Autism Books - 1989

Autism Research Unit.: Experimental Biology and the Autistic Syndromes (1989). Proceedings from the 1989 conference of the Autism Research Unit of the University of Sunderland. [autism,proceedings]
William Christopher & Barbara Christopher.: Mixed Blessings (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989). 224 pages. TV's Father Mulcahy of M*A*S*H and his real-life family share the story of raising son, Ned, who has autism. The Christophers used the intensive and controversial Doman-Delacato techniques to educate and treat Ned at home. The book has a moving section on Ned's troubled adolescence, when he developed epilepsy and violent rages, and the family's search for a group residence that would fit Ned's needs. ISBN: 0380709996 ; ISBN: 0687270847 . [autism,account]
Nancy J. Dalrymple.: Developing a Functional and Longitudinal Plan (Indiana Resource Center for Autism, 1989). Part of the series Functional Programming for People with Autism. 11 pages. http://www.isdd.indiana.edu/~cedir/autism.html [autism]
Nancy J. Dalrymple.: Learning to be Independent and Responsible (1989). Part of the series Functional Programming for People with Autism. [autism]
Nancy J. Dalrymple & Barbara Porco.: Functional School Activities I (Indiana Resource Center for Autism, 1989). Part of the series Functional Programming for People with Autism. Revised by Barbara Porco. 15 pages. http://www.isdd.indiana.edu/~cedir/autism.html [autism]
Nancy J. Dalrymple & Barbara Porco.: Reading (1989). Part of the series Functional Programming for People with Autism. Revised by Barbara Porco. [autism]
Nancy Dalrymple & Barbara Porco.: Reading, Revised (Indiana Resource Center for Autism, 1989). Part of the series Functional Programming for People with Autism. Originally by Nancy Dalrymple in 1980. 29 pages. http://www.isdd.indiana.edu/~cedir/autism.html [autism,se]
Geraldine Dawson, ed.: Autism: Nature, Diagnosis, and Treatment (New York: Guilford Press, 1989). A textbook. ISBN: 0898627249 (417 pages). [autism,text]
Uta Frith.: Autism: Explaining the Enigma (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1989). Recommended by some AUTISM-list participants as a good introduction to autism. See also 2003 2nd edition. http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/scripts/webbooke.idc?ISBN=0631168249 ISBN: 0631168249 (paperback, 204 pages, Cambridge, MA, 1991). [autism,intro]
Christopher Gillberg, ed.: Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism (New York: Plenum, 1989). About $90. 450 pages. From the State-of-the-Art-Conference on Autism: Diagnosis and Treatment, May 8-10, 1989, in Gotenborg, Sweden: includes thirty papers, with chapters by Eric Schopler, Lorna Wing, Christopher Gillberg, Uta Frith, Randi Hagerman, Patricia Howlin, Magda Campbell, Mary Coleman, Ivar Lovaas, Katherine Calouri, Jacqueline Jada, and others. ISBN: 0306434814 (hardcover, 1990). [autism,proceedings]
Charles A. Hart.: Without Reason: A family copes with Two Generations of Autism (New York: Harper & Row, 1989). Written by a man who had an autistic brother and (in the '70s) an autistic son. Reader: inspiring, readable, intelligent. Reader: good account to be read by teen siblings because it describes a sibling's experience. ISBN: 0451169409 ; ISBN: 0060161434 (292 pages); ISBN: 1885477694 (292 pages, Future Horizons). [autism,account,family]
Jerry A. Johnson & David A. Ethridge, ed.: Developmental Disabilities: A handbook for occupational therapists (New York: Haworth Press, 1989). Part of the series Occupational Therapy in Health Care. Covers autism along with a few other disabilities. ISBN: 0866569596 (hardcover, 268 pages). [autism,disability,ot]
Johnny L. Matson, ed.: Chronic Schizophrenia and Adult Autism: Issues in Diagnosis, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment (New York: Springer, 1989). 342 pages. ISBN: 0826160204 . [autism,adult]
Arnold Miller & Eileen Eller-Miller.: From Ritual to Repertoire: A Cognitive Developmental Systems Approach With Behavior Disordered Children (John Wiley & Sons, 1989). Part of the series Wiley Series on Personality Process. Cognitive Development approach. Available from Imaginart Communication Products. ISBN: 0471848972 (paperback, 544 pages). [autism,se,disability]
Barbara Porco.: Growing Towards Independence by Learning Functional Skills and Behaviors (Indiana Resource Center for Autism, 1989). Part of the series Functional Programming for People with Autism. 15 pages. http://www.isdd.indiana.edu/~cedir/autism.html [autism]
Connie Post.: Letting Go (1989). Poetry. http://www.poetrypost.com/books.html [autism,poetry]
Michael D. Powers, ed.: Children with Autism: A Parent's Guide (Woodbine House, 1989). Part of the series The Special Needs Collection. Replaced by second edition. Guide to treatments, education and legal problems. Includes glossary, reading list, and lengthy resource guide of national and local organizations in USA. Foreword by Beverly Sills, Introduction by Bernard Rimland. Chapters: "What is autism?", "Adjusting to your child's diagnosis", "Medical problems, treatments, and professionals", "Daily life with your child", "Children with autism and their families", "Your child's development", "Finding the right educational program", "Legal rights and hurdles", "Becoming an advocate", "The years ahead: adults with autism". http://www.woodbinehouse.com/CWA.html ISBN: 0933149166 (paperback, 368 pages). [autism,parent,intro]
Darold A. Treffert.: Extraordinary People: Understanding Savant Syndrome (New York: Harper and Row, 1989). This is not specifically about autism but is about savants, people with extraordinary abilities. Also called Extraordinary People: Understanding 'Idiot Savants'. ISBN: 0345365844 . [autism,account]
Stephen Wiltshire.: Cities (London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1989). Pictures by an autistic. [autism,account]
Michelle G. Winner.: Enhancing Communication in Individuals with Autism Through the Use of Pictures & Words (Indiana Resource Center for Autism, 1989). Part of the series Functional Programming for People with Autism. 17 pages. http://www.isdd.indiana.edu/~cedir/autism.html [autism]