SELEZIONE DELLA LETTERATURA SULL'AUTISMO

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A Parent's Guide to Autism: Answers to the Most Common Questions by Charles A. Hart. (Pocket Book Publishers, 1993).
An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks. (1995).
Asperger Syndrome by Ami Klin, editor, Fred R. Volkmar, editor & Sara S. Sparrow, editor. (Guilford Press, 2000).
Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Anthony Attwood. (London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1998).
Autism and Asperger's Syndrome by Uta Frith, ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991).
Autism Treatment Guide by Elizabeth K. Gerlach. (Portland, Oregon: Four Leaf Press, 1993).
Autism: Explaining the Enigma by Uta Frith. (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1989).
Autism: Handle with Care! Understanding and Managing Behavior of Children and Adults with Autism by Gail Gillingham. (Future Education a.k.a. Future Horizons, 1995).
Behavioral Concerns and Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Explorations and Strategies for Change by John Clements & Ewa Zarkowska. (Jessica Kingsley Pub, 2000).
Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism: A manual for parents and professionals by Catherine Maurice, editor, Gina Greene, editor & Stephen Luce, editor. (Austin: Pro-Ed, 1996).
Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD by William Shaw, Bernard Rimland, Pamela Scott, Karyn Seroussi, Lisa Lewis & Bruce Semon. (Sunflower Press, 1997).
Children with Autism: A Parent's Guide by Michael D. Powers, ed. (Woodbine House, 1989).
Children with Autism: A Parent's Guide, 2nd edition by Michael D. Powers, ed. (Woodbine House, 2000).
Clinical Assessment Options for Children with Autism and Related Disorders by Sidney M. Baker & John Pangborn, ed. (1996).
Dietary Intervention as a Therapy in the Treatment of Autism and PDD by Beth Crowell & Andy Crowell. (Housatonic, Mass.: 1992).
Facing Autism: Giving Parents Reasons for Hope, Encouragement for parents, Guidance for Help by Lynn M. Hamilton. (2000).
Handbook of autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders by Donald J. Cohen & Anne M. Donnellan, ed. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1987).
Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, 2nd edition by Donald J. Cohen, editor & Fred R. Volkmar, editor. (John Wiley & Sons, 1997).
Independent living for adults with autism and Asperger Syndrome: A guide for families of people wiht autistic spectrum disorders by National Autistic Society. (National Autistic Society, 1999).
Infantile Autism: The Syndrome and Its Implications for a Neural Theory of Behavior by Bernard Rimland. (New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1964).
Movement Differences and Diversity in Autism/Mental Retardation: Appreciating and Accommodating People with Communication Challenges by Anne M. Donnellan & Martha R. Leary. (Madison, Wisconsin: DRI Press, 1995).
Preschool Education Programs for Children with Autism, 2nd ed by Sandra L. Harris, ed & Jan S. Handelman, ed. (2000).
Raising a Child with Autism: A Guide to Applied Behavior Analysis for Parents by Shira Richman. (Jessica Kingsley, 2000).
Supporting the Families of Children with Autism by Peter Randall & Jonathan Parker. (John Wiley, 1999).
Teach Me Language: A language manual for children with autism, Asperger's syndrome and related developmental disorders by Sabrina K. Freeman, Lorelei Dake & Isaac Tamir, illustrator. (Langley, BC, Canada: SKF Books, 1996).
Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies to Enhance Communication and Solicialization by Kathleen Ann Quill, ed. (New York: Delmar, 1995).
Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children: The Me Book by Ole Ivar Lovaas. (Austin, Texas: Pro-Ed, 1981).
The ABC's of Autism by M. Davi Kathiresan. (Autism Society of Michigan, 2000).
The Autism Handbook by National Autistic Society. (National Autistic Society, 2000).
The Biology of the Autistic Syndromes, 2nd edition by Christopher Gillberg & Mary Coleman. (Cambridge University Press, 1992).
The Ultimate Stranger; the autistic child by Carl H. Delacato. (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1974).
The World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders by Bryna Siegel. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996).
Toilet Training in Less than a Day by Nathan H. Azrin & Richard M. Foxx. (Pocket Books 1989).
Understanding Other Minds; Perspectives from Developmental Cognitive neroscience, 2nd ed by Simon Baron-Cohen, Helen Tager-Flusberg & Donald Cohen. (Oxford University Press, 2000).

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