ADD and Your Money: a Guide to Personal Finance for Adults with Attention-Deficit Disorder.  Stephanie Sarkis & Karl Klein, $22.95

When you have attention-deficit disorder (ADD), you don't spend money like most other people. Past-due bills and impulsive spending can throw your finances into turmoil, and because these financial pitfalls are directly related to your ADD symptoms, they can seem impossible to overcome.

The good news is that it is possible to get ADD-related financial disorganization under control and begin to enjoy a more stable relationship to your money. ADD and Your Money will show you how. This friendly guide, written with your ADD in mind, includes information on everything you need to know about managing your finances and staying in control.

Adults on the Autism Spectrum Leave the Nest: Achieving Supported Independence. Nancy Perry, $22.95

Children on the Autism Spectrum often grow up to find they are unable to cope effectively with the challenges of adult life. This book shows that, with the appropriate lifelong care from parents and caregivers, it is possible for those with neuro-developmental disabilities to achieve supported independence and live fulfilling adult lives.

Asperger Syndrome and Employment: a Personal Guide for Succeeding at Work. Nick Dubin, $35.00 DVD format, 43 minutes

People with Asperger Syndrome can find it difficult to work in an environment that involves socialization with colleagues or a lack of routine. Asperger Syndrome and Employment shows how success in the workplace is possible with perseverance and with the right supports and strategies in place. Nick Dubin discusses his own experiences at work and highlights challenges common among employees with AS. Dubin advises how to succeed in the workplace and offers practical advice on finding employment in line with your interests, making use of job coaches, developing self-esteem, using your strengths and being honest to yourself and others about your weaknesses.

Asperger Syndrome: Transition to College and Work. Coulter Video, $42.95 DVD format, 57 minutes

Asperger Syndrome: Transition to College and Work offers practical steps that students can take during high school to help them prepare for college and the work place. The DVD includes techniques to help students understand their role in the transition process; obtain special education services at their college and to learn how to be self-advocates. Tips on finding a career field that uses their interests, strengths and talents round out this valuable and practical learning tool.

Asperger’s On the Job. Rudy Simone, $21.95

Must-have advice for people with Asperger’s or high-functioning autism and their employers, educators and advocates.

The Autism Spectrum and Further Education: a Guide to Good Practice. Christine Breakey, $25.95

This guide for professionals working with students with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in further education meets the increasing demand for information and support on this subject. The Autism Spectrum and Further Education provides useful guidelines and practical advice on teaching young adults successfully and confidently, emphasizing the development of resources and practical skills. The author covers all the key areas and offers strategies and solutions for communicating effectively, helping students to manage transition, and understanding and minimizing problem behaviours as well as teaching social skills and self-awareness.

The Autism Transition Guide: Planning the Journey from School to Adult Life. Carolyn Thorwath Bruey & Mary Beth Urban, $24.95

This practical and informative transition planning resource provides ideas and strategies to prepare students with autism for life beyond high school.

College Success for Students with Learning Disabilities. Cynthia Simpson & Vicky Spencer, $20.95

Strategies and tips for making the most out of your college experience.

Conversation Skills On the Job and In the Community: a Curriculum for Adolescents and Adults with Developmental Disabilities. Marilyn Banks, $54.95

Conversation Skills II: Extending Conversations — a Curriculum for Adolescents and Adults with Developmental Disabilities. Marilyn Banks, $54.95

Workers with developmental disabilities often lose jobs and experience other social problems because of poor conversation skills and subsequent isolation. Conversation Skills and Conversations Skils II, by speech and language therapist Dr. Marilyn Banks, cover the basic and essential communication skills that will help young people enjoy successful job experiences and more fulfilling and independent social lives.

Each book has more than 50 self-paced, self-managed lessons, and take only 12 weeks of bi-weekly, 10 minute training sessions during which students acquire a ready social repertoire. All materials in the books are reproducible. The books include a Win/Mac CD with a printable PDF containing all the reproducibles in the book.

Developing College Skills in Students with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Sarita Freedman, $22.95

Going to college can be a daunting prospect for any young person, but for teenagers on the autism spectrum this is especially true. This book describes the unique needs that ASD students entering further or higher education are likely to have. The author identifies the key skill-sets they will need to develop in order to be successful in college and in life, and shows how they can be helped to develop these.

This book is essential reading for psychologists, special educators, educational therapists, high school teachers/career counselors, and other professionals supporting high school and college students on the autism spectrum. Parents of such students will also benefit from the ideas presented in this book.

