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Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - January February 2011

TITLE: Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - January February 2011

FORMAT:  PERIODICAL

CALL NUMBER:  JRNL-AUT JAN 2011

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Features:

• Don't Forget the Fun! Creating Innovative Social Experiences for People on the Autism Spectrum: Experimental learning + social skills = fun!
• Middle School Transition: Curves in the Road Up Ahead: The transition to middle school of a spectrum student can be a huge stumbling block for many parents and educators.
• Signs of Progress: Signing can open up a world of communication and progress.
• Autism, Eating, and the Barefoot Contessa: Finding Help in Unexpected Places: Autism and eating challenges go hand in hand. Help can come from sources you'd never imagine.
• Exploring Non-Traditional Careers for AS/HFA Women: Women with AS/HFA face special challenges in the workplace. Career niches may exist in traditionally male-dominated fields that suit their interests and talents.

Departments:

• teaching | best practices in the elementary years - The Transition to Elementary School
• autism & asperger's | the way i see it - Learning to Be More Positive
• parent to parent | the sweet spot - The Million Dollar Question
• sensory | sensory smarts - Help for Sleepy Kids
• GFCF Cooking Together - Kid Friendly and Kid Fun

Inspiration:

• Bird Karma - Life as a bird: some fly, some don't.
• A Triute to Truth and Courage: One Asperger's Child's Path Toward Acceptance - Peers will support an Asperger's child if they understand Asperger's. A spectrum child can be the best teacher of all!

Newsbites:

• Diet & Nutrition
• Teaching Tips
• 1001 Great Ideas
• Caught our Eye
• In the Community
• Parenting Help
• Soul Food
• Vocabulary
• Research
• Special Education Maze

 

Additional articles are available. Please contact the PLUK Library for more information about this, or any other issue of the Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call us at 888-748-9857, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - September October 2010

TITLE: Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - September October 2010 

FORMAT:  PERIODICAL

CALL NUMBER:  JRNL-AUT SEP 2010

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Features:

• Bridges Across Impasse: When All Else Fails: Strategies to prevent impasse during IEP meetings.
• The Next Generation of Treatment: Defining a hybrid of social interventions for students with strong intelligence and language skills.
• Collaborative Team Teaching: The ASD Nest Program: Part I: The Collaborative Mindset
• Positive Reinforcement: The Key to Success: The ins and outs of using reinforcement to motivate your students with ASD.
• Guardianship: Making the Right Decision for Your Child with Autism: Test your knowledge of guardianship details. You may be surprised!

Departments:

• sensory | sensory smarts - Sensory Smarts Goes to School
• autism and asperger's | the way i see it - Bottom Up Thinking
• parent to parent | the sweet spot - What If?
• adult issues | navigating toward success - Your New Best Friend
• biodynamics | healing from within - A System for Health and Healing
• early intervention | building for the future - Autism: A Whole Family Condition
• communication | more than words - First Words: Their Real Significance to Language Development

Inspiration:

• Creative Inspiration! Art Museums and Autism: Museums across America are using art to reach out to children with autism and their families.
• Thinking in Numbers: Highlights from the 2010 World Cup of Mental Mathematics

Newsbites:

• Diet & Nutrition
• New Products
• Teaching Tips
• 1001 Great Ideas
• Caught our Eye
• In the Community
• Parenting Help
• Soul Food
• Vocabulary
• Research

 

Additional articles are available. Please contact the PLUK Library for more information about this, or any other issue of the Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call us at 888-748-9857, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - July - Aug 2010

TITLE: Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - July - Aug 2010 

FORMAT:  PERIODICAL

CALL NUMBER:  JRNL-AUT JUL 2010

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Features:

• Scouting for All: Adapting scout programs for children more challenged by autism.
• I Get It!  The do's and don'ts of teaching Social Thinking groups.
• Motivate Your Students with Effective Behavior Management: Some basic principles of behavior management every teacher should know.
• Finding Fitness: How (and how not) to create exercise programs for the ASD population.
• Simple Design Strategies for Peaceful Living with your ASD Child: Your home design can reduce conflict and promote safety and independence.
• Numbers in Space: Bringing math down to earth with manipulatives.

