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AUTISM AND ASPERGER SYNDROME

Autism fact sheet (2003). Bethesda, MD: Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health.
www.ninds.nih.gov/health_ and_medical/pubs/autism.htm

Grandin, Temple, PhD (1996). Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism. New York: Vintage.

--------- (1999). Sensory Challenges and Answers (video). Arlington, TX: Future Horizons.

--------- (June 2000). My experiences with visual thinking, sensory problems and communication difficulties. www.autism.org/temple/visual.html

Greenspan, Stanley I., MD (March 23, 2003). Notes on intervention efficacy for autistic spectrum disorders. E-mail message.

Huebner, Ruth A., PhD, and Winnie Dunn, PhD (2001). Introduction and basic concepts. In Autism: A Sensorimotor Approach to Management, edited by Ruth A. Huebner. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers.

Miller-Kuhaneck, Heather, ed. (2001) Autism: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach. Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association. (Particularly helpful chapters include: Alternative and complementary approaches in the treatment of autism, by Patricia S. Lemer; and Sensory integration, by Zoe Mailloux and Susanne Smith Roley.)

Moyes, Rebecca A. (2002). Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Children with High- Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents. London: Jessica Kingsley Pub.

Myles, Brenda Smith, PhD, Katherine Tapscott Cook, Nancy E. Miller, Louann Rinner and Lisa A. Robbins (2000). Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues: Practical Solutions for Making Sense of the World. Shawnee Mission, KS: Asperger Autism.

Shore, Stephen (2002). Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Shawnee Mission, KS: Autism Asperger.

--------- (Summer 2004). Perception. S.I. Focus magazine.

Seroussi, Karyn (2000). Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Mother's Story of Research and Recovery.
New York: Simon & Schuster.

Smith, Dr. Ruth (2002). Sensory and motor problems in individuals with Asperger's syndrome. Waltham, MA: The E. K. Shriver Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. www.ddleadership.org/aspergers/courses/sensory/

Stacey, Patricia (2003). The Boy Who Loved Windows: Opening the Heart and Mind of a Child Threatened with Autism. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press.

Waltz, Mitzi (2002). Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Understanding the Diagnosis and Getting Help. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly and Associates.

THE BRAIN

Berthoz, Alain (2000). The Brain's Sense of Movement. Translated by Giselle
Weiss. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Eliot, Lise, PhD (1999). What's Going on in There? How the Brain and Mind
Develop in the First Five Years of Life. New York: Bantam.

Healy, Jane M., PhD (1999). Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think - and
What We Can Do About It. New York: Simon & Schuster/Touchstone.

--------- (2004). Your Child's Growing Mind: Brain Development and Learning
from Birth to Adolescence (3rd ed.). New York: Broadway.

--------- (Spring 1996). Children's brains at work in the preschool and primary
years. Early Childhood Connections.

Just, Marcel Adam, PhD, Vladimir L. Cherkassky, PhD, Timothy A. Keller,
and Nancy J. Minshew, MD (August 2004). Cortical activation and synchronization
during sentence comprehension in high-functioning autism: Evidence of
underconnectivity. Brain, 127(8).

MacLean, Paul D., PhD (1973). A Triune Concept of the Brain and Behavior.
Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto.

Ornstein, Robert, and Richard Thompson (1991). The Amazing Brain. New York:
Mariner. (The "Four Fs.")

Parker, Steve (1990). The Brain and Nervous System. New York:
Franklin Watts.

Sagan, Carl, PhD (1977). The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the
Evolution of Human Intelligence. New York: Random House.

EATING AND NUTRITION

Dorfman, Kelly (Summer 1998). How sensory integration and nutrition interact,
New Developments, 4(1); (Spring 1999) The picky eater, New Developments,
4(4); (Summer 1999) Calming the brain, New Developments, 5(1); and
(Summer 2003) How the immune system talks to the nervous system, New
Developments, 8(4). Bethesda, MD: Developmental Delay Resources (DDR).

Ernsperger, Lori, PhD, and Tania Stegen-Hanson (2004). Just Take a Bite: Easy,
Effective Answers to Food Aversions and Eating Challenges!  Arlington, TX:
Future Horizons.

Laake, Dana (October 16, 2004). Nutritional approaches. Lecture presented
at Special Needs, Special Kids conference, Silver Spring, MD.

Tallmadge, Katherine (September 8, 2004). Have your fill. The Washington
Post. (About nutrition and the sensation of satiety.)

