autism

Provides information on the characteristics of Asperger's Syndrome, a pattern of behaviors that includes a lack of empathy, inability to form frienships, one-sided conversations, clumsy movements, and intense absorption in aspecial interest, and describes strategies designed to help people learn appropriate social skills.

The new girl at school tries to befriend Andy, an autistic boy who spends every recess by himself, spinning a yellow frisbee under the watchful eye of his older sister.

Daniel Tammett, one of only fifty living savants--autistic individuals who can perform astounding mental or artistic feats--explains in his memoir how his miraculous mind functions.

Presents an episodic memoir, based on the format of the Internet Movie Database, of Blaze Ginsberg, a high functioning autistic teenager, in which he covers family holidays, crushes on celebrities, and other aspects of daily life.

After a terrible accident, Scotty feels responsible for the death of someone she hardly knew and struggles with her own reality while her friends and family deal with their own troubles, but the prospect of a boy and a dance add positive possibility back into Scotty's life.

Clara Claiborne Park recounts her daughter Jessy's struggles with autism, discussing how Jessy has overcome many social and emotional problems to lead a promising life.

A study of autism, a developmental disorder that affects the functioning of the brain, discussing the history of the disorder, its symptoms, and its treatment.

Lou Arrendale, a high-functioning autistic adult, has a steady job, friends, and a passion for fencing, but when he comes under attack for refusing a controversial treatment for his disorder, his quiet life is turned upside-down and he fears the life he has grown accustomed to will be gone forever.

A boy describes some of the many feelings he has about his brother Sammy, who is autistic.