Recommended Reading

Asperger, H. (1944). Die Autistischen Psychopathen im Kindesalter. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 117 (1) p. 76-136.

Baio, J. (2012). Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 14 Sites, United States, 2008. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Surveillance Summaries. 61 (3). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Baird, G., Simonoff, E., Pickles, A., Chandler, S., Loucas, T., Meldrum, D. and Charman, T., (2006). Prevalence of disorders of the autism spectrum in a population cohort of children in South Thames: the Special Needs and Autism Project (SNAP). The Lancet, 368 (9531), p. 210-215.

Barnard, J., (2002). Autism in schools: Crisis or challenge? National Autistic Society.

Barnard, L., Young, A.H., Pearson, J., Geddes, J. and O’Brien, G., (2002) A systematic review of the use of atypical antipsychotics in autism. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 16 (1), p.93-101.

Baron-Cohen, S., Scott, F.J., Allison, C., Williams, J., Bolton, P., Matthews, F.E. and Brayne, C., (2009). Prevalence of autism-spectrum conditions: UK school-based population study. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 194 (6), p.500-509.

Briody, J. and McGarry, K., (2005). Using social stories to ease children’s transitions. Young Children, 60 (5), p.38.

Brugha, T., McManus, S., Meltzer, H., Smith, J., Scott, F.J., Purdon, S., Harris, J. and Bankart, J., (2009). Autism spectrum disorders in adults living in households throughout England: Report from the adult psychiatric morbidity survey 2007. Leeds: The NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care.

Chan, J.M. and O’Reilly, M.F., (2008). A Social Stories™ intervention package for students with autism in inclusive classroom settings. Journal of Applied Behavior analysis, 41 (3), p.405-409.

Chan, J.M., O’Reilly, M.F., Lang, R.B., Boutot, E.A., White, P.J., Pierce, N. and Baker, S., (2011). Evaluation of a Social Stories™ intervention implemented by pre-service teachers for students with autism in general education settings. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5 (2), p.715-721.

Delano, M. and Snell, M.E., (2006). The effects of social stories on the social engagement of children with autism. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 8 (1), p.29-42.

Filipek, P.A., Accardo, P.J., Baranek, G.T., Cook Jr, E.H., Dawson, G., Gordon, B., Gravel, J.S., Johnson, C.P., Kallen, R.J., Levy, S.E. and Minshew, N.J., (1999). The screening and diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 29 (6), p.439-484.

Fombonne, E., (2003). The prevalence of autism. Journal of the American Medical Association, 289 (1), p.87-89.

Gray, C., (2010). The new social story book. Future Horizons.

Gjevik, E., Eldevik, S., Fjran-Granum, T., & Sponheim, E., (2011). Kiddie-SADS reveals high rates of DSM-IV disorders in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41, p.761–769.

Hutchins, T., (2012). Social Stories. In P.A Prelock & R.J. McCauley (Eds.), Treatment of autism spectrum disorders: Evidence-based intervention strategies for communication and social interaction. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.

Kim, Y.S., Leventhal, B.L., Koh, Y.J., Fombonne, E., Laska, E., Lim, E.C., Cheon, K.A., Kim, S.J., Kim, Y.K., Lee, H. and Song, D.H., (2011). Prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in a total population sample. American Journal of Psychiatry, 168 (9), p. 904 – 912.

Kokina, A. and Kern, L., (2010). Social Story™ interventions for students with autism spectrum disorders: A meta-analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40 (7), p.812-826.

Notbohm E., (2012). 10 Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded Edition. Future Horizons.

Reynhout, G. and Carter, M., (2009). The use of social stories by teachers and their perceived efficacy. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3 (1), p.232-251.

Schneider, N. and Goldstein, H., (2009). Social Stories™ improve the on-task behavior of children with language impairment. Journal of Early Intervention, 31 (3), p.250-264.

Simonoff, E., Pickles, A., Charman, T., Chandler, S., Loucas, T. & Baird, G., (2008). Psychiatric disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders: Prevalence, comorbidity, and associated factors in a population-derived sample. Journal of American Academic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47 (8), p. 921-929.

Toplis, R. and Hadwin, J.A., (2006). Using social stories to change problematic lunchtime behaviour in school. Educational Psychology in Practice, 22 (1), p.53-67.

Wilkinson K. & Twist L., (2010). Autism and Educational Assessment: UK Policy and Practice. NFER, Slough.