LEARNING, SCHOOLS, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION

Hannaford, Carla (1995). Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head.
Arlington, VA: Great Ocean Publishers.

Furth, Hans G., and Harry Wachs, OD (1982). Thinking Goes to School: Piaget's
Theory in Practice. New York: Oxford University Press.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, referred to as IDEA 04 (Public Law 108-446). http://edworkforce.house.gov/issues/108th/edu- cation/idea/conferencereport/confrept.htm

Kay, Kiesa, ed. (2000). Uniquely Gifted: Identifying and Meeting the Needs of the Twice- Exceptional Student. Gilsum, NH: Avocus Publishing.

Kranowitz, C.S., (2005). Preschool SENSE (SENsory Scan for Educators): A Tool for OTs in Schools. Las Vegas: Sensory Resources.

---------, and Stacey Szklut (1999). Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration (audiotape). Las Vegas: Sensory Resources.

---------, Jane Koomar, PhD, Stacey Szklut, Lynn Balzer-Martin, PhD, Elizabeth Haber, and Deanna Iris Sava (2001). Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration Dysfunction. Las Vegas: Sensory Resources.

Kline, Frank M., PhD, Larry B. Silver, MD, and Steven C. Russell, eds. (2001). The Educator's Guide to Medical Issues in the Classroom. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes. (Particularly pertinent chapters include: Pervasive developmental disorders, by Rosa A. Hagin, PhD; Sensory integration dysfunction, by Lynn A. Balzer-Martin, PhD, and Carol Kranowitz; and Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, by Larry B. Silver, MD.)

Quirk, Norma J., and Marie E. DiMatties (1990). The Relationship of Learning Problems and Classroom Performance to Sensory Integration. Cherry Hill, NJ: Author (Norma Quirk, 131 Dumas Rd., 08003).

Sassé, Margaret (1990). If Only We'd Known...Early Childhood – and Its Importance to Academic Learning. Victoria, Australia: Toddler Kindy Gymbaroo Pty., Ltd.

Schneider, Catherine Chemin (2001). Sensory Secrets: How to Jump-Start Learning in Children. Siloam Springs, AR: Concerned Communications.

Shipon-Blum, Elisa, DO (2003). The Ideal Classroom Setting for the Selectively Mute Child: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Treating Professionals (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Selective Mutism Anxiety Research and Treatment Center.

Shaywitz, Sally, MD (2003). Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Overcoming Reading Problems at Any Level. New York: Knopf.

Silver, Larry B., MD (1998). The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities (3rd ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press.

Smith, Sally L. (1995). No Easy Answers: The Learning Disabled Child at Home and at School. New York: Bantam.

Vuko, Evelyn Porreca (2004). Teacher Says: 30 Foolproof Ways to Help Kids Thrive in School. New York: Perigee. 

Wright, Peter W. D., and Pamela Darr Wright (1999). Wrightslaw: Special Education Law. Hartfield, VA: Harbor House Law Press.

LISTENING AND THE AUDITORY SYSTEM

Burk, Ricky W. (1999). Interview with Dorothy Kelly, DA, CCC-S, about central auditory processing disorder (CAPD).
www.mshausa.org/kelly.html

Campbell, Don (2000). The Mozart Effect for Children: Awakening Your Child's Mind, Health, and Creativity with Music. New York: HarperCollins.

Frick, Sheila M., and Colleen Hacker (2001). Listening with the Whole Body. Madison, WI: Vital Links.

Madaule, Paul (1994). When Listening Comes Alive: A Guide to Effective Learning and Communication. Norval, Ontario, Canada: Moulin Publishing.

Thompson, Billie, PhD, et al. (1998). Listening Checklist. (Helps parents identify problems interfering with a child's self-esteem and achievement.) Phoenix, AZ: Sound Listening and Learning Center. www.soundlistening.com/fchecklist.html

Tomatis, Alfred A. (1992). The Conscious Ear. Rhinebeck, NY: Station Hill Press.

---------, and Billie M. Thompson, trans. (1997). The Ear and Language. Ontario, Canada: Stoddart.

ORAL-MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

Frick, Sheila M., Ron Frick, Patricia Oetter, and Eileen W. Richter (1996). Out of the Mouths of Babes: Discovering the Developmental Significance of the Mouth – a Book Especially for Parents and Other "Grown-ups." Hugo, MN: PDP Press.

