BOOK RECOMENDATIONS
Often as a parent of a child with special needs, we can feel alone and don’t know where to look for help. We start googling and aren’t sure that what we see is going to work out for our family's needs. The RCS PAC continually collects and shares resources that have helped us. Here are some resources which we have found helpful in advocating for our children. We hope they make this sometimes daunting task a little less chaotic for you too.
ADULT:
Wrightslaw : All about IEPs –by Sandra Webb O'Connor and Pamela Darr Wright
Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition –by Peter W. D. Wright, Esq. and Pamela Darr Wright
Wrightslaw : The Special Education Survival Guide: from Emotions to Advocacy –by Pam Wright & Pete Wright
Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism –by Temple Grandin
Uniquely Human (A Different Way of Seeing Autism) –by Barry M. Prizant
STUDENT:
The Autism Acceptance Book: Being a Friend to Someone With Autism – by Ellen Sabin
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Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You Cby Sonia Sotomayor
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My Brother Sammy – by Becky Edwards
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It’s Okay to be Different – by Todd Parr
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All Children Have Different Eyes – by Edie A. Glaser
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All My Stripes (A Story for Children With Autism) - by Shaina Rudolph
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A Friend Like Simon: A Friend Like Simon (Special Stories Series) – by Kate Gaynot
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Thank You, Mr. Falker Hardcover – by Patricia Polacco
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The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin – by Julia Finley Mosca and Daniel Rieley
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Why Johnny Doesn't Flap: NT is OK! - by Clay Morton, Gail Morton
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Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship – by Jessica Kensky
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The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism – by Naoki Higashida
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Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism – by Naoki Higashida
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Look Me in the Eye - by John Elder Robison
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Rules (Scholastic Gold) Paperback – by Cynthia Lord
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Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism - by Ron Suskind
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My Brother Otto - An Autism Awareness Book - by Meg Raby
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Be a Friend - by Salina Yoon
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We’re All Wonders - by R. J. Palacio
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How to Build a Hug - by Amy Guglielmo
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Ella Bella Just Can’t Tell Ya - by Hallie Sherman
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My Brother Charlie - By Holly Robinson Peete
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Arnie and his school tools – by Jennifer Veenendall
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How Katie Got a Voice: (and a cool new nickname) - by Patricia Mervine
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Views from our Shoes - by Donald Joseph Meyer and Cary Pillo
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My Friend Isabelle - by Eliza Woloson
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Meeting Mimi – by Francie Dolan