Activity Schedules for Children with Autism: Teaching Independent Behavior, 2nd Edition. Lynn McClannahan & Patricia Krantz, $24.95

Activity schedules are a set of pictures or words that cue a sequence of steps. Based on ABA methods, learners are taught using a system of graduated guidance — physical prompts systematically faded as performance increases. Once the individual has mastered their use, he or she can independently follow a schedule to engage in activities at home, at school, and during leisure time. The latest research points to positive outcomes from using activity schedules, including better self-management, decreased problem behaviors, and skill generalization, among other findings.

The new edition of Activity Schedules for Children with Autism includes:

• How to use activity schedules to organize all aspects of a person’s daily activities, and increase engagement, task completion, making appropriate choices, and sequencing activities
• An expanded section on the use of activity schedules by adults, describing how they are used at home and in the workplace and via iPods and Blackberries
• How to use activity schedules to promote social interaction and to teach children to point to and show objects to others in order to share a social experience

Detailed instructions and examples help parents prepare their child's first schedule, then progress to more varied and sophisticated schedules, leading to greater independence.

Applied Behavior Analysis, 2nd Edition. John Cooper, Timothy Heron & William Howard, $140.40

This comprehensive text, best-suited for upper-level courses in basic principles, applications, and behavioral research methods, helps students, educators, and practitioners appreciate and begin to acquire the conceptual and technical skills necessary to foster socially adaptive behavior in diverse individuals. Readers of the new second edition will appreciate the inclusion of:

• more than 1,000 citations to primary-source literature, including both classic and contemporary studies
• a glossary of more than 250 technical terms and concept
• more than 100 graphs displaying original data from peer-reviewed research, with detailed descriptions of the procedures used to collect the data represented
• five new chapters written by leading scholars in the field of behavior analysis
• the addition of The Behavior Analyst Certification Board® BCBA® and BCABA® Behavior Analyst Task List, 3rd Edition.

Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism: Building a Future Together. Edited by Mickey Keenan, Mary Henderson, Ken Kerr & Karola Dillenburger, $29.95

This practical book gives detailed guidance on how to develop a tailored ABA programme that includes the key features of ABA: detailed individual behaviour assessment, reinforcement strategies to encourage new behaviours and systematic programme implementation. Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism will be a key resource for parents, teachers, social workers, psychologists, researchers, nurses, health visitors and anyone with an interest in improving the ability to cope with the world of children with autism.

Autism: Behavior Analytic Perspectives. Patrick Ghezzi, W. Larry Williams & James Carr, editors, $43.50

Behavior analysis has developed the best treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder and is the only approach which speaks of recovery, not just management. This volume includes some of the best researchers and clinicians on this topic and is an essential text for behavior analysts in both academic and clinical settings.

Autism in the School-Aged Child: Expanding Behavioral Strategies and Promoting Success. Carol Schmidt & Beth Heybyrne, $25.00

Autism in the School-Aged Child is a practical book of strategies designed for both parents and educators. It brings the established principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) to the natural settings of the classroom and the home.

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Applied Behavior Analysis, Evidence and Practice. Peter Sturney & Adrienne Fitzer, $44.95

Well organized and practical, this text summarizes the science of behavior analysis and its application to people with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autism Spectrum Disorders: Applied Behavior Analysis, Evidence and Practice describes many of the technologies and procedures behind ABA and is compiled by active researchers and practitioners and leaders in the field of ABA. Each chapter contains concise summaries of current research literature and explicit practitioner recommendations.

Capturing the Motivation of Children with Autism or Other Developmental Delays. James Partington, $31.95

To help an individual with autism learn critical new skills and willingly participate in social interactions, a parent or educator needs to know how to capture the child’s motivation. Learn how to identify and capture motivational factors that will influence the child’s willingness to participate in both structured teaching sessions and everyday activities. Discover the techniques to create motivational conditions that result in increased spontaneous language and social interactions. Additionally, read about the strategies you can use to help develop and increase the reinforcing value of social feedback such as praise and smiles.

Educate Toward Recovery: Turning the Tables on Autism. Robert Schramm, $62.95

Educate Toward Recovery is a teaching manual for the verbal behavior approach to ABA. It provides behavioral terminology in a way that is applicable and easy to understand. The book explains Applied Behavior Analysis as an effective, valid treatment for autism. For anyone considering ABA or wondering if they should upgrade their current ABA program to incorporate the Verbal Behavior approach, Educate Toward Recovery is an invaluable source of information and insight.