Oetter, Patricia, Eileen W. Richter, and Sheila M. Frick (1995). M.O.R.E. (Motor, Oral, Respiration, Eyes): Integrating the Mouth with Sensory and Postural Functions (2nd ed.). Hugo, MN: PDP Press.

SENSORY DIET AND SENSORY-MOTOR ACTIVITIES

Henry, Diana (1998). Tool Chest for Teachers, Parents and Students: A Handbook to Facilitate Self-Regulation. (Accompanies two videos: Tools for Students: OT Activities for Classroom and Home, and Tools for Teachers: an Overview of School Based Occupational Therapy.) Youngtown, AZ: Henry OT Services.

---------, and Tammy Wheeler (2001). Tools for Parents: A Handbook to Bring Sensory Integration into the Home. Youngtown, AZ: Henry OT Services.

---------, Tammy Wheeler, and Deanna Iris Sava (2004). Sensory Integration Tools for Teens: Strategies to Promote Sensory Processing. Youngtown, AZ: Henry OT Services.

Kranowitz, Carol S. (1995). 101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces. New York: St. Martin's.

--------- (2002). Getting Kids in Sync: Sensory-Motor Activities to Help Children Develop Body Awareness and Integrate Their Senses (video). Las Vegas: Sensory Resources.

--------- (2003). The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Integration Dysfunction. New York: Perigee.

--------- (2004). The Goodenoughs Get in Sync: A Story for Kids about Sensory Processing Disorder. Las Vegas: Sensory Resources.

Williams, Mary Sue, and Sherry Shellenberger. An Introduction to "How Does Your Engine Run?" The Alert Program for Self-Regulation (1992), and Take Five! Staying Alert at Home and School (2002). Albuquerque: TherapyWorks.

Yack, Ellen, Shirley Sutton, and Paula Aquilla (2002). Building Bridges through Sensory Integration: OT for Children with Autism and other Pervasive Developmental Disorders (2nd ed.). Las Vegas: Sensory Resources.

SENSORY PROCESSING

Ahn, Roianne, PhD, Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, Sharon Milberger, ScD, and Daniel N. McIntosh, PhD (May/June 2004). Prevalence of parents' perceptions of sensory processing disorders among kindergarten children. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58(3).

Ayres, A. Jean, PhD (1972). Sensory Integration and Learning Disorders. Los Angeles:Western Psychological Services.

--------- (1979). Sensory Integration and the Child. Los Angeles: Western Psychological Services.

Balzer-Martin, Lynn A., PhD, and C. S. Kranowitz (1992). The Balzer-Martin Preschool Screening Program Manual. Washington, DC: St. Columba's.

Bissell, Julie, Jean Fisher, Carol Owens, and Patricia Polcyn (1998). Sensory Motor Handbook: A Guide for Implementing and Modifying Activities in the Classroom. San Diego: Academic Press.

Bundy, Anita C., ScD, Shelly J. Lane, PhD, and Elizabeth A. Murray, ScD, eds. (2002). Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

(Particularly helpful: Orchestrating intervention: The art of practice, by Anita C. Bundy, ScD, and Jane A. Koomar, PhD; Visual-spatial abilities, by Anne Henderson, PhD, Charlane Pehoski, ScD, and Elizabeth Murray, ScD; and Sensory modulation; and Structure and function of the sensory systems, both by Shelly J. Lane, PhD.)

Dunn, Winnie, PhD (1997). The impact of sensory processing abilities on the daily lives of young children and their families: A conceptual model. Infants and Young Children, 9(4).

--------- (1999).  Sensory Profile. San Antonio: The Psychological Corporation.

--------- (2001). The sensations of everyday life: Empirical, theoretical, and pragmatic considerations. The 2001 Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55(6).

Eide, Fernette F., MD (2003). Sensory integration – current concepts and practical implications. Sensory Integration Special Interest Quarterly, 26(3). Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Grooms, Julie (2001). The Scoop on Sensory Integration: A Resource Created for Teachers and Paraprofessionals. (16-page booklet.) Available from Pocket Full. of Therapy, www.pfot.com

Hanft, Barbara E., Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, and Shelly J. Lane, PhD (September 2000). Toward a consensus in terminology in sensory integration theory and practice: Part 3: Observable behaviors: Sensory integration dysfunction. Sensory Integration Special Interest Section Quarterly, 23(3). Bethesda, MD: AOTA.

