Representative Writings
Books
Bernard-Opitz, V. & Häussler, A. Visual support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, (German) in progress, Kohlhammer Publication and Autism Asperger Publication
Bernard-Opitz, V. (2007) Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Structured Teaching and Experienced-Based Program. Pro Ed. Austin, Texas ISBN-13: 978-1416402329
Bernard-Opitz, V. (2005) Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A training manual for therapists, parents and teachers (Germ.), Kohlhammer-Publishing Stuttgart
Bernard-Opitz, V., Blesch, G. & Holz, K. (1988) Handsigns and other communicative options for children with autism (Germ.) Lambertus-Verlag, Freiburg
Journal Articles
Bernard-Opitz, V. (2007) Autism and schools in Singapore and Germany, Proceedings of the Conference: Autism and Schools: Perspectives in Education in Germany, 58-65
Bernard-Opitz, V. (2007) The use of technology in the education and treatment of children with autism (Editorial), Autism News of Orange County & the Rest of the World, Fall, 3-5 (in print in: Autism Journal of the German Autism Society (Autismus, Zeitschrift des Bundesverbandes‚ Hilfe für das autistische Kind))
Bernard-Opitz, V. (2007) Family issues in autism (Editorial), Autism News of Orange County & the Rest of the World, Fall, 3-5
Bernard-Opitz, V. (2006). Beyond buzzwords: Evidence-based practice (Editorial). Autism News of Orange County & the Rest of the World, Summer, 3-6
Bernard-Opitz, V. (2006). Sixty years autism In: Conference Proceedings: Changing perspectives in autism: Transitions are challenges (German), 11th Annual Congress of the German Autism Society
Bernard-Opitz, V. (2005) Precision Teaching: Making learning effortless. Autism News of Orange County & the Rest of the World, Summer/Fall, Vol 2 (2), 9-11
Bernard-Opitz, V., Siow Ing & Tan, Y.K. (2004) Comparison of behavioural and natural play interventions for young children with autism. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 8(3) : 319-334
Tan, Y.K. & Bernard-Opitz, V. (2003) Teaching joint attention in young children with autism: An exploratory study, in manuscript
Kok, A., Bernard-Opitz, V. & Tan, Y.K. A (2002) Comparison of the effects of structured and facilitated play on preschool children with autism, Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 6, 1, 181-196
Bernard-Opitz, V. (2002) Fifteen years autism work in Singapore. Autism, (Autismus, Zeitschrift des Bundesverbandes: ‘Hilfe für das autistische Kind’), 53, 48-53
Bernard-Opitz V, Sriram N, Nakhoda-Sapuan S.(2001) Enhancing social problem solving in children with autism and normal children through computer-assisted instruction, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 31, 4, 377-384.
Bernard-Opitz, V, Kwok, K.W. & Sapuan-Nakhoda, S. (2001) Epidemiology of autism in Singapore, International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 24, 1-6.
Bernard-Opitz, V., Chen, A., & Kok, A. (2000) Analysis of pragmatic aspects of communication in autistic children. Practice of Child Psychology and Child Psychiatry, (Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie), 49, 2, 97-108
Chin, H. Y. & Bernard-Opitz, V., (2000) Teaching conversational skills to children with autism: Effect of the development of a Theory of Mind, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30, 6, 569-583.
Bernard-Opitz, V., Sriram, N. & Sapuan, S (1999) Enhancing vocal imitations in children with autism using the IBM SpeechViewer, Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, Vol.3 (2), 131-149.
Bernard-Opitz, V., Kok, A. (1994) Functional behavior analysis of self-injurious behavior. Special Education, (Sonderpädagogik) 24, 1, 14-22.
Chen, A., & Bernard-Opitz, V. (1993) A comparison of personal and computer assisted instruction in autistic children. Mental Retardation, 31, 6, 368-376.
Bernard-Opitz, V. (1991) New research trends in self-injurious behaviors, Special Education, (Sonderpädagogik) 21, 174-175.
Bernard-Opitz, V., Roos, K., Blesch, G., (1989) Computer-assisted instruction in autistic children, Journal for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie), 17, 125-130.
Bernard-Opitz, V. (1988) Behavior analysis and intervention in self-injurious behavior, Journal for Child and Adolescence Psychiatry (Zeitschrift für Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie), 16, 20-26.
Bernard-Opitz, V. (1985) New approaches in the behavior modification of autistic children, Journal of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation (Zeitschrift für Beschäftigungstherapie und Rehabilitation), 99-102.
Bernard-Opitz, V. (1982) Pragmatic analysis of the communicative performance in an autistic child, Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, USA, 99-109.
Book chapters
Bernard-Opitz, V. Applied Behavior Analysis, In: Bolte, S., (Ed.) Autism, in print
Bernard-Opitz, V. Video Consultation, In: Bolte, S., (Ed.) Autism, , in print
Bernard-Opitz, V. & Lyen, K. (1997) Autism. In: K. Lyne, L. Eng Hin & J. Tham (Eds.) Rainbow Dreams: How to help your child with developmental delay
Bernard-Opitz, V. (1988) Applied autism research in rehabilitation centers. In: Ch. Arens, & St. Dzikowski (Eds.) Autism Today: Current developments in the therapy of autistic children, Verlag Modernes Lernen, Dortmund
Bernard-Opitz, V. New methods in the behavior modification of autistic children. (German) In: Speck, O., Peterander, F & Innerhofer, P. (1987) (Eds.), Kindertherapie Interdisziplinäre Beiträge aus Forschung und Praxis. München: Reinhardt Verlag, 147-154