resources

Applied Behavior Analysis

• Behavior Analysis Certification Board - http://www.bacb.com/
• Behavior Analysts Inc. - http://www.behavioranalysts.com/
• The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies - http://www.behavior.org/
• Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis - http://www.v-aba.org/
• The Carbone Clinic - http://www.drcarbone.net/

Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Ami Klin/Yale Child Study Center
• Analysis of some common behavioral problems in kids:
• Asperger's Disorder Homepage
• Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the U.S.
• Autism Asperger Publishing Company
• Autism National Committee
• Autism-PDD Resource Network
• Autism Research Institute
• Autism Society of America
• Center for Study of Autism
• Future Horizons
• Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding
• Liane Holiday Willey
• NICHCY
• Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS)
• Pocket Full of therapy
• The Autism Program of Virginia
• Tony Attwood
• Wrong Planet

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
• NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Bipolar Disorders

• Bipolar children
• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
• NAMI (The Nation’s Voice on Mental Illness)
• The Bipolar Child

Down Syndrome

• National Down Syndrome Society

Books:

Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Asperger's Syndrome - A guide for Parents & Professionals, by Tony Atwood
• Autism-Asperger's and Sexuality - Puberty and Beyond, by Jerry and Mary Newport
• Emergence - Labeled Autistic, by Temple Grandin
• The New Social Story Book, by Carol Gray
• Picture the Process, by Annabelle Street & Robert Cattoche
• Ready to Use Social Skills Lessons 4-6, by Ruth Weltman Begun
• Soon Will Come the Light, by Thomas A. McKean
• Social Problem Solving - Interventions in the Schools, by Maurice J. Elias & Steven E. Tobias
• A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism, by Beth Fouse and Maria Wheeler
• Thinking in Pictures, by Temple Grandin
• Taking the Mystery Out of Medications in Autism/Asperger Syndromes, by Luke Tsai
• Visual Strategies for Improving Communication, by Linda A. Hodgdon

Bipolar & Other Related Disorders

• The Bipolar Child, by Demitri F. Papolos, M.D. & Janice Papolos
• The Explosive Child, by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. (HarperCollins, 1998)
• Bipolar Disorders: A Guide to Helping Children and Adolescents, by Mitzi Waltz (O'Reilly, 2000)
• Survival Strategies for Parenting Children with Bipolar Disorder, by George T. Lynn (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000)
• Survival Strategies for Parenting Your ADD Child: Dealing with Obsessions, Compulsions, Depression, Explosive Behavior and Rage, by George Lynn (Underwood Books, 1996).
• Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids, by Timothy E. Wilens, M.D. (Guilford Press, 1999).
• The Out-of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction, by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A. Perigree Books, 1998).
• Children with Tourette Syndrome, by Tracy Haerle, Editor (Woodbine House,1992)
  His Bright Light, by Danielle Steel (Delacorte, 1998)
• You, Your Child, and "Special Education", by Barbara Coyne Cutler (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 1993).
• The Life of a Bipolar Child, by Trudy Carlson (Benline Press, 1995) (formerly The Suicide of My Son)
• Manic Depression and Creativity, by D. Jablow Hershman and Julian Lieb (Prometheus Books, 1998).
• Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Cheryl and Me to the Mall?, by Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. (The Noonday Press, 1991)
• Win the Battle: The 3-Step Lifesaving Formula to Conquer Depression and Bipolar Disorder, by Bob Olson (Chandler House Press, 1999.)
• When Madness Comes Home, by Victoria Secunda (Hyperion, 1998).

Other Books

• The Differentiated Classroom - Responding to the Needs of All Learners, by Carol Tomlinson
• Functional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behavior - A practical Handbook, by O'Neil, Horner, Albin, Sprague, Storey, Newton
• Helping Persons with Severe Mental Retardation Get and Keep Employment, by Sherril Moon, Katherine Inge, Paul Wehman, Valerie Brooke, & Michael Barcus
• SenseAble Strategies, by Anne Beninghof
• The Tough Kid - Social Skills Book, by Susan M. Sheridan
• The Tough Kid - Tool Box, by Susan M. Sheridan

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