Books on Ministry, Religion, and Autism
These come from different faith traditions, but note that good resources and strategies can be adapted across religious and denominational boundaries. A more complete list of books, articles, and videos on autism and faith is available from The Boggs Center at http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/boggscenter/ as well as an online bibliography of resources for inclusive ministries with people with developmental disabilities and their families called Dimensions of Faith and Congregational Ministries with Persons With Developmental Disabilities and Their Families 2005 Edition. 180 pp. (Print copy also available.)
Religious Education
CCFH Ministries: www.ccfh.org Jim Pierson. (2002) Exceptional Teaching: A Comprehensive Guide for Including Students with Disabilities. Cincinnati: Standard Publishing. This site also has an online training program for religious education teachers. Friendship Ministries: www.friendship.org Barbara Newman. (2006) Autism and Your Church: Nurturing the Spiritual Growth of People with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Barbara Newman. (2001) Helping Kids Include Kids with Disabilities. Labosh Publishing: www.laboshpublishing.com Kathy Labosh. (2007) The Child with Autism Learns the Faith: Bible Lessons From the Garden of Eden to the Parting of the Red Sea. A Catholic mother and parent, but the tips and these lessons obviously can be used in many settings. Network for Inclusive Catholic Education: www.udayton.edu/~ipi/nice.htm Resources include Sacraments: Gifts for All. Confirmation, Eucharist, and Reconciliation Welcome One, Welcome All: Inclusive Religious Education Resource Binder. Silver Burdett Ginn Religion: www.sbgreligion.com or 800.552.2259 Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Program to Improve Catholic Religious Education for Children and Adults with Mental Retardation. (2003) Silver Burdett Ginn also distributes a number of other resources from the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh, which had one of the first autism task forces. Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Minneapolis: www.jfcsmpls.org/inclusionresources.html. Jewish Inclusion Resources from many different organizations and publishers as well as a newly published Jewish Community Guide to Inclusion of People with Disabilities . (See below).
Inclusive Ministries
Kathleen Dryer Bolduc. (2001) A Place Called Acceptance: Ministry with Families of Children with Disabilities and (1999) His Name is Joel: Searching for God in a Son’s Disability. Congregational Ministries Publishing, Presbyterian Church, USA Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY 40206; Phone: 502.569.5096. (Joel is her son with autism.) Erik Carter. (2007) Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities: A Guide for Service Providers, Families, & Congregations. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing Company. Many strategies and tips.
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