Autism/Neurodiversity
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Shaina Rudolph & Danielle Royer All My Stripes
A Story for Children With Autism A helpful story for kids with autism spectrum disorders as they follow a young zebra who learns to understand how he is different from the rest of his classmates. Zane the zebra often feels different. He worries that his classmates don't notice his "curiosity," "honesty," or "caring stripes," just his "autism stripe." With the help of his Mama, Zane comes to appreciate all his stripes, including his "autism stripe," as the unique strengths that make him who he is. Includes a Reading Guide with additional background information about autism spectrum disorders and a Note to Parents and Caregivers with tips for finding support.
$22.50
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Katrin Bentley Alone Together: Making an Asperger Marriage Work
Communication is one of the biggest challenges faced by people with Asperger's Syndrome (AS), yet an Asperger marriage requires communication more than any other relationship. Katrin Bentley has been married for 18 years. Since receiving her husband's diagnosis of AS, their marriage has improved substantially. They learnt to accept each other's different approaches to life and found ways to overcome problems and misunderstandings. Alone Together shares the struggle of one couple to rescue their marriage. It is uplifting and humorous, and includes plenty of tips to making an Asperger marriage succeed.
$33.95
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Amazing Autistic Brain Cards
150 Cards with Strengths and Challenges for Positive Autism Discussions This resource helps professionals, parents and those working with autistic young people discuss an Autism diagnosis in a personalized, positive and meaningful way. Each card depicts a strength - honesty or curiosity - or a challenge - such as particular difficulties or understanding emotions. Reusable blank cards to personalize issues are included. The enclosed booklet provides approaches and strategies developed by the author.
$49.95
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Gillan Drew An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis
A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed The author draws on personal experiences to provide positive advice on dealing with life, health, and relationships following an adult diagnosis. On reading this book, you will learn a lot more about the autism spectrum at Level 1, be able to separate the facts from the myths, and gain an appreciation of the strengths of autism, and how autism can affect many aspects of everyday life. Drawing from the author's lived experience, this book is an essential guide for all newly diagnosed adults on the autism spectrum, their families and friends, and all professionals new to working with adults with ASDs.
$27.95
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Christopher Lynch Anxiety Management for Kids on the Autism Spectrum: Your Guide to Preventing Meltdowns and Unlocking Potential
Lynch identifies five factors that are commonly known to elicit anxiety in children with autism and breaks down how to tackle each topic in a manageable and effective way. These factors include rigidity, particular sensitivities, social challenges, communication barriers, and task frustration. With this clear and comprehensive guide, parents, teachers, and therapists can take the first crucial step towards managing anxiety, relieving distress, and unlocking potential.
$24.95
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Any Game Cards
Simply add in these one-sentence cards to any popular game to make it therapeutic. There are six different card sets featuring relevant questions about bullying, social skills, self-esteem, anger, character, and staying healthy. In between turns, a child answers a question with an immediate response to keep the game pace going. Clinicians can also use these cards for opening up discussions. Contents: 36 Feeling Good cards, 36 Goodbye to Bullies cards, 36 Getting Along cards, 36 Do the Right Thing cards, 36 Get Fit cards, 36 Calm Down cards, and Instructions.
$38.95
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Nicole Martin Art as an Early Intervention Tool for Children With Autism
"Art as an Early Intervention Tool for Children with Autism" includes practical advice on helping a child move beyond scribbling, organizing the child's environment for maximum comfort and relaxation, and providing physical and sensory support. This book is packed with tips and suggestions for how to provide art therapy for children with autism - covering topics such as the basic materials required, safety issues, how to set up a workspace, and ideas for managing difficult behavior. The author writes from a professional and personal perspective - Nicole Martin is a qualified art therapist specializing in working with children with autism, and she also has a brother with autism.
$33.95
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Ashley Stanford Asperger Syndrome (ASD) and Long-Term Relationships 2nd Edition:
Fully Revised and Updated with DSM-5 Criteria. Brought fully up to date, this second edition clarifies the new DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and explains how, without a solid awareness of the condition, ASD behaviors can easily be misinterpreted. Stanford's book provides a wealth of strategies for living with the more uncompromising aspects of ASD, pointing out that ASD also brings enormous strengths to a relationship. It shows how understanding the intentions, motivations and reasoning behind ASD behaviors can lead to better communication, relief of tension, and ultimately to a happier, more mutually fulfilling relationship.
