Kenneth J. Aitken. Dietary interventions in ASD: why they work when they do, why they don't when they don't.
ASK Trust. Beyond diagnosis: Welcome to the autism spectrum.
Maxine Aston. The Asperger couple's workbook: Practical advice for couples & counsellors.
Tony Attwood The complete guide to Asperger Syndrome. R
Christopher Badcock. The imprinted brain.
Dr. Jed Baker. Preparing for life: The complete guide to transitioning to adulthood for those with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
(to use on one's own or with the help of a support person or counsellor)
Patricia Romanowski Bashe & Barbara Kirby. The Oasis guide to Asperger Syndrome: advice, support, insight & inspiration. R
Written by NTs however it contains comprehensive information & advice, tips and practical solutions.
Katrin Bentley. Alone together.
Douglas Biklen with Richard Attfield, Larry Bissonette, Lucy Blackman, Jaimie Burke, Alberto Frugone, Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay & Sue Rubin. Autism and the myth of the person alone.
Jen Birch. Congratulations! It's Asperger's Syndrome.
This book was written by one of our A.S.K members, it is extraordinarily insightful, bravely honest, sometimes shocking but mainly incredibly educational and inspiring for those on the spectrum, especially given its New Zealand connection. A "must read".
Lucy Blackman. Lucy's Story.
Autobiography of a non-speaking autist with an impressive academic record. She has a brilliant way of portraying life as she experiences it and how this affects non-autists. Similar to Donna Williams, but here there is an heroic mother doing all in her power to help Lucy overcome her difficulties in living in an NT world.
Olga Bogdashina. Sensory perceptual issues in autism & Asperger syndrome. R
Mary Margaret Britton Yearwood. In their hearts: Inspirational Alzheimer's Stories.
Written by an AS woman who works with Alzheimer patients, who also contributed to "Women from another Planet". She writes "though cognition is lost, spirituality remains." An exploration of what it means to truly be human, when the so called definitions of normal human e.g. social competence, good verbal communication skills are no longer available, how the true sprit and worth of a person is still there to be valued, she feels also that her experience as an AS person gives her more insight into this deeper truth of humanity.
Michael J. Carley. Asperger's from the inside out: A supportive and practical guide for anyone with Asperger's syndrome.
CJ. It's OK to Have Aspergers.
Another contribution from one of our A.S.K members (we are really lucky to have direct access to these authors) again very honest and informative, the author shows a strong sense of herself as an AS person, and I for one am looking forward to the next installment of her life, hopefully this shows proof that with earlier understanding and insight things will be a little different for younger members of our community.
JM Coetzee. Summertime.
(fiction - re an AS-like writer)
Paul Collins. Not even wrong: adventures in autism.
Tony Crow. Set of Three books of games ("Alternative games for the family", "Alternative games for the studious" & "Alternative games for those who like a challenge")
Another talented A.S.K member's contribution for all those who love games, providing three levels of difficulty. Tony has contributed often to the enjoyment of our A.S.K games evenings and these books are a chance to extend this to our wider community.
Dennis Debbaudt. Autism, advocates, & law enforcement professionals: recognizing and reducing risk situations for people with autism spectrum disorders.
A book we felt must be available to our members to provide help if ever any one found themselves in trouble, it is a valuable book to help not only A.S people understand how they can easily complicate any problems they have with law enforcement people, but also an ideal tool for law enforcement professionals to have to hand when they have to deal with those on the spectrum. R
Dominique Dumortier. From another planet: Autism from within.
Nick Dubin. Asperger syndrome & anxiety: A guide to successful stress management.
Nick Dubin. Bullying: Strategies & solutions.
Winnie Dunn. Living sensationally: Understanding your senses.
Alex Durig. How to understand autism - the easy way.
Edmonds & Worton. The Asperger personal guide.
Denise Edwards. Providing practical support for people with autism spectrum disorder: Supported living in the community
Genevieve Edmonds & Dean Worton: The Asperger love guide: A practical guide for adults with AS to seeking, establishing & maintaining successful relationships.
Genevieve Edmonds & Luke Beardon. Asperger Syndrome & employment: Adults speak out about Asperger Syndrome
Beverley Eley. The book of David: The intriguing story of David Helfgott, subject of the film "Shine".
(David was a "child prodigy" pianist who has a very idiosyncratic way of interacting with the world. This book makes no claims for any kind of ASD)
Yvona Fast. Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non Verbal learning disability: Stories and Strategies.
