Rachel Hundley, Ph.D.

Web References

http://www.firstsigns.org - Collaborative approach for parents and pediatricians regarding child development and developmental disorders

http://www.autism-society.org/ - Autism Society of America, an organization that offers state and national autism resources and support for families. Also includes printable information in Spanish.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.htm - The Center for Disease Control - Autism Home page

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm - National Institute for Mental Health

http://www.teacch.com - Division TEACCH, which is based in North Carolina, has put together a wealth of information on helping individuals with autism function as independently and meaningfully as possible in their communities and schools.

Print References

Educating Children with Autism, published by the National Research Council and available on http://www.amazon.com .

A good description of ABA/discrete trial programming can be found in: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism: A Manual For Parents and Professionals. Edited by Catherine Maurice, Gina Green and Stephen Luce. Pro-Ed Publishers, 1996.

Siblings of Children with Autism, by Sandra Harris, Ph.D

The Autism Sourcebook by Exhorn

Overcoming Autism by Kogel and Lazebnik.

A resource to promote play is: Play and Imagination in Children with Autism by Pamela Wolfberg.

Books on Social Stories by Carol Gray including the original Social Stories which focuses on daily living skills as well as My Social Stories Book and Comic Strip Conversations.

Asperger's: What does it mean to me? by Catherine Faherty