Departments:

• sensory | sensory smarts - Sensory Smart Clothing Choices
• autism and asperger's | the way i see it - Finding Mentors and Appropriate Colleges
• parent to parent | the sweet spot - The Power of Trust
• adult issues | navigating toward success - Angel Animals and Autistics: A Love Affair
• biodynamics | healing from within - The Principle of Balance
• early intervention | building for the future - Water Safety: The Ultimate Life Skill
• communication | more than words - Laughter: The Universal Lanuguage of Childhood

Inspiration:

• In the Most Unlikely of Places: When we're heard and appreciated, friendship grows.

Newsbites:

• Diet & Nutrition
• New Products
• Teaching Tips
• 1001 Great Ideas
• Caught our Eye
• In the Community
• Parenting Help
• Vocabulary
• Research

 

Additional articles are available. Please contact the PLUK Library for more information about this, or any other issue of the Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call us at 888-748-9857, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - May - June 2010

TITLE: Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - May - June 2010 

FORMAT:  PERIODICAL

LOCATION CODE:  JRNL-AUT

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Features:

• The Grief Bursts of Autism: Working through the tough times.
• A Little Extra Help: Accommodations and Modifications for the student with ASD.
• Making Sense-ory Out of Behavior: A child's behavior you see today involves a cumulative layering of experiences.
• Tension, Strain and Anxiety: Stress reduction techniques for people affected by ASD.
• What's the Plan? Homeschooling the child with Autism or Asperger's.
• Easing the Burden: Addressing the financial puzzle for Autism families.
• Self-Awareness and Self-Acceptance in School-Age Students with ASD: Positive reinforcement is not enough; our kids need more.

Departments:

• sensory: sensory smarts - A Sensory Diet Happens 24/7 (Part 2)
• autism & asperger's: The way I see it - Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
• communication: more than words - In the Beginning...Was the Conversation
• biodynamics: healing from within - The Law of Cleansing
• early intervention: building for the future - Is it The Child...or The Autism?
• adult issues: navigating toward success - The Art of Self-Disclosure
• parent to parent: the sweet spot - A Friend of His Own

Inspiration:

• Hannah - Reach for your dreams, no matter how unlikely they seem
• A "Simple" Chore or A Choice? - How complex "simple" can be!

Newsbites:

• Diet & Nutrition
• New Products
• Teaching Tips
• 1001 Great Ideas
• Caught our Eye
• In the Community
• Parenting Help
• Vocabulary

Additional articles are available. Please contact the PLUK Library for more information about this, or any other issue of the Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call us at 888-748-9857, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - March - April 2010

TITLE: Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - March and April 2010

FORMAT:  PERIODICAL

LOCATION CODE:  JRNL-AUT

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Features:

• Off We Go! 7 Ways to Enjoy a Family Holiday with a Child with Autism: Tips for successful vacations.
• I Wish He May, I Wish He Might...Sleep Tonight: Understanding complex partial epilepsy and autism.
• TEMPLE GRANDIN: An Interview with Emily Gerson Saines: AADigest talks with one of the executive producers of the HBO Films presentation, TEMPLE GRANDIN.
• Respect, Cooperate, Negotiate, Be Polite: Teaching social expectations to spectrum children.
• The Power of Going in Reverse: Reverse mainstreaming is an effective setting for many children with autism.

Departments:

• parent to parent: The sweet spot - Bright Beginnings
• autism & asperger's: The way I see it - My Treatment for Ringing in the Ears
• early intervention: building for the future - The Must Haves: Core Elements of Your EI Program
• bidynamics: healing from within - Healing in Tiny Increments
• communication: more than words - Actions Speak Louder Than Words
• sensory: sensory smarts - A Sensory Diet Happens 24/7
• adult issues: Navigating toward success - Hey Dad - Can I Drive?

