A useful pdf reading list of titles around social stories and communication. Useful as a reference list or for acknowledged authors for further research.

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SOCIAL SKILLS / SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
BOOKS FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS
Autism and PDD - social skills lessons - getting along / Pam Britton Reese, Nena C. Challenner. --
East Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c1999. (RJ - 506 - .A9R44 - 1999 - PAR - FRC - )
Autism and PDD - social skills lessons - school / Pam Britton Reese , Nena C. Challenner. -- East
Moline, Ill. : Linguisystems, c1999. (RJ - 506 - .A9R43 - 1999 - PAR – FRC)
Autism and PDD - social skills lessons - behavior / Pam Britton Reese, Nena C. Challenner. -- East
Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c1999. (RJ - 506 - .A9R45 - 1999 - PAR - FRC )
Autism and PDD - social skills lessons - community / Pam Britton Reese, Nena C. Challenner. -- East
Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c1999. (RJ - 506 - .A9R42 - 1999 - PAR – FRC)
Autism and PDD - social skills lessons - home / Pam Britton Reese, Nena C. Challenner. -- East
Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c1999. (RJ - 506 - .A9R46 - 1999 - PAR - FRC - )
Autism and PDD - adolescent social skills lessons - secondary schools / Pam Britton Reese, Nena
C. Challenner. -- East Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c2001. (RJ - 506 - .A9R47 - 2001 - PAR - FRC -)
Autism and PDD - adolescent social skills lessons - managing behavior / Pam Britton Reese, Nena
C. Challenner. -- East Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c2001. (RJ - 506 - .A9R48 - 2001 - PAR - FRC - )
Autism and PDD - adolescent social skills lessons - health and hygiene / PamBritton Reese, Nena
C. Challenner. -- East Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c2001. (RJ - 506 - .A9R49 - 2001 - PAR – FRC)
Autism and PDD - adolescent social skills lessons - vocational / Pam Britton Reese, Nena C.
Challenner. -- East Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c2001. (RJ - 506 - .A9R50 - 2001 - PAR - FRC )
Autism and PDD - adolescent social skills lessons - interacting / Pam Britton Reese, Nena C.
Challenner. -- East Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c2001. (RJ - 506 - .A9R51 - 2001 - PAR – FRC)
Autism and PDD - intermediate social skills lessons - middle school / Pam Britton Reese, Nena C.
Challenner. -- East Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c2002. (RJ - 506 - .A9AR52 - 2002 - PAR - FRC )
Autism and PDD - intermediate social skills lessons - controlling behavior / Pam Britton Reese,
Nena C. Challenner. -- East Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c2002. (RJ - 509 - .A9R52 - 2002 - PAR – FRC)
Autism and PDD - intermediate social skills lessons - special events and activities / Pam Britton
Reese, Nena C. Challenner. -- East Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c2002. (RJ - 506 - .A9R55 - 2002 - PAR -
FRC )
Autism and PDD - intermediate social skills lessons - healthy habits / Pam Britton Reese, Nena C.
Challenner. -- East Moline, Ill. : Lingui/systems, c2002. (RJ - 506 - .A9R55 - 2002 - PAR - FRC - )
Autism and PDD - intermediate social skills lessons - communication / Pam Britton Reese, Nena C.
Challenner. -- East Moline, Ill. : LinguiSystems, c2002. (RJ - 506 - .A9R55 - 2002 - PAR - FRC )

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Best friends, worst enemies - understanding the social lives of children / Michael Thompson and
Catherine O’Neill Grace with Lawrence J. Cohen.1st ed. New York - Ballantine Books, c2001. HQ - 767 -
9.T495 - 2001 - PAR - FRC
Cool connections with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - encouraging self-esteem, resilience and
well-being in children and young people using CBT approaches / Laurie Seiler. London,
Philadelphia, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008. (RC- 505.C63 - S45 - 2008 - PAR – FRC)
Do-watch-listen-say - social and communication intervention for children with autism / by Kathleen
Ann Quill ; with invited contributions from Kathleen Norton Bracken, Maria E. Fair, Julie Ann Fiore,. --
Baltimore; London; Toronto : P-H Brookes, c2000. (RJ - 506 - .A9Q55 - 2000 - PAR – FRC)
Faking it - a look into the mind of a creative learner / Christopher M. Lee and Rosemary F. Jackson. --
Portsmouth, NH : Boston/Cook Publishers ; Heinemann, c1992. (LC - 4705-. L44 - 1992 - PAR - FRC-)
Good friends are hard to find - help your child find, make, and keep friends / Fred Frankel ;
illustrations by Barry Wetmore. -- Los Angeles, Calif. ; Perspective Publishing, c1996. (HQ - 784 -
.F7F73 - 1999 - PAR – FRC)
Help! the kids are at it again - using kids' quarrels to teach "people" skills / Elizabeth Crary ;
illustrated by Mits Katayama. -- Seattle, Wash. : Parenting Press, Inc. , c1997. (HQ - 769 - .C925 - 1997 -
PAR – FRC)
The hidden curriculum - practical solutions for understanding unstated rules in social situations /
Brenda Myles, Melissa Traurman, and Ronda Schelvan. -- Shawnee Mission, KS : Autism Asperger
Publishing Co., c 2004. (HM - 691 - .M95 - 2004 - PAR - FRC )
How to promote children's social and emotional competence / Carolyn Webster-Stratton. London :
Paul Chapman ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1999. (BF 721.W34 1999 PAR FRC)
Inside out - what makes a person with social cognitive deficits tick? - the I LAUGH approach -
Asperger syndrome, high functioning autism, non-verbal learning disabilities (NLD) … / Michelle
Garcia Winner. -- San Jose, Calif.: Michelle G. Winner, c2000. (RJ - 506 - .A9W56 - 2000 - PAR - FRC -)
It's so much work to be your friend - helping the child with learning disabilities find social success
/ Richard D. Lavoie -- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005. (HQ – 783 -. L38 – 2005 – PAR – FRC)
The Incredible 5-point scale - assisting students with autism spectrum disorders in understanding
social interactions and controlling their emotional responses / Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis. --
Shawnee Mission, Kansas: AAPC, c2003. (RJ - 506 - .A9B87 - 2003 - PAR - FRC - )
Life skills for kids - equipping your child for the real world / written by Christine M. Field ; ed. by
Miriam Mindeman and Mary Horner Collins. -- Colorado Springs: Shaw Book ; Waterbrook Press, c2000.
