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Selected Resources & Bibliography
ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE * June 2017 * CHICAGO, IL
Libraries Taking on Autism: A Movement for Collaborative Solutions

PERSPECTIVES ON AUTISM
In A Different Key by John Donovan and Caren Zucker
(Avery, 2015 - 978-0307985675)

NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman
(Avery, 2015 - 978-1583334676)

Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism by Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D.
(Simon & Schuster, 2015 - 978-1476776231)

The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed by Temple Grandin
(Mariner Books, 2014 - 978-0544227736)

Autism Adulthood: Strategies and Insights for a Fulfilling Life by Susan Senator
(Skyhorse Publishing, 2016 - 978-1510704237)

Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon
(Scribner, 2013 - 978-0743236720)

LIBRARIES AND AUTISM
Programming for Children and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Barbara Klipper
(ALA Editions, 2014 - 978-0838912065)

The Secret Rules of Social Networking by Barbara Klipper and Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser
(Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2015 - 978-1942197027)

Including Families of Children with Special Needs by Carrie Banks, Sandra Feinberg, etc.
(Neal-Schuman, 2014 - 978-1555707910)

Library Services for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Leslie S. Farmer
(ALA Editions, 2013 - 978-0838911815)

Social Skills Games and Activities for Kids with Autism by Wendy Ashcroft, Angela M. Delloso and Anne Marie Quinn
(Prufrock Press, Inc., 2013 - 978-1618210289)

Asperger's Syndrome Workplace Survival Guide: a Neurotypical's Secrets for Success by Barbara Bissonnette.
(Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013 - 978-1849059435)

Autism and the I-Pad: Strengthening Communication and Behavior by Brian S. Friedlander and Christine Besko-Maughan
(National Professional Resources, Inc, 2013 - 978-1935609797)

10 Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm
(Future Horizons, 2010 - 978-1935274650)

1001 Great Ideas For Teaching & Raising Children With Autism or Asperger's by Ellen Notbohm, Veronica Zysk and Temple Grandin
(Future Horizons, 2010 - 978-1935274063)

Top 60 Recommended Apps for Autism: Preschool through Adult by Linda Hodgdon
(Technology for Autism Series Book 1, Kindle Edition (QuirkRoberts Publishing, 2015)

The Autism Acceptance Book: Being a Friend to Someone With Autism by Ellen Sabin
(Watering Can Press, 2006 - 978-0975986820)

Remarkable Books about Young People with Special Needs: Stories to Foster Understanding by Alison Follos
(Huron Street Press, ALA, 2013 - 978-1937589134)

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE AUTISM
Fiction
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
(Feiwel & Friends, 2014 - 978-0312643003)

Fish in A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
(Nancy Paulsen Books, 2015 - 978-0399162596)

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012 - 978-1416971719)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel by Mark Haddon
(Vintage Contemporaries, 2004 - 978-1400032716)

House Rules by Jody Picoult
(Washington Square Press, 2010 - 978-0743296441)

Non-Fiction
Carly's Voice: Breaking through Autism by Arthur Fleischmann with Carly Fleischmann
(Touchstone, 2012 - 978-1439194157)

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
(Simon and Schuster Trade Paperback, 2016 - 978-0812985153)

Born On A Blue Day: Inside The Extraordinary Mind Of An Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet
(Free Press, 2007 - 978-1416549017)

Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening by John Elder Robison
(Spiegel & Grau, 2016 - 978-0812996890)

Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison
(Three Rivers Press, 2008 - 978-0307396181)

WEB RESOURCES
Libraries and Autism: We're Connected www.librariesandautism.org
Autism Welcome Here: Library Programs, Services and More Grant www.librariesandautism.org/grant
Universal Design www.universaldesign.com
Disability is Natural
www.universaldesign.com
Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
http://autisticadvocacy.org
Family Place Libraries
www.familyplacelibraries.org
Targeting Autism
https://targetingautismlibs.wordpress.com
Project Enable
http://projectenable.syr.edu
Project PALS
https://pals.cci.fsu.edu
The Wakanheza Project (wa-'khan-ja)
www.ramseycounty.us/residents/health-medical/public-health-initiatives/wakanheza-project
Kohls Autism Awareness Hub
http://www.childrens-specialized.org/for-patients-and-families/kohls-autism-awareness

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