| ABA | Advanced Behavioural Analysis |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADOS | Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule |
| AS | Asperger Syndrome |
| ASD | Asperger Syndrome Disorder or Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| CAPD | Central Auditory Processing Disorders |
| GF/CF | Gluten Free / Casein Free |
| HFA | Higher Functioning Autism |
| NAS | National Autistic Society |
| ND | Neuro-Diverse |
| NT | Neurologically Typical (used by people with Autism to refer to non-Autistic people) |
| OCD | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
| PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PDD-NOS | Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified |
These books are, as they say, 'from all good book sellers', including
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Just click on the books below or their links to go to Amazon's relevant pages.
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All Cats Have Asperger's Syndrome
Kathy Hoopmann: Published 2006 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 72 pages, hardback | |
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Asperger's Syndrome - A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Tony Attwood: Published 1997 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 223 pages, paperback | |
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Blue Bottle Mystery - An Asperger Adventure
Kathy Hoopmann: Published 2000 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 93 pages, paperback | |
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Born on a Blue Day
Daniel Tammet: Published 2007 by Hodder, 304 pages, paperback | |
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The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
Tony Attwood: Published 2008 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 400 pages, paperback | |
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Comic Strip Conversations
Carol Gray: Published 1994 by Future Horizons, 39 pages, paperback | |
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Mark Haddon: Published 2003 by Jonathan Cape, 224 pages, paperback In this tale Mark Haddon cleverly weaves an interesting story with great insight into the mind of a boy with Asperger Syndrome I've seen a suggested age for this book of 14+ and I'd tend to agree | |
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Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome - A User Guide to Adolescence
Luke Jackson: Published 2002 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 240 pages, paperback | |
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Making Sense of the Unfeasible - My Life Journey with Asperger Syndrome
Marc Fleisher: Published 2003 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 176 pages, paperback | |
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Mercury Rising
Ryne Douglas Pearson: Published 1998 by Avon Books, 326 pages, paperback Originally called Simple Simon the book was retitled to match the film. | |
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MMR and Autism
Michael Fitzpatrick: Published 2004 by Routledge, 176 pages, paperback | |
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Of Mice and Aliens - An Asperger Adventure
Kathy Hoopmann: Published 2001 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 108 pages, paperback | |
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Send in the Idiots - Stories from the Other Side of Autism
Kamran Nazeer: Published 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing, 240 pages, paperback | |
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Send in the Idiots - Or How We Grew to Understand the World
Kamran Nazeer: Published 2006 by Bloomsbury Publishing, 240 pages, hardback | |
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Survival Strategies for People on the Autism Spectrum
Marc Fleisher: Published 2005 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 192 pages, paperback | |
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Thinking in Pictures - And Other Reports from My Life With Autism
Temple Grandin: Published 1996 by Vintage Books, 222 pages, paperback | |
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A User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for Autism, Asperger Syndrome and AD/HD
Luke Jackson: Published 2001 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 169 pages, paperback |
DVD: Region 2 |
Mercury Rising
- This is a Region 2 disk - for Europe, Middle East & Japan only
Director: Harold Becker; starring: Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin: Released 1998 Reviews of the film vary depending on whether people know anything about Aspergers. The more people related to the condition the better the film was scored. Whatever your view Miko Hughes is just amazing as the 9 year-old Aspergers boy. | |
DVD: Region 2 |
Molly
- This is a Region 2 disk - for Europe, Middle East & Japan only
Director: John Duigan; starring: Aaron Eckhart, D.W. Moffett: Released 1999 | |
DVD: Region 2 |
Rainman
- This is a Region 2 disk - for Europe, Middle East & Japan only
Director: Barry Levinson; starring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise: Released 1988 |