GreatGrandparents for Autism Advocacy. IA. Muscatine, ggPaa HOME

Welcome

Our ambition and goal is to create awareness and advocacy for PDD.NOS., Autism, Asperger's and other similar disorders as they relate to parental and special education schooling.

This Group is not only for Great and Grandparents, it is open to any body and every body interested in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders.

We are not experts, just Great Grandparents and Legal Guardians of a 16 yr old HS Junior that are willing to share and discuss our experiences and info gained on raising and special educationing with him the past five + years in Middle School, preparation for his intigration into High School, adapting to High School and now Transitioning to Adulthood.

We want to be involved in discussion and support with those interested with children involved in special education.

Our Desire is to reach out to inform and educate families. relatives, friends, neighbors, school adminstrators and teachers and every body in the community about children with the Pervasive Developmental Disorders.

These are not pyschological factors, they are neurological disorders that affect a child's ability to communicate, understand language, relate and play with others. Autism Spectrum and Asperger's Syndrome is affecting 1 in every 166 children born. It affects boys 4 to 5 times more than girls. Autism is not caused by ''Bad Parenting'' and children with PDD are not unruly kids who choose to misbehave.

Autism/Asperger's is a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction and educational performance in young children.

There is no known cure for Aujtism/Asperger's but evidence shows that the earlier the better intervention results in positive outcomes for the children.

Information

Our Club name describes us as Great-Grandparents.

The Club is open ''FREE'' to ALL interested in Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Asperger's and Autism Spectrum Disorders, Rett's Syndrome and others.

We Would Love to Hear From Y'All!

Let's form a League of Volunteers for the Special Education Kids.

Please E-Mail us or leave your Interest Subject/Topic in our Discussion Section.

Please check our separate Discussion, Newsletter and Calendar Sections for updated subjects and ideas.

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Library: PDD/Autism/Asperger's

This is a listing of many books available on Pervasive Developomental Disorders, Autism Spectrum and Asperger's Syndrome Disorders that we have read and recommend. Some from our Library, with many in the Muscatine Musser Public Library and the AEA 9 Office Library.

The Muscatine Musser Public Library has many interesting books on Autism and Aspergers beside this list.

Conquering Autism(Reclaiming Your Child Through Natural Therapies), Stephan B. Edelson

Reaching the Autistic Child, (A Parent Training Program), Martin A. Kozloff

The Jumbled Jigsaw, (An Insiders Approach to the Treatment of Autism Spectrum 'Fruit Salads'), Donna Williams

Inside Out: What Makes a Person with Social Cognitive Defects Tick? Michelle Garcia Winner.

Freaks, Geeks and Asperger's, A Users Guide to Adolescence, Luke Jackson.

Not even Wrong, Adventures in Autism, Paul Collins.

Asperger's Syndrome, A Guide for Parents and Professionals, Tony Attwood.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon.

A Volcano in My Tummy, Helping Children To Handle Anger, Elaine White House & Warwick Pudney.

Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life, Temple Grandin.

Animals in Translation; Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson

You''re Going to Love This Kid, Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom, Paula Kluth Ph.D.

Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments, Brenda Smith Myles and Jack Southwick

Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical and Transition Needs of Teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Chantal Sicile-Kira With a Foreward by Temple Grandin, Ph.D.

Exploring Feelings, Cognitive Behaviour (book 1)to Manage Anger, (book 2) to Manage Anxiety , Dr. Tony Attwood.

Multicoloured Mayhem, Parenting the many shades of adolescence and children with Autism, Asperger's and AD/HD. Jacqui Jackson.

Parenting Your Asperger Child, Alan Sohn & Cathy Grayson.

Helping Children with Autism Learn, Bryna Siegel, Ph.D

The World of of the Autistic Child, Bryna Siegel, Ph.D.

The Everything Parents Guide to Children with Autism, Adelle Jamison

Angry Kids, Understanding and Managing the Emotions that Control Them, Dr. Richard L. Berry

Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence, Teresa Bolick, Ph.D.

Thinking About You Thinking About Me. Michelle Garcia Winner, SLP, MA, CCC

Send in the Idiots, Kamran Nazeer

The AEA9 Office at 1422 Houser. Muscatine has an extensive library of books and videos on all Pervasive Developmental Disorders, (563) 263-8476