Addresses employment issues for AS people and providing strategies to help find and keep a job. Gives useful advice (e.g. creative ways of designing or adapting a job to fit the person rather than only trying to adapt the person to the job): to help address the problem that despite intelligence, honesty and the ability to try, around 85% of AS people remain underemployed (or unemployed). R
Marc Fleisher. Survival strategies for people on the autism spectrum.
Marc Fleisher. Making sense of the unfeasible: My life journey with Asperger syndrome.
Another autobiographical book that is both entertaining and informative, combining interesting facts and mathematical equations as an added interest for the more mathematically minded reader.
Michael Fitzgerald. The genesis of artistic creativity: Asperger's syndrome and the arts.
Rachel Forrester-Jones & Sarah Broadhurst. Autism and loss.
Gunilla Gerland. Finding out about Asperger Syndrome, High functioning autism & PDD.
A very simple book almost written at child level but a very good start for anyone daunted by the descriptions of the what and the how in other books. R
Gunilla Gerland. A Real Person: Life on the outside.
This is a great book, like Donna Williams, Gunilla came from an abusive home and was offered no support at all for her differences. Her brilliant account of the confusion and strangeness and eventual wonderful self-awareness of her Autism makes for compelling reading especially for women on the spectrum.
Mohammad Ghaziuddin. Mental health aspects of autism and Aspergers Syndrome.
Temple Grandin & Kate Duffy. Developing Talents. R
Temple Grandin & Sean Barron. Unwritten rules of social relationships.
Temple Grandin. Animals in translation.
Temple Grandin. Thinking in Pictures and other reports from my life with autism.
A deeply fascinating book about the workings of an Autistic mind and a very personal account of her unique perception of the world. A study of a genius at work with interesting references to other famous geniuses who are thought to have been on the spectrum as well.
Will Hadcroft Will. The feeling's unmutual: Growing up with AS (undiagnosed.)
Mark Haddon. The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime.
A fictional portrayal of an A.S boy who attempts to solve a crime; a rather accurate account of what it is to be A.S from the author who is apparently not. Personally I found the A.S stuff interesting but the N.T characters rather despicable, and loathsome, they didn't deserve to have him.
John Harpur, Maria Lawlor, & Michael Fitzgerald. Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A student guide.
Providing information to help students prepare for university life, covering how to cope with workloads; making friends; sexual relationships: based on first hand interviews with college students who have AS. This book is in fact useful for any of us, student or not, struggling with the challenges of independent living. Sections include domestic issues (money management, food, clothes, hygiene), routines, managing anxiety & stress, & safety issues (e.g. distinguishing inappropriate, abusive & dangerous behaviors). R.
Sharon Heller. Too loud, too bright, too fast & tight: What to do if you are sensory defensive in an overstimulating world (includes outline of 'sensory diet').
Hendrickx & Newton. AS - a love story
Sarah Hendrickx. Asperger Syndrome & employment: What people with Asperger syndrome really really want.
Sarah Hendrickx. The adolescent & adult neuro-diversity Handbook: AS, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia & related conditions.
(information & strategies for those living with various undiagnosed conditions of neurological difference including ASD)
Liane Holliday Willey (Ed). Asperger's Syndrome in adolescence: living with the ups & downs.
Liane, plus others on and off the spectrum, address with deep insight and useful strategies the highly complex and often distressing world of the A.S adolescent. This book deals with a wide range of issues confronting the A.S teen and their families, sexuality, depression and friendships etc., many of which also provide useful ideas for adults on the spectrum, e,g. the chapters on "Disclosure" & "When the thunder roars" (on emotions).
Liane Holliday Willey. Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal.
A very well written guide on how to build a family life on A.S terms. Clear concise information to help bring together the best qualities of being A.S and the good qualities of the NT environment we have to inhabit. Frank, funny and extremely useful for all those on the spectrum either already in a family environment or contemplating joining or creating one. As the author, herself on the spectrum, subtitled- "Redefining Normal".
Liane Holliday Willey. Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome.
Liane writes of her childhood and growth into adulthood and her search for a sense of self: how she used coping strategies such as copying others to appear normal; the effects this had on her until she came to be diagnosed and created for herself a stronger concept of who she was and what she wanted to be. Great book to be read along with her other book "AS in the family".
Luke Jackson. Freaks, geeks & Asperger's syndrome.
Malcom Johnson. Managing with Asperger syndrome.
