Annotated Bibliography

American Library Association, Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies. People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): What You Need to Know (Library Accessibility Tip Sheet 6) 2010. http://www.ala.org/asgcla/sites/ala.org.asgcla/files/content/asclaprotools/accessibilitytipsheets/tipsheets/6-ASD.pdf

This tip sheet provides general tips, tips for classes or programs, and information about assistive technology.

Autism Speaks. https://www.autismspeaks.org/.

The website of a national autism advocacy organization, this site has a wealth of tool kits, current news, research, and resources for parents.

Burgstahler, Sheryl. "Equal Access: Universal Design of Libraries." DO-IT, University of Washington, 2012. http://www.washington.edu/doit/equal-access-universal-design-libraries.

Universal design (UD) means that rather than designing your facility and services for the average user, you design them for people with a broad range of abilities, disabilities, and other characteristics—such as age, reading ability, learning style, language, culture, and others. This checklist provides solid examples for using UD to ensure that everyone feels welcome.

Farmer, Lesley S. J. Library Services for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders. ALA Editions, 2013.

Farmer's book provides strategies and resources for including youth with autism in the library facility and programs.

Gray, Carol. The New Social Story Book. Future Horizons, 2015.

Shows how to construct social stories to improve the lives of children and teens. These techniques can be applied in the library in order to allow persons with autism to be successful.

Klipper, Barbara. Programming for Children and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder. ALA Editions, 2014.

This book provides valuable information including background information on the disorder to help librarians understand how to program for this special audience, step-by-step programs from librarians across the country, and suggests methods for securing funding and establishing partnerships with community organizations

Lonie, Nicola. Online Safety for Teens on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent's and Carer's Guide. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

This book by a British author/parent provides coverage of computer gaming/addiction, cyberbulling, social media, hacking, and strategies for parents.

National Center on Universal Design for Learning. http://medium.com/udl-center

A one-stop shop for information on Universal Design for Learning.

Notbohm, Ellen, and Veronica Zysk. 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching & Raising Children with Autism or Asperger's. 2d ed. Future Horizons, 2010.

Libraries are addressed in several parts of this book that provides very practical strategies.

Project ENABLE: Expanding Nondiscriminatory Access by Librarians Everywhere. http://projectenable.syr.edu/

From Syracuse University, Project ENABLE provides professional development for library professionals from all types of libraries in order to build capacity for providing equitable access and services to students with disabilities, an underserved population.

Project PALS: Panhandle Autism Library Services. http://pals.cci.fsu.edu/

Designed by a team at Florida State University, PALS has developed four online modules for librarians on how to better serve patrons on the autism spectrum.

Libraries and Autism: We're Connected. Scotch Plains Public Library and Fanwood Memorial Library. http://www.librariesandautism.org/newresources.htm

This portal is focused on public libraries but you can customize these resources to fit your library's needs and style.