Recommended Databases
Available to current students, staff, and faculty of Antioch University New England.
The following research databases can be used to find citations for books and journal articles on autism and related topics. Some databases provide the full text of articles; others do not. Click on the links to log in. Learn more about doing research.
Brief videos to help you get started:
- Choosing a Database [3 min 24]
- Why Not Use Google? [4 min 12]
- How to Find Just a Few Full Text Articles [1 min 44]
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection Searchable database of full text journals.
- Psychology Journals Collection (ProQuest) Searchable database of full text journals.
- PsycINFO Comprehensive index to literature in psychology. Provides some links to full text but is considered an "index" to psychology literature (primarily citations & abstracts) rather than a full-text database. Best place to research any psychology-related topic.
- MedLine Provides access to information from the National Library of Medicine.
- Mental Measurements Yearbook Find information about scales and screening tools used for autism and related disorders.
- ERIC Primary education database. Use for topics relating to teaching autistic children. Provides links to SOME full text documents.
- Academic Search Complete Scholarly, multidisciplinary database. Contains full text of many articles.
- Complete list of databases available through AUNE Library
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Books
Link to a list of our books on autism.
Link to a list of our books on asperger syndrome.
Link to a list of our books on applied behavior analysis.
Books in AUNE Library: a partial list (click on the links for more information and to check a book's availability)
- Addressing the challenging behavior of children with high functioning autism/Asperger syndrome in the classroom: a guide for teachers and parents / Rebecca A. Moyes
- Ask and tell: self-advocacy and disclosure for people on the autism spectrum / edited by Stephen Shore
- Asperger syndrome and adolescence: helping preteens and teens get ready for the real world / Teresa Bolick
- Asperger syndrome and the elementary school experience: practical solutions
for academic & social difficulties / Susan Thompson Moore - Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism? / edited by Eric Schopler, et. al.
- Asperger's syndrome: intervening in schools, clinics, and communities / edited by L. Baker and L. Welkowitz
- Autism spectrum disorders : the complete guide to understanding autism, Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder, and other ASDs / Chantal Sicile-Kira
- Emergence, labeled autistic / Temple Grandin and Margaret M. Scariano
- Engaging autism: using the floortime approach to help children relate, communicate, and think / Stanley I. Greenspan
- Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders / edited by Fred R. Volkmar (REFERENCE)
- Incorporating social goals in the classroom: a guide for teachers and parents of children with high-functioning autism and Asperger syndrome / Rebecca A. Moyes
- Nobody nowhere: the extraordinary autobiography of an autistic / Donna Williams
- A parent's guide to asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism: how to meet the challenges and help your child thrive / Sally Ozonoff et. al.
- Perfect targets: Asperger syndrome and bullying: practical solutions for surviving the social world / Rebekah Heinrichs
- Social and communication development in autism spectrum disorders : early identification, diagnosis, and intervention / edited by Tony Charman, Wendy Stone
- Understanding other minds: perspectives from autism / edited by Simon Baron-Cohen et. al.
Electronic Books
Full text available online; requires log in.
- Applied behavior analysis for children with autism spectrum disorders edited by Johnny L. Matson
- Autism: a medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to internet references by James N. Parker and Philip M. Parker
- Autism: a social skills approach for children & adolescents by Maureen Aarons & Tessa Gittens
- Autism: current theories and evidence edited by Andrew W. Zimmerman et. al.
- Autism: medical and educational aspects by T. Peeters and C. Gillberg
- Autism and the crisis of meaning by Alexander Durig
- Autism, art, and children : the stories we draw by Julia Kellman
- Autism identification, education, and treatment edited by Dianne Berkell Zager
- Autistic spectrum disorders : practical strategies for teachers and other professionals by David Fulton
- Children with autism : diagnosis and interventions to meet their needs by Colwyn Trevarthen
- The development of autism : perspectives from theory and research by Jacob A. Burack
- Everything you need to know when a brother or sister is autistic by Marsha Sarah Rosenberg
- Identifying, treating, and assessing autism at school edited by Stephen E. Brock et. al.
- Living the good life with autism by Edgar Schneider
- Multicoloured mayhem : parenting the many shades of adolescents and children with autism, asperger syndrome, and AD/HD by Jacqui Jackson
- Health care and the autism spectrum : a guide for health professionals, parents and carers by Alison Morton-Cooper
- The neurology of autism by Mary Coleman
- Running with Walker : a memoir by Robert Hughes
- Targeting autism: what we know, don't know, and can do to help young children with autism and related disorders by Shirley Cohen
- Teaching children with autism to mind-read : a practical guide for teachers and parents by Patricia Howlin et. al
- Understanding and teaching children with autism by Rita Jordan and Stuart Powell
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Organizations
- Association for Science in Autism Treatment
- Autism Society of New Hampshire
- Autism Society of America
- Autism Speaks
- Kid Foundation (now the SPD Foundation)
- National Autism Center
- National Education Association
- SPD Network
- The Spiral Foundation
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Suggested Internet Sites
The following websites may provide links to useful information. These are just a select few of the many thousands of websites on autism and related topics.
Learn more about evaluating information found on the internet.
Learn more about citing websites.
- Asperger's Association of New England (AANE)
- AANE: New Hampshire Chapter
- Applied Behavior Analysis from the Association for Science in Autism Treatment
- Autism and Communication From the National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders
- Autism Asperger Publishing Company Links and resources
- Autism Information Center From the CDC
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders) Information from NIMH
- Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)
- Autism Website of the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
- CTFEAT links to ABA articles and research reports
- Exploring Autism
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Free online archive; full text available for all issues of this journal, back to 1968.
- MARBLES: Markers of Autism Risk in Babies-Learning Early Signs is a longitudinal study for pregnant women who have previously given birth to a child with autism and focuses on the environmental triggers that children are exposed to prenatally and post-partum.
- Non-Verbal Learning Disorders Association
- Occupational Therapy Associates: Specialists in Sensory Integration
- OASIS Online Asperger Syndrome Information & Support
- Sensory Processing in Everyday Life
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Online journals
Find links to the full text of these journals on our Journals A-Z list.
- Autism: the international journal of research and practice
- Autism Research
- Autism Research and Treatment
- Focus on autism and other developmental disabilities
- Focus on autistic behavior
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders
- Research in autism spectrum disorders
Free online archive: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Full text available for all issues of this journal, back to 1968.
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Tutorials
These are brief (less than 5 minutes and in most cases less than 2 minutes) video tutorials on how to choose and use a variety of library services and resources.
Check this page often; we'll continue to add new ones!
Don't see a tutorial you think we should have? Tell your librarian!
- How do I Know if the Library Subscribes to a Journal: Finding a Journal by Its Title [1 min 48]
- Where Can I Find this Article: Finding a Journal Article by Its Title [2 min 37]
- What to do When You Can't Find a Specific Book or Article in Our Library: Using Our Interlibrary Loan Service [1 min 24]
- Where to Start Your Research 1: Choosing a Database [3 min 24]
- Where to Start Your Research 2: Why Not Use Google? [4 min 12]
- Where to Start Your Research 3: How to Find Just a Few Full Text Articles [1 min 44]
Coming soon:
- What is APA Style?
- Making PsycINFO's Search Tools Work for You
- Finding Information for Specific Assignments
- Where to Start Your Research 4: When to Use Google
- What Books do You Have: How to Locate Books Through our Library
Still have questions? Ask your Librarian!
