This independent company publishes books for professional and general readers on a wide range of subjects, notably autism, social work, and arts therapy. Other topics that Jessica Kingsley Publishers often publish works on include mental health, counseling, and palliative care.
View the Book Catalog – Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Brookes Publishers’ works to publish books that help children and adults with disabilities lead fulfilling lives, ensure that children with special needs receive early intervention, prepare educators for challenges in inclusive classrooms, and educate professionals about theory and practice surrounding education. Topics focused on include autism, early childhood education, communication and language, early interventions, and inclusion.
View the Book Catalog – Brookes Publishers.
This webpage explains the challenges that teens with autism and other developmental disabilities may have when learning how to drive. Topics included in this discussion are challenges in imitation, coordination, seeing the big picture, staying focused and calm, and body language. Finally, this article includes information about research and groups discussing driving issues for people with autism and other developmental disabilities.
View the Website – The Kennedy Krieger Institute: Rules of the Road: Driving and ASD.
This article by Temple Grandin lists many tips for people with autism spectrum disorders that she finds helpful for success in the larger community.
View the Article – Autism Research Institute: Keys to Successful Independent Living, Employment and a Good Social Life for Individuals with Autism and Asperger’s.
This article, written by Temple Grandin, describes the types of jobs that she feels are more appropriate for visual, non-visual, and verbal and non-verbal people with autism spectrum disorders.
View the Article – Autism Research Institute: Choosing the Right Job for People with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome.
This report, by the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices, summarizes challenges in the United States surrounding the increasing rate of older people with intellectual and developmental disabilities having dementia. The report finds that though the research about the causes and factors influencing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are better known, the social care system still remains challenged with offering the best and most efficacious ways to identify, support, and care for older people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and dementia.
This report also offers recommendations and suggestions on how to address the needs and help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities affected by dementia. These include: early and periodic diagnostic services, training and education about dementia, and community-based and home-based supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities affected by dementia.
Download the Report – ‘My Thinker’s Not Working’ A National Strategy for Enabling Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Affected by Dementia to Remain in Their Community and Receive Quality Supports (PDF).
The QIAT Consortium works to improve assistive technology services in school settings. Its website provides the quality indicators, common errors and intent statements for eight areas essential in the development and delivery of these services. It also offers a wealth of resources through its Resource Bank.
View the Website – Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Services.
The AAC Institute is dedicated to assisting people who rely on augmentative and alternative communication. It offers tool kits, assistive technology devices and other resources for individuals with severe communication disorders, as well as professionals and researchers.
View the Website – AAC Institute.
This glossary offers definitions to terms and phrases that are commonly used in the disabilities field. Common acronyms used in the language pertaining to disabilities are also revealed.
View the Website – Glossary of Terms, Phrases & Acronyms Used in the California Disability Services Systems.
The Job Accommodation Network’s (JAN) series is designed to help employers determine effective accommodations and comply with Title 1 of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). This series addresses Asperger’s syndrome, ADA information, accommodation ideas and resources for additional information.
View the Website – Employers’ Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
