Autism Society of PEI

Ian's Walk (1998)

Ritz, Karen and Lears, Laurie

Children's Book - A young girl realizes how much she cares for her autistic brother when he gets lost at the park.

Call Number: ELEA

Location: PL

Identifying High Functioning Children with Autism (1988)

Levy, Stine

This book defines the definition of the syndrome and explains the skill levels of different subject matters both socially and academically. The skill levels are discussed in detail ranging from excelling in subjects such as math to learning disabilities in sociology.

Bar Code: 1503

Call Number: 305-13

Location: ACL

Inclusive Programming For Elementary Students with Autism

Wagner, Sheila

Location: 1

Individualized Goal Selection Curriculum

Romanczyk, Raymond

Location: 6

Inside Out (1984)

Martin, Ann

Junior Book

Call Number: JMAR

Location: PL

Kristy and the Secret of Susan (1990)

Martin, Ann

Junior Book -Thinking it unfair that her new baby sitting charge Susan gets treated differently because she is autistic, Kristy decides to change the situation.

Call Number: PBJ MAR

Location: PL

Large PECS Communication Book

A non-speaking individual uses this book to communicate by giving pictures or combinations of pictures to another person.

Location: AO

Learning and Cognition in Autism (1995)

Schopler, E. And Mesibov, G. (Eds)

An introduction to cognitive approaches to understanding and working with people with autism. Covers cognitive and social deficits and intervention strategies, motivating communication in autistic children, assessment and interpretation, social cognition, the TEACCH system and educational strategies.

Location: UL

Let me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph Over Autism (1993)

Maurice, Catherine

In their desperate struggle to save their daughter from the effects of autism, the Maurice's plunged into a medical nightmare of false hopes, "miracle cures' and infuriating accusations that Ann Marie's autism was their fault. Finally she was saved by an intensive behavior therapy.

Bar Code: 3414

Call Number: 200-55

Location: ACL, 1, 5, 6

Like Color to the Blind (1996)

Williams, Donna

616.89 WIL

Location: PL

Little Rainman - Through the Eyes of A Child

Simmons, Karen

This book is written by a mother as if the child with autism is speaking. Many teachers and parents use the book to educate peers and siblings as Jonathon "describes" his challenges and feelings.

Location: 5

A Miracle to Believe In (1981)

Kaufman, Barry Neil

Call Number: 618.92 KAU

Location: PL

New Language of Toys

Schwartz, Sue and Miller, Joan E. Heller

This is a hands on approach for developing communication skills in children with disabilities using every day toys. There is a listing of toys and books, as well as chapters on computer technology and language learning. There is an extensive section on toy dialogues that covers the developmental stages from birth to age six.

Location: 4

The New Social Story Book (1994)

Jenison Public Schools

This book provides individuals with autism with accurate information regarding situations they encounter. For some students with autism, this type of written information appears to have a positive impact on their responses to social situations.

Bar Code: 2243

Call Number: 200-33

Location: ACL

Nobody Nowehre: the Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic

Williams, Donna

She inhabits a place of chaos, cacophony, and dancing light - where physical contact is painful and sights and sounds have no meaning. Although labelled, at times, deaf retarded, or disturbed, Donna Williams is autistic - afflicted by a baffling condition of heightened sensory perception that imprisons the suffering a private, almost hallucinatory universe of patterns and colors. This is a haunting, courageous memoir of the struggles she endured in her quest.

Call Number: 921 WIL

Location:UL, 5

Preschool Education Programs for Children with Autism

Harris, Sandra, and Handleman, Jan (eds)

Location:AO, 2

Pyramid Approach to Education: An Integrative Approach to Teaching Children and Adults with Autism

Pyramid Education Consultants

Chapter Contents: Functional Objectives; Powerful Reinforcement Systems; Functional Communication Systems; Behaviour Intervention Systems; Lesson Format; Prompt Strategies; Error Correction Procedures; Generalization and Maintenance.

Location: AO

Readings on Autism (1988)

Autism Society of Canada

This booklet gives an annotated bibliography and numerous book reviews. It also provides methods and suggestions in helping the autistic individual.

Bar Code: 1148

Call Number: 200-2

Location: ACL

Right From the Start. Behavioral intervention for young children with Autism. (1999)

Harris, Sandra L., and Weiss, Mary Jane

This book introduces the issues involved in the early intensive behavioral treatment of children with autism. Chapter Contents: An Introduction to Early Behavioral Intervention in Autism; Does Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention Work; Models for Werving Children and Parents; Home-Based Versus Centre-Based Programs; what to Teach and How to Teach It: Curriculum and Teaching Programs; How to Identify a Quality Program.

Bar Code: 3633

Call Number:200-69

Location: ACL, AO

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