(an AS experience of working in management positions: personal account and suggestions arising from this)
Jean Kearns Miller (Ed). Women from another planet?: Our lives in the universe of autism.
Written by many different AS women (some in the A.S.K group), this is a colourful weave of stories about what it means to live life on the spectrum as a woman. However this book is not your normal excluding women's book but an attempt to reach out to all in the world who find themselves outside of standard norms. A must read for A.S men as well and we eagerly await a "Men from another planet?" to complete the picture.
Lisa A. Kurtz. Understanding controversial therapies for children with autism, ADHD & other learning disabilities: A guide to complementary and alternative therapies.
P. Laird. The Shadow World
Wendy Lawson. Concepts of normality: The autistic and typical spectrum
Wendy Lawson. Friendships the Aspie way.
Wendy Lawson. Sex, sexuality & autism spectrum.
Wendy Lawson. Build your own life: A self-help guide for adults on the autism spectrum.
Another informative and very helpful book on creating a workable life allowing the positive traits of Autism to find a way to manage in an NT world. Practical, with images and drawings used often to illustrate her point and poetry to create a further feel of what she means, and a great section explaining common metaphors and idioms.
Wendy Lawson. Life Behind Glass: A personal account.
Considered to be intellectually disabled as a child and then later misdiagnosed as schizophrenic, Wendy follows the distressingly common path of other people's (both professional and lay) lack of understanding of Autism limiting her life, only to rise phoenix-like out of the ashes to gain two university degrees and mother of four children. She is also a talented writer and poet, social worker and adult educator.
Deborah Lipsky & Will Richards. Managing meltdowns: Using the S.C.A.R.E.D. Calming Technique with children and adults with autism.
Deborah Locke. Watching the detectives.
(by an ASD detective)
Roger Meyer. Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook: An employment workbook for adults with Asperger Syndrome.
A practical manual to help AS people deepen their self-understanding and develop their capacity and talents to enable them to find gainful and meaningful employment. Practical instructions abound along with workbooks and questionnaires to facilitate this self-understanding. For the Adult AS possibly struggling with their work situation this could be very useful. It also includes helpfull sections on coming to terms with diagnosis, advocacy & disclosure issues.
Chris Mitchell. Asperger's syndrome and mindfulness.
Chris Mitchell. Glass half-empty, glass half-full.
Elizabeth Moon. The speed of dark. (fiction)
Caiseal Mor. A blessing and a curse.
Another ASD autobiography (by a very talented Australian artist). He had a very scary childhood which included much abuse and general nastiness, but once he left home found kinder, more understanding people who helped him rise above his background and create for himself a congenial environment. (with an appendix about the blessings of dreadlocks).
Alison Morton-Cooper. Health care & the autism spectrum, a guide for health professionals, parents & carers. R
Peter Myers with Simon Baron-Cohen and Sally Wheelwright. An exact mind: An artist with Asperger Syndrome.
Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay. Beyond the silence: My life, the world & autism.
A real Autistic experience, a combination of autobiography and poetry written by a young deeply Autistic boy, controversial in the A.S community because of some of the techniques used by his mother, he has nevertheless moved from being locked in and non verbal, to reveal through his writing the beauty and creativity in the Autistic world.
Dinah Murray (Ed). Coming out Asperger: Diagnosis, disclosure & self-confidence.
Sten Nadolny (translated by Ralph Freedman). The discovery of slowness.
(novel based on life of possibly-AS character - explorer Sir John Franklin)
Jerry & Mary Newport. Mozart & the whale: An unexpected love story.
Jerry Newport. Your life is not a label: A guide to living fully with Autism & Asperger's Syndrome for parents, professionals & you!
A self help book that gives practical advice, offers challenges to the AS person to get on with the business of living a full life, while still accepting and celebrating the differences of being Autistic. Includes chapters on dating, depression, safety & health (exercise, diet, hygiene). Focussed more on the young adult.
Kamran Nazeer. Bring in the idiots: Or how we grew to understand the world.
Jasmine Lee O'Neill. Through the Eyes of Aliens: A book about autistic people.
Another book written by a severely autistic author. Although she does not use spoken language, her writing is both spiritual and practical, a very positive approach to being Autistic, has many good instructions for NT people on how to handle Autistic people with gentleness and respect and makes a good case for allowing and using the Autistic traits themselves to develop the child into who they have the right to be.
John Ortiz. The myriad gifts of Asperger's syndrome.