$36.95
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Nick Dubin Asperger Syndrome And Anxiety: A Guide To Successful Stress Management
The first book on anxiety written specifically for adults with Asperger Syndrome, this book offers practical advice on how individuals with AS can manage their anxiety more effectively. As a person with AS who has struggled with feelings of anxiety and learnt how to overcome them, Nick Dubin shares his own tried and tested solutions along with up-to-date research on stress management for individuals with AS, including a chapter on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Dubin explores the key problem areas that can lead to anxiety for people with AS such as lack of social skills, difficulties establishing romantic relationships and uncertainty about employment.
$33.95
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Roger Meyer Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook
An Employment Workbook For Adults With Asperger Syndrome. Through step-by-step self-assessment, the reader is encouraged to engage actively in a self-paced exploration of their employment history, and ultimately to identify the work best suited to their personal needs, talents and strengths. The workbook contains practical exercises, with clear explanations and examples of how to use them. It leads the reader to identify and explore three jobs they have held in different life periods, their interests, skills and talents, and their application to work, their style of learning and style of work, the social skills required by specific jobs, as identified by other people than the autobiographer, the AS characteristics which further and impede work performance, successful and unsuccessful survival strategies, issues around diagnosis and disclosure which affect life at work and outside it, and creative problem solving for the present and the future - a personal wish list.
$68.00
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Francis Musgrave Asperger Teen's Toolkit
With minimal text and fun, comic-book style graphics, this is a treasure trove of information for young people with Asperger Syndrome and their caretakers. Exploring the science of how the human mind works, it gives handy tips on how to cope with all elements of the adult world, including responsibilities, health, sex, and relationships.
$32.95
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Chris Mitchell Asperger's Syndrome & Mindfulness: Taking Refuge In The Buddha
Understanding who you are can be a lonely and difficult process following the diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Asperger's Syndrome and Mindfulness illuminates this experience as an empowering path of discovery through the teachings of Buddhism. Chris Mitchell draws parallels between the experience of his own journey towards personhood through AS and the spiritual tenants of Theravada Buddhism, as outlined through the Eightfold Path, a guideline to personal development. This book takes the reader through the key beliefs of Theravada Buddhism, such as Mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths, showing how practices such as Insight Meditation can lead to a positive resolution of feelings.
$41.95
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Isabelle Henault Asperger's Syndrome & Sexuality: From Adolescence Through Adulthood
Playing the dating game is often tricky: all the more so for individuals with Asperger Syndrome. How do AS adolescents and their families cope with sexual feelings and behaviour? How do people with AS deal with intimacy and communication in sexual relationships? In this comprehensive and unique guide, Isabelle Henault delivers practical information and advice on issues ranging from puberty and sexual development, gender identity disorders, couples' therapy to guidelines for sex education programs and maintaining sexual boundaries.
$48.95
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Tony Attwood Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide For Parents And Professionals
The book provides a description and analysis of the unusual characteristics of the syndrome and practical strategies to reduce those that are most conspicuous or debilitating. Beginning with a chapter on diagnosis, including an assessment test, the book covers all aspects of the syndrome from language to social behaviour and motor clumsiness, concluding with a chapter based on the questions most frequently asked by those who come into contact with individuals with this syndrome. Covering the available literature in full, this guide brings together the most relevant and useful information on Asperger's Syndrome, incorporating case studies from the author's own practical experience as a Clinical Psychologist, with examples of, and numerous quotations from people with Asperger's Syndrome.
$33.95
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Rudy Simone Aspergirls: Empowering Females With Asperger Syndrome
Rudy Simone guides you through every aspect of both personal and professional life, from early recollections of blame, guilt, and savant skills, to friendships, romance and marriage. Employment, career, rituals and routines are also covered, along with depression, meltdowns and being misunderstood. Including the reflections of over thirty-five women diagnosed as on the spectrum, as well as some partners and parents, Rudy identifies recurring struggles and areas where Aspergirls need validation, information and advice. As they recount their stories, anecdotes, and wisdom, she highlights how differences between males and females on the spectrum are mostly a matter of perception.
