Asperger’s Books by Elaine Larson

Posted by Melissa Hincha-Ownby Aug 4, 2008

The Autism Asperger Publishing Company (AAPC) publishes a vast array of books and products related to autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Elaine Larson is one of the authors who have found success working with the AAPC. Larson’s grandson has inspired her to write The Chameleon Kid, I Am Utterly Unique and The Kaleidoscope Kid. All three of these books are geared towards the child with Asperger’s Syndrome as opposed to parents or educators.

The Chameleon Kid – Controlling Meltdown Before He Controls You is written for children aged four through 10 and is Larson’s newest release. Larson understands that children with Asperger’s Syndrome are more prone to meltdowns and offers readers a way to cope with an impending tantrum with a goal of gaining control of the meltdown before the meltdown gets control of the child.

I Am Utterly Unique – Celebrating the Strengths of Children with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism was published in 2006. The book is an A to Z look of some of the positive traits of children with Asperger’s Syndrome. This book is designed to help children with Asperger’s Syndrome increase their self-esteem while giving peers some insight into some of the child’s unique quirks.

Published in 2007, The Kaleidoscope Kid is also designed for children aged four through 10. Larson compares the Aspergic child’s intellectual gifts and other unique characteristics to a person looking through a kaleidoscope. From the AAPC book description, “The reader is reminded that children with Asperger Syndrome and high functioning autism can proudly acknowledge that they are excellent, special and one of-a-kind individuals.”

Reading these three books is a great way for a child with Asperger’s Syndrome to learn a little more about his self.

Source: AAPC