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Asperger-related Books

The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome

by Tony Attwood

AANE strongly recommends this book as the most fundamental guide to Asperger Syndrome. Tony Attwood will be a keynote speaker at AANE's 2009 Annual Conference and is considered the foremost expert on Asperger Syndrome.

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Price: $15.65

The Best Kind of Different: Our Family's Journey with Asperger's Syndrome

by Shonda Schilling

Until the summer of 2007, the word Asperger's, was not a part of Shonda Schilling's vocabulary, but that summer changed everything. By then, her household was in chaos as her son Grant spiraled out of control. His acting out and refusal to listen had grown to epic proportions, but even worse was his apparent inability to relate to the people around him. None of the Schillings' other three kids ever acted like Grant; his behavior wasn't just unruly, it was irrational.

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Price: $17.15

Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers

by John Robison

Every person, Aspergian or not, has something unique to offer the world, and every person has the capacity to create strong, loving bonds with their friends and family. Be Different will help readers and those they love find their path to success.

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Price: $13.33

The Incredible 5-Point Scale

by Kari Dunn Buron

Kari will be speaking at AANE's 2009 Annual Conference. We highly recommend previewing her book about social interaction and emotional regulation.

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Price: $11.81

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

by Kathy Hoopmann

A delightful picture book for younger children describing the dignity, individuality and potential of people with Asperger Syndrome.

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Price: $8.99

"Loveable Liam" Series

by Jane Whelen Banks

This excellent book series, written by a member of AANE and published by Jessica Kingsely Publishing, includes: Liam Says “Hi”, Liam Says “Sorry”, Loveable Liam, Liam Wins the Game, Sometimes, “Liam Goes Poo in the Toilet”, “Liam Knows What to Do When Kids Act Snitty”.

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Price: $70.00

El Sindrome de Asperger: Una Guia para la Familia (Guia Para Padres/ Guides for Parents) (Spanish Edition)

by Tony Atwood

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Price: $28.89

Asperger Syndrome: An Owner's Manual

by Ellen Korin

This interactive workbook by Ellen Korin, M.Ed. is designed to help young people, approximately 5th to 8th grade, develop their Personal Profile. By learning to identify their strengths and challenges, they are better able to participate in developing meaningful interventions and future plans, including playing an effective role in their own IEP meetings.

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Price: $14.93

Asperger Syndrome: An Owner's Manual 2

by Ellen Korin

This interactive workbook by Ellen Korin, M.Ed. is designed to help young people, approximately 5th to 8th grade, develop their Personal Profile. By learning to identify their strengths and challenges, they are better able to participate in developing meaningful interventions and future plans, including playing an effective role in their own IEP meetings.

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Price: $14.93

The Alien in Me: Poetry by a Person with Asperger Syndrome

by Michal Maoz

Michal Maoz was born in Israel in 1972. Her father was killed in the Yom-Kippur War when she was nine months old. At the age of eighteen, Michal met her soul mate when she served in the Israeli air force, and married him soon thereafter. In 2000 Michal moved to the US with her family. Later on her two children were diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, and so was she. Since being diagnosed, Michal has felt that her calling is to help those on the Autistic Spectrum achieve independence, happiness, and understanding. She established her own company, Aurtistic-Spectrum, to help her achieve that goal by speaking out and using her multi-faceted artwork. Michal has been writing poetry most of her life, and she sees in this book her poetic autobiography, through which she opens the door to her inner world. Michal hopes to raise awareness of Autism Spectrum disorders by presenting her Aspie’s (person with Asperger’s syndrome) point of view, feelings and thoughts.

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Price: $24.95

Legal Planning for Special Needs In Massachusetts: A Family Guide to SSI, Guardianship, and Estate Planning
2010 Edition

by Barbara D. Jackins, Attorney

This new edition of Attorney Barbara Jackins' book is a must-have resource for parents of children with special needs, and for the professionals and advocates who assist parents. In an easy-to-read, conversational style, she covers the essential elements of SSI, guardianship, and estate planning when there is a child with a disability in the family. Although some of the materials are specific to Massachusetts, most of the strategies she discusses are valid in any state.

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Price: $24.00

Ask and Tell: Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum

by Stephen Shore et al.