Heller, Sharon, PhD (2002). Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World. New York: HarperCollins.

Kinnealey, Moya, PhD, and Sinclair Smith, ScD (Autumn 2004). A review of research on sensory modulation disorder in adults. S.I. Focus magazine.

Koomar, Jane A., PhD, Barbara Friedman, and Elizabeth Woolf, illus. (1998). The Hidden Senses: Your Muscle Sense and The Hidden Senses: Your Balance Sense. Hugo, MN: PDP Press.

Kranowitz, C.S. (2001). The Out-of-Sync Child (video). Las Vegas: Sensory Resources.

Lane, Shelly J., PhD, Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, and Barbara E. Hanft (June 2000). Toward a consensus in terminology in sensory integration theory and practice: Part 2: Sensory integration patterns of function and dysfunction.  Sensory Integration Special Interest Section Quarterly, 23(2). Bethesda, MD: AOTA.

Mailloux, Zoe (Spring, 1993). The vestibular system: Why is it so critical? Sensory Integration Quarterly, 21(1). Torrance, CA: Sensory Integration International.

May-Benson, Teresa A. (December 2000). Creating a consensus on terminology in sensory integration: Comments and reflections. Sensory Integration Special Interest Section Quarterly, 23(4). Bethesda, MD: AOTA.

Miller, Lucy Jane, PhD, Sharon A. Cermak, EdD, Shelly J. Lane, PhD, Marie E. Anzalone, ScD, and Jane A. Koomar, PhD (Summer 2004). Position statement on terminology related to sensory integration dysfunction.  S.I. Focus magazine.

---------, and Shelly J. Lane, PhD (March 2000). Toward a consensus in terminology in sensory integration theory and practice: Part 1: Taxonomy of neurophysiological processes.  Sensory Integration Special Interest Section Quarterly, 23(1). Bethesda, MD: AOTA.

---------, with Doris A. Fuller (in press). Sensational Children: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder.  New York: Putnam.

Reisman, Judith E. (1997). Sensory Processing for Parents: From Roots to Wings (video). University of Minnesota/Fourth Canyon Productions. www.theraproducts.com

Roley, Susanne Smith, Erna Imperatore Blanche, PhD, and Roseann C. Schaaf, eds. (2001). Understanding the Nature of Sensory Integration with Diverse Populations. San Antonio: Therapy Skill Builders. (Particularly helpful chapters include: Proprioception: A cornerstone of sensory integrative intervention, by Erna Imperatore Blanche, PhD, and Roseann C. Schaaf; Clinical applications in sensory modulation dysfunction: Assessment and intervention considerations, Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, and Clare Summers; An ecological model of sensory modulation: Performance of children with Fragile X syndrome, autistic disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and sensory modulation dysfunction, by Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, Judith E. Reisman, PhD, Daniel N. McIntosh, PhD, and Jodie Simon, PhD; and Sensory integration and visual deficits, including blindness, by Susanne Smith Roley and Colleen Schneck, ScD.)

Smith, Karen A., PhD, and Karen R. Gouze, PhD (2004). The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-of-Bounds Behavior. New York: HarperCollins.

Szklut, Stacey, Sharon Cermak, EdD, Kranowitz, C.S., et al. (1998). Making Sense of Sensory Integration (audiotape).  Las Vegas: Sensory Resources/Belle Curve.

Trott, Maryann Colby, with Marci K. Laurel and Susan L. Windeck (1993). SenseAbilities: Understanding Sensory Integration. Tucson, AZ: Therapy Skill Builders.

Wilbarger, Patricia, and Wilbarger, Julia Leigh (1991). Sensory Defensiveness in Children Aged 2-12: An Intervention Guide for Parents and Other Caretakers. Van Nuys, CA: Avanti Educational Programs.

SPECIAL NEEDS

Batshaw, Mark L., MD (2002). Children with Disabilities: A Medical Primer (5th ed.). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.

DeGangi, Georgia, PhD (2000). Pediatric Disorders of Regulation in Affect and Behavior: A Therapist's Guide to Assessment and Treatment. San Diego: Academic Press.

Greene, Ross W., PhD (2001). The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding   and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children (2nd ed.). New York: HarperCollins.

Greenspan, Stanley I., MD, Chair (1994). Diagnostic Classification (of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood): 0–3. Arlington, VA: Zero to Three, National Center for Clinical Infant Programs.

