autistic children

Judith Newman shares the story of how Apple's electronic personal assistant, Siri, helped Gus, her thirteen-year-old son who has autism.

Offers practical strategies for teachers of students with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome, covering sensory issues; difficulties with communication, behavior, and socialization; educational setting; types of intervention; and team work.

Presents ways to include students with autism spectrum disorders in general education settings, includes reproducible worksheets and forms.

Offers parents and teachers of children with autism practical advice on how to help children succeed in school and overcome the challenges autism causes in the classroom.

Jennifer McIlwee Myers draws on her own experiences with Asperger's Syndrome and having a brother with autism to offer suggestions on how to help children on the autism spectrum learn the day-to-day skills needed to become functional adults.

"Katie was four when her mother gave her up. Katie is a bright girl on the high end of the autism spectrum. The only memories she has are in her 'Stack of Stories' notebook. When Katie spends the summer in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia with her foster mother, the connection she feels to this historic town makes Katie determined to find out about her past. Befriending locals like Aggie, an older woman, who shares a series of letters sent by a young girl who arrived in Lunenburg in 1752, and Aggie's sister, a reclusive eccentric who lives in the woods, help Katie to find clues to her own past. She can't help feeling that she has found her true roots"--Provided by publisher.

The author details her life and the life of her developmentally disabled sister, Michele "Mikey" Sullivan, focusing on how caring for Mikey influenced relationships within her family, and how those relationships changed after her sister was institutionalized, and reflecting on how those changes affected her life.

Temple Grandin is the most famous person with autism in the world. Whether you know her from the HBO movie Temple Grandin, her decades of work in the meat and cattle industry, or her unmatched contribution to the autism world, surely you know a thing or two about Temple. Well, prepare to meet a whole new side of her! Temple's close friend and author, Anita Lesko, conducts personal and unique interviews that include chapters such as: filming of the HBO movie Temple Grandin, funny stuff & childhood memories, thrilling events in Temple's life, work hard to succeed, Temple's big message and so much more.

An introduction to inclusionary education for students with autism, covering assistive technology, parent collaboration, teaching social skills, and behavioral interventions.