Children With High-Functioning Autism: A Parent's Guide

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Apps for Autism by Jean Brady is an explanation to parents and educators on all the technological apps that are useful to children and young adults with autism. The author highlights the importance of technology in current times and insists that children and young adults with autism need not be left behind on issues related to technology. Therefore, throughout the book, the author identifies some of the most important applications that parents and educators can introduce to children with autism. All the applications identified in the book are easily accessible from any available device to the parent or educator which makes the child’s learning process easy. 7. Building Sensory Friendly Classrooms to Support Children with Challenging Behaviors

Special People Special Ways helps parents and educators assist children to understand their unique condition compared with others. It consists of different pictures highlighting different disabilities which help children understand why their fellow students may behave differently or may need a different kind of assistance.The book by Arlene Maguire and Sheila Bailey helps create a positive learning environment where people with autism are understood, appreciated, and accepted. The authors believe that creating a positive learning environment can have a lasting impact on children with autism. 4. The Social Skills Picture Book

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison shares the author’s experiences growing up as a child with autism. His narrations are a source of information to parents and educators to understand different behaviors that children with autism experience so that they do not face difficult periods while trying to understand their children. Building Sensory Friendly Classrooms to Support Children with Challenging Behaviors: Implementing Data Driven Strategies! by Rebecca Moyes explains the value of having a proper and productive learning environment for children with autism. Throughout the book, she explains how a classroom should be set up so that it provides a comfortable learning environment for children with sensory difficulties. She adds that data collected from observations made by students should be used adequately to develop the setup a classroom should take so that students with different special needs can be catered for. Summing up Additionally, Robison offers valuable information on his experiences navigating adulthood as a person with autism. The information is very valuable especially to parents who want to teach their children more socially acceptable behavior as they grow into adulthood. 3. Special People Special WaysHere are some books on autism for parents and educators with ideas that could be applicable at home or school.