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Asperger Resources
Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Tool Kit
This tool kit from Autism Speaks provides critical information that families need in the first 100 days after on Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism diagnosis.
Internet Resources and Websites
Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS): www.aspergersyndrome.org
Asperger Syndrome: www.aspergersyndrome.com
Asperger Syndrome Education Network (ASPEN): www.aspennj.org
Asperger Parent Network Arizona: www.apnarizona.com
Tony Attwood: www.tonyattwood.com.au
Books
For Children/Teens
Asperger's Huh?: A Child's Perspective by Rosina Schnurr
This book is geared toward children ages 6-12 and is written from the perspecitve of an 11 year old child.
Cats Have Asperger Syndrome by Kathy Hoopmann
A picture book with captions that is easy for young children to read and understand.
Asperger Syndrome: An Owner's Manual- What You, Your Parents and Your Teachers Need to Know: by Ellen Korin
This interactive workbook provides opportunities for self-reflection and insight into the way Asperger's Syndrome may be affecting the child's life in different ways.
Asperger's... What Does it mean to be Me?: Catherine Faherty
This workbook for parents, teachers and children provides insight as to what austism means in relation to crucial areas of life: friendship, fears, abilities and much more.
Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Sydrome by Luke Jackson
This narrative written by a 13 year-old boy with Asperger Syndrome draws upon personal experience and family members to inform the general public about living as an adolescent with Aspergers.
Different Like Me by Jennifer Elder
This book is about famous people with Asperger Syndrome.
Books for Parents
Asperger Syndrome by Sarah Sparrow
This book covers the clinical and research aspects of Asperger Syndrome.
A Guide to Asperger Syndrome by Christopher Gillberg
This book provides a full overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Asperger Syndrome.
A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism by Geraldine Dawson et. al.
This book offers practical problem solving ideas, real-life stories, and useful strategies to help children with Asperger Syndrome interact more comfortably with siblings and peers.
Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Helping Preteens and Teens get ready for the Real World by Teresa Bolick
Practical solutions for overcoming obstacles adolescents 10-18 years old with Asperger Syndrome may face.
Asperger Syndrome and Your Child: A Parent's Guide by Janet Poland
The Asperger Parent: How to Raise a child with Asperger Syndrome and Maintain your sense of Humor by Jeffrey Cohen
This "take-along support group" contains practical suggestions while reminding us to do the one thing many have forgotten to do- laugh.
Asperger Syndrome: A guide for Parents and Professionals by Tony Attwood
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