Books
A list of our most educating and entertaining books about Autism
Parents
- 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Veronica Notbohm & Ellen Zysk
- The Autism Acceptance Book: Being a Friend to Someone with Autism by Ellen Sabin
- Bad Animals: A Father’s Accidental Education in Autism by Joel Yanofsky
- Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals by Catherine Maurice (1996)
- Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism by Temple Grandin and Kate Duffy
- Emergence: Labeled Autistic by Temple Grandin & Margaret M. Scariano
- Finding the Gray: Understanding and Thriving in the Black and White World of Autism and Asperger’s. Geneva, IL: Wahlberg and Associates
- Functional Behavior Assessment for People With Autism: Making Sense of Seemingly Senseless Behavior by Beth A.Glasberg
- Let Me Hear Your Voice by Catherine Maurice (1993)
- Motivation & Reinforcement: Turning the Tables on Autism By Robert Schramm (2011)
- Navigating Autism: The Essential How to by Parents for Parents by Melissa Martinez-Areffi and Andrew J Areffi
- Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child’s Life by Lynn Kern Koegel Ph.D., Claire LaZebnik (2004)
- The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger’s by Temple Grandin
- Thinking In Pictures: My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
- Visual Supports for People with Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Marlene J. Cohen & Donna L. Sloan
Professionals
- Activity Schedules for Children with Autism – Teaching Independent Behavior by Lynn E. McClannahan & Patricia J. Krantz
- Autism Spectrum Disorders: Applied Behavior Analysis, Evidence, and Practice by Peter Sturmey and Adrienne Fitzer
- Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals by Catherine Maurice (1996)
- Behavior Modification by Miltenberger (2004)
- Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism by Temple Grandin and Kate Duffy
- Do – Watch – Listen – Say by Kathleen Ann Quill
- Functional Behavior Assessment for People With Autism: Making Sense of Seemingly Senseless Behavior by Beth A.Glasberg
- Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis by Wayne W. Fisher Cathleen C. Piazza and Henry S. Roane
- Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison
- Motivation & Reinforcement: Turning the Tables on Autism By Robert Schramm (2011)
- Navigating Autism: The Essential How to by Parents for Parents by Melissa Martinez-Areffi and Andrew J Areffi
- Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child’s Life. by Lynn Kern Koegel Ph.D., Claire LaZebnik (2004)
- Principles of Behavior by Richard W. Malott
- Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities by Mark L. Sundberg and James W. Partington (1998)
- Teaching Conversation to Children with Autism – Scripts and Script Fading by Lynn E. McClannahan & Patricia J. Krantz
- Visual Supports for People with Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Marlene J. Cohen & Donna L. Sloan
- Verbal Behavior by B.F. Skinner
Fiction
- Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
- Daniel Isn’t Talking: A Novel by Marti Leimbach
- Delightfully Different by D. S. Walker
- Eye Contact by Cammie McGovern
- House Rules by Jodi Picoult
- Melting Down: A Comic for Kids with Asperger’s Disorder and Challenging Behavior by Jeff Krukar and Katie Gutierrez
- Remember Dippy by Shirley Reva Vernick
- Rules by Cynthia Lord
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- The Society of Sylphs: How an Autistic Boy and a Mystical Being find their Voices through Human Tragedy by Lea M. Hill
- This is Just Exactly Like You by Drew Perry
Research Articles
Knowledge is power! These are some foundational research articles concerning applied behavioral analysis. This page also provides a summary of some of applied behavior analysis’ key concepts.
- Baer, Wolf & Risley (1968) Some Current Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Bondy & Frost (1994) The Picture Exchange Communication System
- Carr & Durand (1985) Reducing Behavior Problems Through Functional Communication Training
- Iwata, Dosey, Slifer, Bauman & Richard (1982) Toward a Functional Analysis of Self-Injury
- Michael (1993) Establishing Operations