An Animated Introduction to Asperger Syndrome. Biomation, $29.95 DVD, 30 minutes

Living with Asperger's Syndrome can be difficult, and explaining it to others can often seem more of a challenge than coping with AS itself. This short, simple and accessible film explains through a series of lively animations what AS is, what it feels like and how it can be helped, in a way that is both informative and easy to understand.

Created by children in conjunction with professional animators, this highly entertaining film concisely summarizes the basics of AS, enabling viewers of all ages to gain a real insight into the condition. Using a winning combination of humour and frank discussion to explore AS, the DVD comprises a main feature film, which is complemented by an array of vox pops, interviews, slideshows, and other additional material, documenting how the film was made and further exploring what AS means to different people.

Asperger Syndrome and Employment: a Personal Guide for Succeeding at Work. Nick Dubin, $43.95 DVD format, 43 minutes

People with Asperger Syndrome can find it difficult to work in an environment that involves socialization with colleagues or a lack of routine. Asperger Syndrome and Employment shows how success in the workplace is possible with perseverance and with the right supports and strategies in place. Nick Dubin discusses his own experiences at work and highlights challenges common among employees with AS. Dubin advises how to succeed in the workplace and offers practical advice on finding employment in line with your interests, making use of job coaches, developing self-esteem, using your strengths and being honest to yourself and others about your weaknesses.

Asperger Syndrome: Transition to College and Work. Coulter Video, $44.95 DVD format, 57 minutes

Asperger Syndrome: Transition to College and Work offers practical steps that students can take during high school to help them prepare for college and the work place. The DVD includes techniques to help students understand their role in the transition process; obtain special education services at their college and to learn how to be self-advocates. Tips on finding a career field that uses their interests, strengths and talents round out this valuable and practical learning tool.

Asperger’s, Autism & Girls: Understanding & Appreciating the Female Perspective, DVD. Tony Attwood, $53.95

In this insightful presentation, Dr. Tony Attwood describes the unique challenges of women and girls with autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Addressing the rapid increase of women and girls with autism spectrum disorders, as well as the large number who remain misdiagnosed, he also covers the practical solutions school systems can implement, social challenges, and issues such as navigating puberty, transitioning to work or university, and the importance of careers.

The Asperger’s Difference, DVD. Center for Spectrum Services, $55.95

The Asperger’s Difference follows three articulate young people as they navigate middle school, high school and college. Their insights into the Asperger experience offer the viewer opportunities to see often overlooked strengths in individuals with AS. This DVD and the accompanying discussion guide will help young people with AS to build self-awareness and self-esteem and advocacy skills.

Being Bullied: Strategies and Solutions for People with Asperger’s Syndrome. Nick Dubin, $39.95 DVD format, 30 minutes

Bullying is a serious problem in schools and children who display “different” behaviors are particularly at risk. Being Bullied describes the various types of peer abuse and the devastating consequences, such as poor self-esteem, low academic achievement, depression, or even suicide.

Narrated by Nick Dubin and featuring footage of his own childhood that illustrates behaviors that made him an easy target for bullies, the film also includes the stories of three individuals with Asperger's Syndrome who talk about their experiences of being bullied. The DVD outlines practical strategies and shows children and young people who are being bullied a chance to see that they are not alone. Being Bullied will be a valued resource for parents, educators and professionals.

Dealing with Frustration: Video Modeling for Children with Autism DVD. Coach's Playbook Series, $12.95

Video modeling is an effective way to help children learn social skills. This DVD helps children learn how to remain calm when experiencing frustration.

Embracing Play: Teaching Your Child With Autism. Developed by Hilary Baldi and Deanne Detmers, $40.95 DVD

In this 47-minute DVD parents discuss the importance of play in reaching their child with autism, and the rewards that follow. Professionals and parents demonstrate strategies for creating the structure necessary to forster your child's play skills.

In order to be socially successful, children must learn to notice and "read" the social cues and messages that people use to communicate. Fitting In and Having Fun aims to stimulate a child's perception of social situations by visually showing them how to decode and interpret information from others. It also helps them to be more aware of their own body language and the messages they are sending. The target viewer is an elementary school-aged child who is ready to learn about the intricacies of social interactions. Social interactions are broken down, showing both the negative and positive consequences of how a child interacts and responds in social settings. As the child becomes aware of other people's perspectives, they can learn what to do differently to affect a better outcome.

Fitting In and Having Fun: Confident and In Control. Social Skills Training Video Series, Volume 3. DVD $64.95

An important component to making and keeping friends is having the ability to control strong emotions and impulses. This DVD empowers children by showing them what they can do differently, in emotionally charged situations, to stay in control. It shows them how to stay calm to work out disagreements and create compromises.

