The Maryland Asperger Advocacy and Support Group maintains a lending library for members. Up to three (3) books can be checked out for a five (5) day period.   Contact Gayle Blum at (410) 429-5321 to arrange for a time to visit the library. Books are available for check-out at all support group meetings.   Below are a list of some of the books that are available. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are available through your local public library. Donations of books are always welcome!

OUR BOOK INVENTORY...


A

"Autism: Explaining the Enigma"      by Uta Frith

"Autism and Asperger Syndrome"    by Uta Frith

“Asperger’s, Huh?”   by Rosina & Schnurr

"Asperger Syndrome"  edited by Ami Klin, Fred R. Volkmar, Sara S. Sparrow                                                                                     
    
“Autism and PDD” (Unraveling the Mystery)    by Karen Seroussi, Bernard Rimland, Phd.         
 
“Aspergers Employment Workbook”   by Roger Meyer                      
    
“Autism/Asperger’s:  Solving the Relationship Puzzle”   by  Stephen Gutstein

"Aspergers Syndrome…A Guide for Parents and Professionals*  by Tony Attwood

"Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Teachers" by Val Cumine, Julia Leach, Gill Stevenson, Burnley Stevenson

“Asperger’s Syndrome and Sensory Issues”   by Brenda Smyth-Miles

“Asperger’s Syndrome in the Family”   by Lianne Holliday-Willey

“Autism:  Through a Sister’s Eyes” by Eve Band,  Emily Hecht

“A Martian in the Playground” by Clare Sainsbury

“Asperger’s Syndrome & Difficult Moments”   by Brenda Smith-Myles

B

"Beyond the Wall...Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome"    Stephen Shore

D

"Diagnosing Jefferson"  by Norm Ledgin

"Does My Child Have a Speech Problem?"  by Katherine L. Martin 

E

"Emotional Intelligence"  by Daniel Goleman

“The Explosive Child”   by Ross Greene, Phd

I

“Incorporating Social Skills in the Classroom”  by Rebecca Moyes

"Inclusion...A Guide for Educators"  by Susan Stainback and William Stainback

"Inside Out:  What Makes a Person With Social Cognitive Deficits Tick?"  by Michelle Garcia-Winner

"I Can Problem Solve"  (intermediate elementary grades) An Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Program by Myrna B. Shure

L

“Linguisystems” Catalogue          A Speech and Language Catalogue

"Life Skills Activities for Special Children"    Darlene Mannix

N

"Nobody Nowhere"  by Donna Williams

O

"O.A.S.I.S. Guide to Asperger's Syndrome"    by Patricia Romanski Bashe, et. al.

P

“Pretending to Be Normal: Living with Asperger’s Syndrome”  by Lianne Holliday Willey

S

"Social Stories" by Carol Gray

“Social Story Book (The New)”    by Carol Gray

"Somebody Somewhere"  by Donna Williams

"Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child" (revised)  by Ellen McGinnis and Arnold P. Goldstein

“Skillstreaming in Early Childhood” Preschool/Kindergarten"   by Ellen McGinnis & Arnold P. Goldstein

T

“Trevor,Trevor?”    by Diane Twachtman-Cullen

"Teaching Children with Autism"   by Robert L. Koegel & Lynn Kern Koegel

"Teaching Children with Autism"  (Strategies to Enhance Communication and Socialization)  by Kathleen Ann Quill

“Teaching Children with Autism to Mind Read”   by Baron-Cohen

"Teaching the Tiger"  by Marilyn P. Dornbush, Ph.D. and Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed.

"The World of the Autistic Child"  by Bryna Siegel

“Thinking In Pictures”       by Temple Grandin

“Teaching Effective Classroom Routines”    by Joe Witt, Lynn LaFleur, Gale Naquin, Donna Gilbertson

“This is Asperger’s Syndrome”    by Elisa Gagnon & Brenda Smith Myles

U

"Understanding and Teaching Children with Autism"  by Rita Jordan and Stuart Powell

"Understanding Other Minds" (2nd ed)  by Simon Baron-Cohen, Helen Tager-Flusberg and Donald J. Cohen

V

“Visual Supports”   by Brenda Smith Myles & Jennifer Savner

VIDEO CATALOG

“Asperger’s: The Atwood Video”                 

“Building Bridges”

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