Inspiration:

• Next Stop: Autism Nation.
• The Comparison Game: How do you beat the comparison game blues?

Newsbites:

• Diet & Nutrition
• New Products
• Teaching Tips
• Soul Food
• Caught our Eye
• In the Community
• Parenting Help
• Vocabulary

AADigest Replay:

• Affirmation of Strength (May June 2002)

Additional articles are available. Please contact the PLUK Library for more information about this, or any other issue of the Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - January - February 2010

TITLE: Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - January - February 2010

FORMAT:  PERIODICAL

LOCATION CODE:  JRNL-AUT

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Feature Articles:

• I Object! Asperger's Adults and the Court System - Sooner or later, most adults will have some interaction with our legal system.
• Neurodiversity: A Balanced Opinion - To cure or not to cure? That is the question.
• The Secret is Out! - Strategies that build friendships for kids with ASD.
• Nothing to Hide: The Danger of One Wrong Provider - When Child Protective Services comes knocking at your door.

Departments:

• parent to parent: The sweet spot - Carrots with a side of chaos
• autism & asperger's: The way I see it - The Need to be Perfect
• early intervention: building for the future - Joint Attention...The Very Beginning
• bidynamics: healing from within - The Body, the Brain, the Connection
• communication: more than words - Before the Words
• sensory: sensory smarts - The Sensory - Behavior Connection

Inspiration:

• Star Trek: Lessons for Our Times - Live long and prosper.
• My Precisous Gift - Therapy and programs help a spectrum child's mind, but love heals their heart.

Newsbites:

• Diet & Nutrition
• News and Products
• Teaching Tips
• Life Skills
• Soul Food
• 1001 Great Ideas
• Caught our Eye
• In the Community
• Parenting Help
• Vocabulary

AADigest Replay:

• Developing Proactive Strategies for Managing Problem Behaviors (July-August 2003)

Additional articles are available. Please contact the PLUK Library for more information about this, or any other issue of the Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Autistic-Like: Graham's Story

TITLE: Autistic-Like: Graham's Story

FORMAT: DVD

LOCATION CODE: D-AUT16

GENERAL INFO:This 50 minute documentary film is a startling report from the edge of the autism epidemic, showing one dad’s determined search to find the right doctors, the right treatments, even the right words to describe his son. This film furthers the national discussion on autism by exploring the medical, social, and public health issues faced by families whose autistic-like children have no clear diagnosis and are offered no specific treatment.

When there son was just 17 months old, Erik and Jeannie Linthorst suspected something was not quite right. Experts and therapists told them their son was autistic. Sort of. Maybe. Some called him autistic-like. Others said he was not autistic at all!

Erik took on the conundrum confronting many parents of kids who are “mildly disordered”.  What should the treatment be?

This DVD is an intimate family portrait showing one dad’s determined quest to find the right therapies, the right doctors, and even the right words to describe his son.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - November - December 2009

TITLE: Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine  November - December 2009

FORMAT: PERIODICAL

LOCATION CODE: JRNL-AUT

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:  This is the 10th Anniversary Issue. For more information on this issue, please contact the PLUK Library.

Feature Articles:

• From Nicky...to Nick
  • Ten years of growth and transformation, in mom and son.
• The Frog, the Bow and the Violin
  • Helpful Hints for teaching stringed instruments to children with ASD.
• Where Do I Start?
  • Step-by-step teaching guidelines for parents of significantly impaired children with autism.
• Then and Now: Reflections on Raising a Son with Autism
  • Strategies and perceptions can change; love remains the constant.
• More than Meets the Eye (Part 2)
  • Vision therapy: ideas for school and home.