Initiations and Interactions: Early Intervention Techniques for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Teresa Cardon, $21.50

Research suggests an early start is the key to a successful intervention for children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. What many don't know is that research also shows that for most early intervention programs to be effective, they must involve a child's primary caregivers, especially when it comes to such an all-pervasive area as communication … If your child is currently receiving several therapies or if you are trying on your own to help encourage and foster communication interactions with your child, take the tools you find helpful in this book and make sure that a "family-centered" approach is part of your weekly regime. If your child is one of the thousands who have been "wait-listed" for services, wait no more — the tools are at your fingertips!

It’s Time for School! Edited by Ron Leaf, Mitchell Taubman, & John McEachin, $45.95

It’s Time for School addresses the importance of the quality of service at ALL levels, from school districts and supervisors, to teachers and bus drivers, to ensure a strong structure to each child's school experience. The book explores increasing the receptiveness to ABA in the classroom setting and addresses the need for ongoing training for all staffing. This is a book that impacts and enhances every classroom for the child diagnosed with autism and is recommended reading for parents, teachers and professionals alike.

Language and Autism: Applied Behavior Analysis, Evidence, and Practice. Adrienne Fitzer & Peter Sturmey, $44.50

This volume will provide the reader with a concise overview of applied behavioral interventions for language in people with autism spectrum disorders.

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

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.

The book is also available: More Than Words: Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Fern Sussman, $53.00

The New Social Story Book, Revised and Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition. Carol Gray, $37.95

Over 100 social stories that teach everyday social skills to children with autism or Asperger’s Syndrome and their peers. The book includes a CD-ROM of printable, editable social stories. This new edition is a bright, colourful and practical update to writing, modifying, teaching and using Social Stories at home and at school.

Preschool Education Programs for Children with Autism, 3rd Edition. Sandra Harris & Jan Handleman (eds), $50.95

Since the first two editions of Preschool Education Programs, exciting advances have arisen to benefit the special education of autistic preschoolers. This third edition answers a common set of questions concerning the treatment of very young children with autism spectrum disorders, using a range of ABA technology. This book addresses educational settings including public, private and university-based programs in America.

Contributing to this 12-chapter edition are 11 programs, including:

Alpine Learning Center • ASCENT • Autism Center at the University of Washington • CABAS Program • Children’s Unit at SUNY Binghamton • Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center • Groden Center • LEAP Program • Summit Academy Sussex Consortium • and Valley Program

Right from the Start: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism, 2nd Edition. Sandra Harris & Mary Jane Weiss, $23.95

Back in a revised and updated edition, Right from the Start is a trusted primer on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment for children with autism. It examines the critical components of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention programs for preschoolers with ASDs and helps guide parents through the complex process of choosing a program for their child. It presents the many factors to consider and discusses the pros and cons of each.

Self-Help Skills for People with Autism: a Systematic Teaching Approach. Stephen Anderson, et al, $27.50

Learning self-help skills can be challenging for people with autism, but is essential for independence. Self-Help Skills for People with Autism thoroughly describes a systematic approach that parents and educators can use to teach basic self-care to children, ages 24 months to early teens, and even older individuals. A chapter is devoted to four skill areas (eating, dressing, toileting, personal hygiene) offering detailed insight and specific instruction strategies. Appendices contain forms to complete for task analyses, instructional plans, and data collection. With the information in Self-Help Skills, parents can immediately start teaching their child, or refer back to the book to fine-tune skills as their child develops.

Sense and Nonsense in the Behavioral Treatment of Autism. by Autism Partnership: Ron Leaf, John McEachin & Mitchell Taubman, $47.95

In a field exploding with alternative treatments, choosing the best course of action for the child with autism can be a daunting task. The authors, a renowned team of professionals, offer compelling practical evidence of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as the most reliable approach to education. The book begins with an overview of ABA, debunking common myths and describing its origins in the Lovaas method and UCLA's Young Autism Project, which first demonstrated what children could accomplish under controlled conditions. This book surveys complementary and alternative medical strategies as well, stressing the need for parents to cast a critical eye before choosing new therapies or moving from one mode of therapy to another. They encourage parents to look at treatment that has been scientifically investigated and subjected to independent verification. Written in expert yet accessible language, this is an ideal resource for parents navigating through the maze of current ASD therapies.

Tales from the Table: Lovaas/ABA Intervention with Children on the Autistic Spectrum. Margaret Anderson, $22.95

Tales from the Table is a practitioner's account of the successes and limitations of using Lovaas/ABA home education with five young boys on the autistic spectrum. The abilities and skills of these children before, during and after intervention are documented with a focus on the realities of undertaking Lovaas/ABA home education: the impact of a 35-hour learning week on children and parents. This book will help parents to make an informed decision about using Lovaas/ABA interventions and will give professionals and students practical insights and useful information on the approach.

