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Maxine Aston What Men with Asperger Syndrome Want to Know About Women, Dating and Relationships
Many Asperger men are confused and bewildered by women, dating and relationships and find it hard to know how to get it right. This practical handbook provides many of the answers to their key questions about women and dating, helping them to understand how to have successful relationships.
$35.95
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Road to Calm Workbook
Life-Changing Tools to Stop Runaway Emotions In this client-orientated accompaniment to Affect Regulation Toolbox, Carolyn Daitch and Lissah Lorberbaum present skills and tools on how to dial down reactivity, practice mindfulness, and focus positively on the future. Part I helps the reader understand when and why emotional flooding occurs. Using vivid stories and examples of others triggering situations helps the reader better understand their own triggers, and how to cope with them. Part II provides instructions for daily stress inoculations, a daily practice for relaxing and lowering baseline levels of emotional reactivity.
$32.95
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Mindfulness for Teen Depression
A Workbook for Improving Your Mood With this powerful workbook, you'll learn effective skills based in mindfulness and positive psychology to help you manage difficult emotions, gain distance from negative thoughts, and enhance your awareness of the present moment. You'll also discover tons of activities and exercises-such as mindful meditations, walking, yoga, healthy eating and sleeping tips, and more-to help you care for your body as well as your mind.
$29.95
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Ester R. A. Leutenberg, Carol Butler Teens Out-of-the-Box Coping Skills
The activities in Teens Out-of-the-Box Coping Skills tap into the fun and energetic creativity of teens to teach them new coping skills for teens to deal with stress, change, and the many obstacles they face as they grow into responsible and caring adults. The seven chapters include: De-Stress; Build Emotional Empowerment; Develop Healthy Habits; Manage Social Media; Stand Up for Self and Others; Overcome Obstacles; Advance Beyond Coping Thrive.
$72.95
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Helping Adults with Asperger's Syndrome Get & Stay Hired
Career Coaching Strategies for Professionals and Parents of Adults on the Autism Spectrum In this practical book, readers will gain insight into how people with Asperger's Syndrome think and the common employment challenges they face. It explains how to build rapport and trust, facilitate better job matches, improve interpersonal communication and executive function skills, and encourage flexible-thinking and problem-solving. With tried-and-tested advice, assessment tools, and in-depth profiles of actual coaching clients and innovative companies that are utilizing the specialized skills of people with Asperger's, this book shows the way to a brighter employment future for those on the autism spectrum.
$43.95
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Supporting Disabled People with their Sexual Lives
A Clear Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals. This is a straight-talking guide to supporting disabled people with their sexual lives. It covers the range of difficulties disabled people experience, from physical limitations to problems such as lack of acceptance, knowledge and skills. The real difficulties professionals experience are also covered with positive suggestions, and a chapter on communication discusses how to discuss sex. Sections follow on the sexual services available to help, and the wide range of sexual diversities which disabled people can and do enjoy.
$51.95
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Sisterhood of the Spectrum
An Asperger Chick's Guide to Life. Drawing on her own, real-life experiences rather than preaching from textbooks, O'Toole covers everything you need (and want!) to know, from body shapes and love interests to bullying, friendships and how to discover and celebrate your unique, beautiful self. With illustrations by an Aspie teen and inspirational quotes from well-known, female Aspie voices, including Temple Grandin, Rudy Simone, Robyn Steward, and Haley Moss, Sisterhood of the Spectrum is your perfect companion on the "yellow brick road" to womanhood. It will leave you empowered, informed and excited to be different.
$33.95
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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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Tomas Loves
A rhyming book about fun, friendship - and autism. Tomas is a little boy who loves trains, trampolines and his dog Flynn. He hates sudden noise, surprises and changes in routine. There are many things about Tomas that make him special and unique, but despite his differences he loves fun and friendship - just like you. This beautifully illustrated, rhyming book is a perfect introduction to autism for young readers aged 2 and over, including children on the autism spectrum and their friends and siblings.
$26.95
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Margaret Sullivan Jacinta's Orderly World
Jacinta carefully manages her environment and belongings - everything has to be placed just right, in the right place. On an outing with her father, she has a chance meeting with an overturned oil can, and learns to see rainbows where she once saw an awful mess. A visit to their car mechanic shows her that there can be efficiency in what at first looks like raw chaos.
$24.95
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Peter H. Reynolds Ish
Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." Combining the sparseness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care.
$20.00
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Ame Dyckman Don't Blow Your Top
Don't Blow Your Top! is a hysterical and explosive read-aloud story that will have kids of all ages erupting with laughter as Little Volcano and Big Volcano try to deal with their anger and go with the flow. The book features some tips for kids and volcanoes of all ages to help them navigate their fiery emotions and learn to be cool when things get a little out of control
$26.95
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Dr. John Gottman & Julie Gottman Fight Right
How Successful Couples Turn Conflict into Connection Through decades of research, Drs. John and Julie Gottman, founders of the world-famous Love Lab, have identified the five common mistakes we make when we are at odds. In Fight Right, we learn the five secrets that help us to get back on track and harness conflict to build stronger, healthier relationships. With kindness, clarity, and a deep understanding of the struggles couples are going through, the Gottmans show us that we each have a unique conflict culture, borne of how we were raised and how we experienced past relationships, and they take us through all the possible combinations, from Avoiders, to Validators, to Volatiles, and how they can best work together. Fight Right is an essential resource that will help couples escape the win-or-lose mentality in favor of a collaborative approach: calming down, staying connected, and really understanding, so that our fights can bring us closer.
