better to understand<br />
the person with autism or Asperger’s Syndrome.’<br />
– Christopher Gillberg, MD and Professor of Child and<br />
Adolescent Psychiatry<br />
Gunilla Gerland was diagnosed as having Asperger<br />
Syndrome several years ago. She lives in Stockholm where<br />
she also works closely with the Swedish National <strong>Autism</strong><br />
Society.<br />
Breaking <strong>Autism</strong>’s Barriers<br />
A Father’s Story<br />
Bill Davis, as told to Wendy Goldband Schunick<br />
2001 400 pages ISBN 1 85302 979 3 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
‘I learned more about children with autism spectrum<br />
disorders in one day with Bill Davis and his<br />
family than in all the time I have spent on this<br />
issue before or since. Also, I discovered the<br />
remarkable dedication and tenacity of parents<br />
whose children are challenged by disabilities...an<br />
inspiration to every parent of a special child.’<br />
– Congressman Jim Greenwood – Sponsor of the Advancement<br />
in Pediatric <strong>Autism</strong> Act and <strong>Autism</strong> Advocate<br />
Asperger<br />
Syndrome<br />
Employment<br />
Workbook<br />
An Employment<br />
Workbook<br />
for Adults with<br />
Asperger Syndrome<br />
Roger N. Meyer<br />
Foreword by Tony Attwood<br />
2000 320 pages ISBN 1 85302 796 0 pb US$25.95<br />
CAN$40.95<br />
This practical manual will enable people diagnosed<br />
with Aspergers syndrome and high functioning<br />
autism to deepen their self-understanding<br />
and appreciate their value as working individuals.<br />
Through step-by-step self-assessment, the reader<br />
is encouraged to engage actively in a self-paced<br />
exploration of their employment history, and<br />
ultimately to identify the work best suited to<br />
their personal needs, talents and strengths.<br />
Roger N Meyer is the executive director of the Portland<br />
Asperger Syndrome Research Project. He was diagnosed<br />
with Asperger’s Syndrome in 1997.<br />
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Autistic Thinking<br />
– This is the Title<br />
Peter Vermeulen Foreword by Francesca Happé<br />
2001 160 pages ISBN 1 85302 995 5 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
‘We have no idea what it is to see the world<br />
through the eyes of autism…We offend the logic<br />
of the autistic mind, we confuse with indirect and<br />
non-literal language, we exasperate with our<br />
unpredictability and our social obsessions.<br />
Translation is vital and Peter Vermeulan makes a<br />
great contribution towards that increased understanding<br />
with this small book. Anyone who reads<br />
it… must surely be left with a greater respect for<br />
the autistic view of the world, and a sense of the<br />
value (as well as the challenge) of these very special<br />
minds.’<br />
– from the Foreword by Francesca Happé<br />
Peter Vermeulen trained as a counsellor and educationalist<br />
and has worked for many years with autistic children.<br />
Learning to Live with High<br />
Functioning <strong>Autism</strong><br />
A Parent’s Guide for Professionals<br />
Mike Stanton<br />
2000 128 pages ISBN 1 85302 915 7 pb US$16.95<br />
CAN$25.95<br />
‘Mike’s knowledge of autism plus his personal<br />
experience has given him an excellent basis for<br />
the content of the book. His ideas are stimulating,<br />
his style accessible, his dedication and<br />
humour inspiring.’<br />
- Luke Beardon, Regional Development Officer, National<br />
Autistic Society<br />
Intended for the professionals who work with<br />
autistic people and their families and friends, the<br />
book draws on the Stanton family's experience,<br />
and compares it with the experiences of others,<br />
to offer an honest portrayal of what living with<br />
autism is actually like for all of those involved. It<br />
offers an insight into the world of autistic children<br />
and the problems that they and their families<br />
face.-<br />
Mike Stanton teaches in a school for children with severe<br />
learning difficulties in the UK.<br />
<strong>The</strong> People in a Girl’s Life<br />
How to Find <strong>The</strong>m, Better Understand<br />
<strong>The</strong>m and Keep <strong>The</strong>m<br />
Martha Kate Downey and Kate Downey<br />
2002 144 pages ISBN 1 84310 707 4 pb US$16.95<br />
CAN$25.95<br />
Presented in a series of question and answer letters,<br />
this book tackles interfamily relations, friendship,<br />
relationships, and personal social skills. <strong>The</strong><br />
issues raised are made easily accessible by the<br />
inclusion of boxes that summarize the letters and<br />
the highlighting of key issues within the letters.<br />
Martha Kate Downey has taught children with special<br />
needs for 30 years.<br />
Assessing<br />
Behaviors Regarded<br />
as Problematic for<br />
People with<br />
Developmental<br />
Disabilities<br />
John Clements<br />
with Neil Martin<br />
2002 240 pp ISBN 1 85302 998 X<br />
$24.95/CAN$38.95<br />
People with developmental disabilities sometimes<br />
behave in ways that others, or they themselves,<br />
regard as problematic. This original book is about<br />
what practitioners can do to make sense of<br />
behaviors, in order to support clients more effectively.<br />
<strong>The</strong> author offers practical strategies for gathering<br />
and analysing information about behaviors,<br />
in partnership with the individual concerned, in<br />
order to gain a useful understanding of why a<br />
particular behavior occurs. <strong>The</strong> inclusion of case<br />
histories, with corresponding behavior plans,<br />
clearly demonstrates the real-life application of<br />
assessment methods.<br />
With its strong emphasis on the importance of<br />
establishing equitable, respectful relationships<br />
between professionals and people with learning<br />
disabilities, this is a book that professionals<br />
involved in the lives of people with developmental<br />
disabilities will find invaluable.<br />
John Clements is a clinical psychologist in the UK and a<br />
behaviour consultant in California. He has been working<br />
for people with developmental disabilities since 1971. Neil<br />
Martin works at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent at<br />
Canterbury.<br />
CONTENTS: Preface. 1. Establishing the assessment<br />
agenda. 2. Relationships in assessment: <strong>The</strong> empathy mode.<br />
3. Relationships in assessment: <strong>The</strong> analytic mode. 4. <strong>The</strong><br />
tool box, John Clements and Neil Martin. 5. Extracting<br />
meaning from the information gathered. 6. <strong>The</strong><br />
Behavioural Explorer Assessment System, John Clements<br />
and Neil Martin. 7. <strong>The</strong> stories we can tell. 8. Organizing<br />
the practice. 9. Last words. Appendix 1: Behaviour recording<br />
charts. Appendix 2: Clements Rapid Assessment<br />
Protocol. Resources. Index.<br />
Bright Splinters<br />
of the Mind<br />
A Personal Story of<br />
Research with Autistic<br />
Savants<br />
Beate Hermelin<br />
Foreword by Sir Michael<br />
Rutter<br />
2001 192 pages 16 colour illus<br />
ISBN 1 85302 932 7 pb US$19.95 CAN$30.95<br />
ISBN 1 85302 931 9 hb US$49.95 CAN$77.95<br />
‘Bright Splinters Of <strong>The</strong> Mind is simply but beautifully<br />
written, and will, I think, fascinate and<br />
move a wide range of readers.’<br />
- Oliver Sacks<br />
‘… her sympathetic and insightful treatment<br />
of her subjects’ work makes this a memorable<br />
read.’<br />
- Focus<br />
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Hitchhiking though Asperger Syndrome<br />
How to Help your Child When No One Else Will<br />
Lise Pyles<br />
Foreword by Tony Attwood<br />
2001 288 pages ISBN 1 85302 937 8 pb US$18.95 CAN$29.95<br />
‘Although the book is primarily written for parents, I read the manuscript<br />
with my text liner in constant use, highlighting her descriptions and advice<br />
and gaining much insight to aid me in my professional role. She provides an<br />
explanation of the syndrome in terms that are clear and accurate… She writes as a<br />
