Library Resources
At the Treffert Center we recognize that we all learn in different ways. Our hope is that these resources will be helpful to families. Please feel free to contact us - we're here to help!
Autism and Neurodiversity
- A friend for Henry by Jenny Bailey (read-aloud by Donna Luciano)
- All about my brother by Sarah Peralta
- All my stripes: a story for children with autism by Shaina Rudolph
- All the ways to be smart by Davina Bell (read-aloud by Brookland Infant and Nursery School Home Learning)
- Carrot & Pea by Morag Hood (read-aloud by Ms. Joni)
- Different like me: my book of autism heroes by Jennifer Elder
- Grant the jigsaw giraffe: different is more by Julie Coy Manier
- How to build a hug: Temple Grandin and her amazing squeeze machine by Amy Guglielmo
- I am utterly unique: celebrating the strengths of children with asperger syndrome and high functioning autism by Elaine Marie Larson
- I see things differently: a first look at autism by Pat Thomas
- Isaac and his amazing Asperger superpowers by Melanie Walsh
- Leah's voice by Lori Demonia
- More than words: so many ways to say what we mean by Roz MacLean
- My brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete
- My brother Otto by Meg Raby (read-aloud by Ms. Joni)
- My friend with autism by Beverly Bishop
- Noah chases the wind by Michelle Worthington (read-aloud and craft from Storytime with the Met)
- Nope! Never! Not for Me! by Samantha Cotterill (read-aloud by KT Tales)
- Since we're friends: an autism picture book by Celeste Shally
- Temple did it, and I can do! : seven simple life rules by Jennifer Gilpin Yacio (read-aloud by Temple Grandin)
- The girl who thought in pictures: the story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca
- This beach is loud! by Samantha Cotterill
- Too Much! An overwhelming day by Jolene Gutiérrez
- Calling all minds by Temple Grandin
- Different kinds of minds: a guide to your brain by Temple Grandin
- Planet earth is blue by Nicole Panteleakos
- Rain reign by Ann. M. Martin
- The reason I jump: the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old with autism by Naoki Higashida
- Same but different: teen life on the autism express by Holly Robinson Peete
Perfect pitch in the key of autism: a guide for educators, parents and the musically gifted by Henny Kupferstein
- Navigating autism: 9 mindsets for helping kids on the spectrum by Temple Grandin
- Perfect pitch in the key of autism: a guide for educators, parents and the musically gifted by Henny Kupferstein
- Ten things every child with autism wishes you knew by Ellen Notbohm
- The loving push: how parents and professionals can help spectrum kids become successful adults by Temple Grandin
- Uniquely Human (A different way of seeing autism) by Barry Prizant
- 1001 great ideas for teaching and raising children with autism or Asperger's by Ellen Notbohm
- Amazing things happen by Alexander Amelines
- Temple Grandin on her search engine | Blank on Blank
Diversity & Inclusion
- All are welcome by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman (Brightly Storytime)
- Carrot & Pea by Morag Hood
- Same, same but different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
- We're all wonders by R.J. Palacio
- The day you begin by Jacqueline Woodson
- Whoever you are by Mem Fox
- I am enough (read by Grace Byers - Bookmarks)
- Kindergarteners narrate "I walk with Vanessa: a story about a simple act of kindness"
- Last stop on Market Street: KCKPL's Stories on the bus (read by Matt de la Pena)
- Something happened in our town: a child's story about racial injustice and (related information for parents)
- Let's talk about race by Julius Lester
- We're different, we're the same by Bobbi Kates (Sesame Street Read Along Series)