Edited by Stephen Shore, author of Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Ask and Tell: Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum aims to help people with autism effectively self-advocate in their pursuit of independent, productive, and fulfilling lives. Ask and Tell is unique by being the first book to speak to the twin issues of self-advocacy and disclosure for people with autism and by consisting exclusively – including the cover art and the preface by Temple Grandin – of contributions by those on the autism spectrum for persons on the spectrum.

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Price: $19.75

Making Sense of Sex: A Forthright Guide to Puberty, Sex and Relationships for People With Asperger's Syndrome

by Sarah Attwood

Puberty is a time of huge change in the physical body, in emotional experience and in social relationships. Having an understanding of these developments and learning how to deal with them is essential, and for people with Asperger's syndrome it can be a challenge to get to grips with the social and emotional aspects of puberty, sex and relationships.This book is ideal for those who need clear, detailed explanations and direct answers to the many questions raised by puberty and sexual maturity.

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Price: $14.96

Drawing Autism

by Jill Mullin (Introduction by Temple Grandin)

Although autism was first identified in 1943, the last decade has seen the complex neurobiological disorder become a topic of conversation the world over. Knowing no racial, ethnic or social barriers, today autism is diagnosed in 1 in every 150 children, with boys four times more likely to be autistic than girls. Known as a spectrum disorder, autism manifests differently in every diagnosis. From social deficits to behavioral difficulties and language delays, the severity of autism varies greatly from person to person. The unique nature of how autism affects individuals in myriad ways makes the disorder a challenge for those who have it, have children with it or work with those living with the diagnosis. Art has long been an outlet used by some individuals with autism to express themselves in instances where words do not work, or cannot be made to.

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Price: $23.07

Parallel Play: Growing Up with Undiagnosed Asperger's

by Tim Page

Tim Page's short memoir, "Parallel Play," might just as easily be called "The Mysterious and Disconcerting World of Tim Page -- and How He Survived to Tell the Story." A former classical music critic for The Washington Post and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, the author has spent his life aware that he is an eccentric -- an anxious and uncomfortable one, whose intellectual gifts have provided no relief from the aching loneliness that comes from living on what feels like the fringe.

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Price: $17.16

Marcelo in the Real World

by Francisco X. Stork

Marcelo Sandoval is a high-functioning, extremely self-aware teenager with Asperger's syndrome. He has an empathetic mother and a father, Arturo, who appears to be less empathetic as he pushes Marcelo to live in the "real world." The form the real world takes is a summer job in the mailroom at Arturo's law office. The teen is forced to think on his feet, multitask, and deal with duplicitous people who try to take advantage of him. Over the course of a summer, Marcelo learns that he can function in society; he is especially surprised to find that he can learn to read people's expressions, even to the point of knowing whom he can and cannot trust.

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Price: $12.23

Look me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

by John Elder Robison

A memoir by a local adult with Asperger Syndrome.

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Price: $8.59

Managing a Special Needs Trust: A Guide for Trustees

A practical reference guide for anyone who is managing a special needs trust for a person with a disability and/or working with families on future planning for a family member with a disability. The book explains how special needs trusts relate to the many complicated public benefit programs that assist people with disabilities.

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Price: $24.00

The Social Skills Picture Book for High School and Beyond

by Dr. Jed Baker

In response to the deluge of requests from parents with children in their teens, here is Dr. Baker's long-awaited book, specifically geared toward older students. Photos of actual students engaging in a variety of social situations are used to visually illustrate the positive and negative consequences of interacting in both the "right" and the "wrong" ways. The social skills address real-life situations that are important to teens, such as making new friends, asking someone out on a date, doing difficult schoolwork, interviewing for a job, and much, much more!

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Price: $26.37

Snōshoo the Stowaway Bunny

by Alice Schellhorn Magrane

A big-footed bunny teaches children the importance of self-acceptance and the spirit of Christmas in Alice Schellhorn Magrane's portrayal of the magic of Christmas for young children in the story of "Snōshoo the Stowaway Bunny". AANE is pleased to inform our community that a portion of the sale of this book is being donated to the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation. The Flutie Foundation has supported AANE through its Family Grant Programs which has made a tremendous difference in the lives of our families. "Snōshoo the Stowaway Bunny" is available for sale online at Amazon.com.

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Price: $9.35