Mira Rothenberg
Mira Rothenberg pioneered both the clinical distinction and treatment protocol for autistic and severely disturbed children as separate from those for the mentally retarded. Winner of a Woman of the Year award from the New York City Chamber of ... [... more]
Random House |
With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child
 The Inner Light: This stellar masterpiece of a book makes me think of the 1968 George Harrison song, "The Inner Light." It might make you cry. This book will infuse those fortunate enough to read it with the Light of Hope. Since this book was [... more]
CDN$17.25
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Howard Buten, Ph.D.
A Therapist's Lifelong Journey to Reach the Children of Autism A remarkable testament of hope and love, these pages recount Howard Buten's lifelong journey working with autistic children. For three decades his pioneering, often controversial ... [... more]
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Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism-because Temple Grandin is autistic, a woman who thinks, feels, and ... [... more]
Random House |
The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and ...
depressing and outdated--deserves 0 stars: Dreadful book--I read this in the early days of looking for information on my daughter, and I found it depressing and unhelpful. There are a lot of books out there now that can help you help your child. This [... more]
CDN$20.95
Amazon CA |
When a Brother or Sister Is Autistic
A good introduction to autism for siblings: It is not mentioned where this author received her information pertaining to autism but the figures listed that autism occurs in fifteen out of every 10,000 births is not correct. Everything you need to know [... more]
CDN$29.35
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Live Company: Psychoanalytic Therapy With Autistic, ...
inspiring creative book on child psychotherapy: this book is not about autism but about being human as a therapist and the humanity of very disturbed children..it is about how the author learned over time that the kind of psychoanalytic therapy she had [... more]
CDN$33.06
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Nobody Nowhere..Autistic
her first number one bestseller: At the age of four Donna's main carers are gone when her grandfather dies and her grandmother is sent away. Now, left in a wild, violent, obsessive and alcoholic atmosphere the seemingly deaf, somewhat 'psychotic' and [... more]
CDN$16.50
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The Autistic Spectrum: A Parents' Guide to Understanding ...
Unfortunately among the better overviews: I am an autistic person with a staff person who wants to understand more about autism. She finds autobiographies by autistic people to be too person-specific, and wants a general overview. Because of this, I have [... more]
CDN$16.00
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The Biology of the Autistic Syndromes
Comments by Mary Coleman M.D.: This third edition of The Biology of the Autistic Syndromes finally puts fully in place the new paradigm of autism which knocks down the two major myths about autism. 1)Autism is NOT caused by poor parenting - the parents [... more]
CDN$121.99
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With the Light... Vol. 2: Raising An Autistic Child
The Inner Light Continues to Shine: This stellar masterpiece of a book makes me think of the 1968 George Harrison song, "The Inner Light." It might make you cry. This book is the second in a series about Hikaru Azuma, a child with autism. Since [... more]
CDN$17.25
Amazon CA |
Growing Up Severely Autistic
A classic in the literature of autism: Like Josh Greenfeld's "Noah" books, this is an honest and beautifully-written account of the development of the author's son, a "low-functioning" person with autism. It is warm, unsentimental, [... more]
CDN$24.95
Amazon CA |
