From the AARC, Happy Women’s History Month and Happy International Women’s Day!
Today, and throughout the month of March, the AARC is celebrating women on the autism spectrum.
Watch our latest Quick Tip Training to learn more about epidemiology, symptom presentation, and diagnostic differences in males and females on the autism spectrum.
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Click the picture above to visit the AARC’s resource page dedicated to females on the spectrum! This page provides a list of support groups for neurodiverse teens and adults. Access additional training videos, review personal stories from female self-advocates, and more!
What better way to celebrate Women’s History Month than by reading the personal stories shared by female self-advocates on the spectrum! See their books in the reading list below, as well as other recommended resources for adult women, teens, girls on the spectrum, and the families and educators that support them.
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Resources of the Month
The resources of the month are available in the Special Education Service Agency (SESA) Library. Search for items on the SESA website, or contact the librarian, Anne Freitag, at [email protected] or 907-334-1301.
Electronic books may be accessed from anywhere in the state. If you've used our e-books before, go to the login page here. If you haven't, please contact Anne so she can set up a username and password for you.
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Asperger's and Girls: world-renowned experts join those with Asperger's Syndrome to resolve issues that girls and women face every day!
Featuring: Tony Attwood and Temple Grandin, plus 7 more experts
Future Horizons, 2006
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Description: "...describes the unique challenges of women and girls with Asperger's Syndrome. In it you'll read candid stories written by the indomitable women who have lived them. You'll also hear from experts who discuss whether 'Aspie girls' are slipping under the radar, undiagnosed; why many AS women feel like a minority within a minority (outnumbered by men 4:1); practical solutions school systems can implement for girls; social tips for teenage girls, navigating puberty, the transition to work or university, and the importance of careers." |
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Asperger's in Pink: a mother and daughter guidebook for raising (or being!) a girl with Asperger's
By: Julie Clark
Future Horizons, 2010
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Description: "... author ... guides you through her family's adventures raising a young child with Asperger's Syndrome, a mild form of autism. Whether you have a boy or a girl with Asperger's in your life, you'll nod and smile as you turn each invaluable page of real-life challenges and solutions. On the way, you'll be delighted and intrigued by candid commentary from her daughter Kristina, whose spirit and perseverance outweigh any obstacle she may face. Teeming with wisdom and wit, this book has much to offer parents as well as educators and professionals."--publisher's website.
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Asperger's, Autism & Girls (DVD)
Presented By: Future Horizons
Distributed By: Insight Media, 2011
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Description: Describes the unique challenges of women and girls with autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Covers the practical solutions school systems can implement, social challenges, and issues such as navigating puberty, transitioning to work or university, and the importance of careers.
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Aspergirls: empowering females with Asperger Syndrome
By: Rudy Simone
J. Kingsley Publishers, 2010
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Description: Girls with Asperger's Syndrome are less frequently diagnosed than boys, & even once symptoms have been recognized, help is often not readily available. The image of coping well presented by AS females can often mask difficulties, deficits, challenges, & loneliness.
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Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: what parents and professionals should know about the pre-teen and teenage years
By: Shana Nichols, with Gina Marie Moravcik and Samara Pulver Tetenbaum
J. Kingsley Publishers, 2009
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Description: Growing up isn't easy, and the trials and tribulations of being a teenager can be particularly confusing for girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). This book covers all the concerns commonly faced by girls with ASDs and their parents, from periods and puberty to worries over friendships and "fitting in". Taking a good look at these adolescent issues, and many more, within the context of specific areas of difficulty for girls with ASDs, the authors provide families with the knowledge and advice they need to help their daughters - and the whole family - through the teenage years. This book addresses core issues such as cognition, communication, behavior, sensory sensitivities, and social difficulties; it gives candid and realistic advice on a wide range of important teenage topics. Providing professional perspectives alongside personal experiences from mothers, daughters and educators, this is a unique and indispensable guide for families and their daughters with ASDs, as well as the teachers and professionals who work with them.
(This title is also available as an E-Book.)
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Girls Under the Umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders: practical solutions for addressing everyday challenges
By: Lori Ernsperger & Denielle Wendel
Autism Asperger Pub. Co., 2007
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Description: Co-authored by an experienced professional and a mother of a young girl on the autism spectrum, this much-awaited book combines the best of both worlds as it gives a voice to girls under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorders. The authors provide insightful first-hand accounts of girls lives along with research- based strategies and practical techniques for addressing the unique needs of girls on the spectrum while nurturing and developing their gifts and talents. Throughout each chapter, you will find descriptions of interventions and strategies designed to improve specific behaviors at home, at school, and in the community. Throughout, the emphasis is on what sets girls apart from boys on the spectrum in an effort to ensure that their unique needs are met and their special talents are fostered and nurtured.
