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Top Tips: Resources for supporting autistic kids
With the help of our online community, we’ve compiled an extensive list of resources to help parents support children with autism. You may also be interested in our Parental As Anything podcast episode on parenting autistic kids.
Please note these resources are not personally endorsed/recommended by Maggie, but rather based on community recommendations from parents and educators and other members of Maggie’s social community.
Books
The New Social Story Book – Carol Gray
Autism Spectrum Disorders – Chantal Sicile-Kira
The Conversation Train – Joel Shaul
Dinosaur Diego – Jill & Katherine Bobula
The Out-of-Sync Child – Carol Stock Kranowitz
Raising a Sensory Smart Child – Lindsey Biel & Nancy Beske
Late, Lost & Unprepared – Joyce Cooper-Kahn & Laurie Dietzel
It’s So Much Work To Be Your Friend – Lavoie
Smart but Scattered – Peg Dawson & Richard Guare
A Parents Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder – James C. McPartland, Sally Ozonoff & Geraldine Dawson
A Different Kind of Brilliant – Louise Cummins
A Boy Named Bear – Kaz Dalton
Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal – Anna Whateley
Ten things every child with autism wish they knew – Ellen Notbohm
Children with High-Functioning Autism: A Parent’s Guide – Claire E. Hughes-Lynch
NeuroTribes – Steve Silberman
Being friends with Bodie Finch – Candy Lawrence
Books with humour – The Wonkey Donkey, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Room on the Broom
Special Boys’ Business – Heather Anderson
The 5 Love Languages of Children – Dr Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell
Reframing Autism – Charity Organisation + Books
Growing up Autie – A Comic by Nathan McConnell – Artist
A Crocodile in the Family – Kitty Black
Annie and the Waves – Louise Lambeth
Social Thinking – We Thinkers! Books
The Red Beast & Super Shamlal – Kay Al-Ghani
Nobody Nowhere – Donna Williams
Living with Max – Chloe Maxwell
The Explosive Child – Dr. Ross Greene
My Mummy is Autistic – Heath & Joanna Grace
The Complete Autism Handbook – Benison O’Reilly & Kathryn Wicks
The Neurodiversity Reader: Exploring Concepts – Damian Milton
Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm – Hanna Bertilsdottir Rosqvist, Nick Chown & Anna Stenning
Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement – Steven K. Kapp
Some Brains – Nelly Thomas
The Reason I Jump – Naoki Higashida
Kevin Thinks – Gail Watts
Autism Spectrum Disorder – Melissa Reve
All cats are on the Autism Spectrum – Kathy Hoopmann
The Superhero Heart – Christel Land
Reframe Your Thinking Around Autism – Holly Bridges
Aspergirls, Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome – Rudy Simone
Differently Wired – Deborah Reber
100-ish Books on Autism and Neurodiversity – Not an Autism Mum
Julia and Rose Best Friends Fur-Ever – Sesame Workshop Resources
Fish In A Tree – by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Online/Podcasts, etc.
Autistic Advocacy: Identity First Language – Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Autism CRC Guide to Interventions – Autism CRC has published a report for families, clinicians, researchers and policy makers, which synthesises all available high-quality evidence about interventions for children on the autism spectrum.
Autism Level Up – Education
Autistic Inclusive Meets Community Group AIM – Non-profit Organisation
Autism Inclusivity – Private Group
The Autistic Realm Australia TARA – Charity Organisation
I Am Cadence – Growing up Unique – Society & Culture
Reframing Autism – Charity Organisation + Books
The I CAN Network – Non-profit Organisation
NeuroClastic – Non-profit Organisation
Not An Autism Mum – Community
And Next Comes L – Hyperlexia & Autism Resources – Education
Fierce Autie – Blogger
Autism, Typing – Community
The Autistic Wolf – Personal Blog
The Little Black Duck – Autism Communication Services
Aspect / Autism Australia – Community
The Parenting Spectrum Podcast – ABC podcast about autism & family life
Jenara Nerenberg & The Neurodiversity Project – Community
Yellow Ladybugs, Autistic Girls & Women – Non-profit organisation
School of the Road – Education
Positive Partnerships – School-aged children support
The Zones of Regulation – Framework to teach self regulation
Love on the Spectrum – Reality TV docu-series
Autism Association of WA – Support Services
Autism Assessment – Royal Children’s Hospital
From Diagnosis to OAM Workshops – Daniel & Daryl Giles
The Autism Discussion Page – Bill Nason
Autism Explained – Education Website
Ask an Autistic – Questions answered on Youtube
Level Up Autism – Support and Resources
The Functional Family – Support Website
Understood – Support Website
CliniKids Autism Research – The Kids Research Institute Australia
Nelle Francis – Autism Education Consultant & Trainer
Amazing Things Happen – Animation for children
Barefoot Autism Warriors – Podcast
Autistic Professor – Education
Autistic Not Weird – Community
neuroclastic.com – Education
Amaze Autism Australia – Non-profit Organisation
Profectum – Autism Resources
Asperger Experts – Autism Resources
Lives in the Balance – Advocacy
The I Am, Movement – Indigenous Health & Educational Resources
The Everyday Autism Series – Blog
AUsome Training – Autism Resources
Konfident Kidz – Autism Education Consultant and Training
Square Peg Round Whole – Podcast
Square Peg Round Whole – Free 23 page handbook on ‘Supporting the Mental Health of Neurodivergent Students at School’, suitable for schools, teachers and families.
Au-some Women: Empowering, Supporting & Connecting Autistic Women – Community
Tilt Parenting – Podcast
That Au-some Book Club – Online Community
Forging Furry Friendships: How Human-Animal Interventions Can Support Autistic Children’s Well-Being – Sesame Street resources
Teaching Self-Determination Skills – Sesame Street resources and activities
Setting and Achieving Goals – Sesame Street articles
Experts
Allison Davies – Brains = Behaviours Course
Dr Mona Delahooke – Public Figure
Sue Larkey – Public Figure
Tony Attwood – Public Figure
Siobhan Lamb – Embrace Difference – Public Figure
Harry J. Thompson – Author
Autism Actually – Motivational Speaker
Kristy Forbes – Autism & ND Support
Temple Grandin – Public Figure
Amy Laurent – Public Figure
Barry Prizant – Author
Yenn Purkis Neurodiversity Page – Public Figure
Dr Theresa Kidd – Pyschology
Dr Wenn Lawson – Public Figure
Chloe Hayden – Public Figure
Speaking of Autism – Quincy Hansen – Public Figure
Summer Farrelly – Public Figure
Michelle Swan – Public Figure
Tania Marshall – Public Figure
The Autistic Advocate, Kieran Rose – Public Figure
Neurodivergent Rebel – Public Figure
Christina Keeble – Consulting
ZEBR Reframing Autism – Holly Bridges
Labels go on soup cans, Autism is a diagnosis – Leah Taylor, Community Support
Dr Damian Milton
Joanna Grace
Ann Memmott
Dr Chloe Farahar
Dr Susy Ridout
Dr Dinah Murry
for parents of autistic kids to provide them with knowledge, tools and support to help their neurodivergent child thrive in a neurotypical world.
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