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The ‘Books’ section of iAutism is devoted to reviews of books. I will try to prioritize works related to autism and technology. But, as there are not many of them, I also include other books on autism. I try to look for those generic books that I think can be of interest a larger number of readers, and also for the books that deal with specific issues that are closely related with the main theme of iAutism. This could be, for example, a book on PECS, a system that is also the basis of many alternative and augmentative communication apps that are reviewed in iAutism.

Barring some notable exception, all the books are published from 2010 onwards. For now, there are very few book reviews published here, but I hope to add one or two each month.

Clicking on the title of each book takes you to the review published in iAutism, and doing the same on the publishing company name will bring you to the web page on that particular book inside the company’s website. Prices are indicative only and tend to vary slightly depending on the tax rates in each country.

-Francesc Sistach

	Title	Authors	Publisher	Year	Description
	A History of Autism	Adam Feinstein	Wiley-Blackwell	2010	This book presents the history of autism, and is the result of an extensive collection of data and hundreds of interviews around the world to the leading professionals in this field or, in some cases, to their children and colleagues.
	Apps for Autism	Lois Jean Brady	Future Horizons, Inc.	2011	Provides an extensive list of categories that will help you to think on innovative uses, and many apps not specific to people with autism but that may be suitable for their education. The descriptions of each application are short, but chapter introductions and success stories give interesting tips. Recommended for those seeking an introduction or new ideas on how to use iDevices for people with autism.
	Autism and Asperger Syndrome	Simon Caron-Cohen	OUP Oxford	2008	An appropriate book for parents, students and even professionals looking for a first text on autism and Asperger or who, having already read other works, need to update their basic knowledge on topics such as psychological theories or biological origins.
	Autism Spectrum Conditions	Sven Bölte and Joachim Hallmayer (editors) and 66 authors	Hogrefe Publishing	2011	78 answers to the same number of basic and important questions on ASC written by 66 leading international clinical and research experts as well as organizations from North America and Europe. It's suitable for parents looking for a solid and up to date account, and also for professionals and academics who need to know the state-of-the-art of ASC or of some ASC topics they are not working on.
	Business for Aspies	Ashley Standford	Jessica Kingsley Publishers	2011	42 best practices or ways that help people with Asperger syndrome to be a better employee or boss. Describes what behavior might be expected of any employee in a concrete situation, and introduces hints and workarounds useful to deal with them.
	Dictionary of Developmental Disabilities Terminology	Pasquale J. Accardo and Barbara Y. Whitman (editors) and 7 more authors	Brookes Publishing	2011	More than 4,000 definitions of disorders, diagnoses, assessments, interventions, medications, organizations, programs, educational practices and US public laws. Free online access from a section of its website.
	International Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders	Johnny L. Matson and Peter Sturmey (editors) and 80 authors	Springer	2011	"State of the art" on many issues over 33 chapters and 580 pages of the hand of 80 international experts (primarily based in the U.S., Canada and Europe), resulting in a book suitable for an updated academic approach to autism.

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