Geared toward mainstreamed elementary school-aged children, it breaks down complex social interactions by showing the consequences, both positive and negative, attached to how the child interacts with others and how they choose to respond in social situations.

Fitting In and Having Fun: Moving On to Middle School. Social Skills Training Video Series, Volume 2. DVD $64.95

Children who are not prepared to face the daily challenges of middle school can quickly become overwhelmed. Students in middle school want and need to become more independent. To do this they must learn how to read and understand more complex social situations, regulate their emotions and solve more of their problems on their own. This DVD gives tips and advice on how students can handle the many new and complex situations that commonly arise. It helps them to create strategies they can use to improve their organizational, academic, and social skills.

Growing Up Social: Exploring How Social Communication Develops and Strategies to Help. Michelle Garcia Winner & The Gray Center, $44.95 (2 DVDs, 60 minutes each)

This DVD looks at how social thinking supports the development of social skills from the first year of life, influencing language development and academic success, as well as skills for adult living. Social thinking concepts and strategies will be introduced to support this teaching across the home and school day, including an exploration of how we organize our communicative interactions and utilize active perspective-taking throughout each day.

The Hidden Curriculum: Teaching what is Meaningful, DVD. Brenda Smith Myles, $31.95, (46 minutes) DVD

Using common, familiar examples, Brenda Smith Myles emphasizes the importance of teaching hidden curriculum items directly to individuals with autism spectrum disorders and social-cognitive challenges. This DVD is a great companion to the book Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations, co-authored by Smith Myles, delivering a clear presentation on understanding and teaching the unspoken social rules of everyday life.

How to Play with Others: Video Modeling for Children with Autism DVD. Coach's Playbook Series, $12.95

Video modeling is an effective way to help children learn social skills. This DVD helps children learn how to initiate play with other children.

The Incredible 5-Point Scale - Assisting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling Their Emotional Responses. Kari Dunn Buron & Mitzi Curtis, $32.50 (22 minutes) DVD

In this DVD, Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis share their successful use of the simple concept of 5-point scales to help students understand and control their emotional reactions to everyday events that might otherwise set in emotion escalating reactions. Whether it is inappropriate touching, obsessions, yelling, hitting or making hurtful statements to classmates, use of the scale helps break down a given behavior and, with the student's active participation, develop a unique scale that identifies the problem and suggests alternate, positive behaviors at each level of the scale.

Intricate Minds: Understanding Classmates with Asperger Syndrome. Coulter, $33.95 (12 minutes) DVD

Candid interviews with teenagers designed to promote positive interactions between classmates and reduce harassment and bullying. This innovative programme takes viewers “inside” AS, with demonstrations to help them see things from the point of view of teens with Asperger Syndrome.

Intricate Minds II: Understanding Elementary School Classmates with Asperger Syndrome. Coulter, $33.95 (16 minutes) DVD

An elementary school version of the highly successful Intricate Minds programme for teenagers, Intricate Minds II includes interviews with boys and girls aged 8 through 12 who describe what it’s like to have Asperger Syndrome. They reveal some of the positive qualities classmates will find if they take the time to understand and look past the “different” behaviours kids with AS sometimes exhibit. The programme also takes viewers “inside” AS, with demonstrations to help them see things from the perspective of kids with Asperger Syndrome.

Intricate Minds III: Understanding Elementary School Classmates Who Think Differently. Coulter, $33.95 (17 minutes) DVD

This video is an elementary school version of the highly successful Intricate Minds programme designed for middle and high school students. It includes interviews with boys and girls aged 8 through 12 who describe what it’s like to have conditions that make them act differently at school. Intricate Minds III can help classmates avoid the trap of ignoring or teasing kids who have trouble fitting in. Kids who understand the reasons for different student behaviours are much more likely to accept them socially and include them in activities.

Where does your napkin go? Do you have to share all your toys? What's the proper way to tell someone they have a phone call? Why should you raise your hand in school? Is it okay to double-dip a chip? Kids will laugh and learn as they play along with friendly and humorous host Willy Dooright in this hilarious game show "Look Mom, I Have Good Manners". Interactive, fun and entertaining, Look Mom, I Have Good Manners shows viewers that manners are more than just a bunch of stuffy, boring rules. The program demonstrates manners are a guide to help people get along with each other through simple-kindness, consideration, respect and common sense.

