Supporting a Child who Has High Learning Potential and Special Education
An essential guide to supporting a child who is a high potential learner (dual or multiple exceptionality). Providing an introduction to DME, the author also shares tips and strategies for supporting your child to meet their full learning potential, as well as helping you to understand the difficulties they have in some areas.
This comprehensive guide helps all birthing and healthcare professionals vastly improve their care and knowledge of autistic pregnant people. It takes a distinctly intersectional and accessible approach to a topic often overlooked and includes management approaches and tools for birth professionals, autistic pregnant people, and their families.
Sophie Gaston's offers the first honest and poignant depiction of autistic regression and provides invaluable advice on understanding and identifying the symptoms and how to find acceptance and happiness following diagnosis.
Engaging memoir from a 37-year-old woman named Julia with pathological demand avoidance (PDA), co-written with specialist Ruth Fidler. Covering childhood and adolescence, friendships, communication and meltdowns, plus an insightful chapter from her long-term partner, this is an unflinchingly honest look at Julia's inspiring life and the challenges ......
An accessible guide to the medicines commonly prescribed to children with ADHD. This book will support parents in discussion with medical professionals and sheds light on the differences between medications, their effectiveness and the decisions that go into prescribing certain medicines.
A Practical Guide to Developing Autistic Girls' Wellbeing and Self-Estee
This book provides strategies for teachers and parents to teach life skills to autistic girls aged 11 to 15, and offers ways to support their wellbeing and boost their self-esteem. Includes advice on communication, mental health, self-regulation, transitions and personal safety.
Meet David - a boy with Down syndrome. David invites readers to learn about Down syndrome from his perspective, helping them to understand what Down syndrome is and how it affects his daily life. He explains that he sometimes needs extra help at home and school and suggest ways that those around him can help him to feel supported. This illustrated ......
Everything parents need to know about the process of autism diagnosis for a child, from referral to assessment and beyond. Combining information on medical diagnosis, educational needs and more, it answers common questions from parents, with quotes and case studies throughout.
This accessible guide will tell you everything you need to know about parenting a child with a hidden condition, such as autism, dyspraxia, ADHD or bipolar, whether or not a formal diagnosis has been received. With information on various conditions and diagnoses, it includes candid advice and strategies from parents as well as young adults who ......