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Organizations
Asperger Autism Network, non-profit with services for children and adults: www.aane.org
Asperger Management, Web site developed by Malcolm Johnson that addresses those employed in business:www.aspergermanagement.com
Aspiritech, non-profit organization hires individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome and high-functioning autism to perform software testing for client companies: www.aspiritech.org
Dr. Tony Attwood, Web site of this international expert on Asperger’s Syndrome: www.tonyattwood.com.au
Autism Asperger Publishing Company, www.asperger.net
GRASP, Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership,www.grasp.org
JobsWithoutLimits, a free job board for job seekers with disabilities to connect with employers in Massachusetts, http://jobswithoutlimits.org/
LD Online: www.ldonline.org/indepth/nonverbal
Linked to Asperger’s, online LinkedIn group moderated by Dr. Debra Moore, Psychologist and Director of Fall Creek Counseling Associates in Sacramento, CA:www.linkedin.com/groups/Linked-Aspergers
NLD Line, www.nldline.com
OASIS @ MAAP, Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support center: http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/
Specialisterne and the Specialist People Foundation: this organization hires individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome and high-functioning autism to provide out-sourced software testing, and creates partnerships with employers to hire autistic workers:
Yale New Haven Autism Program Resources, national listing of resources for children and adults:http://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/autism
Books
Ask and Tell: Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum, edited by Stephen M. Shore, ©2004 Autism Asperger Publishing Company, Shawnee Mission, KS
Asperger Syndrome & Psychotherapy, Understanding Asperger Perspectives, © 2003 Paula Jacobsen, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
Asperger Syndrome An Owner’s Manual 2, for Older Adolescents and Adults, by Ellen S. Korin, M.Ed., ©2007 Austism Asperger Publishing Company, Shawnee Mission, KS
Asperger Syndrome at Work, Success Strategies for Employees and Employers, DVD from Coulter Video,www.coultervideo.com
Asperger’s Syndrome from the Inside Out, © 2008 Michael John Carley, Penguin Group USA, New York
The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome, ©2007 by Tony Attwood, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, © 2003, Mark Haddon, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York
Developing Talents, Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, by Temple Grandin and Kate Duffy, ©2008 Autism Asperger Publishing Company, Shawnee Mission, KS
Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability, Stories and Strategies, ©2004 Yvona Fast and contributors, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
The Hidden Curriculum, Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations, by Brenda Smith Myles, Melissa L. Trautman, and Ronda L. Schelvan, ©2004 Autism Asperger Publishing Company, Shawnee Mission, KS
How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends, ©1983, 2001 by Don Gabor, Fireside Books, Simon & Schuster New York
Living Well on the Autism Spectrum, Valerie L. Gaus, PhD, © 2011 The Guildford Press, New York
Socially Curious and Curiously Social, A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults, © 2011 Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke, co-published by Think Social Publishing, Inc., San Jose, CA and The North River Press Publishing Corporation, Great Barrington, MA;http://www.socialthinking.com/
Social Fortune or Social Fate, A Social Thinking© Graphic Novel Map for Social Quest Seekers, Pamela Crooke and Michelle Garcia Winner, © 2011 Think Social Publishing, Inc., San Jose, CA; http://www.socialthinking.com/
Social Thinking at Work, Why Should I Care?, Pamela Crooke and Michelle Garcia Winner, © 2011 Think Social Publishing, Inc., San Jose, CA; http://www.socialthinking.com/
Solutions for Adults with Asperger Syndrome, Maximizing the Benefits, Minimizing the Drawbacks to Achieve Success,©2005 Juanita P. Lovett, Fair Winds Press, Gloucester, MA
Understanding Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, A Common-Sense Guide for Parents and Professionals, ©2007 Maggie Mamen, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism, ©2005 by Temple Grandin, Sean Barron, Future Horizons Inc., Arlinton, TX
Publication
Autism Asperger’s Digest Magazine: www.autismdigest.com
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