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Selected Books from the UNT print collection

• A practical guide to autism: what every parent, family member and teacher needs to know/ Fred R. Volkmar, Lisa A. Wiesner. Eagle Commons Library RC553.A88 V65 2009
  
• Adults on the autism spectrum leave the nest: achieving supported independence /Nancy Perry. Eagle Commons Library RC553.A88 P47 2009
  

• Assessment of autism spectrum disorders/ edited by Sam Goldstein, Jack A. Naglieri, Sally Ozonoff. Eagle Commons Library RJ506.A9 A867 2009

• Autism and the transition to adulthood: success beyond the classroom/Paul Wehman, Marcia Datlow Smith, and Carol Schall. WILLIS LC4718 .W44 2009
• Autism checklist: a practical reference for parents and teachers / Paula Kluth with John Shouse. WILLIS LC4718.K573 2009
  
• Autism in the early years: a practical guide /Val Cumine, Julia Dunlop and Gill Stevenson; with illustrations by Sally Leach. Eagle Commons Library RJ506.A9 C85 2010
• Autism spectrum disorders and AAC/ edited by Pat Mirenda and Teresa Iacono: with invited contributors. Eagle Commons Library RJ506.A9 A92385 2009
• Boy alone: a brother's memoir/ Karl Taro Greenfeld . Eagle Commons Library RJ506.A9 G73 2009
• Clinical assessment and intervention for autism spectrum disorders /edited by Johnny L. Matson. Eagle Commons Library RJ506.A9 C55 2008
  
• Effective practices for children with autism: educational and behavioral support interventions that work / edited by James K. Luiselli....[et al.] Eagle Commons Library RJ506.A9 E39 2008

• Families of adults with autism: stories and advice for the next generation/ edited by Jane Johnson and Anne Van Rensselaer; foreword by Stephen M. Edelson. Eagle Commons Library RC553,A88 F36 2008

• Interactive play for children with autism/Diana Search. WILLIS LC4717.S4 2007
• Horse boy : a father's quest to heal his son/ Rupert Isaacson. Eagle Commons Library  RJ506.A9 I795 2009
• Rex: a mother, her autistic child and the music that transformed their lives /Cathleen Lewis. Eagle Commons Library RJ506.A9 L49 2008
• See Sam run: a mother's story of autism / Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe. Eagle Commons Library RJ506.A9 H43 2008
• Three times the love : finding answers and hope for our triplets with autism/Lynn and Randy Gaston. Eagle Commons Library RJ506.A9 G397 2009

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Some books of interest from eBooks on EbscoHost.

• Asperger's syndrome and adults - is anyone listening? essays and poems by partners, parents, and family members of adults with Asperger syndrome / collected by Karen E. Rodman; foreword by Tony Atwood.
• Autism Spectrum Disorders in Infants and Toddlers: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment /
    Chawarska, Katarzyna.; Klin, Ami.; Volkmar, Fred R.
• Autism and creativity: is there a link between autism in men and exceptional ability? / Michael Fitzgerald.
  
• Autism: neural basis and treatment possibilities / editors, Gregory Bock and Jamie Goode.
  
• Boy who loved windows: opening the heart and mind of a child threatened with autism / Patricia Stacey.
• Can't Eat, Won't Eat: Dietary Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders /Legge, Brenda
• Clinical Assessment and Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders/ Matson, Johnny L.
  Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional
  
• Dangerous Encounters-- Avoiding Perilous Situations With Autism: A Streetwise Guide for All Emergency Responders, Retailers, and Parents / Davis, Bill.; Schunick, Wendy Goldband

• Demystifying the autistic experience: a humanistic introduction for parents, caregivers, and educators / William Stillman.
  
• Developmental language disorders: from phenotypes to etiologies / edited by Mabel L. Rice and Steven F. Warren.
  
• Dragons of autism: autism as a source of wisdom / Olga Holland.
  
• Educating children with autism / Committee for Children with Autism, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.
• Effective Practices for Children With Autism: Educational and Behavioral Support Interventions That Work / Luiselli, James K.
• Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders/Turkington, Carol.; Anan, Ruth.
  Facts on File Library of Health and Living
  
• Exposure anxiety--the invisible cage of self-protection responses in the autism spectrum and beyond / Donna Williams.
• Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence / Jackson, Luke.
• From goals to data and back again: adding backbone to developmental intervention for children with autism / Jill Fain Lehman and Rebecca Klaw.
  
