Roundtable Resources
Thank you to all that were able to attend our roundtable, The Joy of the Arts in the Autism Community. Please check out the resources mentioned at the event.
If you have any questions or would like to add additional resources, please reach out to Amanda Espinoza, Education and Community Engagement Manager, at aespinoza@trtc.org
Welcome to the Calm Within the Chaos
Bluelaces Theater Company - Social Narrative
Michael Pantone - Creating Wonderland
The BurkTech Players
Additional Resources and Organizations to Explore
Recommended Reading
FOR YOUNG READERS
- All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism
By Shaina Rudolph and Danielle Royer - The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee
By Barry Jonsberg - A Friend Like Simon
By Kate Gaynor - Looking after Louis
By Lesley Ely - My Brother Charlie
By Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete - Benji, The Bad Day, and Me
By Sally J. Pla - Since We’re Friends: An Autism Picture Book
By Celeste Shally - The Perfect Project: A Book about Autism
By Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway
FOR OLDER READERS
- Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
By Steve Silberman - Shakespeare’s Heartbeat: Drama games for children with autism
By Kelly Hunter - The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed
By Temple Grandin - Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism
By Ron Suskind - Same but Different
By Holly Robinson Peete - Embracing the Awkward
By Joshua Rodriguez - A Room Called Earth
By Madeleine Ryan - The Boy Who Went Away
By Eli Gottlieb
SUPPORT INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES
Consider supporting a local independent bookstore by ordering these resources online! These book sellers offer home delivery, and many offer ebook partnerships.
- River Road Books (Fair Haven, NJ)
- Asbury Book Cooperative (Asbury Park, NJ)
- The Little Boho Bookshop (Bayonne, NJ)
- Cafe Con Libros Feminist Bookstore (Brooklyn, NY)
- The Lit. Bar (Bronx, NY)