How to Find Work that Works for People with Asperger Syndrome. Gail Hawkins, $24.95

A great guide for helping people with Asperger syndrome get into the workplace and keeping them there.

Independent Living and Community Participation. Katherine Synatschk, Gary Clark & James Patton, $45.95

The skills needed for successful transition are multifaceted. Assess your students' abilities to manage independent living and monitor progress for planning after instruction. School and community-based personnel can use the instruments in Independent Living and Community Participation to obtain data in critical planning areas such as Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination, Daily Living Skills, Health, Community Participation, Leisure, and Transportation.

Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities. David Wiegan, $38.95

The majority of persons with developmental disabilities are unemployed, underemployed, or still work in sheltered programs where it is almost impossible to reach their full potential. Job success is possible, but it requires a system based on a business model, rather than the traditional social services model. Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities demonstrates that by employing a step-by-step procedure for gaining insight into the client, analyzing market opportunities, matching the client to a job, and supporting the client after placement, service providers can help individuals make a successful transition into good community-based employment.

Life Beyond the Classroom: Transition Strategies for Young People with Disabilities, Fourth Edition. Paul Wehman, $93.95

This fourth edition of Life Beyond the Classroom brings together current, comprehensive information on facilitating transitions for young people with mild, moderate, or severe disabilities … Readers will also get updated information throughout the book on transition planning, ensuring access to the general education curriculum, pursuing post-secondary education, helping individuals secure housing, meeting the specific needs of young people with a range of disabilities, and navigating the complex challenges of transition.

Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults. Zosia Zaks, $28.95

Written for adults on the spectrum and those involved — parents, spouses, friends — this book is divided into two sections: life and love. In the life section, the author describes and suggests concrete ways to deal with daily living. In the love section, the author includes a broad spectrum of suggestions for different types of relationships and weaves these together with the core concept of self-esteem.

Life Planning for Adults with Developmental Disabilities. Judith Greenbaum, $25.95

A much-needed resource for parents, family, and caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities … this book offers resources and planning tools for helping the developmentally disabled adult build skills in employment, education, relationships, independent living, and finances.

Living with ASD: Adolescence and Beyond: Helping People on the Autism Spectrum Navigate to and Through Adulthood. Autism Ontario, $30.00

This adult manual is the result of a collaborative effort of individuals with ASD, parents and professionals working in the autism field. It covers a wide range of topics including sexuality, dual diagnosis, transitions, future planning and living options.

What emerges is a panoramic picture of the challenges adults with ASDs face, the resources and community supports available to them, and their triumphs and hopes as they learn to navigate the world with independence.

Making the Grade with ADD: a Student’s Guide to Succeeding in College with Attention Deficit Disorder. Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, $21.95

In college, independence, fun activities, and new friendships abound. But if you have attention deficit disorder (ADD), these new opportunities also present new challenges. To adjust to college life, you'll need to learn to harness your disorder in new ways in order to plan your time effectively, become a successful student, make friends, and take advantage of everything campus life has to offer.

Miracle Run: Watching My Autistic Sons Grow Up and Take Their First Steps Into Adulthood. Corrine Morgan-Thomas, with Gary Brozek, $16.50

Miracle Run is the poignant memoir of a single mother raising four children — two of whom have autism.

My New School: a Workbook to Help Students Transition to a New School. Melissa Trautman, $21.95

Venturing into the unknown can be scary and when it comes to changing schools, it helps to have a plan. This workbook is a practical guide that will ease the transition and help you to make new friends.

The Planner Guide: an Organizational and Reference System for People with Social and Cognitive Challenges. Jane Burke, Bob Steinkamp & Chantal Charron, $157.95

The visual tools in The Planner Guide help individuals with disabilities to "connect the dots" of social understanding and life skills. Adolescents, youth and adults will benefit from learning skills of organization that will help encourage independence in school, work, home, and community. The Planner Guide can be used effectively by individuals with a wide range of disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairments, learning disabilities, and  traumatic brain injury. It works as a curriculum base as well as a daily reference tool. The materials support individuals on issues of personal safety, communication, self-advocacy, problem-solving, organizational and life skills, communication, relationships, education, independence and stress management. The Planner Guide comes in a sturdy, zippered cloth case with carrying handles.

The Power to Spring UP: Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Students with Significant Disabilities.  Diana Katovitch, $30.95

The Power to Spring Up makes it clear that education and learning after high school are both possible and beneficial for students with significant disabilities, giving them better job opportunities and more fulfilling lives.