$29.95
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Jennifer Cook Asperkid's Secret Book of Social Rules - 10th Anniversary Edition
Finally, teens can play the game of life with instructions. The 10th Anniversary Edition of The (Secret) Book of Social Rules reveals the essential secrets behind the baffling social codes surrounding making and keeping friends, dating, and catastrophic conversation pitfalls. It's no wonder Jennifer's is the navigation tool tens of thousands of fans have come to love! Chock full of funny illustrations, take-it-from-me explanations, and comic strip examples, this Book of the Year award winner is real, positive, and speaks from the heart (without ever sounding like your mother's guide to manners). It's confidence, humor, and smarts. For the Human Spectrum.
$29.95
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Jennifer Cook Asperkids: An Insider's Guide to Loving, Understanding and Teaching Children with Asperger Syndrome
This exciting book is full of effective and fun ways of engaging with children with Asperger syndrome. Jennifer explains how theory of mind difficulties create the need for concrete forms of communication, and provides original methods to inspire imagination through sensorial experiences. Affirming that different doesn't mean defective, this book offers the insight and guidance that parents, educators, and other professionals need to connect with the Asperkids in their life and get them excited about learning.
$33.95
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J.D. Kraus Aspie College, Work & Travel Survival Guide
The book analyzes three important points. The first one covers higher education and university/colleges. The book goes into detail on the steps in enrolling for a school, campus life, teachers, school surroundings, study tips, disability services, and more. The next point explores the workforce and how an individual with autism can prepare for employment. This section includes: resume building, job interview tips, commuting, managing money, and networking. The final point reviews basic tips on traveling abroad, including how to pack, choosing an airline, what to bring, and how to behave and dress in a foreign country.
$27.95
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Temple Grandin Autism & Education: What Parents and Teachers Need To Know
In these helpful pages, Dr. Grandin offers do's and don'ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her insider perspective and extensive research. Interestingly, she argues that education for kids on the autism spectrum must focus on their overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions to the world.
$26.95
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James Ball & Kristie Lofland Autism After the Pandemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Successfully Transition Back to School and Work
We have come to a new normal - life after the arrival of COVID-19. How do we help those with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities and those on the autism spectrum return to school or adult services? It has been a long haul at home! Both the children and the adults are used to the home environment and routines. It is now time to go back to the normal school and work routine, but what does that "normal" mean? Learn the strategies needed prior to your child going back to school or to their adult services placement such as: How to get started, how you can prepare your child to transition back to school, how to establish routine.
$19.95
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Temple Grandin Autism and Adolescence
What Teens and Adults Need to Know In these helpful pages, Dr. Grandin offers do's and don'ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her insider perspective and extensive research. She argues that adolescents on the spectrum must focus on their overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions to the world. She has packed a wealth of knowledge into this book, which also serves as an excellent reference for the parents, educators, and caregivers of autistic adolescents.
$28.50
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Abigail Werner James Autism and Appropriate Touch
A Photocopiable Resource for Helping Children and Teens on the Autism Spectrum Understand the Complexities of Physical Interaction This is a practical educational resource to help teach the social rules of touch and personal space to children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder with the aim of keeping them safe and helping them to understand what are appropriate interactions in family, educational and community situations. The lessons in the book look at different groups of people that the child is likely to encounter such as close family members, teachers, peers, strangers and medical professionals. Through reproducible worksheets and activities children are taught about different types of touch and in what settings, where on the body, and for how long touch is appropriate with each group. The book also includes discussion on how best to teach the child to recognize if someone touches them inappropriately and what is appropriate when it comes to self-touch.
$49.95
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Paula Moraine Autism and Everyday Executive Function
Strengths-Based Approach for Improving Attention, Memory, Organization and Flexibility Advocating a person-centred approach, the author describes the importance of identifying the individual's preferred style of engagement and communication, and how sensory experiences impact their thoughts, feelings, and actions. She explains how to use this information to identify the individual's strengths and weaknesses across eight key areas which are the building blocks of executive functions: attention; memory; organization; time management; initiative; behavior; goal setting and flexibility.
$44.95
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Future Horizons Autism and Girls (2nd Edition)
Autism and Girls is a revised and updated edition of the bestselling book, Asperger's and Girls. This groundbreaking book describes the unique challenges of women and girls with autism spectrum disorder. In it, you'll read candid stories written by the indomitable women who have lived them and hear experts discuss whether ASD girls are slipping under the radar and remaining undiagnosed. This second edition provides practical solutions schools can implement and social tips for teenage girls navigating puberty, the transition to work or university, and highlights the importance of and strategies for careers.
$28.95
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