Autism
Books and Resources dealing specifically with Autism including Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD (formerly known as Aspergers)
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Key Learning Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Blueprint for Life
Finding a way of simultaneously addressing the sensory, motor, emotional, communicative, cognitive and social needs of children on the autism spectrum can be a real challenge, and choosing from the vast array of options available is a daunting task. This book provides a blueprint for an educational intervention program that is evidence-based, comprehensive in scope and integrative in its approach.
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Kids, Music ‘n’ Autism – Bringing out the Music in Your Child
Music is a great tool for brain, sensory and skills development for children with autism, but how can you best encourage them to take part in music-based activities? This practical guide tells you everything you need to know about helping children with autism to pursue their love of music, from enjoying listening to concerts to performing in them.
$24.95Product Details »In stock
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Know Your Spectrum! An Autism Creative Writing Workbook for Teens
This workbook uses creative writing activities and examples to encourage teenagers with autism to draw their own personal conclusions about what autism means for them. It focuses on the range of strengths and challenges they have as individuals.
$38.95Product Details »In stock
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Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family’s Triumph Over Autism
In their struggle to save their daughter, the Maurices plunged into a medical nightmare of false hopes, “miracle cures,” and infuriating suggestions that Anne-Marie’s autism was somehow their fault, to finally be saved by intensive behavioral therapy.
$17Product Details »In stock
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Let’s Talk Emotions: Helping Children with Social Cognitive Deficits, Including AS, HFA, and NVLD, Learn to Understand and Express Empathy and Emotions
The often overlooked area of emotions, which poses a major challenge for children with autism spectrum and other social cognitive challenges, receives major emphasis in this collection of easy-to-use activities for children ages 4-18.
$34.95Product Details »In stock
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Literacy Skill Development for Students With Special Learning Needs: A Strengths-Based Approach
Packed with strength-based strategies and reinforcement activities for the development/acquisition of literacy skills designed for students with special learning needs, including Autism Spectrum Disorders and Down Syndrome.
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Living Well on the Spectrum
Navigating the “neurotypical” world with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism (AS/HFA) can be extremely stressful. But by understanding the specific ways your brain works differently—and how to tap into your personal strengths—you can greatly enhance your well-being. In this wise and practical book, experienced therapist Valerie L. Gaus helps you identify goals that will make your life better and take concrete steps to achieve them.
$33.95Product Details »In stock
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The Little Book of Autism FAQs – How to Talk with Your Child about their Diagnosis and Other Conversations
Exploring a topic that is frequently brought up, this book helps parents to tell their children about their autism diagnosis. It equips parents with a language of positivity and prepares them to support their children’s relationships with peers and family members.
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The Loving Push
Best-selling author, autism advocate, and animal science professor Dr. Temple Grandin joins psychologist and autism specialist Dr. Debra Moore in spelling out what steps you can take to restore your child’s hope and motivation, and what you must avoid. Eight life stories told by people on the autism spectrum, including chapters on subjects like how to get kids off their computers, how to build on their strengths and get back to caring about their lives, and how to find a path to a successful, meaningful life make this a “must-read book.”
$27.95Product Details »In stock