Mind Reading: the Interactive Guide to Emotions - Version 1.3. Simon Baron-Cohen, $150.95 (DVD or CD-ROM)

Mind Reading Emotions Library. University of Cambridge with Simon Baron-Cohen, $70.95

Mind Reading is a unique reference work covering the entire spectrum of human emotions. Using this software you can explore over 400 emotions, seeing and hearing each one performed by six different people.

Mind Reading has been designed with awareness of the special needs of children and adults who have difficulties recognizing emotional expression in others. It enables the user to study emotions and to learn the meanings of facial expressions and tone of voice, drawing on a comprehensive underlying audio-visual and text database. People who might find Mind Reading particularly useful are those with autism spectrum conditions, including Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder, Atypical Autism, Classic Autism, and Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities.

More Than Words: Promoting the Communication Development of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Communication Challenges. The Hanen Centre, $55.00 (18 months to 5 years) DVD

This easy-to-use DVD is an invaluable tool for both parents and professionals who support preschool children with social and communication challenges, such as autism spectrum disorder. A companion to Hanen’s popular More Than Words guidebook, the DVD brings to life the research-based strategies parents can use in everyday activities to foster their children’s communication skills.

Social Behavior Mapping DVD. Michelle Garcia Winner & The Gray Center, $23.95 (DVD format, 50 minutes)

Social Behavior Mapping is a cognitive behavioral technique which helps students to understand how our behaviors affect others, which then impacts on how they treat us and ultimately how we feel about ourselves. This helps to demystify the complexity of social thought and related behaviors. On this DVD, the evolution of social behavior mapping is explained along with step-by-step instructions on how to use this valuable treatment strategy. The DVD corresponds with a book called Social Behavior Mapping, also by Michelle Garcia Winner. Included on this resource is a brief discussion of Michelle Garcia Winner's other books and DVDs and their applicability for a variety of situations and audiences.

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The Social Skills Picture Book for High School and Beyond. Jed Baker, $45.50; CD-ROM, $32.95

The Social Skills Picture Book for High School and Beyond offers parents and educators of teens (and young adults) photos of actual students engaging in a variety of social situations. This visual learning format shows, rather than tells, students the right (and wrong) ways to interact in different circumstances. The photos illustrate the positive and the negative consequences of social interactions in a wide variety of real-life situations that are important to teens.

Succeeding through Autism: Communication, Relationships and Employment. Sean Barron, $54.95 (90 minutes, DVD format)

Sean Barron tells the compelling story of how he went from being a child with low-functioning autism, to a successful adult, journalist and partner in a flourishing relationship.

Understanding Brothers and Sisters with Asperger Syndrome. Coulter Video Productions, $44.95 DVD

Understanding Brothers and Sisters on the Autism Spectrum. Coulter Video Productions, $44.95 DVD

These DVDs are designed to help children of different ages understand and support their siblings on the autism spectrum. One DVD applies to siblings diagnosed with autism, and the other applies to siblings diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Each DVD contains four programs; three for siblings of different ages and developmental levels, and one for their parents. The sibling programs are for children ages 4 to 7; ages 7 to12 and ages 12 to adult. They explore a range of ways the kids interviewed have learned to get along with and enjoy their brothers and sisters. The DVDs also help parents understand the special needs of their neurotypical children. Overall, the members of 24 families were interviewed to create these unique videos.

Watch Me Learn® DVDs, $33.95 each

Watch Me Learn® videos are for children on the Autism Spectrum, including PDD and Aspergers, Nonverbal Learning Disorders, Social Anxiety as well as other developmental delays and speech delays. The format of Watch Me Learn® videos engenders skill generalization across multiple platforms. A free ’Progress Tracker’ is available for download for each DVD.

A New Beginning, Volume 1, features basic communication and socialization skills including: object naming and identification, greetings, simple game like stacking blocks and story time. Recommended for developmental ages: 18 months and up. DVD format, 25 minutes

Let’s Play, Volume 2, features play and socialization skills including: coloring, Simon Says, duck-duck-goose, and outdoor play. Volume 2 depicts acclaimed standards of child development and communication through play. The result is an engaging video that captures the attention of children of all abilities. Recommended for developmental ages: 3 and up. DVD format, 42 minutes

School Days, Volume 3, features communication and socialization skills for children preparing for or attending school. Among some of the featured activities are: getting ready for school, getting on the bus, classroom centers, gym and interacting with fellow students. Recommended for developmental ages: 3 and up. DVD format, 53 minutes

Friends, Volume 4, features the common activities of play dates including: playing catch, snack time, charades, an exciting treasure hunt and baking with friends. Recommended for developmental ages: 4 and up. DVD format, 36 minutes