$39.99
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Rewired Adult Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book for Emotional Awareness, Healthy Living & Recovery
Designed to aid in addiction recovery, this unique coloring book allows people to understand, process and even learn to appreciate their thoughts and emotions as they journey through addiction recovery. Built upon the concept of self-actualization, it provides those in recovery with ways to re-examine, re-experience, and "rewire" their minds.
$15.95
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Laura Numeroff Beatrice Doesn't Want To
Beatrice doesn't like books, and she doesn't like tagging along with her brother to the library. She doesn't want to get books from the shelf. She doesn't want to let Henry work. And she certainly doesn't want to sit in a room full of kids during story hour. Is there anything that could possibly change her mind?
$10.99
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Joel Paris Intelligent Clinician's Guide to the DSM 5
This second edition reviews the history of diagnosis in psychiatry, emphasizing the limitations for classification of our current lack of knowledge of the causes of most mental disorders. It emphasizes that, in the absence of biomarkers, current categories can only be considered provisional. It takes a critical look at schema for spectra and dimensionalization of diagnosis, examines the borders between normality and psychopathology, and discusses the problem of clinical utility. The book has chapters on all the major diagnoses in psychiatry, in which the main problems of diagnosis are addressed, and in which all changes in DSM-5 are described.
$49.95
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Dr. Jonice Webb & Christine Musello Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
This self-help book is about overcoming emotional neglect, an invisible force from your childhood which you can't see, but may be affecting you profoundly to this day. It is about what didn't happen in your childhood, what wasn't said, and what cannot be remembered. This book will give you clear strategies for how to heal, and offers a special chapter for mental health professionals. This author has also written Running on Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships With Your Partner, Your Parents and Your Children.
$28.95
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Dr. V. Mark Durand Sleep Better!: A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs, Revised Edition
From bedtime tantrums to bedwetting, sleep problems can be one of the biggest sources of worry and frustration for parents of children with special needs. Help is here in this down-to-earth, nonjudgmental guide, packed with widely tested, easy-to-use techniques that work for all children, with and without disabilities. This fully updated edition includes help for parents who usually struggle with nighttime problems. Without preaching or proposing a "one right way" to solve problems, psychologist and father Mark Durand helps families tackle sleep issues with optimism and proven strategies drawn from clinical and personal experience.
$37.50
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Jennifer Shannon Anxiety Survival Guide for Teens
CBT Skills to Overcome Fear, Worry, and Panic Based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this book helps you identify your "monkey mind" -the primitive part of the brain where anxious thoughts arise. You'll also be able to determine if you suffer from generalized anxiety, phobias, social anxiety, panic and agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or separation anxiety. Full of powerful yet simple cartoon illustrations, this book will teach you practical strategies for handling even the toughest situations that previously caused you to feel anxious or worried.
$28.95
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The Day the Crayons Came Home
I'm not sure what it is about this kid Duncan, but his crayons sure are a colorful bunch of characters! Having soothed the hurt feelings of one group who threatened to quit, Duncan now faces a whole new group of crayons asking to be rescued. From Maroon Crayon, who was lost beneath the sofa cushions and then broken in two after Dad sat on him; to poor Turquoise, whose head is now stuck to one of Duncan's stinky socks after they both ended up in the dryer together; to Pea Green, who knows darn well that no kid likes peas and who ran away-each and every crayon has a woeful tale to tell and a plea to be brought home to the crayon box.
$21.99
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Conquer Your Fears and Phobias for Teens
How to Build Courage and Stop Fear from Holding You Back In Conquer Your Fears and Phobias for Teens, you will find practical skills for coping with the thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and behaviors that accompany phobias. You'll also discover useful strategies to handle the things and situations that cause you to feel fearful. This book provides evidence-based help for dealing with a number of phobias, including: Animal phobias, Natural environment phobias, Situational phobias, Blood injection or injury phobias, As well as other phobias , such as vomiting, choking, contracting illness, gaining weight, loud noises, foods, and more.
$32.95
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Cookbook for Children with Special Needs:
Learning a Life Skill with Fun, Tasty, Healthy Recipes. The book starts with a basic illustrated guide to where food comes from, the different food groups, how to create our own diet and why cooking is a great skill to master. Simple, step-by-step instructions accompanied by fun illustrations, guide children through three levels of cooking, starting with fundamental basics including the preparation of a wide variety of different foods, and building up to more complex recipes. Health and safety skills are taught as an essential part of the cooking activity and healthy eating habits are reinforced throughout.
$34.50
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Cheri J. Meiners Forgive and Let Go!: A Book About Forgiveness
For young children, learning to forgive—when they’ve been let down or had their feelings are hurt—can take time. Help children develop their forgiveness skills and learn how to accept an apology and move on without holding grudges. At the same time, encourage children to let go of disappointment and to accept when things don’t go the way they hope. Back matter includes advice for teaching forgiveness at home, at school, and in childcare.
$18.50
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Cheri J. Meiners Stand Tall!: A Book About Integrity
Integrity is an important trait for children to develop—especially as they grow, learn, and have more opportunities to make choices for themselves. With this encouraging book, support children in knowing right from wrong, making positive decisions, keeping promises, and staying true to themselves. Back matter includes advice for teaching integrity at home, at school, and in childcare.
$18.50
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