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 ......
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.
Zane the zebra feels different from the rest of his classmates. He worries that all they notice about him is his "autism stripe". With the help of his Mama, Zane comes to appreciate all his stripes - the unique strengths that make him who he is. Includes a Reading Guide with additional background information about autism spectrum disorders and a ......
The Handbook of (Not-So-Obvious) Neurotypical Social Guidelines for Autistic Teens
The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules offers witty insights into baffling social codes such as making and keeping friends and common conversation pitfalls. Ideal for all 10-17 year olds on the autism spectrum, this book provides inside information on over thirty social rules helping teens on the spectrum to navigate the world around them.
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.
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.
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 updated, straight-talking and accessible guide is ideal for teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs, senior leadership and even home schooling parents who want to know more about supporting students with Learning Differences.
Exploring Social Skills and Social Cause and Effect with Children on the
This highly visual social skills book uses computer metaphors and visual diagrams to help children on the autism spectrum to understand how their words and actions can affect other people.
For young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and others who have challenges in interacting and communicating, early intervention is key--and parents can play a vital role. Developed through work with hundreds of families, this book presents engaging, evidence-based techniques for enriching your child's social communication skills (up to ......
Ideal for preparing SLPs and other clinicians to make sound decisions, this casebook gives readers in-depth, real world demonstrations of today's evidence-based interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Developed as a companion to the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder textbook-but equally useful as a standalone ......
Complete acceptance of individuals on the autism spectrum must include complete educational access. This means rethinking assumptions about autistic students, about how we teach expressive language, about how we teach reading comprehension, and about what and how we teach in the many K-12 classrooms attended by autistic students.
Practical Ways to Help Autistic Children and Young People Learn and Achi
The fully revised third edition to Corinna Laurie's Sensory and Motor Strategies, an essential resource for professionals working with children on the autism spectrum. It sets out practical strategies to build independence and develop sensory and motor skills, with additional information on topics including dressing and self-regulation.
An Autism Spectrum Guide to the Confusing World of Idioms, Metaphors and
The English language can be extremely confusing and illogical, especially for people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who interpret meaning in a very literal way. Why should an announcement that cats and dogs are falling from the sky indicate heavy rain? And what have chickens got to do with being a coward?
An Autobiographical Memory Program to Promote Communication & Connection
Supporting Social Learning in Autism: An Autobiographical Memory Program to Promote Communication & Connection is a step-by-step guide to strengthening social learning for individuals with autism through autobiographical memory intervention.
A Framework and Activities to Build Structural, Sensory and Social Certa
The teenage years are associated with high levels of uncertainty and anxiety, compounded by academic and social demands, and physical and emotional changes. They can be especially tough for teenagers who learn differently.
This workbook contains a host of practical activities for teachers and other adults supporting young people with learning ......
This parenting guidebook synthesizes medical, nutritional, educational, and psychological research on ADHD. It shows how to obtain a comprehensive evaluation, how to get help from school systems, and how to use medication and parenting techniques to significantly reduce ADHD symptoms.
Teaching Autistic Students in the Inclusive Classroom
One of the most popular, practical, and trusted books on inclusive education, this bestselling guide is now in a fully updated third edition-perfect for K-12 educators teaching the growing number of students on the autism spectrum.
Offers scientifically validated guidance to help you raise your tween, teen, or young adult on the autism spectrum. The book contains advice for finding medical and psychiatric care, helping your teen learn executive functioning and social skills to navigate middle and high school, and talking to your teen about sexual development and activity.
Social and Communication Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders
The new, revised second edition of DO-WATCH-LISTEN-SAY provides a thoughtful, comprehensive approach to addressing the complex social and communication challenges characteristic of autism, offering cutting-edge, well-researched techniques for helping children acquire vital social and communication skills.
How well does your school support learning, development, and participation for students on the autism spectrum? Find out with the APERS-MH, an in-depth assessment that evaluates the quality of educational programs for middle and high school students with autism.
Students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often present behavioural challenges that can elude teachers and escalate when not properly addressed. This book equips educators with the tools they need to effectively improve the behaviour of students with ASD, explaining the most common functions for challenging behaviours and providing ......
Daily meltdowns and tantrums are one of the biggest challenges of life with autism and related disorders - they have a devastating impact on children with autism and their whole families. This book helps understand meltdowns, stop them before they start, and improve quality of life for entire families.
How well does your educational program support learning, development, and participation for children on the autism spectrum? Find out with the APERS-PE, an in-depth assessment that evaluates the quality of educational programs for preschool and elementary students with autism.
Guides professionals who work with people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to implement Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT). PRT is a well-established, empirically supported approach that targets pivotal areas of behavior - areas in which improvements lead to large collateral changes in other areas of functioning and responding.
This eighth volume in the AAC series brings together the disciplines of AAC and ABA, both of which are needed to address the challenges of individuals with autism spectrum disorders and complex communication needs.
Offers a comprehensive overview of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI), which are evidence-based interventions that integrate both behavioral and developmental approaches in the treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Discover the Visual Immersion System (VIS), a practical, research-based intervention framework that taps into the strong visual processing skills many children on the spectrum have.
Individualising activities, interactions, or interventions for people with dementia at any moment of the day is made easy with the many helpful suggestions offered throughout the pages of this innovative guide. Here are keys to successfully choosing leisure activities for individuals that emphasise their previous interests and talents as well as ......
Includes new chapters on screening and diagnosis of ASD, discrete trials training, pivotal response training, verbal behaviour interventions, and structured teaching approaches. Contributors also describe interventions for using cognitive behavior therapy with children and families to treat a variety of symptoms and behaviours.
How can you empower students with invisible disabilities to manage their challenges, accept and advocate for themselves, and reach their goals and dreams? Told with the authentic voices of adults with hidden disabilities, this encouraging, eye-opening book will help you guide students on the path to disability pride and support their success in ......
High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders : Facilitator's Set
Anxiety is one of the biggest challenges faced by children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders and Asperger syndrome. Help them conquer their fears - and participate more fully in home, school, and community life - with this innovative group therapy program for children 8-14 years old and their parents.
From Don Quixote to Harry Potter, How Understanding Intellectual Disabil
A compelling account of how an understanding of intellectual disability can transform one's understanding of narrative. The author explains how ideas about intellectual disability inform a wide array of narrative strategies, providing a new and startling way of thinking through questions of time, self-reflexivity, and motive in the experience of ......