--------- (1995). The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying the Five "Difficult" Types of Children. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

---------, and Serena Wieder, with Robin Simons (1998). The Child with Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth. Reading, MA: Perseus.

Klass, Perri, MD, and Eileen Costello, MD (2003). Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit In – When to Worry and When Not to Worry. New York: Ballantine.

Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy (1992). Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic. New York: HarperCollins.

Lemer, Patricia S. (1995). Attention deficits: A developmental approach. (Brochure.) Santa Ana, CA: Optometric Extension Program.

Papolos, Demitri F., MD, and Janice Papolos (1999). The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder. New York: Broadway.

Rapp, Doris, MD (1992). Is This Your Child? Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies. New York: Perennial Currents.

Quick Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV (1994). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.

Silver, Larry B. (1999). Dr. Larry Silver's Advice to Parents on ADHD (2nd ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press.

Turecki, Stanley, MD, with Leslie Tonner (2000). The Difficult Child (2nd ed.). New York: Bantam.

Zero to Three (1994). Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood. Arlington, VA: National Center for Clinical Infant Programs.

SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND COMMUNICATION

Agin, Marilyn C., MD, Lisa F. Geng, and Malcolm J. Nicholl (2003). The Late Talker: What to Do if Your Child Isn't Talking Yet. New York: St. Martin's.

Kashman, Nancy, and Janet Mora (2002). The Sensory Connection: An OT and SLP. Team Approach. Las Vegas: Sensory Resources.

Mehrabian, Albert, PhD (1968). Communication without words. Psychology Today, 2(4).

Nowicki, Stephen, Jr., PhD, and Marshall P. Duke, PhD (1992). Helping the Child Who Doesn't Fit In. Atlanta: Peachtree.

---------, and Elisabeth A. Martin (1996). Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success. Atlanta: Peachtree.

Whitney, Rondalyn Varney (2002). Bridging the Gap: Raising a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder. New York: Perigee.

VISION

Barber, Anne R., OD, ed. (1999). Behavioral Aspects of Vision Care: Vision and Sensory Integration, 40(2). Santa Ana, CA: Optometric Extension Program Foundation. (Particularly pertinent articles include: Sensory integration and vision, by Sharon Berger, OD; and The neurofunctional basis of sensorimotor integration: integrating vision with the other senses, by Merrill D. Bowan, OD.)

Brockett, Sally (Summer 1995). Vision therapy: A beneficial intervention for developmental disabilities. New Developments, 1(2). Bethesda, MD: Developmental Delay Resources (DDR).

Cirigliano, Suzette (August 2004). About vision problems.
www.Vision-Therapy.com

--------- (October 2004).Visual abilities, vision therapy, and the myths of 20/20 vision. www.vision-therapycom/drtoler/booklet.htm

Gould, Marge Christensen, and Herman Gould, OD (December 2003). A clear vision for equity and opportunity. Phi Delta Kappan, The Professional Journal for Education, 85(4). (About undetected and uncorrected visual problems.)

Hickman, Lois, and Rebecca Hutchins, OD (2000). Seeing Clearly: Fun Activities for Improving Visual Skills. Las Vegas: Sensory Resources.

Kavner, Richard S., OD (1985). Your Child's Vision: A Parent's Guide to Seeing, Growing, and Developing. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Lane, Kenneth A., (1993). Developing Your Child for Success: Easy to Follow Activities to Develop Children's Perceptual and Motor Skills and Prepare Them for Their Early School Years. Lewisville, TX: Learning Potentials.

Optometric Extension Program Foundation, Inc. (undated). Vision Checklists (to help parents identify behavioral signs of visual problems caused by vestibular dysfunction). Santa Ana, CA:
www.oep.org

Shidlofsky, Charles, OD (Winter 2003). Visual processing and perception: A piece of the puzzle. Dallas: S.I. Challenge newsletter.

OTHER RELATED READING

Brazelton, T. Berry, MD, and Stanley I. Greenspan, MD (2000). The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have to Grow, Learn, and Flourish. New York: Perseus.

Greenspan, Stanley I., MD, with Jacqueline Salmon (1993). Playground Politics: Understanding the Emotional Life of Your School-Age Child. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Rubin, Kenneth H., PhD, with Andrea Thompson (2002). The Friendship Factor: Helping Our Children Navigate Their Social World – and Why It Matters for Their Success and Happiness. New York: Viking.

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