Autism Education & Resources

Education & Foundations

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• Autism Partnership FoundationFree RBT courses
• The Owen Foundation
• The Owen Academy

Sensory Integration

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• A Sensory Life — Angie VossOT specializing in Sensory Integration. Many handouts geared toward toddlers/older kids but applicable broadly.
• The Out-of-Sync Child — Carol KranowitzPioneer in SI; great place to start
• Your Kid’s TableDeep pressure (proprioceptive) activities and eating support
• Sensory Integration EducationFree training for parents and caregivers

ASL & Communication

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• Oklahoma School for the DeafOffers free ASL courses online annually

Special Education Advocacy (IEP / 504)

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• The Special Education Academy & Advocates504 and IEP services and success

Sleep Support

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• Dwell Pediatric Sleep — Allison EzellPediatric sleep specialist
• Rowe Casa Organics — Deep Sleep lineNatural alternatives to melatonin

Therapy & Counseling

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• Hope for Texoma — JJ RobinsonTrauma therapy, including EMDR

Long-Term Planning

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• Stogsdill CapitalLong-term planning for finances, estate, healthcare planning, and life insurance needs

Voices & Perspectives

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• Understanding the Spectrum — Rebecca BurgessComic reimagining the autism spectrum as a color wheel
• In My Language — Mel BaggsVideo essay from a nonspeaking autistic perspective
• Dr. Tony AttwoodBritish psychologist and leading author on autism and Asperger’s

Recommended Reading

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• The Reason I Jump — Naoki Higashida
• Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism — Barry M. Prizant, PhD
• NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity — Steve Silberman
• Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity — Devon Price, PhD
• Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism — Temple Grandin
• The Autistic Brain — Temple Grandin
• Sensory Integration and the Child — Dr. A. Jean Ayres
• Sensory Integration and Learning Disorders — Dr. A. Jean Ayres
• The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder — Carol Stock Kranowitz
• The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun — Carol Stock Kranowitz
• The Sensory-Smart Child — Lindsey Biel & Nancy Peske
• Interoception: The Eighth Sensory System — Kelly Mahler
• The Interoception Curriculum — Kelly Mahler
• The Mind-Gut Connection — Dr. Emeran Mayer
• The Gut-Immune Connection — Dr. Emeran Mayer
• Natural Language Acquisition on the Autism Spectrum — Marge Blanc
• Ido in Autismland: Climbing Out of Autism’s Silent Prison — Ido Kedar
• Out of My Mind — Sharon M. Draper
• The Whole-Brain Child — Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
• Raising Mentally Strong Kids — Daniel G. Amen, MD & Charles Fay, PhD
• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse — Charlie Mackesy
• Autism: The Movement-Sensing Perspective — Elizabeth Torres & Caroline Whyatt
• Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement — Steven K. Kapp
• The Sensory Child Gets Organized — Carolyn Dalgliesh
• A Spectrum of Solutions for Clients with Autism — Rachel Bedard & Lorna Hecker

Amazon also has a wide selection of toys, games, and tools for sensory integration. Affiliate links and an Amazon storefront for the books above are coming.