An Illustrated Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance and Learning
Written by PDA and autism expert, Laura Kerbey and illustrated by the popular Eliza Fricker, this short guide gives you everything you need to understand PDA and how to make your teaching style and learning environment PDA friendly.
Welcome to the autistic community! We're very glad you're here! Sometimes it can be difficult to feel proud of who you are. Maybe you feel different from other people or struggle to fit in - there is no need to worry! Yenn, Tanya and a tiny meerkat called Min are here to help you discover how to feel proud to be you. From learning about the ......
Understanding your feelings and emotions is an incredibly important part of learning to become your most awesome autistic self! Yenn, Tanya and a tiny meerkat called Min are here to help you find out everything you need to know about your feelings and emotions, using tips and tricks they have picked up along the way to help you calm your brain ......
Let's face it, other humans can be difficult to understand sometimes! There is no need to worry! Yenn, Tanya and a tiny meerkat called Min are here to help you find out everything you need to know about friendships, improving relationships with your family members, and how to deal with issues and arguments that can arise with the people in your ......
The first book on self-directed learning for neurodivergent children by author and clinical psychologist Naomi Fisher and illustrated by Eliza Fricker.
A simple, accessible guide to neurodiversity, unpacking the four main diagnoses of autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia. The book also explains some common co-occurring conditions, strengths and difficulties, and concepts such as spiky profiles, executive functioning and working memory.
Offers a framework to help educators understand reading comprehension and provide high-quality, evidence-based comprehension instruction in their classroom.
This essential guide for working with PDA pupils outlines effective and practical ways that teachers and school staff can support these pupils, by endorsing a child-led approach to learning and assessment.
Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write
Grounded in the belief that all students can learn to read and write print, this book is a thorough yet practical guide for teaching students with significant disabilities. It explains how to provide comprehensive literacy instruction addressing these students' needs.
For use with the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) Examiner's Kit, the Student Response Form is a booklet students use to record their responses on four TILLS subtests: Nonword Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Following Directions, and Written Expression. One Student Response Form is required for each student who takes ......
This book shares interviews and insights from adults with dyslexia, sharing the obstacles they have faced in life and the things that helped them overcome them. Based on lived experience, these accounts provide practical tips and advice for those supporting young people with dyslexia and those who have been recently diagnosed.
An essential resource for pre-service speech-language pathologists and practicing SLPs. The book provides a comprehensive overview of 21 evidence-based phonological and articulatory intervention approaches, offering rigorous critical analyses, detailed implementation guidelines, and helpful demonstration videos.
Using Inclusion as a Framework to Build Equity and Support All Students
As schools reopen their doors and students return to the classroom, what will the "new normal" of special education look like? The pandemic exposed educational inequities and areas of urgent need-and now, schools have a unique opportunity to press pause and reimagine their practices.
For use with the Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (R) (TILLS (R)) Examiner's Kit, the Examiner Record Form is used to record and score student responses to all 15 TILLS subtests. This form clearly describes materials needed, start rules, basal and ceiling rules, and information about allowable prompts and repetitions.
A step-by-step guide to the strengths-based approach by teaching professional and autistic author and parent Claire O'Neill. Designed to focus on the unique strengths of autistic children to help support and develop their sense of self, wellbeing and ensure that they thrive in a deficit-driven world.
How Nutrition Influences Cognitive Function, Behaviour and Mood
This book takes a nutrition-based look at ADHD and brain health, combining the latest research with personal stories, and practical tips and recipes. This is an invaluable guide for professionals working with families, and parents, seeking alternatives to prescriptions to help children reach their full potential.
Supporting Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs
The premier resource for anyone working with individuals who rely on AAC. Written for pre-service and in-service SLPs, OTs, PTs, and other direct service providers, this book is a guide to the characteristics of people with complex communication needs, the variety of AAC systems available, and current assessment and intervention practices.
Over 70 tried and tested accessible activities and games for parents to use with dyslexic children and teens to boost their fundamental educational skills including reading, writing, spelling and executive functioning, and support wellbeing.
Test of Integrated Language & Literacy Skills (TM) (TILLS (TM)) is the reliable, valid assessment professionals need to test oral and written language skills in students ages 6-18 years. TILLS is a comprehensive, norm-referenced test that has been standardized for three purposes: To identify language/literacy disorders To document patterns of ......
When a young child has a severe speech sound disorder-especially one severe enough to affect the child's intelligibility-it's critical to determine the degree to which motor speech impairment contributes to the disorder. Now there's a psychometrically well-supported tool that helps speech-language pathologists do just that. Dynamic Evaluation of ......
A Visual Guide to Understanding Challenges and Strengths for Children on
Children with ASDs often find it difficult to identify the things they find difficult and, more importantly, to recognize the things they are good at. This colorful book provides simple self-exploration tools to help children identify their strengths and begin to tackle the things they find harder.
How to Survive and Thrive if You're Neurodivergent
Rising star entrepreneur Onyinye Udokporo shares her story of being young, black and dyslexic in a society where dyslexia was presented as a white male issue, and shares tips and strategies that enabled her to thrive in the face of adversity.
Gobblegarks are celebrated for having brains that think so uniquely and differently. Join Jangles the Gobblegark in this adventure guide for neurodivergent kids. Complete tasks, win keys and gold coins that will ultimately lead you to the treasure! All while learning why your brain is amazing, and the best way to use it.
A Visual Guide to Help Brain and Body for Children on the Autism Spectru
The ASD Feel Better Book is designed to help children on the autism spectrum develop insight into what can upset them and make them feel bad and then increase their awareness of how to make themselves feel good again.
A practical guide for those working with children experiencing literacy difficulties. This book covers everything practitioners need to know to help children at all stages reach their full potential through effective assessment and treatment.
A supportive guide to the transition from primary to secondary school for parents of autistic children. Covering topics including choosing a school, building a positive relationship with staff, dealing with anxiety and more, it is an essential tool for supporting your child to thrive.
The most comprehensive text available on multisensory teaching, this book prepares today's educators to use specific evidence-based approaches that improve struggling students' language skills and academic outcomes.
