My daughter is 8 and is starting to read about her ASD. Standing down, falling up is a good one. Its written by a little girl with Aspergers, all cats have Aspergers, Aspergers in Pink, they arent just for kids with Aspergers, theres a lot of good info in them for parents with kids on the high functioning side of the spectrum.
I have not read it yet, actually just bought it and am starting it tonight. There is a book written by a 13 year old boy that has Asperger Syndrome... It looks interesting but I will have to let you know once I have read it.. Here is an introduction to it:
Book Description
Publication Date: August 15, 2002
Have you ever been called a freak or a geek? Have you ever felt like one? Luke Jackson is 13 years old and has Asperger Syndrome. Over the years Luke has learned to laugh at such names but there are other aspects of life which are more difficult. Adolescence and the teenage years are a minefield of emotions, transitions and decisions and when a child has Asperger Syndrome, the result is often explosive.
Luke has three sisters and one brother in various stages of their adolescent and teenage years but he is acutely aware of just how different he is and how little information is available for adolescents like himself.
Drawing from his own experiences and gaining information from his teenage brother and sisters, he wrote this enlightening, honest and witty book in an attempt to address difficult topics such as bullying, friendships, when and how to tell others about AS, school problems, dating, relationships and morality.
Luke writes briefly about his younger autistic and AD/HD brothers, providing amusing insights into the antics of his younger years and advice for parents, carers and teachers of younger AS children. However, his main reason for writing was because "so many books are written about us, but none are written directly to adolescents with Asperger Syndrome. I thought I would write one in the hope that we could all learn together."
There are others written by kids from their perspective as well, I think it is interesting to read about someone who can let us into their mind, even if it is different from our own kids.. just a peek into a world we can not begin to understand...
The list is huge. I don't remember any of the new titles but a couple books that continue to be used year-in and year-out.... A Work in Progress..... Activity Schedules for Children with Autism.
Effective Biomedical treatments:have we done everything we can for this child by drs. Rimland , pangborn and baker. Also the very first book I tell everyone with an asd kid to read is let me hear your voice by Catherine Maurice. Starts you off on the fighting path right after diagnosis. Absolutely my number one!
My daughter read "All cats have Aspergers" over and over and could identify with the cats in the book. She enjoyed.