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Book Library

We have an extensive library of books, leaflets and DVDs to borrow.  The library is always available for loans and returns at our branch meetings and at other times by contacting Catherine Hall on 246025 or by email

Books held in our library are listed below. New additions are always being made, so if there is a specific book you are looking for which is not listed please contact us to see if we have it.

 

Title

Author

GENERAL AUTISM

 
Approaches to Autism The National Autistic Society
What's So Special About Autism? Lorna Wing
Autism with Severe Learning Difficulties Rita Jordan
A positive approach to autism
Stella Waterhouse
Autism and play Jannik Beyer & Lone Gammeltoft
National Autism Plan for Children (NAPC) The National Autistic Society
**NEW** Volces from the Spectrum: Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, People with Autism and Professionals share their wisdom
 Cindy Ariel & Robert Naseef
**NEW** The Passionate Mind: How People with Autism Learn Wendy Lawson & Lisa Simone
   
GENERAL ASPERGERS SYNDROME
 
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome Tony Attwood
Asperger Syndrome: an Overview Stephan Ehiers and Christopher Gillberg
Understanding and working with the Spectrum of Autism
Wendy Lawson
Asperger's and Girls Tony Attwood
Martian in the Playground: Understanding the Schoolchild with Asperger's Syndrome  Claire Sainsbury
 **NEW** All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome
 Kathy Hoopmann
   
   
PARENTING
 
Caring for a Child with autism Martine Ives and Neil Munrow
Autism: How to help your young child Leicestershire County Council and Fosse Health Trust
 Facing Autism
 Lynn Hamilton
Special Educational Needs: A guide for parents of children with ASDs The National Autistic Society
How to Help Your Autistic Spectrum Child: Practical Ways to Make Family Life Run More Smoothly  Jackie Brealy
Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Practical Resource of Play Ideas for Parents and Carers Julia Moor
Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-teen and Teenage Years Shana Nichols

Quirky, Yes - Hopeless, No: Practical Tips to Help Your Child with Asperger's Syndrome be More Socially Accepted

 Cynthia Le Brie Norall
**NEW** Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism or other Developmental Issues
Maria Wheeler
**NEW** Aspergers Sydrome in Pink: Raising (or being!) a Girl with Asperger's Syndrome
Rudy Simone  & Judy Clark
   
CHILDREN WITH ASD  
Tobin Learns to Make Friends Diane Murell
Friends Learn about Tobin Diane Murell
I am Utterly Unique: Celebrating the Strengths of Children with Asperger Syndrome and High-functioning Autism Elaine Marie Larson, Vivian Strand
My Book Full of Feelings: How to Control and React to the Size of Your Emotions Amy V. Jaffe, Luci Gardner
When My Worries Get Too Big!: A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live with Anxiety Kari Dunn Buron
 **NEW** How to Make Friends : A Guide to making friends and keeping them (A Dino Life Guides Book)
 Laurene Krasny Brown & Marc Brown
**NEW** Why Wash? Learning About Personal Hygiene Claire Llewendyn & Mike Gordon
**NEW** I have feelings Bobbie Kalman
   
EXPLAINING AUTISM TO SIBLINGS/FRIENDS/CLASSMATES  
My Special Brother Rory Ellie Fairfoot aged 6 1/2 and Jenny Mayne (Ellie's mum)
My brother is different: a book for young children who have a brother with autism Louise Gorrod
My Sister is Different Sarah Tamsin Hunter
Everybody is Different: a book for young people who have a brother or sister with autism Fiona Bleach
 I really don't know why? A Siblings song to autism
 The National Autistic Society
A Book about what Autism can be like
 Sue Adams
Can I tell you about Asperger Sydrome? A guide for family and friends
 Jude Welton
My Family is Different: a workbook for children with a brother or sister who has autism or Asperger Syndrome Carolyn Brock
 *NEW** I'm a Teenager GEt me Out of Here! A Survival Guide for the Teenage Siblings of Young People with Autism
 Carolyn Brock and Jess Abbo
**NEW** Brotherly Feelings: Me, My Emotions and My Brother with Asperger's Syndrome Sam Frender, Robin Schiffmiller & Dennis Dittrich
**NEW** Understanding Sam (and Aspergers Syndrome) Clarabelle van Niekerk
**NEW** Siblings: The Autism Spectrum Through Our Eyes Jane Johnson & Anne Van Rensselaer
   