mentor, companion and navigator, providing information and options, and generates a positive attitude<br />
in the reader. This book will help parents achieve understanding and become not only more<br />
knowledgeable, but empowered in their ability to achieve real progress.’<br />
– Tony Attwood<br />
Written from a parent’s perspective, this book gives a candid and thoughtful account of one family’s<br />
trek through the world of Asperger Syndrome. <strong>The</strong> author makes it very clear that, while professional<br />
help can be necessary, parents are in the best position to make a difference in their children’s<br />
lives and should be in control of, and involved in, their children’s care and education. She<br />
offers practical and positive advice on topics including diagnosis and self-diagnosis; dealing with<br />
your own reactions and those of others; types of school and homeschooling; medication and<br />
dietary issues.<br />
Lise Pyles is a freelance writer and parent of a child with Asperger Syndrome. Her family’s journey has encompassed<br />
living on three continents and following many paths dealing with therapy, diet, medication, and several schooling<br />
options. She now lives in Colorado.<br />
Children with <strong>Autism</strong><br />
2nd edition<br />
Diagnosis and Intervention<br />
to Meet <strong>The</strong>ir Needs<br />
Colwyn Trevarthen, Kenneth Aitken, Despina Papoudi<br />
and Jacqueline Robarts<br />
1998 368 pages ISBN 1 85302 555 0 pb US$29.95<br />
CAN$46.95<br />
‘<strong>The</strong> value of this book lies in its attempt to provide<br />
a unified view of the complex issues<br />
involved in autism. Different, complementary<br />
themes relating to the genesis and manifestation<br />
of the disorder are dealt with systematically in<br />
separate sections. In addition the reader can find<br />
much useful information in the appendices,<br />
including checklists and questionnaires for<br />
autism, and internet resources. Overall this is a<br />
well-written and accessible book that will be of<br />
interest to parents and professionals.’<br />
– Child Language<br />
‘This is a book packed with information and discourse<br />
that looks at all aspects of autism in depth<br />
… <strong>The</strong> reference section must be one of the most<br />
comprehensive put together on the subject.’<br />
– Educational Psychology in Practice<br />
Raising a Child with <strong>Autism</strong><br />
A Guide to Applied Behavior<br />
Analysis for Parents<br />
Shira Richman<br />
2000 160 pages ISBN 1 85302 910 6 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a method<br />
which has been found to be effective in teaching<br />
children with autistic spectrum disorders and<br />
changing their behaviors. In Raising a Child with<br />
<strong>Autism</strong>, Shira Richman explains how parents can<br />
adapt the practical techniques used in ABA for<br />
use at home.<br />
Shira Richman is a behaviour therapy consultant living in<br />
Forest Hills, New York.<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> – <strong>The</strong> Search for<br />
Coherence<br />
Edited by John Richer and Sheila Coates<br />
2001 368 pages ISBN 1 85302 888 6 pb US$23.95<br />
CAN$36.95<br />
‘This is an easy to read book which accumulates<br />
the knowledge and expertise of many professionals<br />
as well as personal experience. <strong>The</strong> book<br />
gives a good overview of the field of <strong>Autism</strong> and<br />
how extensive it is. It presents opinions and<br />
views of experts and professionals as well as<br />
some of the most recent research in the area. <strong>The</strong><br />
book covers the medical, psychological, educational<br />
and biological aspects of <strong>Autism</strong> and helps<br />
us to understand the disorder from each of these<br />
perspectives. <strong>The</strong> most enjoyable and touching<br />
aspect of the book is the final section, Personal<br />
Stories. It brings to light the determination and<br />
hopes that families have’<br />
- SPEACH<br />
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to<br />
autism, its causes and treatments, bringing<br />
together contributors from different fields - psychology,<br />
medicine, education, biology - from<br />
around the world. <strong>The</strong> very latest scientific and<br />
clinical research is presented and discussed by<br />
experts, and questions such as the structure of<br />
thought and the nature of autism are analysed.<br />
Parents and teachers describe practical strategies<br />
which have proved successful and give their<br />
views of the treatments currently available.<br />
John Richer is Consultant Clinical Psychologist in<br />
Paediatrics at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He has<br />
been involved in the field of autism for thirty years, first in<br />
research and now in clinical practice. Sheila Coates is<br />
Head of Service for <strong>Autism</strong>, Oxford. She has worked in the<br />
field of autism since the early seventies and was instrumental<br />
in setting up the Chinnor Project, now known as the<br />
Chinnor Resource Units for Autistic Children.<br />
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Enabling<br />
Communication<br />
in Children with<br />
<strong>Autism</strong><br />
Carol Potter<br />
and Chris Whittaker<br />
2001 208 pages ISBN 1<br />
85302 956 4 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
`This book is primarily aimed at professionals<br />
working with autistic children who use little or<br />
no speech. However, those working with older<br />
pupils and adults, as well as those with severe<br />
learning difficulties but without autism will find<br />
much that is useful…<strong>The</strong> discussion, advice and<br />
strategies here are useful for professionals<br />
involved in staff training and in providing whole<br />
school approaches to working with children with<br />
little or no speech. Useful chapters consider classroom<br />
management, deployment of staff and the<br />
prioritisation of communication in the curriculum<br />
and SCAA documentation-excellent advice<br />
for this complex area. <strong>The</strong> book is clear and<br />
accessible. <strong>The</strong> key research findings and actual<br />
scenarios are linked with the discussions and<br />
practical suggestions. Key points are summarised<br />
at each stage and there are helpful tables<br />
throughout the book…'<br />
- Bulletin<br />
CONTENTS: Introduction. 1. <strong>The</strong> research: Approaches<br />
and findings. 2. A minimal speech approach. 3. Proximal<br />
communication: An autism specific interactional approach.<br />
4. Prompting for spontaneous communication. 5.<br />
Developing early communication systems. 6. Creating<br />
communication rich environments. 7. Facilitating interaction<br />
between children with autism. 8. Enabling styles of<br />
classroom management. 9. Communication within the curriculum.<br />
10. Conclusions and ways forward. Appendix.<br />
References. Index.<br />
Spirituality and the <strong>Autism</strong><br />
<strong>Spectrum</strong><br />
Of Falling Sparrows<br />
Abe Isanon<br />
2001 128 pages ISBN 1 84310 026 6 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$27.95<br />
This thought-provoking account will inspire all<br />
those who live and work with autism to strive for<br />
a better understanding of the spiritual nature of<br />
autism.<br />
Music <strong>The</strong>rapy, Sensory<br />
Integration and the Autistic Child<br />
Dorita S. Berger Foreword by Donna Williams<br />
2002 256 pages ISBN 1 84310 700 7 pb US$23.95<br />
CAN$36.95<br />
Written in a way that is both informative for the<br />
professional and accessible for parents, this book<br />
furthers the already strong case for the use of<br />
music therapy as a resource to encourage behavioural<br />
changes for the better in children with<br />
autism spectrum conditions. Placing particular<br />
emphasis upon sensory integration, the author<br />
discusses contributing factors to the behaviour of<br />
people on the autism spectrum, and, through the<br />
use of case studies, presents the latest approaches<br />
