Module 6: Targeting Autism in Libraries
Welcome to Project ENABLE Training
Initial Assessment
Module 1: Disability Awareness
Module 2: Disability Law & Policy
Module 3: Creating an Accessible Library
Module 4: Planning Inclusive Programs and Instruction
Module 5: Assistive Technology in Libraries
Module 6: Targeting Autism in Libraries
Final Assessment
Training Resources
Resources for Librarians Seeking to Assist Adults with ASD
Resources for Librarians Seeking to Assist Adults with ASD
Topic 6: Resources for Librarians Seeking to Assist Adults with ASD
Online resources
- Aging out of sensory story time by Megan Cottrell - American Libraries
- Almost Adult, With Autism - School Library Journal
- Libraries and Autism: We're Connected
- Autism Welcome Here - grant available to libraries hoping to improve or initiate new services/programs focused on assisting people with autism.
- Targeting Autism: Helping Libraries Support the Autism Spectrum Disorders Community
- YALSA - Young Adult Library Services Association
- Serving Teens on the Autism Spectrum - An online course from YALSA
- Young adults with autism more likely to be unemployed, isolated - article from NPR
Print Resources
- Adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Fred Volkmar et. al (2014) has a chapter on employment issues.
- Empowering students with hidden disabilities: A path to pride and success by Margo Vreeburg Izzo (Brookes Publishing, 2016).
- Library Services for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Lesley S. J. Farmer (ALA Editions, 2013)
- Programming for Children and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Barbara Klipper (ALA Editions, 2014)
- Working within the Spectrum: Employees with Asperger Syndrome in Our Library by Miner, M., & Morris, A. (ILA Reporter, 2009)