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM AND ASPERGERS  
Aspects of Asperger's:Success in the teens and twenties Maude Brown and Alex Miller
Adolescents on the autism spectrum Chantal Sicile-Kira
Survival Strategies for pepole on the autism spectrum Marc Fleisher
Sex, sexuality and the Autism Spectrum Wendy Lawson
What is Asperger syndrome and how will it affect me? A guide for young people
 NAS helpline
 An Aspergers Life- Living with Aspergers Syndrome
 Liverpool Asperger Team
 Independant Living for adults with autism and Asperger Syndrome
 The National Autistic Society
Making Sense of Sex: A Forthright Guide to Puberty, Sex and Relationships for People with Asperger's Syndrome  Sarah Attwood and Jonathon Powell
 Taking Care of Myself: A Hygiene, Puberty and Personal Curriculum for Young People with Autism Mary Wrobel
The Guide to Dating for Teenagers with Asperger Syndrome Jennifer Unlenkamp
Getting to Grips with Asperger Syndrome: Understanding Adults on the Autism Spectrum Carol Hagland
An Asperger Marriage Gisela Slater-Walker, Chris Slater-Walker
Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence Luke Jackson
Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A student guide Maria Lawlor
How Joshua Learned - making sense of the world with autism
 Joahua Love
I have autism - whats that? Kate Doherty, Paddy McNally and Eileen Sherrard
 *NEW* Glass Half Empty, Glass Half Full: How Aspergers Syndrome changed my Life
 Chris Mitchell
**NEW** Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety:A Guide to Successful Stress Management Nick Dublin
**NEW** The Aspie Teen Survival Guide: Teen to Teen Advice from a Young Man with Asperger's Syndrome J.D. Kraus
**NEW** Aspergers Sydrome in Pink: Raising (or being!) a Girl with Asperger's Syndrome Rudy Simone  & Judy Clark
**NEW** Top Tips for Asperger Students: How to get the most out of university and college Rosemary Martin & Caitlin Cooper
**NEW** Body Language and Communication: A Guide for people with autism spectrum disorders NAS
   
BEHAVIOUR  
Understanding Behaviour Fiona May, Autism Helpline
People with autism behaving badly: helping people with ASD move on from behavioural and emotional challenges John Clements
Challenging behaviour and autism:making sense - making progress Philip Whitaker
It can get better....dealing with common behaviour problems in young autistic children Paul Dickinson and Liz Hannah
 The Incredible 5 Point Scale
 Kari Dunn Buron & Mitzi Curtis
My Social Stories Book
 Carol Gray
Revealing the Hidden Social Code: Social Stories' for People with Autistic Spectrum Disorders Carol Gray
Create a Reward Plan for Your Child with Asperger Syndrome John Smith
People with Autism Behaving Badly: Helping People with ASD Move on from Behavioral and Emotional Challenges John Clements
Writing and Developing Social Stories: Practical Interventions In Autism Caroline Smith
Why does Chris do that? Some suggestions regarding the cause and management of the unusual behaviour of children and adults with autism and Asperger Syndrome
 Tony Attwood
The New Social Stories Book (with CD-Rom)
 Carol Gray
 **NEW** Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments:Pracitical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage and Meltdowns
 Brenda Smith Myles & Jack Southwick
**NEW** I Can't Do That! My Social Stories to Help with Communication, Self-Care and Personal Skills John Ling
**NEW** Organise your ADD/ADHD Child : A Practical Guide for Parents Cheryl R Carter
   
EDUCATION  
Play with Me:including children with autism in mainstream primary schools Isabel Cottinelli Telmo
My friend Sam:introducing a child with autism to a nursery school Liz Hannah
How to make school make sense: a parents guide to helping the child with Asperger Syndrome Clare Lawrence
Developing pupils' social communication skills:a practical guide Barratt et al
Teaching young children with autism to mind read - a practical guide Particia Howlin, Simon Baron-Cohen and Julie Hadwin
 Autistic spectrum disorders in young children: a guide for early years practitioners
 The National Autistic Society
Teaching young children with autistic spectrum disorders to learn : a practical guide for parents and staff in mainstreams nurseries and schools Liz Hannah and The National Autistic Society
Guidelines for working with children with autistic spectrum disorders in the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 The National Autistic Society and South Gloucestershire Council
Bullying and autism spectrum disorders:A guide for school staff
 Alice Stobart and the NAS
 **NEW** Smart but Scattered
 Richard Guare
   