in music therapy that are enabling children with<br />
autism spectrum conditions to better cope with<br />
sensory integration.<br />
Dorita S Berger, a concert pianist and educator, is a Board<br />
Certified music therapist.<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> and Play<br />
Jannik Beyer<br />
and Lone Gammeltoft<br />
2000 144 pages illus ISBN 1<br />
85302 845 2 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
‘If one is seeking a text to<br />
stimulate one’s approach<br />
to and understanding of<br />
play with children with autism this would be a<br />
valuable resource. <strong>The</strong> authors have indeed<br />
achieved their aim of creating a text that stimulates<br />
the use of play with children with autism,<br />
one that is accessible to both parents and professionals.’<br />
– International Journal of Early Years Education<br />
<strong>The</strong> easy-to-follow play strategies focus on the<br />
four key skills of visualizing, imitation, mirroring<br />
and turn-taking. <strong>The</strong> book is illustrated throughout<br />
with photographs, and includes a questionnaire<br />
for observing and assessing play interventions<br />
as an appendix. <strong>The</strong> authors combine an<br />
accessible developmental approach with practical<br />
tried-and-tested play strategies<br />
Jannik Beyer, PhD is a psychologist and Director of<br />
broendagerskolen, a special school for autistic children. He<br />
is a member of the board of directors of the Danish<br />
Association of Special Schools and Treatment Centres for<br />
Autistic Children. Lone Gammeltoft is a speech and language<br />
therapist and teacher at the broendagerskolen.<br />
Embracing the Sky Poems beyond Disability<br />
Craig Romkema<br />
2002 80 pages ISBN 1 84310 728 7 pb US $9.95/CAN$15.95<br />
In this collection of poems, Craig Romkema describes the daily journey<br />
of an individual whose body is encumbered with the symptoms of<br />
autism and cerebral palsy, but whose mind and spirit are relatively<br />
unaffected.<br />
Craig Romkema lives with his family in a log house in the Midwest. He types his poems on a computer, with physical<br />
support to stabilize his body. After graduating from high school with honors, Craig spent a year writing, and is<br />
now attending college part-time.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> AD/HD Handbook<br />
A Guide for Parents and<br />
Professionals<br />
Alison Munden and Jon Arcelus<br />
1999 128 pages ISBN 1 85302<br />
756 1 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$27.95<br />
‘...a concisely written, wellorganised<br />
book which<br />
leads the reader step-bystep<br />
through the recognition,<br />
diagnosis and treatment of AD/HD. <strong>The</strong> chapters<br />
contain useful checklists of core symptoms, associated<br />
disorders, assessment methods, treatment<br />
team members and other useful information. For<br />
the professional there is a list of useful assessment<br />
instruments, and the books and videos in the<br />
appendix are accompanied by short descriptions<br />
that will aid readers in their selection. <strong>The</strong>re is<br />
also an extensive list of web-sites for those that<br />
are new to this technology.’<br />
– Young<br />
Minds<br />
Parenting the ADD Child<br />
Can’t Do? Won’t Do?<br />
David Pentecost<br />
2000 160 pages ISBN 1 85302 811 8 pb US$23.95<br />
CAN$35.95<br />
‘<strong>The</strong> one to buy. It is a practical self help strategy<br />
for parents and essential reading for teachers<br />
and other professionals involved in the identification<br />
and therapy of ADHD children if they are<br />
to understand just how difficult the parenting<br />
task is.’<br />
– Special Children<br />
Marching to a Different Tune<br />
Diary about an ADHD Boy<br />
Jacky Fletcher<br />
1999 128 pages ISBN 1 85302 810 X pb US$16.95<br />
CAN$25.95<br />
‘A good book for anyone wanting to know what<br />
it is like living with a child with ADHD.’<br />
– Educational Psychology in Practice<br />
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity<br />
Disorder<br />
A Multidisciplinary Approach<br />
Henryk Holowenko<br />
1999 144 pages ISBN 1 85302 741 3 pb US$24.95<br />
CAN$27.95<br />
‘Written for teachers parents, psychologists and<br />
other professionals who may be involved with<br />
children with attention deficit condition<br />
AD/HD, this book provides clear guidelines for<br />
the successful management of the pattern of<br />
problem behaviour.’<br />
– <strong>The</strong> Teacher<br />
From Thoughts to Obsessions<br />
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder<br />
in Children and Adolescents<br />
Per Hove Thomsen<br />
1999 144 pages ISBN 1 85302721 9 pb US$24.95<br />
CAN$30.95<br />
‘This introductory book, richly illustrated with<br />
case examples, explains the nature and treatment<br />
of OCD in children and adolescents. Written for<br />
parents and relatives as well as doctors, teachers<br />
and other professionals working with this group<br />
of patients, this book defines OCD and forms a<br />
straightforward explanation of the symptoms,<br />
assessment procedures and treatment strategies.’<br />
– <strong>Autism</strong>-Europe Link<br />
Per Hove Thomsen is a specialist in child psychiatry who<br />
has, for a number of years, worked with the research and<br />
treatment of obsessive behaviour in children and adolescents.<br />
He is Head of the Research Centre at the Child and<br />
Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital in Århus, Denmark.<br />
Living with Genetic<br />
Syndromes Associated<br />
with Intellectual Disability<br />
Marga Hogenboom<br />
2001 144 pages ISBN 1 85302 984 X pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$30.95<br />
Explores the impact of various genetic syndromes<br />
on children’s lives. She describes conditions such<br />
as Downs Syndrome, Williams Syndrome,<br />
Angelman Syndrome and Prader-Willi<br />
Syndrome, discussing their practical implications<br />
for daily life and the physical and behavioural<br />
symptoms associated with them. An accessible<br />
introduction to genetics precedes detailed investigations<br />
of the ways in which young people are<br />
affected by genetic conditions: the extent to<br />
which their behaviour is determined, the difficulties<br />
they face and the ways in which they can<br />
achieve independence and fulfilment.<br />
Art <strong>The</strong>rapy with Children on the<br />
Autistic <strong>Spectrum</strong> Beyond Words<br />
Kathy Evans and Janek Dubowski<br />
2001 112 pages ISBN 1 85302 825 8 pb US$23.95<br />
CAN$36.95<br />
Recent research has shown that art therapy can<br />
be particularly effective for children with autism<br />
and related communication disorders. <strong>The</strong><br />
authors describe how negative behaviours and<br />
subsequent tension may be alleviated when the<br />
autistic child is involved in interactive art making<br />
with the therapist. Case studies of art therapy<br />
with individual autistic children demonstrate the<br />
use of the model and the outcomes.<br />
Reweaving the Autistic Tapestry<br />
<strong>Autism</strong>, Asperger Syndrome and ADHD<br />
Lisa Blakemore-Brown<br />
2001 352 pages ISBN 1 85302 748 0 pb<br />
US$19.95 CAN$29.95<br />
Although there is increasing professional recognition<br />
of the links between ADHD and autistic<br />
spectrum disorders, this is the first book to<br />
analyse them in depth.<br />
Lisa Blakemore-Brown is an independent applied psychologist<br />
specialising in ADHD, Asperger Syndrome and<br />
related disorders.<br />
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Art <strong>The</strong>rapy and AD/HD<br />
Diagnostic and <strong>The</strong>rapeutic Approaches<br />
Diane Stein Safran<br />
2002 176 pages ISBN 1 84310 709 0 pb US$24.95<br />
CAN$38.95<br />
Demonstrates how art therapy can not only assist<br />
with diagnosis, but also provides a valuable<br />
means of helping to improve skills such as concentration<br />
and focus, boost self-esteem, and cope<br />
with impulsivity.
