Autism Book List

These are the most recommended book resources for families affected by autism.

General Information

• Evidence of Harm – David Kirby (a must have)
  
  
• Beyond the Wall – Stephen Shore
  
  
• Thinking in Pictures – Temple Grandin

Education

• Visual Strategies for Improving Communication – Linda Hodgdon
  
  
• The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth - Stanley Greenspan - 1998

Early Intervention / Applied Behavorial Analysis (ABA)

• Right From the Start - Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism
  Sandra Harris & Mary Jane Weiss - 1998
  
  
• Let Me Hear Your Voice - A Family’s Triumph over Autism Catherine Maurice - 1993
  
  
• Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children - The Me Book - O.Ivar Lovaas – 1981
  
  
• Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism, Maurice, Green & Luce 1996

Biomedical Treatments

• Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Karyn Seroussi, 2000
  
  
• Biological Treatments for Autism & PDD, William Shaw, MD, 2003, 2nd Edition
  
  
• Is This Your Child? Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies in Children and Adults, Doris J. Rapp, 1992
  
  
• Children with Starving Brains: A Medical Treatment Guide for Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2007 Edition, by Jacquelyn McCandless, MD
  
  
• Autism: Have We Done Everything We Can for this Child? Effective Biomedical Treatments, by Sidney Baker, MD and Jon Pangborn, MD
  
  
• What Your Doctor May Not Tell you About Vaccinations, by Stephanie Cave, MD
  
  
• Evidence of Harm, by David Kirby (a must have)

GFCF Diet

• Special Diets for Special Kids ONE AND TWO - Lisa Lewis
  
  
• Special Foods for Special Kids - Todd Edelson
  
  
• Allergy Cooking with Ease - Nicolette Dumke

IEP / School Districts & Legal Issues

• The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Education Child - Lawrence Siegel, 2007 edition
  
  
• You’re Going to Love this Kid: Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom, Paula Kluth

 

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