Atwood, T.
(1998). Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and
Professionals. London:
Jessica
Kingsley Publishers Ltd.
Clear and concise review of major features of Asperger’s Syndrome.
Useful intervention
strategies are
also included. Very useful for parents and professionals with
varying experience in AS, from novices to experts.
Haddon, M.
(2003). The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nigh-Time.
London: Jonathan Cape.
Clever and
humorous fiction novel about a “murder” mystery from the perspective
of an autistic child. Does a commendable job of capturing essence
of diagnosis in the child’s
character.
Klin, A.,
Volkmar, F., & Sparrow, S. (Eds.) (2000). Asperger Syndrome.
New York: Guilford
Press.
Comprehensive
collection of recent research addressing issues in Asperger
Syndrome.
Excellent
place to start to look for primary research sources.
Shaywitz, S.
(2003). Overcoming Dyslexia: A new and Complete Science-Based
Program for
Reading
Problems at Any Level.
New York: Knopf.
Superb
overview of dyslexia, and review of recent findings of neurological
explanations of reading difficulties. Also gives a concrete
description of accommodations and modifications to provide dyslexics
in order to truly access the curriculum. Shaywitz is effective in
translating complex scientific research into language accessible to
everyday readers in a meaningful manner.
Snow, C.,
Burns, S., & Griffin, P. (Eds.) (1998). Preventing
Reading
Difficulty in Young
Children.
Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Review of best
practices to prevent reading difficulties in young children. Based
on large
study by
committee of the National Academy of Sciences. The report provides
concrete examples of interventions for a variety of types of
children with reading disabilities (ELS, dyslexia, etc.). Excellent
resource for any parent or educator looking for information on
reading difficulties.
