Parent Resources

Books

Engaging Autism by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D.
It Takes Two to Talk by Ayala Manolson
More Than Words by Fern Sussman
TalkAbility by Fern Sussman
The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz
The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun by Carol Stock Kranowitz

Online Educational Articles

Broken Mirrors – A Theory of Autism
http://cbc.ucsd.edu/pdf/brokenmirrors_asd.pdf

Developmental Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorders
http://autism.about.com/od/treatmentoptions/a/devtherapies_2.htm

The Developmental, Individual Difference, and Relationship-Based (DIR) Model: Theory and Application with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
http://www.sensoryconnections.com.au/assets/documents/Australian_Position_Paper_Ver3.0_Oct_2008.pdf

Theory of Mind, Part I: Social Thinking in Autism Spectrum Disorders
http://www.thehelpgroup.org/pdf/guide/Stephens_ASD1.pdf

Theory of Mind, Part II: Social Thinking in Autism Spectrum Disorders
http://www.thehelpgroup.org/pdf/guide/Stephens_ASD2.pdf

Websites

Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders
 www.icdl.com

Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention
 www.challengingbehavior.com

The Autism Society of Middle Tennessee
 www.autismmidtenn.com 

Autism Speaks
 www.autismspeaks.org