Alex Packer. How rude! The teenager's guide to good manners, proper behaviour & not grossing people out.
(for ASD adults too! Easy-to-find guidelines to self-care, hygiene & social skills for wide range of situations e.g. phone etiquette, celebrations & funerals, communicating with sick people, other cultures etc.)
Valerie Paradiz. Elijah's cup: a family's journey into the community and culture of high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
Nancy Patrick. Social skills for teenagers & adults with Asperger Syndrome: A practical guide to day-to-day life.
Merope Pavlides. Animal-assisted interventions for individuals with autism.
Nancy Perry. Adults on the autism spectrum leave the nest: Achieving supported independence.
Dawn Prince-Hughes. Expecting Teryk.
Dawn Prince-Hughes. Songs of the gorilla nation: My journey through autism.
A most beautifully written book, the autobiography of a "misfit" who remarkably becamean academic despite her earlier difficult life, and has become an international authority on gorillas and also on ASD!
Dawn Prince-Hughes (Ed). Aquamarine Blue : Personal stories of college students with autism.
Written by Autistic university students with exceptional talents, this book shows how the unique gifts that many AS people have to offer the world are so often compromised by the very environments they seek to develop their gifts in. Beautifully written, immensely fascinating.
Jeanette Purkis: Finding a different kind of normal: Misadventures with AS.
E.M. & J.J. Ramey. Autistics' guide to dating: A book by autistics, for those who love them or who are in love with them.
Wendy Robins. Life as an Alien (poetry).
A collation of poems and writing by a woman who manages to capture many images of the day to day world of an Autistic very movingly.
J. Robison. Look me in the eye: My life with Aspergers
Craig Romkema. Embracing the sky: Poems beyond disability.
The author has both autism and cerebral palsy, a spiritual genius, read and weep, I did.
Ron Rubio. Mind / body techniques for Asperger's Syndrome: The way of the pathfinder.
Oliver Sacks. An Anthropologist on Mars.
Seven very fascinating studies of unusual neurologically different people from one of the professional weirdoes, who thankfully exist. Oliver Sachs is a professor of Neurology who delights in the complexity and uniqueness of the differently brained and writes with great enthusiasm. Includes chapters on Temple Grandin, autistic savants & artists (chapter "Prodigies") & a popular surgeon with Tourette's Syndrome!
Talmer Shockley. The love-shy survival guide.
Stephen Shore (Ed). Ask & tell: Self-advocacy & disclosure for people on the autism spectrum.
Stephen Shore. Beyond the Wall.
A lovely book from a man on the spectrum. He writes of both the frustrations and triumphs in a way that will resonate well with many.
Stephen M. Shore & Linda G. Rastelli. Understanding autism for dummies.
(includes section on health, medications, nutrition & biomedical approach)
Rudy Simone. Asperger's on the Job: Must-have Advice for people with Asperger's of High Functioning Autism and their employers, educators and advocates.
Skinner & Cleese. Families and how to survive them.
Skinner & Cleese. Life and how to survive it.
Ashley Stanford. Asperger syndrome & long-term relationships.
Written by a woman married to an AS man, this book however manages to avoid the usual moan about not having NT needs met. She not only explains clearly many of the difficulties experienced by AS in relationships but why they occur from an understanding point of view and also points out the many advantages of being in a relationship with an AS person. Demonstrates the challenges & rewards of AS-NT (or AS-AS) relationship for both parties. A must read for a lot of NTs! as well as for those of us in relationships..
Daniel Tammet. Born on a blue day.
Daniel Tammet. Embracing the wide sky: A tour across the horizons of the human mind.
Digby Tantam. Can the world afford autistic spectrum disorder? Nonverbal communication, Asperger syndrome & the interbrain.
Tinsley & Hendricks. Asperger Syndrome & Alcohol.
Thomas West. In the Mind's Eye: Visual People with Dyslexia and other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity.
This book explores the minds of differently brained people and looks at the way their minds works to create concepts of genius. It questions the conventional approaches of education with regard to these people and carries a warning that we ignore developing these gifts at our peril, & shows the value of neurodiversity for society & even the survival of the human species. The emphasis is on visual & spatial thinkers (which includes many of us). Though the autism spectrum isn't specifically mentioned, some of the historic figures featured (e.g. Einstein) clearly belong on the autism spectrum, & the book is relevant & inspiring for all of us with "conditions of neurodiversity".
Anna Tullemans. Talking to family & friends about the diagnosis.
