Youth Services staff have requested information about providing library services for children with autism spectrum disorders in their libraries. On this page, we can collaborate and share resources and encouragement to each other as we strive to assist all members of our communities.
Autism in Books
Fiction
Non-Fiction
This information is from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The information is also provided in Spanish on the site.
The Scotch Plains Public Library and the Fanwood Memorial Library, together with our partners, produced a customer service training video primarily for library staff to help them serve individuals with autism and their families more effectively. The video focuses on what you need to know about autism and will empower you with specific techniques to offer more inclusive service to this growing and underserved population.
The Autism Society of North Carolina strives to create a community where people within the autism spectrum and their families receive respect, services, and support based on individual differences, needs, and preferences.
Of the various symptoms and behaviors that make up the autistic spectrum, some are quite extreme and lend themselves greatly to dramatic fiction. Humor surfaces more easily in the stories featuring autistic savants, who in reality only make up about ten percent of the affected population. For everyone involved, however, mystery and tragedy are hallmarks of autism, and novelists have applied these elements in their works with interesting variety.
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