Further Reading
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Books & Publications

Autism or unspecified diagnoses

  • Embracing The Sky: Poems beyond Disability - Craig Romkema -- This book can be ordered from http://www.jkp.com
  • Let Me Hear your Voice - Catherine Maurice
  • Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Mother's Story of Research and Recovery – Karyn Seroussi
  • Beyond the Wall - Stephen Shore
  • Breaking Autism's Barriers - Bill Davis
  • Pretending to be Normal - Liane Holliday Willey  (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
  • Autism: Handle with Care - Gail Gillingham (Tacit Publishing, ISBN 0-9684219-1-1)
  • Facing Autism - Lyn Hamilton
  • Fighting for Tony - Mary Callahan, RN
  • Hearing Equals Behavior – Guy Berard (about Auditory Integration Training)
  • News from the Border - Jane Taylor McDonnell
  • A Slant of Sun - Beth Kephart
  • Soon Will Come the Light - Thomas A McKean
  • Laughing & Loving with Autism - R. Wayne Gilpin
  • Laughing & Loving with Autism II - compiled by R. Wayne Gilpin
  • Son-Rise - Barry Neil Kaufman
  • Dancing in the Rain - Anabel Stehli (about AIT)
  • Sound of a Miracle - Anabel Stehli
  • Thinking in Pictures - Temple Grandin, PhD
  • There's a Boy in Here - Judy & Sean Barron
  • Anthropologist on Mars - Oliver Sacks
  • Children with Autism, A Parent’s Guide - edited by Michael D. Powers.
  • A Child Called Noah - Josh Greenfield
  • A Place for Noah  - Josh Greenfield.
  • A Shot in the Dark - Barbara Loe-Fisher
  • Paid for the Privilege - Dan Reed
  • Exiting Nirvana - Clara Parks
  • Child of Eternity - Adriana Rocha & Kristi Jorde
  • Kiss of God - Marshall Stewart
  • A New Understanding - Gail Gillingham
  • Nobody, Nowhere - Donna Williams
  • Somebody, Somewhere - Donna Williams
  • A Parent's Guide to Autism; Answers to the Most Common Questions - Charles Hart (Pocket Books)
  • Emergence: Labeled Autistic - Temple Grandin & M.M. Scariano (Warner Books)
  • Siblings of Children with Autism (From Topics in Autism) - Sandra L.Harris, Ph.D (Woodbine House Publishers)

Asperger's

  • Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals - Dr. Tony Atwood (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
  • Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Educators and Parents - Brenda S. Miles & Richard L. Simpson (Pro-Ed Publishing)
  • Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal - Liane Halliday Willey (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
  • Asperger Syndrome: What Does it Mean to Me - Catherine Faherty (Future Horizons)

Books about other specific diagnoses:

  • Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Finding a Diagnosis and Getting Help - Mitzi Waltz
  • The Out of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction - Carol S. Kranowitz, Larry B. Silver MA, Skylight Press.

Educational & Behavioral interventions

  • Autism Aspergers: Solving the Relationship Puzzle - Steven Gutstein, PhD
  • Communicate With Your Child: 15 Ways to Become a Communicator - James D. MacDonald,Barbara Mitchell (Contact Dr. MacDonald to order at 332 Mimring Rd., ColumbusOhio43202)
  • The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders - Bryna Siegel
  • Activity Schedules for Children with Autism, Teaching Independent Behavior(from Topics in Autism) - Lynn E. McClannahan, Ph.D, & Patricia J. Krantz
  • The Explosive Child - Graham Green, Ph.D.(Harper Collins Publishers)
  • Right from the Start: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism (from the series Topics in Autism) - Sandra L. Harris & MJ Weiss (Woodbine House,1998)
  • Teaching Children with Autism – Robert L. Koegel & Lynn Kern Koegel
    The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders - Bryna Siegel
  • The New Language of Toys, Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs – Sue Schwartz, Ph.D. and Joan E. Heller Miller, Ed. M.
  • Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals -Catherine Maurice (Editor), Gina Green (Editor), Stephen C. Luce (Editor)

Books about education issues, legal issues:

  • How to be a ParaPro: A Comprehensive Training Manual for Paraprofessionals - Daine Twachtmen Cullen (Starfish Press)
  • Win-Win IEPS for Students with Autism - Beth Fouse, Ph.D.(Future Horizons)
  • The Complete IEP Guide, How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child – Attorney Lawrence M. Siegel
  • Autism, Advocates and Law Enforcement Professionals - Dennis Debbault (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
  • Negotiating the Special Education Maze: A Guide for Parents and Teachers - Winnifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood & Deidre Hayden (Woodbine House)

