Autism Spectrum Disorder



Resources for Students with Disabilities

For Parents, Students and Staff

The following is a list of recommended books and websites. Many of these books, in addition to other titles not listed, can be found at the Nevada Union Library for check-out.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Books:

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood to Adulthood.

By Edward M. Hallowell, MD. and John J. Ratey, MD.

Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students With Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You The Tools For Academic Success and Educational Revolution

By Jonathon Mooney and David Cole

Websites:

  Attention Deficit Disorder Association – Adult ADD

  Living Well with ADD and Learning Disabilities

  National and International nonprofit parent-support organization for

    children and adults with ADD

  National Resource Center for AD/HD

  National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Books:

An Inside View of Autism

By E. Schopler and G. B. Mesibov

Asperger Syndrome

By A. Klin, F. Volkmar, and S. Sparrow

Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Helping Preteen and Teens Get Ready for the Real World

By T. Bolick

Born on a Blue Day

By Temple Grandin

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s

By John Elder Robison

Preparing for Life After High School: The Complete Guide for Transitioning to Adulthood for those with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

By Dr. Jed Baker

Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism

By Dawn Prince-Hughes, Ph.D.

Teaching Asperger’s Students Social Skills Through Acting: All Their World’s A Stage!

By Michelle Garcia-Winner

The Oasis Guide To Asperger Syndrome

By Patricia Bashe

Thinking About You, Thinking About Me

By Michelle Garcia-Winner

Think Social! A Social Thinking Curriculum for School Age Children

By Michelle Garcia-Winner

Visual Strategies for Improving Communication

By Linda Hodgdon

Fiction:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

By Mark Haddon

Lottery

By Patricia Wood

Websites:



 

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Movie:

Autism is a World (Free at local libraries)

Bipolar Disorder

Books:

The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder

By Demitri Papolos M.D. and Janice Papolos

Websites:







nimh.health/publicantions/bipolar-disorder

Hearing Impaired

Books:

Deaf Like Me

By Thomas Spradley

For Hearing People Only

By Thomas Spradley

Free Captioned Video and Streaming



Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities: A to Z: A Parent’s Complete Guide to Learning Disabilities from Preschool to Adulthood

By Corinne Smith and Lisa Strick

Learning Disabilities: From Identification to Intervention

By Jack M. Fletcher, G. Reid, Lyon, Lynn S. Fuchs, and Marcia Barnes

Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students With Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You The Tools For Academic Success and Educational Revolution

By Jonathon Mooney and David Cole

Overcoming Dyslexia

By Sally Shaywitz

Self-Advocacy Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities: Making it Happen in College and Beyond

By Henry B. Reiff Ph.D.

The Brain that Changes Itself: Personal Triumphs from the Frontiers of Brain Science

By Norma Doidge

When The Brain Can’t Hear: Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder

By Teri James Bellis, Ph.D.

Websites:

(Mel Levine’s institute)

(Don Winkler’s Website)

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(International Dyslexia Association)

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(National Center for Learning Disabilities)

(Learning Disabilities on line)

  (Learning Disabilities Worldwide)

  (National Center for Learning Disabilities)

  (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)

(Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation)

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