Autism spectrum disorder is a condition related to brain development that impacts how a person perceives, socializes, and communicates with others; this condition can also include limited and repetitive patterns of behavior and a wide range, or "spectrum", of other symptoms in varying degrees of severity.
Featured Books about the Autism Spectrum
Web Resources about Social Skills & the Autism Spectrum
- Autism Support of Kent County (ASK)ASK is a local, nonprofit organization that "seek[s] to support and advocate for persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families."
- Improve Your Social SkillsAuthor Daniel Wendler has compiled a free guide to basic social skills. Learn foundational principles, how to interact in a conversation, and much more.
- Master Conversation and Social SkillsThis site offers easy-to-read articles about improving one's social skills and ways to make friends.
- Milestones Recommended Reading List on Social SkillsSearching for more information about social skills? Take a look at this recommended reading list. If we don't have it in the library, you can request the book via ILL.
- Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS)(TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE) The OASIS website gathers information about Asperger Syndrome research, as well as linking to many local, national, and international programs for individuals on the autism spectrum.
- Succeed SociallySucceedSocially.com is a collection of articles on social skills and getting past social awkwardness.
- Tony Attwood's Guide to Asperger SyndromeAs a professor in Australia, Tony Attwood devotes much of his research to Asperger Syndrome and has aggregated many of his publications on this website.