Books can play a big role in helping you and your child with Autism. You’ll find books can be a good way to connect with your children as they learn to share, make eye contact and it enhances their speech while reading one with their parents.
Here is a list of specially curated books related to Autism available on Kindle, Pdf version and paperback.
We would love to get recommendations from you on any useful books for children with Autism that are not in this list. You could write to us at contact@autismconnect.com
Asperger's, Autism & You: Is the epidemic real and are vaccines the cause?
This book demystifies and rectifies the problems inherent in autism by examining in clear terms the whole panorama of the subject, not just individual bits, beginning with its history and including practical advice at every level, yet without being an overblown medical-type textbook. It unravels and demystifies medical, psychiatric and psychological terminology to reveal what autism really is and what it means to be autistic in day-to-day life and then analyze its strengths and weaknesses in order to offer practical and constructive advice on dealing with it directly on its own terms, as it affects each individual and family.This book is a comprehensive look at the subject, drawn from a number of avenues of thought and knowledge, including anecdotal ones, as well as a series of ideas, research and commentary gained from numerous sources around the world.
On the Spectrum: Ian Hale's Family Guide to Autism and Beyond
"Professor Hale has produced a ground-breaking and timely book which I recommend. It fills a vital gap in current knowledge, and it challenges us to use the information sensitively and intelligently in researching, understanding, and applying it for ourselves. It will also be of general interest because it includes science-based advice about genetics, allergies, general health, and some of the ways humans can have ‘differently wired’ brains. It is illuminating and written from a new sympathetic and humane perspective. Ian writes as an author and expert medical scientist who is on the spectrum himself and is therefore in an ideal position to contribute insights into this subject. For example, the book gives an informative overview of current scientific research as well as well as explaining the experience from his own unique insider point of view. He explains for example that, “Autism is for life, including senior care, a fact seldom considered by social agencies.... "
