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Fiction
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon
Daniel Isn't Talking by Marti Leimbach
Death of a Thousand Cuts by Barbara D'Amato.
Eye Contact by Cammie McGovern
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Tilt : Every Family Spins on its Own Axis by Elizabeth Burns
A Wild Ride Up the Cupboards by Ann Bauer
Wish by Melina Gerosa Bellows
General Works
Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum by Chantal Sicile-Kira
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Tony Attwood
Asperger Syndrome & Your Child: A Parent's Guide: Unlocking Your Child's Potential by Michael D. Powers, Psy. D., with Janet Poland
Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redfining Normal by Liane Holliday Willey.
The Autistic Spectrum: A Parent's Guide to Understanding and Helping Your Child by Lorna Wing, M.D.
Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Understanding the Diagnosis and Getting Help by Mitzi Waltz
Could it be Autism? : a Parent's Guide to the First Signs and Next Steps by Nancy D. Wiseman with Kim Painter Koffsky
Evidence of Harm: Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic by David Kirby
The Explosive Child: a New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene
Keys to Parenting the Child with Autism by Marlene Targ Brill, M.ED (Not owned by SPPL)
The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Advice, Support, Insight and Inspiration by Patricia Romanowski Bashe and Barbara L. Kirby
Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Finding a Diagnosis and Getting Help: For Parents and Patients with PDD-NOS and Atypical PDD by Mitzi Waltz
Understanding Autism for Dummies by Stephen M. Shore and Linda G. Rastelli
The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders by Bryna Siegel
Juvenile Fiction and Non-Fiction
Al Capone Does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Andy and His Yellow Frisbee by Mary Thompson
The Boy Who Ate Stars by Kochka, translated by Sarah Adams
Buster and the Amazing Daisy: Adventures with Asperger Syndrome by Nancy Ogaz
The Case of the Prank that Stank by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Mertz
Colder Than Ice by David Patneaude
Coping When a Brother or Sister is Autistic by Marsha Sarah Rosenberg
I Am Utterly Unique: Celebrating the Strengths of Children with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism by Elaine Marie Larson
I Like Birthdays-- It's the Parties I'm Not Sure About! by Laurie Renke
Ian's Walk: A Story About Autism by Laurie Lears with Illustrations by Karen Ritz
The Kaleidoscope Kid: Focusing on the Strengths of Children with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism by Elaine Marie Larson
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
My Best Friend Will by Jamie Lowell and Tara Tuchel
My Brother Sammy by Becky Edwards and David Armitage
Nobody's Perfect by Marlee Matlin and Doug Cooney
Rules by Cynthia Lord
The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous by Suzanne Crowley
Youth With Asperger's Syndrome: a Different Drummer by Zachary Chastain and Phyllis Livingston
Personal Narratives
Aquamarine Blue 5: Personal Stories of College Students with Autism edited by Dawn Price-Hughes
Alone Together: Making an Asperger Marriage Work by Katrin Bentley
Autism Heroes: Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge by Barbara Firestone
The Boy Who Loved Windows: Opening the Heart and Mind of a Child Threatened with Autism by Patricia Stacey
Breaking Autism's Barriers: A Father's Story by Bill Davis
Elijah's Cup by Valerie Paradiz
Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with Autism by Clara Park Clairborne
Facing Autism: Giving Parents Reasons for Hope and Guidance for Help by Lynn M. Hamilton
The Game of My Life: a True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic by Jason "J-Mac" McElwain with Daniel Paisner
George and Sam: Two Boys, One Family, and Autism by Charlotte Moore
Joe: The Only Boy in the World - A Father Explores the Mysteries of Autism by Michael Blastland
Let Me Hear Your Voice: a Family's Triumph Over Autism by Catherine Maurice
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
The Mind Tree: A Miraculous Child Breaks the Silence of Autism by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay
News from the Border: A Mother's Memoir of Her Autistic Son by Jane Taylor McDonnell
Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism by Paul Collins
Pretending To Be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome by Liane Holliday Willey
The Ride Together: A Brother and Sister's Memoir of Autism in the Family by Judy Krasik and Paul Krasik
Send in the Idiots: Stories from the Othe Side of Autism by Kamran Nazeer
Strange Son: Two Mothers, Two Sons, and the Quest to Unlock the Hidden World of Autism by Portia Iversen
Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
Through the Glass Wall: Journeys into the Closed-Off Worlds of the Autistic by Howard Buten, PH.D.
Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism by Roy Richard Grinker
Sensory Integration Disorders
The Out-of-Sync-Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.
The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Integration Dysfunction by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.
Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) by Lucy Jane Miller with Doris A. Fuller
Treatment Guides
Act Early Against Autism: Give Your Child a Fighting Chance From the Start by Jayne Lytel
Helping Children with Autism Learn: A Guide to Treatment Approaches for Parents and Professionals by Bryna Siegel
My Social Stories Book by Carol Gray and Abbie Leigh White
Videos
Autism and the New Law: Resources for Treatment. Hope for a Cure
The Different Shades of Autism
Sensory Processing for Parents: From Roots to Wings - This is a video on Sensory Integration. Not owned by SPPL, but is held in the Autism Society of Minnesota's lending library.
Using Visual and Behavioral Cues in the Home - Not owned by SPPL, but is available at the Autism Society of Minnesota's lending library. More information about the video can be found at www.robinallen.com.
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