This guide to PSE options is designed for students ages 14 and up with a variety of disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), Down syndrome, traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy as well as for their families, advocates, and secondary school professionals. Not only does the author provide important practical information and guidance, she also inspires families, giving them renewed hope in their child’s future and the possibilities for them to continue learning and gaining independence into adulthood.

Preparing for Life: The Complete Guide for Transitioning to Adulthood for those with Autism/Asperger's Syndrome. Jed Baker, $38.50

The author of the best-selling Social Skills Picture Book now speaks to the growing challenge of social skills in young, and-not-so-young, adults with autism/Asperger's Syndrome. Often the barrier to success, the lack of social skills can be frustrating and a very real challenge. This easy-to-follow resource provides a complete toolbox of skills that can open doors to opportunities. Includes sections on perspective taking, non-verbal communication, conversational skills, goal setting, and stress management.

Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success. Stan Shaw, Joseph Madaus & Lyman Dukes, $40.50

Enhanced with user-friendly tip boxes and illustrative vignettes, this book gives professionals comprehensive, accessible information on helping students make the transition to college and laying the critical groundwork for future employment success.

Ready or Not, Here Life Comes. Mel Levine, $19.00

Dr. Mel Levine, pediatrician and author, addresses the question of why some youngsters make a successful transition into adulthood while others do not. In recent years, we have experienced an epidemic of career un-readiness as too many young people begin what he calls "the startup years" unprepared for the challenge of initiating a productive life. Parents and schools often raise children in a highly structured world of overscheduled activities, meeting kids' demands for immediate gratification but leaving them unable to cope on their own. Instead of making a smooth transition into adulthood, many youngsters find themselves trapped in their teenage years, traveling down the wrong career road, unable to function in the world of work. These young people have failed, says Dr. Levine, to properly assess their strengths and weaknesses and have never learned the basics of choosing and advancing through the stages of a career … Insightful, wise, and compassionate, Ready or Not, Here Life Comes is a powerful commentary on our times and a book that can help adolescents and startup adults — with an assist from parents and educators — to spring from the starting gate of adulthood.

Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD, 2nd Edition. Kathleen Nadeau, $14.95

For college students with ADHD/LD and high school students getting ready to apply, this Survival Guide contains everything you need to know to:

• Find the best college for you
• Build great relationships with your professors
• Make the best use of support services and accommodations
• Select and schedule courses
• Choose a major and possible career
• Get everything done…and still have time for fun!

Armed with the support, advice, and strategies in this manual, you'll do more than just survive college. You can succeed!

Think College! Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. Meg Grigal & Debra Hart, $45.95

More and more students with intellectual disabilities are "thinking college." That means high schools, colleges, and universities must be fully prepared to meet the needs of students with disabilities—and this comprehensive resource is just what they need. Developed by two of the most respected experts on this hot topic, this book uncovers the big picture of today's postsecondary options and reveals how to support students with disabilities before, during, and after a successful transition to college.

Transition Strategies for Adolescents & Young Adults Who Use AAC. David McNaughton & David Beukelman, $45.95

Combining the best research-based practices from diverse fields—including special education, vocational rehabilitation, and communication disorders—this essential resource covers every aspect of transition planning for young adults with a wide range of disabilities. Professionals will get the knowledge and strategies they need to help young people who use AAC to make a smooth transition to a fulfilling, self-determined adult life.

The Way to Work: How to Facilitate Work Experiences for Youth in Transition. Richard Luecking, $41.95

This practical guide was designed to help educators, transition and employment specialists facilitate satisfying work experiences and jobs for high school students and young adults with disabilities. Complete with examples of model programs, photocopy-ready forms and tools and reflective questions and activities.

Working with Adults with Asperger Syndrome: a Practical Toolkit. Carol Hagland & Zillah Webb, $61.95

This practical workbook can be used in groups or with individuals, concentrating on particular characteristics to learn more about the people you are supporting, or it can be used as a resource for everyday information seeking and problem solving. Atypical social behaviour and the importance of routine are explained, as well as considering relationships, emotions and mental health. Packed with exercises and case vignettes to help you to get to know the person you are supporting better, there is also a trouble-shooting section at the end of each chapter with practical solutions for tackling common problems. Working with Adults with Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Toolkit will prove a valuable resource for families, friends and a wide range of professionals involved in supporting an adult with AS.