Tasks Galore Let’s Play: Structured Steps to Social Engagement and Symbolic Play. Laurie Eckenrode, Kathy Hearsey, Pat Fennell & Beth Reynolds, $68.95

The fourth book in the popular Tasks Galore resource series for parents, teachers and therapists utilizes play as the program foundation for learning. These strategies are based on evolving evidence that teaching play skills can increase young children’s symbolic understanding and, thus, have an impact on their imitation, language and social skills.

Teach Me How to Learn: a Manual for Parents & Professionals. Gun-Louise Lyrén, $39.95

Teach Me How to Learn is a simplified, easy-to-use ABA manual which gets past the complex, technical language of ABA, making it possible to start ABA training easily and quickly. Teach Me How to Learn shows readers how to help children with ASDs learn how to learn, using motivation, imitation and generalization. Knowledge and skills are shaped gradually and the training builds on earlier learning successes. Useful for parents and para-professionals new to the ABA process.

Understanding Applied Behavior Analysis: an Introduction to ABA for Parents, Teachers, and other Professionals. Albert Kearney, $24.95

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is based on the premise that behavior can be influenced by changes in environment and by the reinforcing consequences of that behavior. This introductory guide to ABA demystifies the basic terminology, the underlying principles, and commonly-used procedures of ABA using accessible, everyday language.

Albert Kearney explains the kinds of learning and reinforcement processes that form the basis of ABA programs. Having covered these essential principles, he describes how the science of behavior analysis can be effectively applied to real life behavior problems. He looks at how behavior is assessed and various intervention techniques that are often employed with children who have autism and other special needs. Having laid these essential foundations, Kearney touches on more advanced topics: the applications of ABA in behavioral education, such as precision teaching and programmed instruction.

VB-MAPP: the Verbal Behavior Milestone Assessment and Placement Program. (Guide & Individual Child Protocol). Mark Sundberg, $75.95

The VB-MAPP Instructor's Manual and Placement Guide contains a description of how to use Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior for language assessment; the assessment instructions, and the specific scoring criteria for each of 170 milestones. In addition, the Manual contains a placement guide that offers specific suggestions for programming and direction for each of the 170 milestones achieved, as well as suggestions for IEP goals for each skill presented in the three levels of the VB-MAPP.

The VB-MAPP Individual Child Protocol contains scoring forms and charts for each of the 170 milestones, the 24 language and learning barriers, the transition to less restrictive settings assessment, and the over 1000 tasks contained in the task analysis of each skill area.

The Verbal Behavior Approach: How to Teach Children with Autism and Related Disorders. Mary Lynch Barbera & Tracy Rasmussen, $19.95

The Verbal Behavior (VB) approach is a form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), that is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior and works particularly well with children with minimal or no speech abilities … This step-by-step guide provides an abundance of information about how to help children develop better language and speaking skills, and also explains how to teach non-vocal children to use sign language. An entire chapter focuses on ways to reduce problem behavior, and there is also useful information on teaching toileting and other important self-help skills, that would benefit any child. This book will enable parents and professionals unfamiliar with the principles of ABA and VB to get started immediately using the Verbal Behavior approach to teach children with autism and related disorders.

Video Modelling and Behaviour Analysis: a Guide for Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism. Christos Nikopoulos & Mickey Keenan, $35.95

Video modelling is an easy-to-use behaviour modification technique that uses videotaped rather than ‘live’ scenarios for the child to observe, concentrating the focus of attention for the child with autism and creating a highly effective stimulus for learning. Video Modelling and Behaviour Analysis provides a practical introduction to the technique, its objectives, strategies for use and evidence of its success. Illustrative case examples are supported by detailed diagrams and photographs, with clear, accessible explanations.

You're Going to Love this Kid! Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom, Second Edition. Paula Kluth, $37.95

Thousands of educators have turned to You're Going to Love This Kid! for fresh ways to welcome and teach students with autism — and now the book teachers trust is fully revised and more practical than ever! Gathering feedback from teachers across the country during her popular workshops, autism expert Paula Kluth targeted this second edition to the specific needs of today's primary and secondary school educators.

Readers will also get updates on all of the other topics covered in the first edition, including fostering friendships, building communication skills, planning challenging and multidimensional lessons, and adapting the curriculum and the physical environment. And with the new first-person stories from people with autism and their teachers and parents, readers will have a better understanding of students on the spectrum and how to include them successfully.

A book that teachers will keep forever, this is the ultimate practical guide to including students with autism, teaching them effectively and sensitively, and appreciating the gifts they bring to the classroom.