Bringing Up a Challenging<br />
Child at Home<br />
When Love is Not Enough<br />
Jane Gregory<br />
2000 192 pages ISBN 1 85302 874 6 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$30.95<br />
`Jane Gregory takes us through life so far with<br />
her daughter: the slow, chilly realisation that she<br />
was not developing normally, the refusals by<br />
health professionals to take her concerns seriously<br />
and the stress of coping with violent, obsessive<br />
behaviour whilst caring for two young siblings.<br />
Jane shares these experiences and the effect they<br />
had on her family candidly in a book full of<br />
energy and compassion. Her struggles to find<br />
solutions to to manage Chrissy's behaviour and<br />
healthis full of practical suggestions and information…'<br />
- Community Care<br />
Helping Children<br />
with Dyspraxia<br />
Maureen Boon<br />
2000 144 pages ISBN 1<br />
85302 881 9 pb US$15.95<br />
CAN$27.95<br />
Helping Children with<br />
Dyspraxia answers the<br />
questions commonly<br />
asked by parents about behaviour, causes, diagnosis<br />
and assessment, and goes on to discuss<br />
therapeutic interventions. Drawing on her extensive<br />
experience working with dyspraxic children<br />
and liaising with their mainstream schools,<br />
Maureen Boon shows how a therapeutic<br />
approach can benefit this group and how parents<br />
and teachers can actively participate in the child’s<br />
therapy. She provides information and ideas for<br />
parents and teachers wanting to improve the<br />
child’s movements and language abilities and<br />
thus increase their self confidence and self<br />
esteem.<br />
Practical Strategies<br />
for Living with Dyslexia<br />
Maria Chivers<br />
2001 144 pages ISBN 1 85302 905 X pb US$16.95<br />
CAN$25.95<br />
Written by a parent of two dyslexic sons, who<br />
herself searched for anything that would ‘cure’<br />
them, this new book is a practical guide to<br />
dyslexia’s many ‘miracle cures’.<br />
Maria Chivers is the Founder of the Swindon Dyslexia<br />
Centre. She has written and lectured on dyslexia. She has<br />
two sons, both of whom have dyslexia.<br />
Dyslexia<br />
How Would I Cope?<br />
3rd edition<br />
Michael Ryden<br />
1997 64 pages ISBN 1 85302 385 X pb US$11.95<br />
CAN$18.95<br />
‘A book to be commended to everyone...gives a<br />
very clear insight into the difficulties and frustrations<br />
experienced by those suffering from this disability.’<br />
– Disability News<br />
Developmental<br />
Coordination<br />
Disorder<br />
Hints and Tips for the<br />
Activities of Daily Living<br />
Morven F. Ball<br />
2002 96 pages ISBN 1 84310<br />
090 8 pb US$14.95 CAN$22.95<br />
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is<br />
a term used to describe children who have difficulty<br />
with movement and specific aspects of<br />
learning, and includes dyspraxia, Asperger<br />
Syndrome and associated conditions. This easyto-read<br />
booklet answers commonly asked questions<br />
about DCD and presents all the necessary<br />
information to aid parents, carers and professionals<br />
in selecting the best options for their child;<br />
sometimes correcting the little things can lead to<br />
big results.<br />
Morven F. Ball worked in the paediatric field as an occupational<br />
therapist for over ten years and had a particular<br />
interest in the field of Developmental Coordination<br />
Disorder.<br />
Helping People with a Learning<br />
Disability Explore Choice<br />
Eve and Neil Jackson, illustrated by Tim Baker<br />
1999 112pp, illus ISBN 1 85302 694 8 pb US$24.95<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
Helping People with a Learning<br />
Disability Explore Relationships<br />
Eve and Neil Jackson, illustrated by Tim Baker<br />
1999 112pp, illus ISBN 1 85302 688 3 pb US$24.95<br />
CAN$29.95<br />
‘Designed for adults with learning disabilities,<br />
these two delightfully accessible books follow<br />
the experiences of five people with learning disabilities<br />
finding out about independence.’<br />
– Disability Times<br />
Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities<br />
Characteristics, Diagnosis and Treatment within<br />
an Educational Setting<br />
Marieke Molenaar-Klumper<br />
2002 112 pages ISBN 1 84310 066 5 pb £11.95<br />
US$18.95<br />
This is an accessible introduction to Nonverbal<br />
Learning Disabilities (NLD), a syndrome which<br />
was first recognized in the 1970s. Since this time,<br />
the number of children diagnosed with NLD, a<br />
condition that combines both behavioural and<br />
coordination problems, has been slowly rising.<br />
Marieke Molenaar-Klumper provides an<br />
overview of the varied opinions expressed about<br />
NLD. Inspired by extensive research, she<br />
describes the cognitive, psychometric, socioemotional<br />
and visual aspects of this syndrome.<br />
She also discusses how NSD can be diagnosed<br />
and describes how the syndrome associates itself<br />
with other conditions. She completes her<br />
overview of NLD by suggesting practical treat -<br />
ment strategies that can be applied both at home<br />
and in school.<br />
Marieke Molenaar-Klumper is an orthopedic pediatrician<br />
affiliated to the Pediatric Institute/School "De Brug"<br />
(<strong>The</strong> Bridge), in Leiden.<br />
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People Skills for Young Adults<br />
Márianna Csóti<br />
1999 160 pages ISBN 1 85302 716 2 pb US$29.95<br />
CAN$46.95<br />
This book is a complete course in social skills<br />
training for students in their teens, and is particularly<br />
appropriate for those with mild learning<br />
difficulties.<br />
Contentious Issues<br />
Discussion Stories for Young People<br />
Márianna Csóti<br />
2001 368 pages ISBN 1 84310 033 9 pb US$28.95<br />
CAN$41.95<br />
Challenging prejudice, stereotyping and judgemental<br />
behaviour, this book consists of forty discussion<br />
stories which reflect society and the<br />
problems young people face today. Children<br />
with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning<br />
autism often have difficulty in coming to grips<br />
with social situations, so that the stories in this<br />
volume should be especially useful for those<br />
working with such children.<br />
Helping Children to<br />
Build Self-Esteem<br />
A Photocopiable Activities<br />
Book<br />
Deborah Plummer<br />
2001 256 pages ISBN 1<br />
85302 927 0 pb US$24.95<br />
CAN$38.95<br />
<strong>The</strong> book includes over 100 simple, practical and<br />
fun activities specifically aimed at helping children<br />
to build and maintain self-esteem. Based on<br />
the author’s extensive clinical experience, these<br />
photocopiable activity sheets encourage children<br />
to use their natural imaginative and creative abilities<br />
to consider their relationships with themselves,<br />
their families and friends and their world<br />
