Autism/Neurodiversity
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Not What I Expected
Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children Foreword by Daniel J. Siegel, MD. With compassion, clarity, and an emphasis on practical solutions, Dr. Rita Eichenstein's book walks readers through the five stages of acceptance (similar to the stages of grief, but modified for parents of special-needs kids). Using vivid anecdotes and suggestions, she helps readers understand their own emotional experience, nurture themselves in addition to their kids, identify and address relationship wounds including tension in a marriage and struggles with children (special-needs and neurotypical), and embrace their child with acceptance, compassion and joy. Renowned in the field of child development, Rita Eichenstein, Ph.D., is a noted psychologist and pediatric neuropsychologist, specializing in learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, autism spectrum, twice exceptional students and giftedness, in children, teens, as well as college students, graduate students and adults.
$23.00
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Nurturing Narratives
Story-Based Language Intervention For Children With Language Impairments That Are Complicated By Other Developmental Disabilities. Children with Complex Learning Problems (CLP) and Autism Spectrum Disorder need to learn important language and academic skills. These children are often in situations that may not be meaningful to them and hence are too complex for learning to occur. "Nurturing Narratives" was developed as a story-based language intervention for children. The model emphasizes comprehension, tailors
$39.95
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Laura James Odd Girl Out: My Extraordinary Autistic Life
From childhood, Laura James knew she was different. It wasn't until she reached her forties that she found out why: suddenly and surprisingly, she was diagnosed with autism. Married with four children and a successful journalist, Laura examines the ways in which autism has shaped her career, her approach to motherhood, and her closest relationships. Laura's upbeat, witty writing offers new insight into the day-to-day struggles of living with autism. As Laura grapples with defining her own identity, she also looks at the unique benefits neurodiversity can bring.
$46.00
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Gina Rippon Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls
A cognitive neuroscientist reveals how autistic women have been overlooked by biased research-and makes a passionate case for their inclusion. Who comes to mind when you think about an autistic person? It might be yourself, a relative or friend, a public figure, a fictional character, or a stereotyped image. Regardless, for most of us, it's likely to be someone male. Autistic women are systematically under-diagnosed, under-researched, and under-served by medical and social systems-to devastating effects. In Off the Spectrum, cognitive neuroscientist Gina Rippon sheds light on how old ideas about autism leave women behind and how the scientific community must catch up. Generations of researchers, convinced autism was a male problem, simply didn't bother looking for it in women, creating a snowball effect of biased research. To correct this "male spotlight" problem, Autism presents differently in girls and women- their tendency to camouflage their autistic traits, or their intense interests may take a form considered to be more socially acceptable. When autism research studies don't recruit female participants, it's not only autistic women who are failed; it's the entire scientific community. Correcting a major scientific bias, Off the Spectrum provides a much-needed exploration of autism in women to parents, clinicians, and autistic women themselves.
$40.00
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Cherryl Kachenmeister On Monday When It Rained
Share the challenges and fun of a week that starts with a rainy Monday and ends in wonder. In simple, straightforward text and marvelously expressive pictures, the author and photographer have captured the thoughts and feelings of one small boy. Whether he is proud or scared, lonely or excited, the boy’s face mirrors his emotion with the wonderful directness of childhood. This classic photographic picture book is a gentle and true pathway to explore emotions with preschoolers.
$12.50
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Our Brains Are Like Computers!
Exploring Social Skills and Social Cause and Effect with Children on the Autism Spectrum. 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. Easily identifiable computing and social networking metaphors are used to explain how memories are saved in the brain, like files in computer folders, and how, just as files can be shared and downloaded on the internet, people learn about you by sharing their positive and negative impressions with each other. The author explains why certain actions may be 'liked' or 'disliked' by others, and offers guidance on appropriate and inappropriate social behavior.
$34.95
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Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up
Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder in the Adolescent and Young Adult Years The long-awaited follow-up to the million-copy bestseller The Out-of-Sync Child, presenting information and advice for tweens, teens, and young adults living with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), and their parents. This book offers practical advice on living with SPD, covering everyday challenges as well as the social and emotional issues that many young people with SPD face. Carol Kranowitz's insights are supplemented by first-person accounts of adolescents and teens with SPD, sharing their experiences and hard-won lessons with readers and adding a powerful personal dimension to the book.
$24.00
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Dr. Lee A. Wilkinson Overcoming Anxiety and Depression on the Autism Spectrum
Many adults on the autism spectrum experience isolation, interpersonal difficulties, anxiety, depressed mood, and coping problems. By applying theory and concepts from autism research, this book will help adults on the spectrum to understand their challenges. The author takes the best of CBT self-help strategies, to encourage self-analysis, and to help adults on the spectrum make better decisions in activities such as employment or relationships.
