ENQUIRY ABOUT AUTISM INCLUDING HELPFUL RESOURCE LINKS

We had a great chat session last night. We spoke to a concerned grandparent about how to deal with the news that you have a child with Autism. We provided links to some great resources for parents to read and watch. 

Here are the links we shared in case you are in a similar situation.

BOOKS

Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism
http://www.amazon.com/Carlys-Voice-Breaking-Through-Autism/dp/1439194157

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
http://www.amazon.com/Reason-Jump-Inner-Thirteen-Year-Old-Autism/dp/0812994868/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391482854&sr=1-1&keywords=the+reason+i+jump

Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism
http://www.amazon.com/Louder-Than-Words-Mothers-Journey/dp/0452289807/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391482626&sr=1-5&keywords=jenny+mccarthy

'Look me in the eye' - (My life with Asberger's) written by John Elder Robison 
http://www.amazon.com/Look-Me-Eye-Life-Aspergers/dp/0307396185

'How to talk to an autistic kid' - written by Daniel Stefanski (an autistic kid)
http://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Autistic-Daniel-Stefanski/dp/1575423650

VIDEO

Temple Gratin - a severely autistic woman who became a university lecturer and designed 'Herringbone' Cow Sheds as a method of more effectively putting cows through the milking procedure.

Documentary: The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow - part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ycu3JFRrA&noredirect=1