Book Lists


Books about metal toxicity, biomedical approaches to treatment of ASD, or heath treatments:

  • Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment - Andrew Hall Cutler http://www.noamalgam.com
  • Dana’s View: A Practical Understanding of Autism - Dana Atty 
  • Enzymes for Autism and Other Neurological Conditions: A Practical Guide to Biomedical Therapy -- Karen DeFelice (ISBN: 1843107295  Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London http://www.jkp.com )  Scheduled to be available August 1, 2002
  • Children with Starving Brains:  A Medical Treatment Guide for Autism Spectrum Disorder - Jaquelyn McCandless M.D.  http://www.Autism-RxGuideBook.net  
  • Unraveling the Mysteries of Autism and PDD - Karyn Seroussi
  • What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations - Stephanie Cave, MD with Deborah Mitchell
  • Facing Autism - Lyn Hamilton
  • Special Diets for Special Kids - Lisa Lewis
  • Turning Lead into Gold: how heavy metal poisoning can affect your child and how to treat and prevent it - Nancy Halloway, RN and Zigurts Strauts, MD
  • Mercury Free: the wisdom behind the global consumer movement to ban "silver" dental fillings - Dr. James E. Hardy
  • It's All in Your Head: the link between mercury amalgams and illness - Dr. Hal A. Huggins
  • When Your Doctor is Wrong: Hepatitis B Vaccine, Autism, & One Child's Rescue-- Judy Converse, MPH, RD, LD; available from:  http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=12657
  • The Cure is In the Cupboard -- Dr. Cass Ingram (This book has to do with oil of oregano and yeast. See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Mercury/message/54888 for comments.)

Magazines

  • Autism/Asperger's Digest
  • Tuesday's Child
  • Exceptional Parent www.eparent.com
  • The ANDI News
  • Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
  • TASH Newsletter
  • JASH -The Journal of the Association for persons with Severe Handicaps
  • Autism/Asperger’s Digest
  • The Special Educator-News and analysis of events important to special educators
  • Section 504 Compliance Advisor - Your guide to understanding and administering Section 504
  • Special Education Law Monthly
  • Early Childhood Report
  • DPI Information Update
  • The Spectrum - Newsletter of the Autism Society of North Carolina
  • Breaking Away - A publication from Independence first
  • The Spotlight - WI Council on Developmental Disabilities
  • The Pacesetter - News magazine by & for parents of children and young adults with disabilities
  • Narrative - Newsletter of the National Alliance for Autism Research
  • The Communicator - Autism National Committee (AUTCOM)
  • Looking Up - The International Autism Newsletter
  • Autism Research Review International

Audio and Video tapes of conferences:

  • Audio and video tapes of the DAN! conferences can be ordered here: http://www.instatapes.com You can order online or, call (208)667-0226 in Coeur d'Alene or (800)669-8273 toll free to place your order by phone. Audio tapes are $12 each. They also have tapes from the following conferences:
    • "ADHD Causes and Possible Solutions"
    • "Great Plains Laboratory and the Developmental Delay Registry"
    • "College of Optometrists in Vision Development"
    • "International College of Integrative Medicine"
    • "American Academy of Environmental Medicine"
  • You can buy tapes from the conference "Treating the Biology of Autism" (April 2002), here: http://www.asaoakland.org/ Topics and speakers are described on this page.  You have to DOWNLOAD the order form and print it out. Videos are $20 each. There are tapes of: Andrew Wakefield MD, Susan Owens, Ted Page PhD, Paul Shattock, Bruce Semon MD, Amy Holmes MD, John Hicks, MD, Betsy Prohaska, and Panel Discussion (various speakers). Also available: lecture notes (includes all speakers)
  • Unlocking Autism Conference Video Tape- This video is a copy of the Unlocking Autism Biomedical Conference from November 3rd, 2001, which features Dr. Amy Holmes, and Dr. Stephanie Cave. This videotape is over 4 hours long and includes a question and answer session after the two main lectures. There is also a moving display of children’s’ photographs set to music at the end. The total with shipping is $22.00 (including standard media shipping within the US).  (Outside the USA, email bjroth@lycos.com for info.) You may send a money order/cashiers check or personal check to:  Barbara Roth, 522 3rd Ave. NW, West Fargo, ND 58078  Or if you prefer to use Paypal, send payment to address: unlockingautism@hotmail.com (paypal is at http://www.paypal.com )

Publishers and sources to buy books: