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Some other good places to buy books and videotapes, software, and teaching materials. There are many books not listed in my Web site, if you find something good let me know!

• Pro-Ed, 800-897-3202 (Pro-Ed is the publisher for some of the titles listed below)
• pro-ABA, Inh. R. Oetken, Leveser Allee 3, D-31693 Hespe, fon +49.5724.98499, fax +49.5724.98081, info@pro-aba.com (Deutschland)

"How-to" books, videos, and information

Looking for training in ABA or discrete trial teaching? Try the Training and Education listings for workshops, internships, and college programs.

More listings:

• Recommended Videos and Reading from FEAT Connecticut
• ABA and Autism Books and Resources (Amazon.com)

Books

• 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Veronica Zysk and Ellen Notbohm, is not about ABA but is highly recommended by many parents. Buy it from Amazon.com
• An ABA Consultant's Companion, "designed to be used as a resource by educational teams, especially program coordinators and consultants, working to help organize and implement ABA programs"
• Autism in the School Aged Child: Expanding Behavioral Strategies and Promoting Success, Carol Schmidt, RN, BSN and Beth Heybyrne, MA
• AVB Press - Advancements in Verbal Behavior, 4425C Treat Blvd. #210, Concord CA 94521, fax 925-682-5256, admin@avbpress.com, Carries a language, learning, and social skills assessment for children with autism and other developmental disabilities - the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program
• Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism edited by C. Maurice, G. Green, S. Luce. A "how-to" manual on ABA, including research, curriculum, teaching methods, and legal information. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Educate Toward Recovery: Turning the Tables on Autism, Robert Schramm, follows the "verbal behavior" flavor of ABA.  (From a review) "...teaching to fluency, developing functional language skills, teaching all the meanings of a word, and teaching in the natural environment. He also provides some hassle-free strategies on toilet training"
• Effective Instruction for Children with Autism: An Applied Behavior Analytic Approach, Thomas Kitchen, MS, BCBA; includes a CD-ROM full of printable skill programs and data sheets, as well as video examples of various concepts
• Graduated Applied Behavior Analysis, Bobby Newman, Dana Reinecke, Sarah Birch, Frederica Blausten. ABA is not "one size fits all." Different teaching techniques within ABA must be chosen, based upon student need. Dr. Bobby Newman and colleagues describe an approach that alters teaching methodologies based on the functioning level of the student. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Making a Difference: Behavioral Intervention for Autism, Catherine Maurice, Gina Green, Richard Foxx. A companion to the Behavioral Intervention book, covering additional topics such as peer social skills, feeding issues, and ways to coordinate with other professionals including classroom teachers and SLPs. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Parents' Education as Autism Therapists: Applied Behaviour Analysis in Context edited by Mickey Keenan, Ken P. Kerr and Karola Dillenburger. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Raising a Child with Autism, A Guide to Applied Behavior Analysis for Parents, Shira Richman. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Right From the Start: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children with Autism, Sandra Harris and Mary Jane Weiss (Woodbine Press, 1998), is reported to be another helpful guide. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Teach me how to learn, Gun-Louise Lyrén
• Teaching Individuals With Developmental Delays: Basic Intervention Techniques, O. Ivar Lovaas. Significantly updated from the 1981 ME Book. Buy it from Amazon.com
  • Løvaas, O. Ivar. Opplæring av mennesker med forsinket utvikling : grunnleggende prinsipper. Oslo, Gyldandal akademisk, 2003. (I den norske udgave er der udeladt 6 kapitler om specifikke amerikanske forhold. Til gengæld er der et ekstra kapitel om ABA i Norge skrevet af Svein Eikeseth, Erik Jahr og Sigmund Eldevik). Findes på Danmarks Pædagogiske Bibliotek, hvorfra den kan bestilles via www.bibliotek.dk
  • Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children: The ME Book, O. Ivar Lovaas 1981-. The original how-to book. (Available in Hebrew.) Buy it from Amazon.com
• A Work in Progress: Behavior Management Strategies and a Curriculum for Intensive Behavioral Treatment of Autism, John McEachin, Ron Leaf, and other authors. McEachin and Leaf have decades of experience in this area. Based on parent reviews it is a "must read" for those involved in behavioral intervention. Buy it from Amazon.com. In other languages:
  • Encuentro Para Soluciones Ce Comportamientos,  esco@autistas.com, Cartagena, Colombia: Esperanzas Para el Autismo, un Trabajo en Progreso, editado por Dr. Ron Leaf y Dr. John McEachin, un manual para padres de familia, profesionales y educadores, estrategias y curiculum del reconocido tratamiento intensivo de autismo, ABA.
  • pro-ABA: Dieses Buch bietet dem Leser eine einfach zu verstehende Erklärung, wie ABA anzuwenden ist und weist viele Wege auf, wie Sie die Wissenschaft von ABA am Besten nutzen können, um Ihrem Kind mit Autismus zu helfen. Neben vielen Programmen, Ratschlägen und Tipps, ist eine weitere Besonderheit ein Lehrplan, den Sie benutzen können, um mit Ihrem Kind ein ABA - Programm zu starten oder um spezielle Probleme zu adressieren
• The ABA Program Companion: Organizing Quality Programs for Children With Autism and PDD, J. Tyler and M.A. Fovel is a companion book and CD-ROM, based on the curriculum in A Work in Progress. Buy it from Amazon.com
• UCSB Autism Research and Training Center BMSO Manuals lists several publications on topics such as play dates, toilet traing, and self-management

• Recommended by another parent: "There is a very good ABA handbook written by Marge Penning, Ph.D., of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Citizens Alliance Upholding Special Education sells copies for $90 each. It is a 3 inch, 3 ring binder with very detailed instructions and examples for carrying out [ABA, behavioral intervention]." From Citizens Alliance to UpHold Special Education, 2365 Woodlake Drive, Ste. 100, Okemos Michigan 48864, 517-886-9167 or 800-221-9105 (US Only), Fax: 517-886-9775

Recorded material (tapes, discs)

• ACCESS (Autism Coalition for Creative Educational and Social Services) produces training and information videotapes by Dr. John McEachin and others, 92 Corporate Park, Suite C-500, Irvine CA 92714, 714-856-012S [the last digit may be a 5]. Or contact The Autism Exchange, Fax 949-361-0623, or call 949-623-8219, or mail to The Autism Exchange, 769 Calle Vallarta, San Clemente CA 92673.
• Autism Academy Behavioral Programming for Children with Autism. "Digital Vista, Inc. has partnered with Eden II Programs to create and develop the first interactive- ABA course on CD-ROM for teaching educators and parents how to effectively educate children with autism."
• Bridges sells ABA training videotapes and manuals, PO Box 35, Burnt Hills NY 12027, 888-222-8273
• Help Us Learn "A complete self-paced training program for preparing parents, educators, students, teachers, therapists, service providers, friends & family to use Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) programs to work with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, PDD, & other developmental delays."
• Maximum Potential , 1080 Cambridge Square, Alpharetta GA, 877-629-7654, fax 770-664-8338, info@maximumpotentialkids.com, "our...courses empower parents and teachers to provide ABA therapy in any environment. Created by two PhD BCBA's the program on 8 DVD's contains 17 modules that give an instructor the necessary skills to set up an effective and affordable in home ABA program. Developed for those who struggle with ABA costs, those who do not live near a therapist and those who just want to add hours."
• Princeton Child Development Institute Tapes, "Teaching Independence and Choice: How to Use Photographic and Written Activity Schedules in Autism Intervention". 2 hours and 45 minutes of detailed information about how to teach first activity schedules and choice making, how to fade prompts, how to use schedules at home, how to troubleshoot procedures and more. Available from: Princeton Child Development Institute, 300 Cold Soil Road, Princeton NJ 08540 609-924-6280; Fax: 609-924-4119; njpcdi@earthlink.net 

Workshops and other training services

rethink autism, 19 W. 21st St. Suite 403, New York NY 10010, 646-257-2919, info@rethinkautism.com, "is a web-based autism treatment platform for parents and professionals [that enables you to] -Create an individualized treatment program for you child. -Learn to teach using ABA -Hundreds of step by step video lessons -Ensure treatment effectiveness with automated progress tracking -Online support from trained professionals Our mission is offering parents and professionals immediate access to effective and affordable Applied Behavior Analysis-based treatment tools for the growing population affected by autism spectrum disorders."

Stephanie O'Brien and Associates, Cherry Hill NJ, 609-330-9887, contact Stephanie O'Brien, shnj715@aol.com, DE, PA, NY, NJ, MA, ME, CT, RI Training for teachers, ABA therapists, and parents. Individual workshops in your home, small workshops for up to 15 fifteen people, weekly or monthly consultation in schools, online video consultation for out of state country clients.

World Wide Web

• aba4autism.com, for parents and other caregivers who need help managing behavioral problems in children with autism or other neuropsychological disorders, Gary Brown, Ph.D
• Autism Teaching Tools covers a very broad range of topics including language instruction, program management, and various teaching methods, and includes extensive helpful reviews of instructional books, children's books, toys, videos, ands other teaching materials (by a parent)
• Christina Burk is a behavioral consultant with a Web site containing a lot of useful information about how to teach well
• Intro to the Concepts of ABA focuses on running an effective "home program"
• Kathy & Calvin's Page is another source of how-to tips and resources, including a list of 126 reinforcers! (OR)
• Programs and Interventions is an extensive set of very clear PDF documents (and some Quicktime videos) on the basics of behavior management in the classroom (equally applicable to one-on-one teaching). Very good guide to many (not all) of the basic practices of behavioral intervention. From Utah State University.
• Sumlin Program Notes describes how two parents, with the help of a behavioral consultant, managed an intensive program and helped their child recover and succeed in "regular" education (300k). The notes are a compilation of 1-3 page handouts, given to the therapists as required reading prior to every session, containing reminders of new and old goals, how to address problem behaviors, and other tips for successful teaching. Save time and bandwidth by downloading the "zipped" reference file set.
• Training Materials from the Mariposa School includes "Implementing a Successful Verbal Behavior Program" and "Training Manual compiled for Verbal Behavior Training Seminars" (125 pages! but also available in individual chapters)

Language development

See also the Materials section for many sources of books and software

Beginning

See the "How to" section, almost all the general texts include a lot of beginning language curriculum

• Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities, by Mark L. Sundberg and James W. Partington, looks at Skinner's approach to verbal behavior in relation to teaching children with autism

Advanced

• More Than Words (Fern Sussman) is recommended by a Mom as a useful guide to keeping your child engaged outside the structure of a formal teaching program.  Buy it from Amazon.com
• Teach Me Language, "a language manual for children with autism, Asperger's syndrome and related developmental disorders" (Freeman and Dake). Contains language, general knowledge, social situation drills and exercises that may be appropriate for children who have mostly mastered the material in the Behavioral Intervention book. From SKF books, 604-534-6956, FAX 604-534-9527, or Different Roads to Learning, 800-853-1057. Buy it from Amazon.com

Social skills, play, theory of mind

Books

indicates books which contain curriculum to meet specific IEP social goals.

• Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Dr. Tony Attwood, has lots of personal accounts and practical skill-building tips. Not just for kids - this is a useful guide for teenagers and adults too. Buy it from Amazon.com, Buy it from Future Horizons
• Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents of Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Rebecca A. Moyes, Susan J. Moreno. Buy it from Amazon.com, Buy it from Future Horizons
• Inside Out: What Makes the Person with Social-cognitive Deficits Tick? by Michelle Garcia Winner. Buy it from Amazon.com, Buy it from Future Horizons
• Navigating the Social World: A Curriculum for Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome, High Functioning Autism and Related Disorders by Jeannie McAfee. Buy it from Amazon.com, Buy it from Future Horizons
• Reaching Out, Joining in: Teaching Social Skills to Young Children With Autism by Mary Jane Weiss, Sandra L. Harris. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 by Ruth Weltmann Begun. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Autism/Asperger's: Solving the Relationship Puzzle, and, Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children: Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD. Buy it from Future Horizons
• Social Skills Activities for Special Children, by Darlene Mannix. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Social Skills Solutions, includes steps for using visuals, video modeling, peer play and natural occurring situations to facilitate social skills learning, plus reproducible worksheets for easy implementation. 200+ pages, by Janis Krempa, M.Ed, BCBA & Kelly McKinnon, MA, BCBA.
• Social Star (General Interaction Skills, Book 1) by Nancy Gajewski, Polly Hirn, Patty Mayo (there is also a Book 2). Buy it from Amazon.com
• Teaching Children With Autism to Mind-Read: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Parents, by Patricia Howlin (Editor) and Simon Baron-Cohen. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success by Marshall Duke, PhD, has general guidelines for teaching non-verbal communication, but it is not a detailed "how to" guide. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Thinking About You, Thinking About Me: Philosophy and Strategies for Facilitating the Development of Perspective Taking for Students with Social Cognitive Deficits by Michelle Garcia Winner. Buy it from Future Horizons

Other media, software, teaching materials

• Helping, Sharing and Caring Game "The game provides an enjoyable game in the context of which important issues are introduced. A wide variety of issues are focused on, for example, self-esteem, manners, safety, ethics, health, consideration for others, interpersonal relations, the value of learning, sympathy, empathy, and competence." From Therapeutic Resource, Inc., info@therapeuticresources.com, Customer Service: 888-331-7114 or 440-331-7114
• Model Me Kids sells videos for teaching social skills by example (affiliated site: commissions from sales are donated to the Federation for Children with Special Needs)
• Social Skill Builder, founded by speech language pathologists, has developed interactive CD-ROM computer programs that target understanding and use of every day social skills in children with a variety of disorders and delays

World Wide Web

• Classwide Social Skills Program
• Integrated Play Groups
• Making (and keeping) Friends: a Model for Social Skills Instruction (Dr. Scott Bellini) is a good introduction to many ways to teach and practice social skills
• National Network for Child Care Guidance and Discipline has many short, helpful articles about how to teach and practice social skills in children (from the U.S. Department of Agriculture !?!)
• NLDline "Nonverbal learning disorders (NLD) is a neurological syndrome consisting of specific assets and deficits. The assets include early speech and vocabulary development, remarkable rote memory skills, attention to detail, early reading skills development and excellent spelling skills.... Three major categories of deficits and dysfunction also present themselves: *Motoric (lack of coordination, severe balance problems, and difficulties with graphomotor skills). *Visual-spatial-organizational (lack of image, poor visual recall, faulty spatial perceptions, and difficulties with spatial relations). *Social (lack of ability to comprehend nonverbal communication, difficulties adjusting to transitions and novel situations, and deficits in social judgment and social interaction)."
• PLAYSKILLS is a comprehensive site, with programs for teaching play skills, "how to" information for running play dates, and other resources. Written and edited by a Mom.
• PlaySteps has materials for teaching beginning independent play. "The new PLAYSTEPS books teach constructive play, step by step and are recommended for children 3-8 years old. The books have been field tested for two years with students with autism and multiple disabilities and provide a helpful tool for parents and teachers targeting independent play skills."
• Sumlin Social Stories (no connection to Carol Gray's Social Stories, which is another useful resource) is a set of teaching programs used to teach a young child the "Golden Rule" and two dozen other rules and strategies for success with peers, parents, and school (200k). By the parents of a recovered child, Megan and Jim Sumlin (pseudonyms) . Save time and bandwidth by downloading the "zipped" reference file set.
• Teach Me to Play is a compilation of notes from over two years of ABA programming, detailing development to independent, spontaneous play (300k). Save time and bandwidth by downloading the "zipped" reference file set.

Academic, self-help, activities of daily living, emotional regulation

• Laureate Learning Systems "We have [computer] programs that train cause and effect, turn-taking, early vocabulary, syntax, cognitive concepts, auditory processing, and reading" 800-562-6801
• SymTrend "is an electronic diary system that helps monitor, improve and explain your health by allowing you to • Record quickly and easily wherever and whenever • Generate charts • Follow guidance logs • Keep health information in one place." 617-484-7510
• Teach Me Language From SKF books, 604-534-6956, FAX 604-534-9527, or Different Roads to Learning, 800-853-1057. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Watch Me Learn, PO Box 329, Greenlawn NY 11740, 631-261-1707, fax 631-261-4552, info@watchmelearn.com, Teaching videos and curriculum teaching functional skills, language skills, self help skills, life skills, motor skills and social skills. Integrates with other interventions including ABA, VB, Speech and Language therapy, Occupational Therapy and more. Curriculum is designed to provide a multi-sensory approach to teaching with a video model of skill at core.

Increasing wanted, and reducing unwanted behaviors

Most unwanted behaviors are addressed through a combination of removing reinforcement (extinction), and teaching more desirable replacement behaviors, techniques which are covered in all the "how-to" books.

• 1-2-3 Magic by Thomas Phelan is a detailed guide to avoiding parental temper tantrums and decreasing your child's unwanted behaviors. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Autism in the School-Aged Child: Expanding Behavioral Strategies and Promoting Success, an intervention manual for parents and educators, Autism Family Press, info@autisminschool.com
• Dr. Mac's Amazing Behavior Management Advice Site (helpful and a fun read)
• The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene, PhD expands on the concept of "pick your battles" to help avoid the dangers of excessive control. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Intervention Central offers free tools and resources to help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth. (The focus is on classroom behavior management, but there is also good material on reinforcement to promote efficient learning.)
• Multimodal Functional Behavior Assessment describes how to develop a behavior intervention plan (BIP); with examples
• Raising a Thinking Child by Myna Shure is a detailed guide to teaching children interpersonal problem solving techniques. Buy it from Amazon.com
• Red and Green Choices includes visual aids and teaching strategies
• Use of Skin-Shock as an Aversive in Behavioral Treatment (from the Judge Rotenberg Center) - controlled aversives can help prevent severe or life-threatening injuries

Recreation

Don't underestimate the importance of sports, arts, and other recreational activities for a child or adult of any age. There are many wonderful adaptive programs - this is just a small sampling.

• See Disabled Sports USA for organization addresses and collections of WWW links
• Special Olympics
• Surfers Healing Foundation San Clemente CA
• The Adaptive Riding Institute, PO Box 280, Scotts Mills OR 97375, 503-873-3890
• Adaptive Ski Program Review (from Sitski)
• Maine Adaptive Skiing
• Wachusett Mountain has a great adaptive program (MA), 978-464-2300 ext. 3718
• Autistic Piano EXpress, 215 Lennox Ave. Syracuse NY 13210, 315-299-7626, AutisticPianoMethod@yahoo.com, "A specialized piano curriculum for students with autism and other disabilities...Instructor Alex Citron, who holds a Master's degree from Eastman School of Music, is also available for online and phone consultation and LIVE ONLINE LESSONS through webcam."

Materials, instructional resources and curriculum, software

Teaching materials

• ABA Bucket, "Around 200 laminated flashcards with matching set. Block imitation program, giant pegboard, opposites program, environmental sounds lotto, matching 3D objects (animals, food, dishes, shapes). Optional binder includes 15 programs and sample data sheets. Kits start at $150." Rebecca Luraschi M.A., hobbit_mfl@yahoo.com.
• ABA Educational Materials, 185 Vanguard Rd., Concord ON, Canada, 905-303-4418, info@abaresources.com. Also includes many links to instructional resources and materials sources.
• Adaptive Worksheets, PO Box 544, Peterborough NH 03458, 888-777-0876, fax 888-777-0875, info@silverliningmm.com, world wide customized worksheets, worksheet generators, photo flash cards and visuals for academic and living skills. free printables as well as a membership option.
• Archie McPhee is one of my favorite sources for fun, unusual stuff - their grab bags are a pretty good deal
• AutismBuddy, United Kingdom, info@autismbuddy.com, "We provide easy to download resources in many categories including booklets, puzzles and games, flashcards, worksheets, visual timetabling, activities, visual aids, emotions, teaching aids, toilet training, matching and sorting, classroom displays, subjects, clip-art and social skills."
• Autism Help Today, P.O. Box 114, Mason OH 45040, 224-656-0353, customerservice@autismhelptoday.com, "Includes affordable, professional quality products to help autistic children learn. Owned and operated by the mother of an autistic child."
• Brighter Starts sells wooden puzzles, wooden toys, pegboards, language builder card sets and much more, Valerie Gancarz-DeMarco, MA, MSW, 1-866-206-TOYS
• Bright Start Therapeutics offers therapeutic toys, learning tools, and adaptive devices for children with autism and other special needs
• Chichi's ABA Learning Materials, P.O Box 21161, Maple Ridge BC V2X 1P7, Canada, 604-476-2434, 866-476-2434, Chichisabamaterials@telus.net
• Children's Publishing, 201 Woodland Park, Georgetown TX 78633 US, 877-864-7864, fax 512-864-1282, Books and therapy materials and research-based storybooks and CD-ROMs for speech, language, autism, early literacy
• Different Roads to Learning sells books, flash cards, games, software, video tapes, and more
• Great Ideas for Teaching, 800-839-8339 phone, 800-839-8498 fax, P.O. Box 444, Wrightsville Beach NC 28480
• Grocery Pecs sells labeled images of food products
• Hetland Multimedia, WI  pixit@hetlandmultimedia.com, sells PIX IT, a computer software program that allows you to print photographic flash cards. Print in a variety of sizes with the smallest size being perfect for 2x2 communication cards.
• Hi-Five Learning Tools offers photo quality picture cards
• Inekards, Lane Cove Sydney NSW Australia 2066, inekards@bigpond.com, Global via mail distribution Flashcards for autistic children - primarily used in ABA programs
• JoeSchedule.com has printable activity schedules, plus the ability to create your own activity schedules, choice boards, behavioral contracts, rule cards, visual reports, forms, and index cards
• KidKit sells a kit of program materials: color and shape matching, picture schedule, magnetic board, social stories book, "to go" carry bag, and much more, 630-415-1870
• The Learning Loft, LLC offers "Workbook Window" - turns any workbook into a Wipe-on Wipe-off Practice Book
• Lingui-Systems offers many books, including the often-used MEER Books, 800-776-4332
• Littlesheep Learning - educational resources for everyone - books, games, flashcards and lots more (UK)
• MAK Home Therapy Resources offers photographic, laminated flashcards, makhomether@mediaone.net, 630-852-3364
• Monarch Educational Materials "We develop therapeutic tools for parents and professionals working with children diagnosed with autism."
• Multiple choice is a CD ROM offering an extensive range of images (illustrations and photographs) suitable for a wide variety of programme areas, £45 (plus p+p), Maria Saville, Savnep@aol.com
• Natural Learning Concepts sells a variety of teaching materials and books for ABA and "verbal behavior", 800-823-3430
• Picture The Possibilities, owner@picturethepossibilities.org, Custom and unique visual aides for special needs children
• Pieces of the Puzzle, LLC
• Psicoeduca, Miami FL, Venezuela y toda America Central y del Sur, psicoeducar@yahoo.com, 786-444-6253
• Pyramid Educational Consultants is a source for ABA curriculum materials, including "PECS" (Picture Exchange Communication System), sometimes used to teach children who do not learn language by verbal imitation
• Room52Publications.com, 222 Van Houten Ave., Wyckoff NJ 07481, 201-693-3877, Workbooks teaching letter and number identification utilizing ABA theories for teachers and parents of children with autism and other learning disabilities or delays
• Silver Lining Multimedia sells software to create and print over 2000 labeled photo flash cards and lotto cards
• Spectrum Technologies, Ohio, 866-828-9128, fax 866-828-9128, info@spectrumtechnologies.org, Flashcards, books, toys, games, puzzles, learning sets, file folders, software, curriculum, data collection and management systems, scheduling software, and more. The Autism ABA Web Consultant software management system. Created by BCBA's.
• Stages Learning Materials "provides high quality real photographic flash cards, games and posters for basic language practice with children or adults with autism, developmental delays, or speech and language delays," 3199 Plummers Lane, Chico CA 95973, phone: 530-298-1112, fax: 530-892-0281
• Thomas the Tank Engine and Autism Spectrum Disorder "provides examples of facial expressions from the videos which have helped many children make great strides in emotional development"
• Verbal Behavior Teaching Tools sells ABLLS Assessment and Program Kits, flashcards, and instructional seminars on disc, 281-440-0883, Fax 281-893-3118, CustomerService@VBTeachingTools.com, 16720 Stuebner Airline #110, Spring TX 77379
• Video Modeling Australia, Sydney Australia, videomodeling@mac.com , is a Sydney-based company dedicated to publicising the effectiveness of ABA video modeling as a teaching tool for children with special needs and to providing pre-made video models for sale at a reasonable cost
• Winning Connection sells laminated flashcards, over 600 images selected by a Mom and a professional consultant (Australia)

Curriculum (teaching programs, educational software, tapes, CDs, DVDs)

See also the MouseTrial Autism Software Database

• ABA Accelerator, 1360 CLIFTON AVE #185, CLIFTON NJ 07012-1343, 1-888-506-3281, info@enetik.com, "Applied Behavior Analysis on the Web Teaching Verbal Behavior, Discrimination, and Fluency; For Use in Both the Home and Classroom Settings"
• ABA Math is freeware
• Animated Speech "creates software that increases the rate of learning speech and language for children with special needs, ranging from autism, aspergers, PDD, hearing impairments, and apraxia, to children with limited English proficiency, or learning English as a second language", 800-701-9025
• CompuThera "Seven Steps to Reading for Children with Autism and Visual Learners"
• Discrete Trial Trainer "teaches names of items such as nouns, verbs, or prepositions, teaches the sounds of items, and teaches functional information with questions associated with target items"
• FEAT has a collection of teaching programs on-line (requires Microsoft Excel)
• Flash! Pro2 Picture CD-ROM with over 10,000 images to print from a PC to teach kids with Autism/PDD. 10 Burnleigh Drive, Gladstone Park VIC 3043, Australia, Tel: +61 3 9310 4038, Fax +61 3 9324 4956, info@aba-materials.com
• Gaining Face Software to teach recognition of emotions and facial expressions (PC only)
• Jacob's Lessons is a free Web site developed by a Dad
• Labeling_Tutor  is "a software program designed to teach children with learning disabilities, including autism, to associate written words and sounds with pictures". For Macintosh and Windows. James Schumacher, Millennium Software, 3155 Fujita Street, Torrance CA 90505, Phone: 310-530-0356, peuapeu@aol.com.
• Laureate Learning Systems "We have [computer] programs that train cause and effect, turn-taking, early vocabulary, syntax, cognitive concepts, auditory processing, and reading", 800-562-6801
• Max and Friends from Launch into Learning "is a multimedia skill building program for children with autism and related disabilities. It includes a children's television program (on DVD), story books and music to present therapy-based exercises in a fun, simple format for children with special learning needs."
• MouseTrial "is a fun game designed for kids with autistic spectrum disorders." Free demo at the Web site, full version requires purchase
• PositivelyAutism.com, admin@positivelyautism.com, is a free online newsletter that celebrates the sunny side of the spectrum. The newsletter includes positive news, autism research, and free printable games, flash cards, ABA data sheets, and more.
• Precision Songs uses music to teach language. Picture book and CD
• SpeechTeach, "using 2,000 custom produced videos and photos, SpeechTeach teaches expressive beginning language--speaking, not just listening," info@7gt.com, phone 800-500-2921
• SugarPeaProducts sells curriculum and other program materials on computer-readable media
• TeachTown, 2815 Eastlake Avenue E., Suite 300, Seattle WA 98102, 206-336-5585, info@teachtown.com, "TeachTown Basics features a comprehensive, scientifically backed curriculum that teaches the child using the computer and off-computer, naturalistic activities. Progress is graphed automatically and your entire team can share data and session notes over the TeachTown secure server."
• Ultimate Learning "computer software series provides informational reading tasks that develop problem solving language, thus enabling a deeper understanding of the way things work in the world around us"

Program management and organization

• abacms.org (Ireland) Online Graphing tool and Content Management for ABA
• Autism Data Systems is software used to record and organize data during teaching sessions
• Autism Spotlight, 419 79th ave north ste 3, Myrtle Beach SC 29579, 843-424-5251, "is an ABA social networking community founded by parents of a child with autism: [providing] the ability to interact with our therapists after hours, receive updates and news, along with the ability to watch training videos which help us continue to work with our children at home, keeping consistent with their therapy"
• Developing Minds Software, Littleton CO 80120,  ddtrac@developingmindssoftware.com, offers DDtrac, World Wide Web-based software for tracking, reporting, and accessing data, allowing therapists and parents to login and review progress
• Home ABA Data Manager, Gumnut Enterprises, 13045 61B Ave, Surrey BC Canada V3X-2G4
• Iabida is a WWW service with which "users can replace the 3 ring journal, upload videos and pictures, upload IEP documents, track diet and medications if desired, track behavior and more"
• Mobile Thinking, LLC sells software that lets schools, agencies and parents inexpensively record, store, and report Discrete Trial and Behavior data. Agencies and schools can email to parents easy-to-read graphs, charts, and time-on-task summaries.
• SpectraSoft.com, 8240 S. Kyrene Rd., Tempe AZ 85050, 800-889-0450, fax 480-413-0450, info@spectrasoft.com, scheduling software for ABA practices that face complex appointment-setting and reporting tasks tasks on a daily basis
• Spectrum Technologies, Ohio, 866-828-9128, fax 866-828-9128, info@spectrumtechnologies.org, Flashcards, books, toys, games, puzzles, learning sets, file folders, software, curriculum, data collection and management systems, scheduling software, and more. The Autism ABA Web Consultant software management system. Created by BCBA's.

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