Books about autism

Posted by Beth Finke on October 12th, 2007

Our blog readers are bookworms! In the six months since we launched the Easter Seals and Autism blog, it seems the posts that get the most comments are about… books!

Many of you have suggested different books about autism. And as the recommendations come in – I put them on a list for us to review for the …Read More » »

Book review: Mary McHugh’s "Special Siblings"

Posted by Beth Finke on September 11th, 2007

In Special Siblings: Growing Up With Someone with a Disability, Mary McHugh doesn’t shy away from the troublesome aspects of sibling relationships — she addresses them. It is emotional and enlightening; I recommend this …Read More » »

Five stars for the new autism bookstore!

Posted by Beth Finke on August 27th, 2007

Check out the new “Bookstore” link on our autism Web site – the list features books reviewed on this blog, and every time you order a book through our bookstore, a portion of that sale will go to Easter Seals.

Ellen Harrington-Kane, assistant vice president for medical rehabilitation and …Read More » »

Reading about Autism at Book Expo America

Posted by Beth Finke on June 8th, 2007

Ellen Harrington-Kane’s blog on June 4th is the first of many book reviews we plan on posting on the Easter Seals autism blog. After all, there are plenty of books about autism to review!

Last weekend I was at Book Expo America at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Nearly 35,000 publishers, booksellers, authors, agents and …Read More » »