$35.95
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Parent's Guide To High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive. Many tens of thousands of parents have found the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder ASD , including Asperger syndrome, in this indispensable guide. Leading experts show how you can work with your child's unique impairments--and harness his or her capabilities. Vivid stories and real-world examples illustrate ways to help kids with ASD relate more comfortably to peers, learn the rules of appropriate behavior, and succeed in school. You'll learn how ASD is diagnosed and what treatments and educational supports really work. Updated with the latest research and resources, the second edition clearly explains the implications of the DSM-5 diagnostic changes.
$29.95
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Parenting ASD Teens
A Guide to Making it Up As You Go Andrew Schlegelmilch discusses common parenting challenges and offers advice drawn from his extensive experience working with teenagers with autism and their families as Head Psychologist at a college preparatory school. He offers parents professional guidance on what to do about falling grades, how to handle adolescent tantrums, how to talk about sex and sexuality with your child, how to help your child with peer relationships, how to keep your child safe online, and what to do if you suspect your child has mental health problems. Integral to the discussion is how to set realistic expectations and encourage independence in ways that work for both your child with autism and the rest of the family, as well as how to make the best use of the help professionals can offer.
$33.95
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Wendela Whitcomb Marsh Parenting While Autistic: Raising Kids When You're Neurodivergent
Having a different brain as autists, ADHDers, and AuDHDers do, does not mean that you shouldn't be part of this link, if your heart leads you to parenting. You'll be amazing! You and I both know, though, that being neurodivergent in a neuro-majority world is not easy. Parenting isn't easy, either, but you can do difficult things. You've been doing them all along, haven't you? Parenting is just one more challenge you can manage, and it's worth it. This book is here to help you navigate the unique aspects of parenting while autistic. Throughout the book you'll find side trips to focus on various aspects of parenting while autistic.
$29.95
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Parents' ABC of the Autism Spectrum
Covering everything from Anxiety to Fragile-X Syndrome, Stephen Heydt provides an alphabetical categorization of the possible issues a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may encounter. This book offers information for parents whose children have been diagnosed with ASD, and is presented in an easy-to-use A to Z format. Designed for parents and carers in a methodical order, A Parent's ABC of the Autism Spectrum will help explain the challenges of living with childhood ASD.
$29.95
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Parents' Practical Guide to Resilience for Preteens and Teenagers on the Autism Spectrum
This book empowers parents of autistic young people aged 11 to 20 to help them promote resilience in their child. Full of suggestions and simple activities, this easy-to-use resource will help guide parents on how to build the foundations of resilience and independence for situations such as negotiating sexuality and relationships, entering employment or living away from home. Included are discussions on the developmental stages for preteens and teens on the autism spectrum, and will take parents through life events and milestones at different ages and identify where difficulties and barriers to resilience.
$33.95
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Steph Curtis PDA In The Family: Life After the Lightbulb Moment
In this honest and open account of life with her PDA daughter, Sasha, Steph Curtis reveals the everyday struggles and explores the milestones of raising a child diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance. This book guides you through the Curtis family's 'lightbulb moment' of recognising Sasha's PDA profile following her autism diagnosis at the age of two, their experiences of various education settings and attempts to access support, everyday life at home and relationships with family and friends.
$25.95
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Peers Curriculum for School-Based Professionals
Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The PEERS Curriculum for School-Based Professionals brings the widely popular PEERS program into the school setting. This sixteen-week program, clinically proven to significantly improve social skills and social interactions among teens with autism spectrum disorder, is now customized for the needs of psychologists, counselors, speech pathologists, administrators, and teachers. The manual is broken down into clearly divided lesson plans, each of which have concrete rules and steps, corresponding homework assignments, plans for review, and unique, fun activities to ensure that teens are comfortable incorporating what they've learned. The curriculum also includes parent handouts, tips for preparing for each lesson, strategies for overcoming potential pitfalls, and the research underlying this transformative program.
$92.95
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Elizabeth Laugeson Peers For Young Adults: Social Skills Training For Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder And Other Social Challenges
This book presents the first evidence-based group treatment program for young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder as well as other developmental disorders and social challenges. Inside readers will find a critical step forward in the dissemination of effective behavioural interventions for young adults in the form of sixteen engaging group session outlines that are both user-friendly and backed by empirical research. Each session is accompanied by homework assignments and practice suggestions designed to reinforce the group's understanding of the skills learned during each meeting. This practical resource will prove to be an invaluable reference for any clinician or educator working with this population.
$93.95
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Pat Crissey, Noah Crissey Personal Hygiene? What's That Got To Do With Me?
This is a curriculum developed for students with Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Learning and Developmental Disabilities, designed to help them understand how others perceive their appearance and the social implications of neglecting personal hygiene. Simple factual information is accompanied by humorous cartoons that emphasize how others view someone with poor hygiene. Step-by-step cartoons explain exactly what the student needs to do to ensure good hygiene. Quizzes and activity pages provide numerous opportunities for repetition and reinforcement of the key points. There are also hands-on activities to demonstrate why and how to perform various hygiene tasks. Several social stories are also provided, along with a set of worksheets that help students set up a daily schedule to allow time for completing necessary hygiene tasks.
$35.95
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Super Duper Inc Photo Feelings Fun Deck
Photo Feelings Fun Deck has a brand new look! We updated our popular Photo Feelings Fun Deck with newer, brighter, more colorful photos of seven basic emotions. The photo cards have no labels, so they can depict a wide range of emotions. All photos have white backgrounds. There are four different pairs each for happy, sad, surprised, scared, thoughtful, tired, and angry.
$21.95
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Photo Social Stories About Social Situations
Ages 5-12. Photo Social Story Cards are a tool for teaching social skills to young children. Simple stories, illustrated with concrete photographs, teach children how they are expected to act in typical social situations. Each story is followed by bulleted highlights and a set of interactive questions. The photographs provide an illustration of the story for children who learn more visually. These stories are geared toward elementary school children but can also be useful for older children with more basic social skill needs. These cards can be used with an individual child or with a group of children. Topics of cards include: compromise, greeting someone new, keeping friends, making friends, peer pressure, sharing, taking turns, and many more.
$40.95
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Photo Social Stories Cards About Kids & Their Families
Ages 5-12. Based on a widely accepted technique developed by Carol Grey, each card presents a basic social concept that children need to learn to get along with family members. The stories help children pay attention to important social cues, to understand the perspective of others, and to respond appropriately in social situations. This set of 35 cards includes topics like putting away your toys, starting a conversation, mealtime, sharing, homework, understanding others' feelings, and many more. Each story is followed by bulleted highlights and a set of interactive questions to stimulate discussion. The photographs on each card were selected to provide children with a visual understanding of the challenges in getting along with others.
$41.95
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Photo Social Stories Cards About Kids in School
Ages 5-12. Based on a widely accepted technique developed by Carol Grey, each card presents a basic social concept that children need to learn to behave appropriately in school and get along with their peers. The stories help children pay attention to important social cues, to understand the perspective of others, and to respond appropriately in social situations. This set of 35 cards includes topics like listening to the teacher, obeying class rules, following directions, giving compliments, asking permission, apologizing, keeping things organized, and many more. Each story is followed by bulleted highlights and a set of interactive questions to stimulate discussion. The photographs on each card were selected to provide children with a visual understanding of the social challenges in school.
$40.95
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Photo Social Stories Cards About Kids in the Community
Ages 5-12. Based on a widely accepted technique developed by Carol Grey, each card presents a basic social concept that children need to learn to behave appropriately in community settings particularly when peers are present. The stories help children pay attention to important social cues, to understand the perspective of others, and to respond appropriately in social situations. This set of 35 cards includes topics like greeting a friend, paying attention, riding safely in a car, waiting your turn at a playground, asking for help, and many more. Each story is followed by bulleted highlights and a set of interactive questions to stimulate discussion. The photographs on each card were selected to provide children with a visual understanding of the social challenges in the community
$38.95
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Picture's Worth
PECS And Other Visual Communication Strategies in Autism. Most young children with autism have significant delays in acquiring communication skills, a hallmark characteristic of autism. But with intensive early intervention and Applied Behavior Analysis techniques, children can be taught how to communicate successfully, even before they acquire the ability to use speech. A Picture's Worth examines the value of non-verbal communication strategies for children with autism, and presents the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in detail. PECS is a communication system that allows a child to use a picture (or series of pictures) to express his needs and desires without a prompt or cue from another person.
$28.50
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Elaine Weitzman Plan for People Play
Building Early Social Communication Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Communication Difficulties This is the first of three booklets and offers simple, research-based ideas for how parents can build their child's social interaction skills during "people games" - interaction-focused games that provide an ideal context for learning.
$16.00
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