(HQ 871 .F48 2000 PAR FRC)
More than words - a guide to helping parents promote communication and social skills in children
with autism spectrum disorder / Fern Sussman ; illustrations by Robin Baird Lewis. -- Toronto : The
Hanen Centre, c1999. (RJ - 506 - .A9S97 - 1999 - PAR - FRC - )
The New Social Story Book / Carole Gray. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons, 2010. (RJ506 - A9 - M9 -
2010 - AUT - FRC - c.1)
The New social story book - illustrated edition / revisions by Ms. Carol Gray ; edited by: Stacy Arnold
… [et al.]. ; illustrations and cover design by Sue Lynn Pauken. -- 2nd ed. (RJ - 506 - .A9G73 - 2000 -
PAR – FRC)

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Reaching out, joining in - teaching social skills to young children with autism / Mary Jane Weiss,
Sandra L. Harris. -- Bethesda, MD : Woodbine House, c2001. (RJ - 506 - .A9G53 - 2001 - PAR - FRC - )
Relationship development intervention with young children - social and emotional development
activities for Asperger syndrome, autism, PDD and NLD / Steven E. Gutstein and Rachelle K. Sheely.
-- London and New York : Jessica Kingsley , c2002. (RJ - 506 - .A9G88 - 2002 - PAR - FRC - )
Skillstreaming the elementary school child - new strategies and perspectives for teaching
prosocial skills / Ellen McGinnis, Arnold P. Goldstein. -- rev. ed. -- Champaign, Ill. : Research Press,
c1997. (LC - 4802 - .M34 - 1997 - PAR - FRC -)
Skillstreaming in early childhood - new strategies and perspectives for teaching prosocial skills /
Ellen McGinnis, Arnold P. Goldstein. -- rev. ed. -- Champaign, Ill. : Research Press, c2003. (LB - 1139 -
.B6M37 - 2003 - PAR - FRC - )
Social communication - activities for improving peer interactions and self-esteem / M. Ann Marquis,
Elaine Addy-Trout. -- Eau Claire, Wis. : Thinking Publications, c1995.(LC 4704.5 .M38 1995 REF FRC)
Social skills activities for secondary students with special needs / Darlene Mannix ; illustration by
Tim Mannix. -- West Nyack, New York : The Center for Applied Research in Education ; Prentice Hall,
c1995.(HV - 1569.3 - .Y68M36 - 1998 - PAR - FRC - )
Social skills training for children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome and social-
communication problems / Jed E. Baker ; chapter 2 by Brenda Smith Myles. -- Shawnee Mission,
Kansas : AAPC: Autism Asperger Pub., c2003. (RJ - 506 - .A9B35 - 2003 - PAR - FRC - )
Some interpersonal social skill objectives and teaching strategies for people with autism / by
Nancy Dalrymple. -- revised ed. -- Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University, Indiana Resource Center for
Autism, c1992. (RJ - 506 - .A9D36 - 1992 - PAR - FRC - )
S.O.S.-- social skills in our schools - social skills program for children with pervasive
developmental disorders.. / Michelle A Dunn. -- Shawnee Mission, Kan. : Autism Asperger Pub. 2005.