SENSORY  
Practical Sensory Programmes for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Special Needs Sue Larkley
101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Aspergers and Sensory Processing Disorders Tara Delaney
Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism: Different Sensory Experiences - Different Perceptual Worlds Wendy Lawson and Olga Bogdashina
 **NEW** Parenting a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder: A Family Guide to Understanding and Supporting your senory senstive child
 Christopher Auer & uan Blumberg
**NEW** Starting Sensory Integration Therapy - Fun Activites that won't destroy your home Bonnie Arnwine
**NEW** Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping your child with Sensory Pricessing Difficulties Lindsay Biel
**NEW** Answers to Questions Teachers Ask about Sensory Integration: Forms, Checklists and Practical Tools for Parents and Teachers Carol Kranowitz et al
**NEW** Too Loud Too Bright Too Fast Too Tight: What to do if you are sensory defensive in a overstimulating world Sharon Helter
**NEW** Early Sensory Skills Jackie Cooke
**NEW** Sensory Motor Activites for Early Development Chia Swee Hong et al
   
MOTOR SKILLS  
**NEW** Fine Motor Skills : Practicable Photocopiable Activities to improve motor control Mark Hill et al
**NEW** Little Book of Scissor Skills Sharon Drew
**NEW** Little Book of Fine Motor Skills Sally Featherstone
**NEW** Preschool Basics: Scissor Activities and Fine Motor Skills Scholastic Publishing
**NEW** Activities for Gross Motor Skills Development Jodene Smith
**NEW** Activities for Fine Motor Skills Development Jodene Smith
   
COMMUNICATION  
Communication issues in autism and Asperger Syndrome : Do we speak the same language? Olga Bogdashina
What did you say? What do you mean? An illustrated guide to understanding metaphors
 Jude Welton
Everyday Education: Visual Support for Children with Autism Lennart Pedersen
The One and Only Sam: A Story Explaining Idioms for Children with Asperger Syndrome and Other Communication Difficulties Aileen Stalker, Bob Spencer
   
EMPLOYMENT  
The undiscovered workforce:employing people with Asperger Syndrom: a practical guide NAS Prospects Supported Employment Team
Asperger Syndrome and Employment Genevieve Edmonds and Luke Beardon
How to find work that works for people with Asperger Syndrome: The ultimate guide for getting people with Asperger Syndrome into the workplace (and keeping them there) Gail Hawkins
 Employing People with Asperger Syndrome - a practical guide
 The National Autistic Society
   
DIET  
Special Diets for special kids Lisa Lewis
Diet Intervention and Autism Marilyn Le Breton
The Aia gluten and dairy free cookbook Marilyn Le Breton
A user guide to the GF/CF diet for autism, Asperger Syndrome and AD/HD Luke Jackson
   
BIOMEDICAL  
Changing the course of autism - a scientific approach for parents and physicians Bryan Jepson
   
AUTOBIOGRPAHICAL ACCOUNTS  
The way I see it Temple Grandin
Thinking in Pictures Temple Grandin
Somebody Somewhere Donna Williams
Pretending to be Normal:Living with Asperger's Syndrome Lianne Holliday Willey
Managing with Asperger's Syndrome Malcom Johnson
Through the eyes of aliens Jasmine Lee O'Neill
   
NOVELS  
The curious incident of the dog in the night time Mark Haddon
 Baj and the Word Launcher
 Pamela Victor
   
DVDs  
A Different Life - Rosie's Story  
Snow Cake  
Transporters  
Adam  

 

We also hold many leaflets and booklets published by the National Autistic Society including:

 

What is autism?

What is Asperger syndrome?

Autistic spectrum disorders in young children: a guide for early years practitioners

Going to the shops: a guide for parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders

Going to the hairdressers: a guide for parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders

Going to the doctors: a guide for parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders

Going to the dentist: a guide for parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders

Moving House: a guide for parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders

Classroom and playground support for children with autistic spectrum disorders

Working with an Asperger pupil in secondary schools

Bullying and how to deal with it: a guide for pupils with autistic spectrum disorders

Going on trips with an Asperger pupil

Exam advice for young people with autism and Asperger syndrome: guidelines for examiners, teachers, parents and pupils

Supporting pupils with Asperger syndrome in higher education

The sensory world of the autistic spectrum: a greater understanding

Mental health in people with autism and Asperger syndrome: a guide for health professionals

Diagnosis: a brief guide for health professionals

Information cards on autism and Asperger syndrome for young people

 

We have suitable informative and awareness raising materials about autism and Asperger syndrome suitable for display in public or work places. For more information contact us

 

 

 


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