• Health care and the autism spectrum: a guide for health professionals, parents and carers / Alison Morton-Cooper.
  
• Immunization safety review: vaccines and autism / Immunization Safety Review Committee, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
• Lead Babies: Breaking the Cycle of Learning Disabilities, Declining IQ, ADHD, Behavior Problems, and Autism/Cerazy, Joanna.; Cottingham, Sandra.
• Living the good life with autism / Edgar Schneider.
  
• MIT encyclopedia of communication disorders / edited by Raymond D. Kent.
  
• Multicoloured mayhem: parenting the many shades of adolescents and children with autism, Asperger syndrome, and AD/HD / Jacqui Jackson.
  
• Music therapy, sensory integration and the autistic child / Dorita S. Berger.
  
• Parenting a child with Asperger syndrome: 200 tips and strategies / Brenda Boyd.
  
• Running with Walker: a memoir / Robert Hughes.
  
• Sensory perceptual issues in autism and Asperger Syndrome: different sensory experiences, different perceptual worlds / Olga Bogdashina; forewords by Wendy Lawson and Theo Peeters.
  
• Snapshots of autism: a family album / Jennifer Overton.
  
• Special teaching in higher education: successful strategies for access and inclusion / edited by Stuart Powell.
  
• Understanding Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism / Gary B. Mesibov, Victoria Shea, and Lynn W. Adams.
  
• Understanding autism spectrum disorders: frequently asked questions / Diane Yapko.
  
• Wishing on the midnight star: my Asperger brother / Nancy Ogaz.

Books selected from the Juvenile Collection in Willis  for and about children with autism spectrum disorders.

• Al Capone does my shirts / Gennifer Choldenko. Willis Juv  JFic C547a
• All cats have Asperger Syndrome / Kathy Hoopmann. Willis Juv J618.92 H788a
• Different like me: my book of autism heroes / Jennifer Elder; illustrations by Marc Ghomas and Jennifer Elder. Willis Juv  J618.92 E37d
• Please don't say hello Photos by Carl Baker. Willis Juv  JFic G618p
  
• Sensory smarts: a book for kids with ADHD or autism spectrum disorders struggling with sensory integration problems / Kathleen A. Chara and Paul J. Chara, Jr. with Christian P. Chara; illustrated by J.M. Berns. Willis Juv  J618.92 C469s
  
• Trevor, Trevor: a metaphor for children / written by Diane Twachtman-Cullen; illustrated by Deidre Sassano. Willis Juv  JFicT969t
  

These titles will be located in the Media Library located in Chilton Hall. Always check the online catalog for availability.

•  A father's love [video recording].   MV 3245
• Asperger's syndrome: autism and obsessive behavior [video recording] / a presentation of Films for the Humanities & Sciences; BBC, Education & Training; QED.  MV 5961
• Autism: the child who couldn't play [video recording] /Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; produced & directed by Heather Cook; written by Fiona McHugh. MV 4533
• Autism, the musical [videorecording] / Bunim-Murray Productions in association with In Effect Films.  DVD 8827
• Behind the glass door : Hannah's story [videorecording] / produced by Windeborne Productions ; produced in association with Vision TV ; producer & director, Karen Pascal ; writers, William Finlay, Karen Pascal, Paul Williamson. MV 6177
  
• Children in autism [videorecording]: the family, siblings of autistic children.  DVD 11757R
• It's a different world [videorecording] / National Film Board of Canada ; a film by Ramona Persaud. DVD 9702R
• Rain man / United Artists Pictures, Inc.; Gruber-Peters company production; a Barry Levinson film. DVD 2594
• The horse boy [videorecording] / a film by Michel Orion Scott and Rupert Isaacson ; directed by Michel Orion Scott.  DVD 11578
• Today's man [videorecording] / a film by Lizzie Gottlieb ; directed by Lizzie Gottlieb ; producers, Mitchell Lemsky, Michael Young, Lizzie Gottlieb ; Younglove Productions. DVD 9545R

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