(RJ 506 .A9D86 2005 PAR FRC)
Taming the recess juNgle - socially simplifying recess for students with autism and related
disorders / Carol Gray ; cover design by Carol Gray. -- rev. ed. c1993, 1994. (RJ - 506 - .A9.G739 -
1994 - PAR - FRC - C 1-2)
What does it mean to me? - a workbook explaining self-awareness and life lessons to the child or
youth with high functioning autism or Aspergers / by Catherine Faherty ; with a foreword by Dr. Gary
Mesibov. -- Arlington, Tex. : Future Horizons, c2000.(RJ - 506 - .A9F34 - 2000 - PAR - FRC - C 1-2)
"Why doesn't anybody like me? " - a guide to raising socially confident kids / Hara Estroff Marano. -
- New York : William Morrow, c1998. (HQ - 784-.S56M37 – 1998 – PAR – FRC -)
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS
The feelings book - the care & keeping of your emotions / Lynda Madison ; illustrated by Norm
Bendell. Middleton, Wis. : Pleasant Co., c2002. BF - 723 – (EM627 2002 - TEEN – FRC)
Don’t let your emotions run your life for teens - dialectical behavior therapy skills for helping you
manage mood swings, control angry outbursts, and get along with others / Sheri Van Dijk. Oakland,
CA -- New Harbinger Publications, c2011. BF - 724 - 3E5 - V36 - 2001 - Teen - FRC
GirlWise - how to be confident, capable, cool, and in control / Julia DeVillers. -- Roseville, Calif. :
Prima Publishing, c2002. (HQ 798.D389 2002 TEEN FRC)

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How rude! - the teenager's guide to good manners, proper behavior, and not grossing people out /
by Alex J. Packer ; edited by Pamela Espeland ; illustrated by Jeff Tolbert. -- Minneapolis, Minn. : Free
Spirit Publishing, c1997.( BJ - 1857 - .C5P33 - 1997 - PAR - FRC – )
Jarvis Clutch -- social spy / Melvin D Levine -- Cambridge, Mass. : Educators Pub. Service, 2001.
(HM - 1111 - 2001 - TEEN - FRC - )
Knowing me, knowing you - the I-Sight way to understand yourself and others / by Pamela
Espeland ; foreword by Tom Ritchey, President of Inscape Publishing. -- Minneapolis, Minn. : Free Spirit
Publishing, c2001. ( BF 698.3 E85 2001 TEEN FRC)
Learning how to say you are sorry / by Susan Kent. The Violence Prevention Library. New York - The
Rosen Publishing Group, 2001. BF575. - A75 - K46 - 2000 - CHILD - FRC -
My book full of feelings - how to control and react to the size of your emotions / Amy V Jaffe; Luci
Gardner. -- 1st ed. Shawnee Mission, KS : Autism Asperger Pub. Co., 2005. (RJ 506 .A9 2005 PAR
FRC)
The social success workbook for teens - skill-building activities for teens with nonverbal learning
disorder, Asperger’s disorder & other social-skill problems / Barbara Cooper and Nancy Widdows.
Oakland, CA - Instant Help Books, c2008 RJ - 506 - D47 - C66 - 2008 - Teen - FRC
Super silly sayings that are over your head - a children's illustrated book of idioms / by Catherine
S. Snodgrass. Higganum, CT: Starfish Specialty Press, c2004. (PE1460 - S59 - 2004 - CHILD – FRC)
Teen esteem: a self-direction manual for young adults / Dr. Pat Palmer with Melissa Alberti Froehner.
-- San Luis Obispo, Calif. : Impact Publishers, c1989. (BF 697.5.S46P35 1989 TEEN FRC)
VIDEOS:
Building good relationships - student workshop [video]/ Writers - Karen Grazia; Susan Simmons;
director - Tony Grazia ; executive producer: Susan Eikov Green ;producer: Susan Simmons. -- Hawthorn,
NY : Deerfield Productions, c2001. (HQ - 755.8 - .B85 - 2001 - FRC - Video - )
Catch phrase: An educational video using an innovative class-wide approach to enhance social
skills / Thames Valley Children's Centre 2010 (RJ 506. A95621 2010 DVD FRC)
It’s so much work to be your friend – helping the child with learning disabilities find social
success [DVD] / Richard Lavoie. Public Broadcasting Service, c2005. (HQ 783 – I38 – 2005 – DVD –
FRC)
A Simple Gift : Helping Young Children Cope with Emotions. [DVD] / The Hospital for Sick Children,
c.2000. (BF- 723 - E6 - S37 - FRC – DVD)
Social language groups - social skills training in children diagnosed with Asperger syndrome,
high-functioning autism, non-verbal learning disability, PDD [video] / Sally Bligh. -- Naperville, Ill. :
Michael Thompson Productions, c2000. (RJ - 506 - .A9S62 - 2000 - FRC - Video –)
The incredible 5-point scale - assisting students with autism spectrum disorders in understanding
social interactions and controlling their emotional responses / Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis.
Shawnee Mission, Kan., Autism Asperger Pub. Co., 2005 (RJ - 506 - A9 - B87 - 2005 - DVD – FRC)
Writing social stories [video] / with Carol Gray. -- Arlington, Tex. : Future Horizons, c2000.
(RJ - 506 - .A9G73v - 2000 - FRC - Video - )
Updated 2012-06-19