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Here are some highly rated books and great websites for learning more about autism and Asperger’s syndrome.
- Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
- Martian in the Playground: Understanding the Schoolchild with Asperger’s Syndrome by Clare Sainsbury
- The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Completely Revised and Updated: Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration by Patricia Romanowski Bashe and Barbara L. Kirby
- Asperger Syndrome and Your Child: A Parent’s Guide by Michael D. Powers and Janet Poland
- A Parent’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive by Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson, and James McPartland
- The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome by Tony Attwood
- Can I Tell You About Asperger Syndrome? A Guide for Friends and Family by Jude Welton
- What It Is to Be Me! An Asperger Kid Book by Angela Wine (for kids aged 4-8)
- The Autism Acceptance Book: Being a Friend to Someone With Autism by Ellen Sabin
- Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Austistic Savant by Daniel Tammet
- Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison
Additional Online Autism and Asperger Syndrome Resources
- Autism Resources Links
- Autism Books (database of both fiction and nonfiction, including books for children)
- Teaching Students with Autism (Large PDF)
- Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) – Autism
- Autism Spectrum Connection
- Asperger Society of Ontario
- The Truth About Autism: Scientists Reconsider What They Think They Know by David Woman, Wired Magazine
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