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Autism Spectrum Disorder – further reading
Communication Rights Australia
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Autism Spectrum Disorder – further reading

To help those who are neurotypical understand some of the challenges faced by people living with autism.

Book / site
Autism Awareness Australia educational resources
Autism Hub and Reading Centre
Autism SA
Autism Tasmania
Beaney, J. (2017) Creating Autism Champions, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Grandin, T. (2006) Thinking In Pictures: My Life with Autism New York, United States: Random House.
Grandin, T. (2008) The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's. Texas, United States: Future Horizons.
Larkey, S. Being a Supportive Communication Partner.
O’Connor, M., Quach, J., Goldfeld, S., Gold, L., Aston, R., & Beatson, R. (2015) Approaches to the provision of educational support for children and young people with additional health and developmental needs: Autism Spectrum Disorders. Centre for Community Child Health, Melbourne, Victoria.
Higashida, N., Mitchell, D. (2013) The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism. New York, United States: Random House.
Positive Partnerships
Williams, D. (1999) Nobody Nowhere: The Remarkable Autobiography of an Autistic Girl (Revised Edition). London, United Kingdom and Philadelphia, United States: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

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