My Bookshelf

Over the years I have read many books on Aspergers and Autism. Here are my favorites.

The Everything Parents Guide to Aspergers Syndrome by Stillman William

          This book was a pleasant surprise for me. I went into it with very little expectations, and it has turned out to be one of my best resources. So many books talk about Aspergers before the diagnosis. This book gives lots of great ideas for after the diagnosis.


NonVerbal Learning Disorder: Understanding and Coping with NLD and Asperger's What Parents and Teachers Need to Know by Rondalyn Varney Whitney
          By far one of my favorite books! Gives great insight for problems at school and IEPs.

  

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Aspergers by John Elder Robison
          An incredible memoir about a man diagnosed with Asperger's at the age of 40. This was the first true life account I had read of a person living with Asperger's and definately my favorite.

The Social Skills Picture Book Teaching Play, Emotion, and Communication to Children with Autism by Jed Baker:

          This is by far my favorite book. It gives real life picture examples of right and wrong social skills, along with the positive or negative consequence of each action. Incredibly helpful for my very visual child. This book is fairly expensive but well worth every penny. Winner of an iParenting Media Award.

Children's Books

My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook

          I have never read this book, but it is a book used by my son's teachers in his social skills class. The book is helpful for children who have a problem interrupting. After only one time of using this book, my son began to understand the concept of what interrupting means.




Here are some additional books I have read and would recommend as well. 

Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns by Brenda Smith Myles

Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome by Liane Holliday Willey

The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine N Aron

The Out-of Sync Child has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Integration Dysfunction by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.

The Out-of -Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Senory Integration Dysfunction by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.