By Laurel A. Hoekman, Executive Director of The Gray Center

This is a wonderful resource!  Consider purchasing some to give away to childcare providers, grandparents, teachers, neighbors, or families with a child with ASD. It provides a wonderful way to provide information and/or support to those who need it. Easier (and quicker) to read than the many excellent books on the market, it provides basic information for each letter of the alphabet, along with suggestions for helpful resources. The delightful children in the illustrations were drawn by Carol Gray!

It's a very succinct yet caring resource that would have been very reassuring and informative to me if I had read it soon after getting diagnosed. –Nick Dubin

*NOTE: The Gray Center frequently gives this resource to families dealing with a new diagnosis of ASD. When you give a donation to The Gray Center, you are helping us to provide this valuable resource for those who need it!

With your help, we have sold or given away more than 11,000 of this resource! It is now available as a slightly revised edition.

By Teresa Bolick

Ten-to-eighteen year olds face many challenges and adolescents with AS can have special difficulty navigating through the changes they encounter when they reach middle school. Teens are presented with complicated issues during the middle school years. Child psychologist and AS specialist Teresa Bolick has solutions for overcoming the obstacles kids with AS face. Packed with practical advice and full of inspiring stories, Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence will be your guidebook as you help a teen with AS down the path toward happiness and success.

Bullying is a serious problem for people with Asperger Syndrome (AS), both at school and in the workplace, and displaying "different" behavior, such as not understanding social rules or hand-flapping, exacerbates the risk of being victimized.

Writing in an accessible, informal style, the author describes the bullying behavior he and other individuals have experienced, and the effect this has had on their lives. He outlines the reasons for bullying behavior and the danger of persistent recurrence if it remains unchecked, as well as the critical importance of "involving the bystander". Nick Dubin goes on to provide a range of effective strategies to address bullies and bullying that can be applied by parents, professionals, schools, and individuals being bullied. He stresses the importance of peer intervention, empathetic teachers, and verbal self-defense, and shows how lack of support, condemning of "tale telling," or even blaming the victim reinforces bullying.

This book offers individuals with AS who are being bullied the opportunity to see that they are not alone, and it is an invaluable source of advice for parents, teachers, professionals and personnel managers.

By Brenda Smith-Myles and Jack Southwick

This long-awaited expanded edition of this bestselling book offers parents and professionals alike true-and-tried solutions to minimize and circumvent the often frightening circumstances that surround the rage cycle – for the child with Asperger Syndrome as well as others in the environment. In addition to almost doubling the section on interventions, this highly practical and user-friendly must-have resource also focuses on the behaviors and reactions of the adults around the child going through the stages of the rage cycle and emphasizes the importance of utilizing the teachable moments before and after a rage episode.

People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) can find it difficult to work in an environment that involves socialization with colleagues or a lack of routine. However, Asperger Syndrome and Employment shows how success in the workplace is possible with perseverance and with the right supports and strategies in place.

Edited by Liane Holliday Willey, with chapters by Tony Attwood, Steven Gutstein, Liane Holliday-Willey, and more!

Reflecting the views of parents, professionals and those with AS themselves, this book tackles issues that are pertinent to all teenagers, such as sexuality, depression and friendship, as well as discussing topics like disclosure and therapeutic alternatives that are more specific to those with AS.

Asperger Syndrome in the Inclusive Classroom offers support and practical techniques for teachers who work with children with Asperger Syndrome (AS).

Based on the successful experiences of classroom teachers, and written from a teacher's perspective, this book provides creative and easy-to-apply strategies that support and encourage AS students in the mainstream classroom, from organization and time management techniques to framing classroom instructions to make lessons more accessible for children with AS. The authors' straightforward, practical advice relates to every part of the school day and includes advice for teaching specific subject areas. They give tips on helping students navigate the school environment, how to handle social situations like lunch and breaks, and what to do during unstructured periods.

This book is essential reading for teachers and school staff who want to fully include AS students in the classroom.