"Given the choice between an Usborne book and another book a child will always select the Usborne!" ~ Debbie Lerner - 1996 Nat'l Social Studies Teacher of the Year

Autism, Autism Spectrum and Asperger's


Top 10 Series for Autism and Asperger's

First 100 Words – “Talk-about” pictures of everyday activities for use with language, articulation, and phonology goals. Sticker book version also available.
Everyday Words – Detailed claymation like scenes, appropriate for all age levels and language goals. Also ideal for written language with key vocabulary provided in margins. Book can become a game board or even more interactive with a sticker book.
First 1000 Words – Includes pages categorized by scene, as well as, pages about opposites, seasons, actions, sizes and more. Perfect for vocabulary, articulation, and language goals for pre-K through adult. Also available in a Sticker book
Very First Words/First Picture Word Books - Life-like clay models of everyday objects. Language development, vocabulary.
Touchy-feely board books - Descriptive words, predictable language structures. Each book has patches of different textures that may be soft, rough, bumpy, smooth, furry, etc., depending on the title.
Phonics Readers - Phonemic awareness, pre-reading skills, rhyming.
First Experiences - Rehearsing and talking about real life situations
1001 Things To Spot - Categorization, independent activity, visual-based
Puzzle Adventure Books - Problem solving, predictions, cognitive activities
Great Search books - Highly detailed illustrations; visually stimulating, independent activity, bite-sized text.
First Encyclopedias - Visually stimulating, information in bite-sized pieces
Art/Drawing books - Independent, repetitive motion activities

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