Books for parents, available at the Harbor Regional Center Family Resource Center (310) 543-0691
 

Creative Play Activities for Children With Disabilities, by Lisa R. Morris and Linda Schulz

A Parents How-to-Book of Ideas for Special Needs Children, by Fran Palmer and Valerie Steelman

Adaptive Play for Special Needs Children, by Caroline R. Musselwhite

Toys “R” Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids

Books about autism for children, available from Autism Society of NC Bookstore (919) 571-8555
 

• Joey and Sam, by Illana Katz
• Kristy and the Secret of Susan, Ann M. Martin
• Russell is Extra Special, by Charles A. Amenta
• Please Don’t Say Hello, by Phyllis-Terri Gold

Books available from local libraries or from bookstores

                            KIDS
 

• The Disease Book, A Kid’s Guide, by Margaret O. Hyde (Palos Verdes Library)
• Russell is Extra Special, by Charles A. Amenta (Torrance Civic Center Library)
• Please Don’t Say Hello, by Phyllis-Terri Gold (Torrance Civic Center Library)
• Home Free, by Kathryn Lasky (Torrance Civic Center Library)
• Inside Out, by Ann M. Martin (Torrance Civic Center Library)
• Andy and His Yellow Frisbee (picture book), by Mary Thompson (Torrance Civic Center Library)
• Are You Alone on Purpose? (For teens), by Nancy Werlin (Torrance Civic Center Library)
• Joey and Sam, by Illana Katz (Manhattan Beach Library)

• Autism: Explaining the Enigma, by Uta Frith (Palos Verdes Library)
• Prisoners of Silence video recording (Palos Verdes Library)
• The Autistic Child: Language Development Through Behavior Modification , by O. Ivar Lovaas (Palos Verdes Library)
• A Miracle to Believe In, by Barry Neil Kaufman (Palos Verdes Library)
• Children With Emerald Eyes: Histories of Extraordinary Boys and Girls, by Mira Rothenberg (Palos Verdes Library)
• The Seige : The First Eight Years of an Autistic Child, by Clara Claiborne Park (Palos Verdes Library)
• Autistic Children: A Guide for Parents, by Lorna Wing (Palos Verdes Library)
• Autistic Children: A New Hope for a Cure, by Niko Tinbergen (Palos Verdes Library)
• Bobby: Breakthrough of a Special Child, by Rachel Pinney (Palos Verdes Library)
• Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic, by Donna Williams (Palos Verdes Library)
• Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free From the World of Autism, by Donna Williams (Palos Verdes Library)
• Like Color to Blind, by Donna Williams (Palos Verdes Library)
• The Child With Special Needs, by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D.

Autism Resource Books for Adults, with publisher (Unless otherwise noted, information is from “The Autism Depot” web site.  Reviews of books are available at http://home.ptd.net/~rjd/autism/)
 

• Autism: Handle With Care, by Gail Gillingham.  Pub. 1995 Future Horizons
• The World of the Autistic Child, by Bryna Siegel.  Pub. 1996 Oxford University Press
• Autism: Explaining the Enigma, by Uta Frith. Pub. 1989 Blackwell
• Dancing in the Rain, Edited by Annabel Stehli.  Pub. 1995  The Georgiana Organization
• The Sound of a Miracle, a Child’s Triumph over Autism, by Annabel Stehli. Pub. 1991 Doubleday
• Thinking in Pictures, by Temple Grandin.  Pub. 1995 Doubleday
• Emergence: Labeled Autistic, by Temple Grandin with Margaret M. Scariano.  Pub. 1986 Arena Press
• A Parent’s Guide to Autism, by Charles A. Hart.  Pub. 1993 Pocket Books
• Children With Autism, A Parents’ Guide, Edited by Michael D. Powers, Psy.D.  Pub. 1989 Woodbine House
• Let Me Hear Your Voice, by Catherine Maurice.  Pub. 1993 Fawcett Columbine
• There’s a Boy in Here, by Judy and Sean Barron.  Pub. 1992 Avon Books
• My Child Needs Special Services, by Nancy O. Wilson.  Mills and Sanderson, Publishers; 41 North Rd., Suite 201; Bedford, MA 01730.  Phone (617) 275-1410. (Information from The Advocate)
• Taking Charge-Overcoming the Challenges of Long Term Illness, by Irene Pollin and Susan K. Golant.  Times Books New York (Information from The Advocate)

Autism Resource Books for Adults, available through theAutism Research Institute (http://www.autism.com/ari/)
Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide for parents and Professionals, by Tony Attwood
 

• Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD, by William Shaw, Ph.D., with contributions by Bernard Rimland, Ph.D., Bruce Semon, M.D., Ph.D., Lisa Lewis, Ph.D., Karyn Seroussi and Pamela Scott
• Targeting Autism: What We Know, Don’t Know, and Can Do To Help Young Children With Autism and Related Disorders, by Shirley Cohen
• The Yeast Connection Handbook, by William G. Crook, M.D.