Donna Williams. The jumbled jigsaw: An insider's approach to the treatment of autistic spectrum 'fruit salads'.
Donna Williams. Autism and Sensing: the unlost instinct.
Donna expands on themes of her previous book "an inside out approach" to write about how Autistic people sense and resonate rather than use conscious thought and mental interpretation to make sense of the world, even suggesting that the constraints of space and time do not exist in the same way for Autistic people.
Donna Williams. Autism: An Inside-Out Approach.
A brilliant book that should be read by every NT who works or lives with an AS person. Donna takes you into the why and how of Autistic thinking and behavior as opposed to current studies that so often focus on the what and even then only the what that they can see and think they understand. It also suggests many helpful strategies we might use to prevent or deal with overload, shutdowns, sensory & processing difficulties etc.
Donna Williams. Everyday heaven: Journeys beyond the stereotypes of autism.
Donna Williams. Exposure anxiety: The invisible cage.
Donna Williams. Like Color to the Blind.
In this book Donna writes of her marriage to a man with similar differences to hers, a brutally honest account of two people's struggle to find them selves, keep this sense of self and not lose that while trying to merge themselves together in order to create a relationship. (which is why a lot of us don't bother). Donna also details in this book, her approach to distinguishing what she "really wants / likes" versus what her "exposure anxiety" misleads her to thinking she wants / likes..
Donna Williams. Nobody nowhere.
Donna Williams. Somebody Somewhere.
Follow-on from her first book "Nobody Nowhere" (see later in list), Donna writes of her struggles to try and really integrate a sense of self with the "real world" and create a life worth living while coming to terms with her Autism and its needs, developing a concept of what it means to be her. As usual from this author, compelling reading.
Yuko Yoshida. How to be yourself in a world that's different.
Zaks Zosia. Life & love: Positive strategies for autistic adults.
Jen Birch & Simon Taylor. Living independently as an adult on the higher functioning end of the autistic spectrum (presentation given at Autism NZ Conference)
Jen Birch. "A personal account" (keynote presentation to 2002 AutismNZ Conference)
Karen O'Brien. Use of dialectical behavioural therapy 9DBT) with Asperger syndrome (2006 AutismNZ Conference)
Panel discussion: Jen Birch with Drs Szatmari, Attwood & Werry (2002 AutismNZ Conference)
Stone, Gannan, Exley, Horner, Mullen & Joyce. The Individual experience(presentations given at World Autism Congress )
Williams Donna & others. Exposure anxiety, the invisible cage: An exploration of the involuntary defence responses of people on the autistic spectrum (presentation given at World Autism Congress )
Williams Donna & others. My life with autism(presentation given at World Autism Congress )
Lawson Wendy Autism: A matter of attention (presentation given at World Autism Congress)
Alone in a crowded room: autism documentary (2010)
Simon Barron-Cohen (narrator). Asperger's syndrome - a different mind.
"Girls & women with Autism/ Asperger's syndrome": World inaugural seminar Brisbane August 2009 (set of 3 DVDs)
Personal perspectives by AS individuals Stone Harold, Vicki Cella, Bev Sipos, Maria Carroll, Jessica & Tracey Bester, & Michael Katonga ( ABIQ Conference)
Lectures: Shore Stephen on Relationships through the lifespan for people on the autism spectrum; Holly Brennan on Puberty in autism (given atABIQ Conference)
Lectures: Williams Donna on Impulse control & anxiety states in people with AS condition; Amy Laurent on the SCERTS model (given atABIQ Conference)
Rainman.
Ron Rubio. Basic Pathfinder Mind/Body Techniques for Asperger Syndrome: The way of the Pathfinder.
Something About Us.
Harold Stone, Ava Ruth Baker & Candy Smith. Life & community on the spectrum: presentation to AutismNZ Conference 2000.
Temple Grandin (2010 TV Movie)
The Black Balloon (2008 Movie)
Williams Donna. Workshop on communication strategies (given atABIQ Conference)
Williams Donna. Workshop on working with challenging behavior (given atABIQ Conference)
Teenage Tourette's Camp
Holliday Willey. Aspie land as experienced by one of its citizens (keynote presentation at Autism NZ Conference )
Jen Birch. "A personal account" ( keynote presentation to 2002 AutismNZ Conference)
Life among strangers: TV doc.
Panel discussion: Jen Birch with Drs Szatmari, Attwood & Werry (2002 AutismNZ Conference)
The man who swears he's normal.
Rainman