and to express their feelings in words and pictures.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Social Skills Game<br />
Yvonne Searle and Isabelle Streng<br />
1996 ISBN 1 85302 336 1 US$56.95 CAN$86.95<br />
This is a lively and exciting therapeutic board<br />
game for children and adolescents who experience<br />
difficulties with relationships, and enables<br />
them to explore and reflect upon adaptive interaction<br />
styles. <strong>The</strong> game addresses behavioural<br />
responses, cognitive processes, belief systems,<br />
interactive processes, belief systems, verbal and<br />
nonverbal communication, and assertiveness.<br />
Social Awareness Skills<br />
for Children<br />
Márianna Csóti<br />
2001 176 pages ISBN 1 84310 003 7 pb US$27.95<br />
CAN$43.95<br />
‘It contains lists, role-plays, questions and exercises<br />
on a huge range of skills – from improving a<br />
child’s self-esteem to body language, from developing<br />
friendship to anger management…this<br />
book could help provide a firm anchor to help in<br />
the challenging task of developing social awareness<br />
in children with difficulties.’<br />
– Sarah Smith, AFASIC News<br />
Developing Personal Safety<br />
Skills in Children<br />
with Disabilities<br />
Freda Briggs<br />
1995 224 pages, illus ISBN 1 85302 245 4 pb<br />
US$29.95 CAN$41.95<br />
‘This book offers some quite unique resource<br />
material. <strong>The</strong> first two chapters should be mandatory<br />
reading for all who work with or aspire to<br />
work with children.’<br />
–<strong>The</strong> Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability.<br />
A Supported<br />
Employment Workbook<br />
Using Individual Profiling and Job Matching<br />
Steve Leach<br />
Forewords by Stephen Beyer and Dave Willingham<br />
2002 192 pages ISBN 1 84310 052 5 pb US$29.95<br />
CAN$46.95<br />
A practical tool for all job developers, this workbook<br />
presents strategies based on real situations<br />
and includes example exercises throughout.<br />
Children with Language<br />
Impairments<br />
An Introduction<br />
Morag L. Donaldson<br />
1995 128 pages ISBN 1 85302 313 2 pb US$19.95<br />
CAN$30.95<br />
‘This excellent little book…will prove useful for<br />
students who require some knowledge in areas of<br />
communication impairment such as teachers,<br />
nursery nurses, psychologists and medical practitioners…its<br />
descriptions and arguments are concise…’<br />
– AFASIC Newsletter<br />
Karina Has Down Syndrome<br />
One Family’s Account of the Early Years with a<br />
Child who has Special Needs<br />
Cheryl Rogers and Gun Dolva<br />
Foreword by Carol Bower<br />
1999 112 pages ISBN 1 85302 820 7 pb US$17.95<br />
CAN$27.95<br />
A valuable resource for the families of Down<br />
Syndrome children, teachers and disability service<br />
workers.<br />
New Perspectives<br />
on Bullying<br />
Ken Rigby<br />
2002 320 pages ISBN 1<br />
85302 872 X pb<br />
US$26.95/CAN$41.95<br />
This book takes as its<br />
subject matter bullying<br />
behaviour in a wide<br />
range of settings, including kindergartens,<br />
schools, the workplace, in sports and<br />
prisons. Examining bullying in each of these<br />
areas, it discusses alternative views and perspectives<br />
on bullying, helping policy makers<br />
and professionals to coordinate their work<br />
and so tackle the problem effectively<br />
Ken Rigby is Adjunct Associate Professor of Social<br />
Psychology at the University of South Australia. He<br />
has published widely on bullying, including Bullying in<br />
Schools and Stop the Bullying.<br />
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Advocacy and Learning<br />
Disability<br />
Edited by Barry Gray and Robin Jackson<br />
2001 256 pages ISBN 1 85302 942 4 pb US$24.95<br />
CAN$38.95<br />
<strong>The</strong> kind of professional and practical issues and<br />
problems confronting those running and using<br />
advocacy services are discussed, and the role of<br />
advocacy is examined. Chapters covering advocacy<br />
with families and with people with communication<br />
difficulties contain helpful information for<br />
practitioners.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Accessible Games Book<br />
Katie Marl<br />
2000 128pp, ISBN 1 85302 830 4 pb US$24.95<br />
CAN$38.95<br />
‘This is a treasure trove of very easy to use games<br />
that will be as inclusive as possible for everyone<br />
in your group… Each game is very clearly laid<br />
out and very easy to follow. Lots of the games<br />
need very few resources – if any – but represent<br />
powerful tools in developing relationships in a<br />
youthgroup.’<br />
– Youthwork<br />
Understanding and Supporting<br />
Children with Emotional and<br />
Behavioural Difficulties<br />
Edited by Paul Cooper<br />
1999 250 pages ISBN 1 85302 666 2 pb US$26.95<br />
CAN$38.95<br />
‘A comprehensive guide to a group of ill-defined,<br />
often unrelated disorders which can cause which<br />
can cause children to become disruptive both at<br />
school and in the home.’ – <strong>The</strong> Teacher Trainer<br />
Social Cognition Through Drama<br />
and Literature for People<br />
with Learning Disabilities<br />
Macbeth in Mind<br />
Nicola Grove and Keith Park<br />
2001 128 pages A4 ISBN 1 85302 908 4 pb<br />
US$24.95 CAN$43.95<br />
A practical literature resource for teachers and<br />
therapists working with children and adults with<br />
learning disabilities.<br />
Odyssey Now<br />
Nicola Grove and Keith Park<br />
1996 96pp, A4 ISBN 1 85302 315 9 pb US$29.95<br />
CAN$46.95<br />
‘Odyssey Now is a highly imaginative dramatisation<br />
which uses a variety of interactive games<br />
designed to develop communication skills.’<br />
– Times Educational Supplement<br />
Special Talents, Special Needs<br />
Drama for People with Learning Disabilities<br />
Ian McCurrach and Barbara Darnley<br />
1999 240 pages ISBN 1 85302 561 5 pb US$29.95<br />
CAN$46.95<br />
Based on their considerable experience working<br />
with Europe’s leading professional company of<br />
actors with learning disabilities, the authors have<br />
created a step-by-step guide to running a drama<br />
group.<br />
Survival Strategies for Parenting Children with<br />
Bipolar Disorder<br />
Innovative Parenting and Counseling Techniques for Helping Children with<br />
Bipolar Disorder and the Conditions That May Occur With It<br />
George T. Lynn<br />
2000 240 pages ISBN 1 85302 921 1 pb US$19.95 CAN$29.95<br />
‘With this book, George Lynn has made a major contribution in the area of<br />
parenting children with Bipolar Disorder. He successfully instructs the reader<br />
on how to understand and identify the symptoms of these disorders and at the same<br />
time how to focus on the child’s strengths or “gifts”. He delivers a well written and interesting book<br />
that provides realistic solutions to difficult problems, and hope to families of these exceptional children.’<br />
–Metapsychology Online Review<br />
Up until five years ago, the professional community did not think that Bipolar Disorder occurred<br />
