Books/Workbooks/Catalogs/Curriculum: Most of these books can be purchased from Amazon.com

• The ICDL Clinical Guidelines-This is the Individual Relationship-based Intervention(DIR) handbook. A collaboration of authors have provided a comprehensive information guide to the variety of disciplines used by DIR. In addition to a full overview of the DIR model (with essential charts and diagrams) written by Drs. Greenspan and Wieder, this book contains complimenting chapters by occupational therapists, speech therapists neurologists, etc.. This book should serve as the framework for DIR intervention programs. www.icdl.com
• The Child with Special Needs-Greenspan & Wieder. Addison Wesley
  An eloquent understanding of the DIR approach for parents and professionals. This book elaborates on the theory outlined in the ICDL Guidelines to provide a deeper understanding.
• The Growth of the Mind: And the Endangered Origins of Intelligence-Stanley I. Greenspan. Perseus Books
  Dr. Greenspan thoroughly explores a child's stages of development and how this in jeopardy in today's world!
• Autism: An Inside-Out Approach-Donna Williams
• Autism and Sensing: The Unlost Instinct-Donna Williams
  Through the Eyes of Aliens: A Book About Autistic People-Jasmine Lee O'Neill
  These are all must-read books by people with autism that can help us interact better with them through a better understanding of them and the world as they experience it.
• Physical Activities for Improving Children's Learning and Behavior: A Guide to Sensory Motor Development-Billye Ann Cheatum and Allison A. Hammond www.kinetics.com This book has a wonderful chapter on how sensory challenges effect behavior.
• Steps to Independence:A Skills Training Guide for Parents and Teachers of Children with Special Needs-Baker and Brightman. This has some very step-by-step practical guidelines for increasing independence and self help. It includes a wonderful chapter on how to respond to undesirable behaviors in order to reduce them.
• To Listen to a Child-T. Berry Brazelton. Addison Wesley
  This is a must read for parents of all young children! Dr. Brazelton beautifully illustrates the normal issues of growing up and suggestions for healthy parent-child relationships to support those issues (and how not supporting them in a healthy way can lead to more serious behavioral problems and developmental gaps in development). This book compliments Dr. Greenspan's theory with solid behavioral understanding.
• Fresh Approaches to Working with Children with Problematic Behavior-Adele M. Brodkin, Ph. D.. Scholastic. This is a wonderful book about setting a positive classroom environment and supporting the needs of children who have difficulty with behavior. I really like this book because it emphasizes respect and understanding of children's individual differences and needs. It is a must read for teachers who have children with special needs in their classroom.
• Children the Challenge- Rudolph Dreikurs, M.D. Plume www.penguinputnam.com
  This is the most comprehensive behavioral book for parents(also recommended for professionals) on this list. The techniques described in this book reflect the beliefs and approaches used by Celebrate the Children.
  Other titles by Dreikus include: Maintaining Sanity in the Classroom and Discipline without tears. Both are excellent!!!!
• Visualizing and Verbalizing-Nanci Bell. Academy of Reading Publications 800-233-1819
  An approach developed by Nanci Bell used to improve verbalizing thoughts and abstract thinking. Strategies from this approach should be used to target academic weaknesses such as abstract thinking related to math and creative writing
• Thinking Goes to School- Furth & Wachs. Oxford Press. Exercises from this program should be used to develop higher level thinking skills and improve thinking and doing abilities (motor planning and sequencing).
• Growing Up Sad-Leon Cytryn. This is a valuable book that illustrates the importance of good self esteem and independence as foundations to healthy emotional development. It provides an understanding of childhood depression and how to prevent it. This can be extremely helpful when supporting school-age children with special needs.
• Teaching Children with Autism to Mind Read-Howil, Baron-Cohen & Hadwin. John Wiley & Sons
  Exercises from this book should be used to teach theory-of-mind
• Understanding Other Minds: Perspectives from Autism-Baron-Cohen, Tager-Flusberg, Cohen. Oxford Medical Publications. This is a research-based collection of articles on Theory-of-Mind.
• Teaching the Tiger-Dornbush & Pruitt. Hope Press. Strategies from this book should be used to modify classroom instruction and improve socialization. This manual provides a wealth of visual supports for the school-age child including a description of the "strategy book" used for many children in the Celebrate the Children program.
• Gifted and Talented Workbooks available in bookstores. Lowell Publishing
  Excellent workbooks for older children to facilitate higher level thinking skills
• I Can Problem Solve for preschoolers, K-3, 4-6 by Myrna Shure.
  Excellent step-by-step lessons that teach problem solving language and skills
• Childswork,Childsplay Catalog 1-800-962-1141 www.childswork.com
  An invaluable resource for buying social skills materials
• Thinking, Feeling, Behaving: An Emotional Education Curriculum for Children-Ann Vernon, Research Press/Amazon.com
• What Does it Mean to Me?. -Amazon.com
  Excellent social stories workbook for children with autism and asperger's
• Critical Thinking Workbooks - Frank Schaffer
  23740 Hawthorne Blvd.
  Torrance, CA 90505
• Star Power for Preschoolers - Learning Life Skills Through Physical Play- Andrew Oser
  Excellent group activities for building self esteem
• Let's Be Social - Communication Skill Builders 602-323-7500
  (3-6 years) Lessons and visuals - a nice start-up program for running social skills groups
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Websites:

Celebrate the Children (New Jersey school program)
http://home.sprintmail.com/~janettevance/floor_time_in_northern_new_jerse.htm

DIR
www.ICDL.com
www.stanleygreenspan.com

The Unicorn Foundation
www.saveachild.com

Critical thinking resource guide
www.criticalthinking.com

Thinking Publications
www.thinkingpublications.com

Child's Work
www.childswork.com