Departments:

• Postcards from the Road Less Traveled
  • Ten Years in the Life: An Interview with my Son
• Finding the Words...
  • Finding the Words...to Self-Regulate! (Part 5)
• Building Blocks of Early (and Later!) Intervention
  • Early Intervention...10 Years Later
• Think Social!
  • Social Thinking: What a Difference a Decade Makes!
• Autism & Asperger's: The Way I See It
  • Learning Never Stops
• Simply Good Ideas
  • Time for a Check In

Inspiration:

• The Big Six
• Middle School, Asperger's and Hope

Newsbites:

• Diet and Nutrition
• Homeschooling
• Sensory Smarts
• Aspie to Aspie
• Sib Talk
• 1001 Great Ideas
• Caught Our Eye
• In the Community
• Teaching Basics
• Vocabulary

Additional articles are available. Please contact the PLUK Library for more information about this, or any other issue of the Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine - September - October 2009

TITLE: Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine  September - October 2009

FORMAT: PERIODICAL

LOCATION CODE: JRNL-AUT

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:  For more information on this issue, please contact the PLUK Library.

Feature Articles:

• More than Meets the Eye - The Role of Vision in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Part 1)
  • Vision: it's far more than 20/20 eyesight
• Loving Your Grandchild with Autism
  • Twelve ways to play a positive role in the life of your grandchild with autism
• Making a Difference in Autism Research
  • The Interactive Autism Network (IAN) Project at Kennedy Krieger Institute
• The Greatness of Asperger's
  • Positive expressions about what it means to have Asperger's Syndrome
• Video Modeling
  • Using "screen time" to build critical social skills
• Charting Progress
  • The importance of data collection
• Thanks Mom!
  • Yummy GFCF lunchbox ideas
• Learning in Motion (Featured Book)
  
  • More than 100 sensory-friendly, classroom-ready-to-teach activities for teachers and students.

Departments:

• Autism & Asperger's: The Way I See It by Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
  • Finding a Child's Area of Strength 
• Finding the Words... 
  • Finding the Words...to Self-Regulate! (Part 4)
• Building Blocks of Early (and later!) Intervention
  • Building Your Dream Team
• Simply Good Ideas
  • Micro-Training for Macro-Results
• Postcards from the Road Less Traveled
  • Ever the Optomist
• Think Social!
  • Teaching the Fourth Step of Communication: Strategies for Using Language to Relate to Others

Inspiration:

• Introducing...Julie Scrumptious!

Newsbites:

• Diet and Nutrition
• Homeschooling
• Sensory Smarts
• Aspie to Aspie
• Sib Talk
• 1001 Great Ideas
• Caught our Eye
• In the Community
• Teaching Basics
• Vocabulary

Additional articles are available. Please contact the PLUK Library for more information about this, or any other issue of the Autism Asperger's Digest Magazine.

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.

Medicating Children by Rick Mayes, Catherine Bagwell, and Jennifer Erkulwater

TITLE: Medicating Children: ADHD and Pediatric Mental Health

AUTHOR: Rick Mayes, Catherine Bagwell, and Jennifer Erkulwater

FORMAT: BOOK

LOCATION CODE: MED48

GENERAL INFO:Why and how did ADHD become the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among children and adolescents, as well as one of the most controversial? Stimulant medication had been used to treat excessively hyperactive children since the 1950’s. And the behaviors that today might lead to an ADHD diagnosis had been observed and known since the early 1930’s as “organic drivenness,” and then by various other names throughout the decades.

The authors argue that a unique alignment of social and economic trends and incentives converged in the early 1990’s with greater scientific knowledge to make ADHD the most prevalent pediatric mental disorder. New movements in advocating for the rights of children and the disabled and a massive increase in Medicaid spending on psychotropic drugs all contributed to the dramatic spike in ADHD diagnoses and stimulant use.

This book is unique in that it integrates analyses of the clinical, political, historical, educational, social, economical, and legal aspects of ADHD and stimulation pharmacotherapy.  Thus, it will be invaluable to educators, clinicians, parents, and policy makers, all of whom are trying to determine what is in the best interest of millions of children

PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.