Product reviews for The Little Book of the Autism Spectrum

This book is immensely useful to teachers in helping them to understand the nature of autism itself, and what can be done to help students on with ASD. Whether they are looking to develop a whole-school setup, or devise strategies for individual students and lessons, there is explanation and assistance aplenty in this book. It is highly relevant for teachers at the beginning of their career, and those who (like me) have been teaching a long time. There is much of value for SENCOs and SEND teachers too, particularly the advice on various programmes available to support students with ASD and their families.

Although informed by the latest research, the tone of the book is never too scholarly, and the writing is always clear and concise, with a useful summary at the end of each section. I found the sections on Developing Your Autism Lens and Developing Skills and Promoting Well-Being particularly useful. Only a few weeks ago I was thinking about one of my students who has ASD and wondering what it would be like to see his view of the world: now I have read this book, I feel as if I have a much clearer idea.

Dr Todd has written a book that will be of great use as a reference on autism in schools.