The Accidental Teacher

Book by Annie Lubliner Lehmann

978-0-472-05074-1

The Accidental Teacher: Life Lessons from My Silent Son is an autism memoir by Annie Lubliner Lehmann. It was originally self-published in 2008, and then published in 2009 by The University of Michigan Press.^[1] It is a general overview of the author's life with her family, including her autistic eldest son Jonah.

The book has been reviewed by The Detroit News.^[2]

References

^ The Accidental Teacher: Life Lessons from My Silent Son WorldCat. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
^ "Journey to Acceptance" Detroit News. November 19, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2012.

Autism resources

Autism
- outline
- history

Awareness

Autism-friendly
Autism Sunday
Communication Shutdown
World Autism Awareness Day

Culture

Autistic art
Autism spectrum disorders in the media
Fictional characters
Films about autism
Circle of Friends
Neurodiversity

Accommodations

Sensory friendly
KultureCity

Therapies

Psychotropic medication (antipsychotics)	Aripiprazole Risperidone
Behavioral	Applied behavior analysis (ABA) Discrete trial training (Lovaas) Picture exchange communication system (PECS) Pivotal response treatment Positive behavior support Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) Social skills training
Developmental	Floortime (PLAY Project)
Controversial	Auditory integration training Aversion therapy (Judge Rotenberg Center) Chelation of mercury Facilitated communication Gluten-free, casein-free diet Hug machine Hyperbaric oxygen therapy Holding therapy Relationship development intervention Secretin Sensory integration therapy Son-Rise Vitamin B12
Related	ADHD medication Melatonin Occupational therapy Social Stories Speech therapy Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Structured teaching (TEACCH)

Centers

Research

United States	Association for Science in Autism Treatment Autism Research Institute Autism Science Foundation Kennedy Krieger Institute National Alliance for Autism Research Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Yale Child Study Center
United Kingdom	Autism Research Centre (UK)
Conditions and research areas Researchers

Therapy

United States	Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) MIND Institute

Schools

Organizations

International

Americas

United States

Asia

Action for Autism (India)
Autism Resource Centre (Singapore)

Caribbean

Autistic Society (Trinidad and Tobago)
Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation (Jamaica)

Europe

UK	Autism Anglia The Autism Directory Autism Awareness Campaign UK Autism Cymru Autism Plus Autistica National Autistic Society Sacar
Specialisterne (Denmark) Aspies For Freedom

Oceania

Luke Priddis Foundation (Australia)

Literature

Non-fiction	The Accidental Teacher: Life Lessons from My Silent Son Animals in Translation Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger's Syndrome Autism's False Prophets Extreme Love: Autism Freaks, Geeks, and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence In a Different Key Life, Animated Like Colour to the Blind Look Me in the Eye Mother Warriors My Autobiography NeuroTribes Nobody Nowhere Overcoming Autism The Reason I Jump Somebody Somewhere Son-Rise: The Miracle Continues Strange Son Switched On Unstrange Minds
Fiction	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Dear John House Rules Mockingbird Saving Max Speed of Dark The Winter Journey With the Light
For younger people	Everybody Is Different: A Book for Young People Who Have Brothers or Sisters With Autism Ian's Walk: A Story about Autism Marcelo in the Real World Rage: A Love Story Rules
Journals	Autism Autism in Adulthood Autism Research Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Molecular Autism Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders