Teacher+Resources

This book is wonderful in teaching students about the uniqueness of all individuals. It helps students to recognize that each person has specific needs to be met and we must try to be understanding and accepting of all people. Loaded with activities this book could be utilized in any elementary classrooms to help students recognize the strengths in every person and also provide insight to what it might mean to live with autism. Some of the activities included in this book include: “how are you different?”, “Senses”, “How do you like to be treated?”, and “Walk in their shoes”.
 * Sabin, Ellen (2006). __The Autism Acceptance Book.__ Watering Can Press.**

This book defines the top ten characteristics that illuminate the minds and hearts of children with autism. Ellen's personal experiences as a parent, an autism columnist, and a contributor to numerous parenting magazines coalesce to create a guide for all who come in contact with a child on the autism spectrum.
 * Notbohm, Ellen (2005). __Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wish You Kn____ew__. Texas: Future Horizons.**

This would be a great book to have in your classroom library available to all kids in your class. This book helps us to understand kids with autism in a child friendly and positive way.
 * Edwards, Andreanna (2001). __Taking Autism to School.__ USA: Jayco Books.**

This book is composed of many short stories written by siblings of kids with autism. It talks about what it is like to have a brother or sister with autism.
 * Shapiro, Steven (2009). __Autism and Me: Sibling Stories.__ Illinois: Albert Whitman and Company.**

This is a great DVD to watch to learn more about how people are affected with Autism. A boy named Taylor has Autism and he makes this video by interviewing other people with Autism and their families to see how it affects them. The people with Autism talk about what's easy, what's hard, what bothers them and how they feel about being Autistic.
 * Normal People Scare me Documentary**

An informational book, this book provides the reader with an insight of what it means to be autistic, how it affects the family, how it effects school, and much more. With full colour illustrations and accounts from people living with autism the teacher can grow to understand the students who live with autism.
 * Snedden, Robert (2010). __Explaining Autism__. Minnesota: Smart Apple Media.**

An information book full of ideas, strategies, and concepts that will apply to virtually any situation. Helpful sections include: Impact of Autism; Characteristics; What Does Communication Have to do With Behaviour; Sensory Issues and Behaviour; Social Skills and Social/Emotional Issues; Structuring the Environment for Success; Increasing Desired Behaviours; Decreasing Unwanted Behaviours; Crisis Management and Other Special Problems; Discipline Procedures and Behavior Intervention Plans; and finally Stress Management.
 * Fouse, Beth & Wheeler, Maria M (1997). __A Treasure Chest of Behavioural Strategies for Individuals with Autism__. Texas: Future Horizons, Inc.**

[|Autism Society Website] This site is full of useful information about Autism. It is a Canadian website and has the latest news, people to connect with, information on university/college supports, and general information.

Autism Awareness Centre hosts conferences across Canada and the UK, while ensuring books, articles and resource supports are readily available to all communities keeping parents and professionals on the cutting edge of new information. Autism Awareness Centre is leading the way because we “believe in change".
 * Autism Awareness Centre Inc. **