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A Picture's Worth PECS and Other Visual Communication Strategies in Autism Andrew Bondy, Ph.D., & Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP This new release examines the value of non-verbal communication strategies for children with autism, and presents the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in detail. This communication system allows a child to use a picture (or series of pictures) to express his needs and desires with a prompt or cues from another person. Without the ability to express themselves, children with autism experience a high level of frustration, which is the root cause of many undesirable behaviors. There is no minimum age or cognitive level required for a child to begin learning PECS. While frequently used with children who are non-verbal, this system has been used effectively with kids who speak, but do not initiate communications. This system promises the opportunity for most children with autism to acquire meaningful and effective communications skills. WP-406 / 5 ˝" x 8 ˝" / 2001 / $16.95 |
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Activity Schedules for Children with Autism - Teaching Independent Behavior Lynn E McClannahan, Ph.D., & Patricia J. Krantz, Ph.D Based on a decade of research, this small publication offers a proven teaching tool to help children with autism make effective use of unstructured time, handle changes in routine, choose among an established set of activities independently. Professionals and parents find detailed instructions and examples to help them: assess child readiness, prepare an activity schedule, understand graduated guidance, monitor progress, expand social skills and progress to written schedules. It can be used successfully with young children, adolescents, and adults. WP-231 / $14.95 / 5.5" x 8.5" / 117 pgs / 30 photos and charts / sc |
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Asperger Syndrome - Living Outside the Bell Curve - Video In recent years schools have seen a marked increase of diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome. This video looks as Asperger students in general and focuses in on 12 year-old Andrew. It includes and in-depth interview with Dr. Tina Iyama, M.D., university of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital. Dr. Iyama explains the causes of, symptoms of, and strategies for coping with Asperger Syndrome. Andrew shows that with appropriate supports it’s possible to flourish outside the accepted social and educational bell curve. AT-301 / $79.00 / 18 minutes / VHS Closed Captioned |
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Autism & the New Law Resources for Treatment. Hope for a Cure This video, hosted by Anthony Edwards of ER is designed to help parents, educators and health care professionals better understand Autism or similar diagnosis such as Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and Asperger's Syndrome. In this video you will learn about the components of The Advancement of Pediatric Autism Research Act, a subtitle of the Children's Health Acto of 2000. This law was passed to find more effective treatments and even a cure for autism. Informative and compassionate interviews filled with hope are presented by top researchers in the field. ED-104 / VHS / CC / 30 minutes / 2001 / $49.95 |
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Breakthroughs: How to Reach Student with Autism Karen Sewell This set provides a comprehensive teacher's manual with reproducible lesson plans that will take you through and entire school year and an award winning video that demonstrates the instructional and behavioral techniques recommended in the manual. Covers math, reading, fine motor, self-help, vocational, social and life skills. Educators of students with autism K-12 AT-104S / $99.00 / Breakthroughs Book and Video Set |
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Children with Autism A Parents Guide Edited by Michael D Powers, Psy.D Forward by Temple Grandin From the new parent coping with a child’s recent diagnosis to one who is an experienced advocate, this book is a must-have reference. Now completely revised and updated, this publication covers a multitude of special concerns including daily and family life; early intervention, educational programs; legal rights; advocacy. This book includes the latest information on current diagnostic criteria, Applied Behavior Analysis, IDEA, autism advocacy via the Internet and more. WP-300 / $17.95 / 5 .5" x 8.5" / 456 pgs / softcover |
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Co-Teaching Students With Autism in the Regular Education Classroom Judi Kinney and Debbie Fisher This new release offers a fresh and innovative co-teaching model for the successful inclusion of students with autism into the general education classroom. The authors (a special and general education teacher) have been co-teaching for the past six years and have developed a successful program for teaching students with autism. This book reflects hands-on experiences and innovations into their classroom: constant curriculum adaptations, inclusionary activities, discipline and pull-out issues, sensitivity to "hovering" over special needs students, working with each other's students equally and more. Includes numerous reproducible pages to implement their ideas in your classroom. A field -tested product. AT-401 / 8 ˝" x 11" / 205 pgs / spiral bound / $39.95 |
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Do-Watch-Listen-Say Social and Communication Intervention for Children with Autism Kathleen Ann Quill This comprehensive intervention guide and accompanying activities are easily adapted to develop a curriculum for both children who are verbal and those who use augmentative and alternative communication, and it can be implemented at home or in the classroom. Excellent for educators from early childhood to elementary levels, this practical, user friendly resource give you the methods you need to build social and communication skills in children with autism. With this guide you will be able to: apply the new state-of-the art assessment tool to guide your curriculum for individual students; combine the best of behavioral and developmental intervention practices; find hundreds of suggested activities to build social play, group skills, and social communication; and chart you interventions with the easy-to-use data collection forms and guidelines. An excellent resouce for those who teach students with autism! B-206 / $59.95 / 540 pages / 2000 release |
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Inclusive Programming For Elementary Students With Autism One of the most important new books offered on inclusion. This book should be in the library of every elementary school in the country for review by teachers and parents. Not only clearly showing the benefit of inclusion, this wonderful book also offers exercises and programs that make inclusion comfortable for the child with autism, his teacher, and fellow students. FUT-100 / $24.95 / 8.5” x 11” / softcover |
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Inclusive Programming for Middle School Students with Autism Winner of the Autism Society of America's "Book of the Year" award for her Inclusive Programming for Elementary Students with Autism, Sheila Wagner now takes on the challenges of inclusion in middle school. This book illustrates methods and techniques to comfortably blend middle school students with autism and their classmates. FUT-101 / $24.95 / 8.5” x 11” / softcover |
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Reaching Out, Joining In This excellent publication introduces social skills programs to parents and teachers of children in preschool through early primary grades diagnosed with Autism, Aspergers and PDD. The book focuses on four broad topics: play; language of social skills; understanding another persons perspective; functioning in an inclusive classroom. Included are tips for using games, modeling; rewards; role play and more. WP-310 / 5 ˝" x 8 ˝" / 240 pgs / $16.95 |
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Right from the Start Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism This accessible guide demystifies Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for parents and professionals and shows how it can be used to teach speech and language, social, motor and adaptive skills with children with autism through a system of repetition, reward, and goal adjustment. The publication discusses the teaching method Intensive Behavioral Intervention (IBI) of which ABA is the central component and explains how to choose a program using IBI. Curriculum, professional roles, parent involvement, inclusion and more are covered in this publication. WP-311 / 5 ˝" x 8 ˝" / $14.95 |
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Straight Talk About Autism - Videos Through intimate interviews with parents and young people with autism, these excellent videos provide support and information for parents and sensitivity training for staff. Some of the topics include: friends and social isolation, communication difficulties, hypersensitivities, teasing, splinter skills, and more. One video focuses on childhood issues and the second covers adolescent issues. AT-108 / Straight Talk - Childhood Issues / $79.95 / 40 min
AT-109 / Straight Talk - Adolescent Issues / $79.95 / 40 min |
