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Orange Fund

...Re-building lives affected by any diagnosis....

By Lesley Ely, illustrated by Polly Dunbar


A book about autism, and a new boy in school who is befriended by a classmate. This book is best read by an adult before reading to a child, as some passages may be misunderstood and send out the wrong message, it will provoke discussion between parent and a brother sister of someone who has autism

Looking after Louis

A brighter future for anyone with Autism

National Autistic Society


A brighter future for people with Autism


Play with me

Isabel Cottinelli Telmo

National Autistic Society

Including children with autism in mainstream primary schools, what is autism, what difficulties do children have and how can other children help.


When someone dies

Michelle Mansfield, Peter Aukland and Anita Evans

National Autistic Society


An accessible guide to bereavement written by people with learning difficulties - for people with learning difficulties and their carers

What is Aspergers syndrome

National Autistic society

ISBN13  978-1-899280-04-9


A guide for young people, answering some questions that people often have about their Asperger syndrome and some idea’s about dealing with difficulties


Illness specific books on Autism

Autistic spectrum disorders

National Autistic society


A guide for secondary schools - a better life for people with autism


Sarah Tamsin Hunter

National Autistic society

ISBN10 1-899280-98-7,  ISBN13  9781899280988


A book written to help other children, by a child who has a younger sister with autism,

My sister is different


Fiona Bleach

National Autistic society

ISBN10  1-899280-33-2,  ISBN13  9781899280339

A book for young people who have brothers or sisters with autism, full of helpful suggestions for making family life more comfortable for everyone concerned.

Everybody is different


National Autistic society

Joy Beaney and Penny Kershaw

ISBN: 978 1 89928 095 7

Support material for children with autistic spectrum disorders, advice for teachers and support staff

Inclusion in the primary classroom


My Brother Is Different

By Louise Garrod

ISBN: 978 1 89928 050 6


Age 4 to 7

A child’s book explaining the difference of having a brother / sister who has autism, (this book has had very good reviews)

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