RESOURCES
Hundreds of resources at your disposal
There are hundreds of resources out there, so we have compiled a short list to help get you started. We have read and used all the books listed and have participated and/or worked with each of the organizations on this list. These resources are just a starting point to help you on your journey. If you are looking for specific information, please contact us and we will help you find the answers you are looking for.
Education
www.wspei.org – wspei is a parent-educator organization helping to create resources for students and foster a positive relationship between parents and educators
CESA (Cooperative Educational Service Agency) – shares knowledge and experience of special education to help parents and educators as they strive for excellent programming and services. Please use the link to locate your CESA organization by district
Better IEPs by Barbara D. Bateman and Mary Anne Linden
All About IEPs by Peter W. D. Wright, Esq., Pamela Darr Wright, MSW, and Sandra Webb O’Connor, M.Ed
Speech & Language
More than Words by Fern Sussman
Play to Talk by James McDonald, Ph.D and Pam Stoika, Ph.D
The Literacy Link: A Multisensory Approach to Sound-Symbol Connections Book by Peggy S. Northrup, MS
Sensory
The Out of Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz and Lucy Jane Miller
The Out of Sync Child has Fun by Carol Kranowitz and Lucy Jane Miller
Introduction to How Does My Engine Run?: The Alert Program for Self-Regulation by Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger
Social Skills
Superflex…A Superhero Social Thinking Curriculum by Stephanie Madrigal and Michelle Garcia Winner
You are a Social Detective by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke
Social Behavior Mapping by Michelle Garcia Winner
Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children by Steven E. Gutstein and Rachelle K. Sheely
Engaging Autism by Stanley I. Greenspan and Serena Weider
Family & Financial Support
The Autism Society of Northeast Wisconsin
The Autism Society of Wisconsin
Autism Spectrum Answers and Support Meetings, see Autism Spectrum Answers Facebook page
Loving Someone with Asperger’s Syndrome by Cindy Ariel, Ph.D and Steven Shore, EdD
Hitchhiking through Asperger Syndrome by Lisa Pyles and Tony Attwood
The Elephant in the Playroom by Denise Brody (A collection of essay written by parents with special needs children)
Information
Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism by Roy Richard Grinker
10 Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk
Developing Talents by Temple Grandin and Kate Duffy
Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin
For Kids
Grumpy Cat by Britta Teckentrup
Since We’re Friends: An Autism Picture Book by Celeste Shally and David Harrington
Rules by Cynthia Lord