in children. Children with symptoms of Bipolar Disorder were diagnosed as ‘severe ADHD’,<br />
‘depressed’ or ‘Oppositional Defiant’. Now, as it is being increasingly diagnosed, George Lynn<br />
offers clear, practical advice on recognizing the symptoms, understanding medication and accessing<br />
the necessary support at school as well as the managing the day-to-day challenges of parenting<br />
a child with Bipolar Disorder. As it is frequently found in combination with ADHD, Tourette<br />
Syndrome and Asperger’s Syndrome, the author draws on case-studies from his own psychotherapeutic<br />
practice to show what these conditions have in common, how they differ, and how they<br />
relate to each other. This book tackles the most difficult decisions parents can face, including<br />
whether to involve police or consider hospitalization if their children are a danger to themselves<br />
and their families. At the same time, it emphasizes the positive qualities these children often have<br />
and illustrates how their gifts and abilities can build their self-esteem and help them function better<br />
in society.<br />
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Thinking About You, Thinking<br />
About Me<br />
Philosophy and Strategies for Facilitating the<br />
Development of Perspective Taking for Students<br />
with Social Cognitive Deficits<br />
Michelle Garcia Winner<br />
2003 304 pages ISBN 1 84310 752 X pb CAN$44.95<br />
Not available from JKP in North America<br />
Students with social cognitive learning deficits<br />
face enormous challenges not only in their dayto-day<br />
relations with the world around them, but<br />
also in the fact that few professionals, educational<br />
or medical, understand the core of these student's<br />
deficits.<br />
One fundamental deficit relates to perspective<br />
taking. Although this sounds like a simple<br />
process, it is in fact a hugely complex task that<br />
is crucial to successful interpersonal relations,<br />
and is a skill that anyone with a social cognition<br />
disability will struggle with. This book<br />
addresses the different ways this problem can<br />
present itself, the current thinking on how to<br />
approach the problem and a dearth of exercises<br />
and activities.<br />
Inside Out<br />
What Makes the Person with Social-Cognitive<br />
Deficits Tick?<br />
Michelle Garcia Winner<br />
May 2002 ISBN 1 84310 095 9 pb 224 pp CAN$44.95<br />
Not available from JKP in North America<br />
<strong>The</strong> author offers teaching techniques to help students<br />
identify and overcome their weaknesses,<br />
leading to the acquisition of skills such as initiating<br />
conversations or activities; listening and<br />
attending; understanding abstract language; taking<br />
others' perspectives; seeing the big picture and<br />
using humour.<br />
She demonstrates how to break down these<br />
skills into manageable concepts and suggests<br />
methods of teaching them so that the student<br />
can truly understand not just what to do but<br />
also why. Clearly written and easily readable,<br />
the book contains many photocopiable worksheets<br />
for teachers' use, and will be indispensable<br />
to educators and therapists working with<br />
young people with social-cognitive deficits.<br />
Michelle Garcia Winner is a speech and language pathologist<br />
who runs a private practice in San Jose, California.<br />
Index of Titles<br />
Access and Inclusion for Children with<br />
Autistic <strong>Spectrum</strong> Disorders, 18<br />
Accessible Games Book, <strong>The</strong>, 27<br />
ADHD Handbook, <strong>The</strong>, 24<br />
Addressing the Challenging Behavior of<br />
Children with High-Functioning<br />
<strong>Autism</strong>/Asperger Syndrome in the<br />
Classroom, 15<br />
Advocacy and Learning Disability, 27<br />
AiA Gluten and Dairy Free Cookbook,<br />
<strong>The</strong>, 17<br />
Art <strong>The</strong>rapy and AD/HD, 24<br />
Art <strong>The</strong>rapy with Children on the<br />
Autistic <strong>Spectrum</strong>, 24<br />
Asparagus Dreams, 31<br />
Asperger Marriage, An, 8<br />
Asperger Syndrome – What Teachers<br />
Need to Know, 3<br />
Asperger Syndrome and Adults… Is<br />
Anyone Listening?, 11<br />
Asperger Syndrome and Long-Term<br />
Relationships, 8<br />
Asperger Syndrome and Psychotherapy,<br />
6<br />
Asperger Syndrome in Adolescence, 1<br />
Asperger Syndrome in the Family, 2<br />
Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and<br />
Everything, 17<br />
Asperger Syndrome Employment<br />
Workbook, 20<br />
Aspergers in Love, 7<br />
Asperger’s Syndrome, 3<br />
Assessing Behaviours Regarded as<br />
Problematic for People with<br />
Developmental Disabilities, 21<br />
Attention Defecit/Hyperactivity<br />
Disorder, 24<br />
<strong>Autism</strong>: An Inside-Out Approach, 16<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> – From Research to<br />
Individualized Practice, 9<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> – <strong>The</strong> Search for Coherence, 22<br />
<strong>Autism</strong>, Advocates and Law<br />
Enforcement Professionals, 20<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> and Play, 23<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> and Sensing, 16<br />
Autistic Thinking – This is the Title, 21<br />
Behavioural Concerns and <strong>Autism</strong><br />
<strong>Spectrum</strong> Disorders, 19<br />
Blue Bottle Mystery, 13<br />
Breaking <strong>Autism</strong>’s Barriers, 20<br />
Bright Splinters of the Mind, 21<br />
Bringing Up a Challenging Child at<br />
Home, 25<br />
Build Your Own Life, 5<br />
Buster and the Amazing Daisy, 13<br />
Can’t Eat, Won’t Eat, 17<br />
Caring for a Child with <strong>Autism</strong>, 18<br />
Children with <strong>Autism</strong>, 22<br />
Children with Language Impairments,<br />
26<br />
Congratulations! It’s Asperger<br />
Syndrome, 12<br />
Contentious Issues, 26<br />
Dangerous Encounters – Avoiding<br />
Perilous Situations with <strong>Autism</strong>, 10<br />
Demystifying the Autistic Experience,<br />
12<br />
Developing Personal Safety Skills in<br />
Children with Disabilities, 26<br />
Development Coordination Disorder,<br />
25<br />
Diet Intervention and <strong>Autism</strong>, 17<br />
Different Kind of Boy, A, 19<br />
Discovering My <strong>Autism</strong>, 19<br />
Dragons of <strong>Autism</strong>, <strong>The</strong>, 6<br />
Dyslexia, 25<br />
Eating an Artichoke, 19<br />
Embracing the Sky, 23<br />
Enabling Communication in Children<br />
with <strong>Autism</strong>, 23<br />
Exact Mind, <strong>The</strong>, 11<br />
Exposure Anxiety – <strong>The</strong> Invisible Cage,<br />
16<br />
Finding Out about Asperger’s<br />
Syndrome, High Functioning <strong>Autism</strong><br />
and PDD, 20<br />
From Goals to Data and Back Again, 9<br />
Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome,<br />
2<br />
From Thoughts to Obsessions, 24<br />
Getting Services for Your Child on the<br />
<strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong>, 18<br />
Giggle Time – Establishing the Social<br />
Connection, 14<br />
Growing Up Severely Autistic, 10<br />
Haze, 31<br />
28<br />
Helping Children to Build Self-Esteem,<br />
26<br />
Helping Children with Dyspraxia, 25<br />
Helping People with a Learning<br />
Disability Explore Choice, 25<br />
Helping People with a Learning<br />
Disability Explore Relationships, 25<br />
Hitchhiking through Asperger<br />
Syndrome, 22<br />
Home Educating Our <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong><br />
Children, 18<br />
How to Help a Clumsy Child, 30<br />
I am Special, 19<br />
I’m Not Naughty – I’m Autistic, 19<br />
Incorporating Social Goals in the<br />
Classroom, 15<br />
Inside Out, 28<br />
Karina Has Down Syndrome, 26<br />
Learning Disability in Focus, 18<br />
Learning to Live with High Functioning<br />
<strong>Autism</strong>, 21<br />
Life Behind Glass, 5<br />
Like Colour to the Blind, 16<br />
Lisa and the Lacemaker, 13<br />
Living and Loving with Asperger<br />
Syndrome, 7<br />
Living the Good Life with <strong>Autism</strong>, 8<br />
Living with Genetic Syndromes<br />
Associated with Intellectual<br />
Disability, 24<br />
Making Sense of the Unfeasible, 31<br />
Marching to a Different Tune, 24<br />
Music <strong>The</strong>rapy, Sensory Integration and<br />
the Autistic Child, 23<br />
My Social Stories Book, 14<br />
New Perspectives on Bullying, 26<br />
Nobody Nowhere, 16<br />
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, 25<br />
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at<br />
Home, 6<br />
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at<br />
School, 6<br />
‘now you know me think more’, 10<br />
Odyssey Now, 27<br />
Of Mice and Aliens, 13<br />
Our Journey Through High<br />
Functioning <strong>Autism</strong> and Asperger<br />
Syndrome, 4<br />
Parents’ Education as <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>The</strong>rapists,
18<br />
Parenting a Child with Asperger<br />
Syndrome, 31<br />
Parenting the ADD Child, 24<br />
People in a Girl’s Life, <strong>The</strong>, 21<br />
People Skills for Young Adults, 26<br />
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, 20<br />
Playing, Laughing and Learning with<br />
Children on the <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong>,<br />
14<br />
Positive Approach to <strong>Autism</strong>, A, 18<br />
Practical Strategies for Living with<br />
Dyslexia, 25<br />
Pretending to be Normal, 2<br />
Raising a Child with <strong>Autism</strong>, 22<br />
Relationship Development Intervention<br />
with Young Children, 15<br />
Relationship Development Intervention<br />
with Children, Adolescents and<br />
Adults, 15<br />
Reweaving the Autistic Tapestry, 24<br />
Running with Walker, 30<br />
Self-Help Guide for Special Kids and<br />
their Parents, <strong>The</strong>, 4<br />
Sensory Perceptual Issues in <strong>Autism</strong> and<br />
Asperger Syndrome, 30<br />
Small Steps Forward, 14<br />
Social Awareness Skills for Children, 26<br />
Social Cognition Through Drama and<br />
Literature, for People with Learning<br />
Disabilities, 27<br />
Social Skills Game, <strong>The</strong>, 26<br />
Snapshots of <strong>Autism</strong>, 4<br />
Special Talents, Specal Needs, 27<br />
Spirituality and the <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong>,<br />
23<br />
Stephen Harris in Trouble, 13<br />
Strategies for Teaching Children with<br />
Mild to Severe Mental Retardation,<br />
29<br />
Supported Employment Workbook, A,<br />
26<br />
Survival Strategies for Parenting<br />
Children with Bipolar Disorder, 27<br />
Thinking About You, Thinking About<br />
Me, 28<br />
Through the Eyes of Aliens, 19<br />
Understanding and Supporting<br />
Children with Emotional and<br />
Behavioural Difficulties, 27<br />
Understanding <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong><br />
Disorders, 30<br />
Understanding and Working with the<br />
<strong>Spectrum</strong> of <strong>Autism</strong>, 5<br />
User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for<br />
<strong>Autism</strong>, Asperger Syndrome and<br />
AD/HD, A, 17<br />
Wishing on a Midnight Star, 31<br />
Index of Authors and<br />
Editors<br />
Aitken, Kenneth, 22<br />
Andron, Linda, 4<br />
Arcelus, Jon, 24<br />
Aston, Maxine, 7<br />
Atwood, Tony, 3<br />
Ball, Morven F., 25<br />
Baron-Cohen, Simon, 11<br />
Berger, Dorita S., 23<br />
Beyer, Jannik, 23<br />
Birch, Jen, 12<br />
Blakemore-Brown, Lisa, 24<br />
Bogdashina, Olga, 30<br />
Boon, Maureen, 25<br />
Boyd, Brenda, 31<br />
Breakey, Christine, 18<br />
Briggs, Freda, 26<br />
Chivers, Maria, 25<br />
Clements, John, 19,2<br />
Coates, Sheila, 22<br />
Cooper, Paul, 27<br />
Cowlishaw, Kitt, 18<br />
Csóti, Márianna, 26<br />
Darnley, Barbara, 27<br />
Davis, Bill, 10,20<br />
Debbaudt, Dennis, 20<br />
Dillenburger, Karola, 18<br />
Dolva, Gun, 26<br />
Donaldson, Morag L., 26<br />
Downey, Kate, 21<br />
Downey, Martha Kate, 21<br />
Dowty, Terry, 18<br />
Dubowski, Janek, 24<br />
Evans, Kathy, 24<br />
Fling, Echo R., 19<br />
Fleisher, Marc, 31<br />
Fletcher, Jacky, 24<br />
Foley, Matthew G., 18<br />
Gabriels, Robin, 9<br />
Gammeltoft, Lone, 23<br />
Gerland, Gunilla, 20<br />
Gray, Barry, 27<br />
Gray, Carol, 14<br />
Gregory, Jane, 25<br />
Grove, Nicola, 27<br />
Gutstein, Steven E., 15<br />
Hall, Kenneth, 17<br />
Hermelin, Beate, 21<br />
Hesmondhalgh, Matthew, 18<br />
Hill, Dina E., 9<br />
Hogenboom, Marga, 24<br />
Holland, Olga, 6<br />
Holowenko, Henryk, 24<br />
Hoopmann, Kathy, 13, 31<br />
Hughes, Robert, 30<br />
Hundal, Ppinder, 10<br />
Hyatt-Foley, DeAnn, 18<br />
Isanon, Abe, 23<br />
Ives, Martine, 18<br />
Jackson, Eve, 18, 25<br />
Jackson, Luke, 2, 17<br />
Jackson, Neil, 18, 25, 26<br />
Jackson, Robin, 27<br />
Jacobsen, Paula, 6<br />
Keenan, Mickey, 18<br />
Kerr, Ken P., 18<br />
Klaw, Rebecca, 9<br />
Kurtz, Lisa A., 30<br />
Lawson, Wendy, 5<br />
Leach, Steve, 26<br />
Le Breton, Marilyn, 17<br />
Legge, Brenda, 17<br />
Lehman, Jill Fain, 9<br />
Lukey, Pauline, 10<br />
Lynn, George T., 27<br />
Malone, Anthony, 20<br />
Marl, Katie, 27<br />
Martin, Neil, 21<br />
Matthews, Joan, 4<br />
McCabe, Patrick, 7<br />
McCabe, Estelle, 7<br />
McCabe, Jared, 7<br />
McCurrach, Ian, 27<br />
Meyer, Roger N., 20<br />
Molenaar-Klumper, Marieke, 25<br />
Mont, Daniel, 19<br />
Moor, Julia, 14<br />
Moyes, Rebecca A., 15<br />
Munden, Alison, 24<br />
Munro, Nell, 18<br />
Myers, Peter, 11<br />
Newman, Sarah, 14<br />
Nichol, Tim, 13<br />
Ogaz, Nancy, 13, 31<br />
O’Neill, Jasmine Lee, 19<br />
Overton, Jennifer, 4<br />
Park, Keith, 27<br />
29<br />
Papoudi, Despina, 22<br />
Peers, Jessica, 31<br />
Pentecost, David, 24<br />
Plummer, Deborah, 26<br />
Potter, Carol, 23<br />
Pyles, Lise, 22<br />
Quinn, Barbara, 20<br />
Rankin, Kate, 10<br />
Richer, John, 22<br />
Richman, Shira, 22<br />
Rigby, Ken, 26<br />
Robarts, Jacqueline, 22<br />
Rodman, Karen E., 11<br />
Rogers, Cheryl, 26<br />
