• Behavior
• General Educators
• Sensory Integration
• Family Perspectives
• Personal Perspectives
• Dietary Interventions
• Biomedical / Healthcare Interventions
• Early Intervention
• Recreation

SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS WRITTEN ABOUT BIOMEDICAL ISSUES, MEDICAL ISSUES AND HEALTHCARE FOR INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM

It has only been since the mid 1990’s that autism was widely acknowledged to be a neurological disorders. Before this time, most medical interventions were focused on medications to diminish or eliminate problematic behaviors. Research on the use of a few psychotropic medications for this population was just in the early stages.

About the same time, in January 1995, Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) was started in the form of a think tank that focused on medical alternatives other than the use of psychotropic drugs. This think tank produced their first consensus report suggesting clinical options using a nontraditional alternative medical approach to assess and treat individuals diagnosed on the autism spectrum. The books on this short list were chosen because they are the ones considered the most comprehensive on this topic.

These books can be borrowed from the Center for Disability Information and Referral (CeDIR) at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community. You can contact CeDIR by calling 1-800-437-7924 (toll free in Indiana) or i-800-855-9396 (voice/TTY). The entire CeDIR catalogue of holdings is now included and available to view online at http://www.iucat.iu.edu/.

• Cave, S. & Mitchell, D. (2001). What your doctor may not tell you about children’s vaccinations. New York, NY: Warner Books.
• Crissey, P. (2004). Personal Hygiene? What’s that got to do with me? New York, NY: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Edelson, S.M. & Rimland, B. (Eds.). (2003). Treating autism: Parent stories of hope and success. San Diego, CA: Autism Research Institute International.
• Kirby, D. (2005). Evidence of harm; Mercury in vaccines and the autism epidemic: A medical controversy. New York, NY: St. Martin Press.
• Mc Candless, J. (2003). Children with starving brains: A medical treatment guide for autism spectrum disorder. (2nd ed.). North Bergen, NJ: Bramble Books.
• Morton-Cooper, A. (2004). Healthcare and the autism spectrum: A guide for health professionals, parents and carers. New York, NY: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Schopler, E. & Mesibov, G.B. (1987). Neurobiological issues in autism. New York, NY: Plenum Press.
• Shaw, W. (2002). Biological treatments for autism and PDD. (revised edition). Kansas City, KS: Great Plains Laboratory.
• Tsai, L. (2001). Taking the mystery out of medications in autism/Asperger syndrome: A guide for parents and non-medical professionals. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons, Inc.
• Volkmar, F.R. & Weisner, L.A. (2004). Healthcare for children on the autism spectrum: A guide to medical, nutritional and behavioral issues. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House.
• Wheeler, M. (1998). Toilet training for individuals with autism and related disorders. Arlington, TX: Future Horizon, Inc.
• Wrobel, M. (2003). Taking care of myself: A hygiene, puberty and personal curriculum for young people with autism. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons, Inc.