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Iris Grace: how Thula the cat saved a little girl and her family
By: Arabella Carter- Johnson
Skyhorse Publishing, 2017
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Description: "Iris Grace is different. From the moment she was born she found the world a strange and terrifying place: she neither smiled nor spoke. The doctors couldn't help, telling her parents she might never be able to communicate - she'd never call them mummy or daddy. But then Iris met Thula. This special kitten and Iris became instant best friends. They did everything together - painting, playing, bathing, snuggling, sleeping, exploring. And then a miracle happened: Iris said her first words."-- From the publisher.
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Let Me Hear Your Voice: a family's triumph over autism
By: Catherine Maurice
Knopf, 1993
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Description: "She was a beautiful doelike child, with an intense, graceful fragility. In her first year, she picked up words, smiled and laughed, and learned to walk. But then Anne-Marie began to turn inward. And when her little girl lost some of the words she had acquired, cried inconsolably, and showed no interest in anyone around her, Catherine Maurice took her to doctors who gave her a devastating diagnosis: autism. In their desperate struggle to save their daughter, the Maurices plunged into a medical nightmare of false hopes, "miracle cures," and infuriating suggestions that Anne-Marie's autism was somehow their fault. Finally, Anne-Marie was saved by an intensive behavioral therapy. ... a mother's illuminating account of how one family triumphed over autism"--amazon.com.
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Nobody Nowhere: the remarkable autobiography of an autistic girl
By: Donna Williams
J. Kingsley Publishers, 1999
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Description: Donna Williams was a child with more labels than a jam-jar: deaf, wild disturbed, stupid insane ... She lived within herself, her own world her foreground, ours a background she only visited. Isolated from her self and from the outside world, Donna was, in her words, a Nobody Nowhere. She swung violently between these two worlds, battling to join our world and, simultaneously, to keep it out. Abandoned from all connection to the self within her, she lived as a ghost with a body, a patchwork of the images which bombarded her. Intact but detached from the seemingly incomprehensible world around her, she lived in what she called `a world under glass`. After twenty-five years of being misunderstood, and unable to understand herself, Donna stumbled upon the word `autism`: a label, but one which held up a mirror and made sense of her life and struggles, and gave her a chance to finally forgive both herself and those around her. Nobody Nowhere is disturbing, eloquent and ticklishly funny: it is an account of the soul of someone who lived the word `autism` and survived in an unsympathetic environment despite intense inner chaos and incomprehension. It describes how, against the odds, Donna came to live independently, achieve a place at university, and write this remarkable autobiography. It is now an international bestseller, sold in over 14 languages throughout the world. This is a book that will stay with you as one of the most exceptional works you will ever read.
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How to Be Human: diary of an autistic girl
By: Florida Frenz
Creston Books, 2013
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Description: The author, an autistic teenager, explains how other autistic children can make friends, fit in, and deal with such issues as popularity, peer pressure, and bullying.
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I am an Aspie Girl: a book for young girls with autism spectrum conditions
By: Danuta Bulhak-Paterson
J. Kingsley Publisher, 2015
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Description: "Lizzie explains what it's like to have Asperger's Syndrome, including how she has a special talent for blending in with her friends, how she gets really tired after being at school all day, how she worries about making mistakes, and how she finds it hard to understand how she is feeling"-- Provided by publisher. Ages 5 to 11 years ; for grades 3 to 4.
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Managing Puberty, Social Challenges, and (almost) Everything (DVD)
By: Dan Coulter
Coulter Video, 2013
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Description: Created for girls with autism as well as all girls who have questions regarding puberty, sexuality, safety, dating, and friendships.
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Middle School: the stuff nobody tells you about
By: Haley Moss
Autism Asperger Pub. Co., 2010
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Description: "Middle school is an intimidating time for most students, but for students with autism spectrum disorders, it can be a veritable minefield of hidden curriculum rules, social misunderstandings and cliques - and that's before they even get to the academics! ... a teenager with high-functioning autism relates her own experiences in middle school. Aimed at young teens, Middle School tackles the issues that girls this age care about: fitting in, making friends, wearing the right clothes, succeeding academically and more. The book's "for teens, by teens" approach makes it an easy, fun read while giving readers practical tips that they can use in their everyday lives. Haley - already an accomplished artist - also illustrated the book."--Publisher's website.
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My Strange and Terrible Malady
By: Catherine Bristow
Autism Asperger Pub. Co., 2008
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Description: "Ronita Baker is not happy. How can she be happy when she has just been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome--some boy's ailment that she's never heard [of] any girl ever having?"--Cover verso.
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Rain Reign
By: Ann M. Martin
Feiwel and Friends, 2014
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Description: Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms. She's thrilled that her own name is a homonym, and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein) which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Struggling with Asperger's, Rose shares a bond with her beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels, even if it means leaving her routines in order to search for her pet.
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