Romkema, Craig, 23<br />
Ryden, Michael, 25<br />
Safran, Diane Stein, 24<br />
Schneider, Edgar, 8, 19<br />
Searle, Yvonne, 26<br />
Shaw, Jean, 19<br />
Sheely, Rachelle K., 15<br />
Shunick, Wendy Goldband, 10, 20<br />
Slater-Walker, Christopher, 8<br />
Slater-Walker, Gisela, 8<br />
Sonders, Susan Aud,14<br />
Stanford, Ashley, 8<br />
Stanton, Mike, 21<br />
Stillman, William, 12<br />
Streng, Isabelle, 26<br />
Tanguay, Pamela B.,16<br />
Thomsen, Per Hove, 24<br />
Trevarthen, Colwyn, 22<br />
Vermeulen, Peter, 19, 21<br />
Waterhouse, Stella, 18<br />
Wheelwright, Sally, 11<br />
Whittaker, Chris, 23<br />
White, Abbey Leigh, 14<br />
Williams, Donna, 16<br />
Williams, James, 4<br />
Willey, Lianne Holliday, 1,2<br />
Winner, Michelle Garcia, 28<br />
Winter, Matt, 3<br />
Yapko, Diane, 30<br />
Zarkowska, Ewa, 19
Look out for...<br />
Understanding <strong>Autism</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> Disorders<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
Diane Yapko<br />
September 2003 176 pp ISBN 1 84310 756 2 pb US$18.95/CAN$<br />
This informative and easy-to-read book, in accessible question and<br />
answer format is an essential resource for parents, teachers, those<br />
new to the field, and people on the autism spectrum themselves.<br />
Diane Yapko, who has worked with individuals with ASDS and their<br />
families for over 20 years, brings together diverse information about<br />
the latest 'scientific breakthroughs', current developmental theories,<br />
and practical interventions.<br />
How to Help a Clumsy Child<br />
Strategies for Young Children with<br />
Developmental Motor Concerns<br />
Lisa A. Kurtz<br />
September 2003 160 pp ISBN 1 84310 754 6 pb US$14.95/CAN$<br />
This is a practical resource manual and ‘how to help’ book for parents<br />
of, or professionals working with, young children with motor<br />
coordination developmental delays. Rather than focusing upon one<br />
specific frame of reference, Lisa Kurtz offers a diverse range of ways<br />
to manage motor coordination and development problems, and also<br />
discusses the controversial nature of therapy for these children.<br />
Sensory Perceptual Issues<br />
in <strong>Autism</strong> and Asperger Syndrome<br />
Different Sensory Experiences - Different Perceptual Worlds<br />
Olga Bogdashina<br />
October 2003 192 pages ISBN 1 84310 166 1 pb US$23.95<br />
/CAN$35.95<br />
Olga Bogdashina defines the role of sensory perceptual problems<br />
in autism identified by autistic individuals. Often ignored by professionals,<br />
this is one of the main problems highlighted by autistic<br />
individuals. This book singles out possible patterns of sensory<br />
experiences in autism and the cognitive differences caused by<br />
them.<br />
Running with Walker<br />
A Memoir<br />
Robert Hughes<br />
September 2003 256pp ISBN 1 84310 755 4pb US$17.95/CAN$27.95<br />
‘Such an affecting and instructive story, and one told so very well:<br />
a father’s relentless love for his son, offered time and again, no matter<br />
the boy’s troubles. Here is human connection at its stirring,<br />
challenging best - and here is a lesson of family love for all of us to<br />
consider.’<br />
- Robert Coles, James Agee Professor of Social Ethics, Harvard University<br />
By the time he was three, Walker’s parents were concerned enough<br />
about his delayed development to consult a paediatric neurologist.<br />
Doctors diagnosed autism and issued a grim prognosis. But they<br />
hadn’t accounted for Walker’s intelligence, affection, and sense of<br />
humour – or for the remarkable bonds that grew within his family.<br />
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Asparagus Dreams<br />
Jessica Peers<br />
September 2003 176pp ISBN 1 84310 164 5 pb US$18.95/CAN$ 29.95<br />
Expelled from mainstream education and vaguely aware she has<br />
something called ‘Asparagus’ Syndrome, 12-year-old Jessica is sent<br />
away to a residential school for young people with autism. Here, at<br />
first miserable and misunderstood, she spends the next five years trying<br />
to cope with the strict school system. Recalling her school years<br />
with humour and insight, Jessica takes the reader right inside what<br />
it feels like to have AS.<br />
Making Sense of the Unfeasible<br />
My Life Journey with Asperger Syndrome<br />
Marc Fleisher<br />
October 2003 192 pages ISBN 1 84310 165 3 pb $12.95/$17.95<br />
Before he received his diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome (AS) in the<br />
1970s, Marc Fleisher was considered mentally retarded; yet he went<br />
on to gain a degree and then a post-graduate qualification in maths.<br />
In this engaging story Marc relates how, supported by his family and<br />
by services for people with autism, and despite family tragedy and<br />
personal difficulties, he learnt to get the most out of life. He shares,<br />
with humour and candour, a multitude of practical tips for people<br />
with AS, and those around them.<br />
Haze<br />
Kathy Hoopmann<br />
September 2003 176 pages ISBN 1 84310 072 X pb<br />
US$13.95/CAN$22.95<br />
Seb is a loner. Brilliant with numbers but hopeless with people, he<br />
prefers the company of computers and his only friend, Guzzle.<br />
Things change for the better when he makes friends with Kristie,<br />
Madeline and Jen, and a new computer teacher – Miss Adonia –<br />
arrives. However, Seb is soon caught up in a web of computer fraud<br />
and lies and turns to Madeline’s mysterious cyber friend for help.<br />
Wishing On the Midnight Star<br />
My Asperger Brother<br />
Nancy Ogaz<br />
October 2003 224pp ISBN 1 84310 757 0 pb US$13.95/CAN$19.95<br />
Alex’s younger brother Nic never seems to be able to get anything<br />
right. He even invites Brianna Santos the girl Alex likes over when<br />
Alex is goofing around in his geeky pyjamas. But Alex never forgets<br />
what a special person Nic is.<br />
This book presents the sibling’s view of the joys and frustrations<br />
of having a younger brother with Asperger Syndrome, with insights<br />
into the daily adventures of an AS family, and the positive coping,<br />
and loving strategies they have evolved. It is an engaging and amusing<br />
teen love story that will appeal to older and younger kids.<br />
Parenting a Child with Asperger Syndrome<br />
200 Tips and Strategies<br />
Brenda Boyd<br />
July 2003 160 pages ISBN 1 84310 137 8 pb US$18.95/CAN$29.95<br />
Brenda is mother to eleven-year-old Kenneth Hall, author of<br />
Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything, and since his diagnosis<br />
at the age of eight she has gathered together the parenting ideas and<br />
tips that have had a positive effect on Kenneth’s life. Among other<br />
aspects, Brenda discusses parents’ reaction to their child’s AS, from<br />
pre-diagnosis to acceptance of the condition, and gives advice on<br />
how parents can better understand ‘Planet Asperger’.<br />
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