Children’s Books
Books for children, and about children with Autism, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (formerly Asperger’s). Everything from tools to help them learn to read, to books that will help you learn to read them.
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A Friend for Henry
In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does. But on a day full of too close and too loud, when nothing seems to go right, will Henry ever find a friend-or will a friend find him?
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A Is for “All Aboard!”
The first alphabet book created with children with autism in mind, A Is for “All Aboard!” is the perfect way to foster literacy using children’s fascinations.
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A Is for Autism, F Is for Friend
This book provides a unique glimpse of life from the perspective of a child who has severe autism. It is told through the voice of Chelsea, an 11-year-old girl, who has severe autism.
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A Kids Book About Disability
Sometimes people act like having a disability means you’re from another planet, even though over a billion people in the world have disabilities. So how do you talk about disability? How do you talk to people with disabilities? This book helps kids and grownups approach disability as a normal part of the human experience.
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A Smart Girl’s Guide to Manners: The Secrets to Grace, Confidence, and Being Your Best
Learning good manners has never been more fun than with this book filled with full-color illustrations and quizzes.
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A Smart Girl’s Guide to Starting Middle School: Everything You Need to Know about Juggling More Homework, More Teachers, and More Friends! Revised Editio
Starting middle school can be scary. But knowing what to expect will make girls feel more confident.
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A Smart Girl’s Guide: Digital World
Just like the real world, the digital world is full of exciting, helpful, and even life-changing possibilities. And just as in the real world, a girl needs to know how to navigate it wisely and keep herself safe.
$18.99Product Details »In stock
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Active Imagination Activity Book: 50 Sensorimotor Activities for Children to Improve Focus, Attention, Strength, & Coordination
The activities in this book tap into what kids love best? PLAY. The activities pictured in this book provide fun, easy, and imaginative exercises to build your child’s skills that are necessary for meeting the challenges of everyday life at home, school, and out in the community.
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ADHD Is Our Superpower – The Amazing Talents and Skills of Children with ADHD
In this book you will meet different girls and boys with ADHD who can do amazing things. You might recognize some of these strengths as things that you can do too! Some of these strengths help with everyday life, like being able to hyper-focus on a task or having boundless energy to try new things.
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All My Stripes – A Story for Children with Autism
Preschool – Kindergartner Zane shares his sadness about feeling different with his wise and gentle mother. It has been a frustrating day in which Zane has been teased for his various sensory-processing challenges and confused by idiomatic expressions he understands as literal. His mother gently reassures him that, like every zebra, he has many stripes: yes, he has an autism stripe, and he also has stripes indicating his caring nature, his honesty, his curiosity, and more.
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An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch: Teaching Social and Physical Boundaries to Kids
The rules of physical contact can be tricky to grasp and children with special needs are at a heightened risk of abuse. This friendly picture book explains in simple terms how to tell the difference between acceptable and inappropriate touch, thereby helping the child with special needs stay safe.
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Are You Feeling Cold, Yuki? A Story to Help Build Interoception and Internal Body Awareness for Children with Special Needs, including those with ASD, PDA, SPD, ADHD and DCD
This illustrated storybook will help children to build interoceptive awareness and gain an understanding of the body’s activities. It also includes further information for parents and carers, as well as downloadable activities and strategies for building interoceptive abilities.
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Asperger’s Rules!: How to Make Sense of School and Friends
A large part of school isn’t just taking tests, reading, and writing — it’s knowing the rules for behavior in the classroom and learning how to communicate with teachers and classmates. This book makes school easier for kids with Asperger’s by explaining the confusing — and often unwritten — rules of the classroom.
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Autism and Adolescence: What Teens and Adults Need to Know
Dr. Temple Grandin draws on her hard-won experience to deliver an essential guidebook for guiding and nurturing autistic youth. She gets to the real issues of autistic adolescents—the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day.
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Autism, Bullying and Me – The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying
This accessible guide for autistic children and teens is full of advice for coping successfully with bullying. It helps the reader understand what bullying is and debunks myths such as ‘bullying makes you stronger’. It also lays out self-empowering strategies and practical tips on how to deal with situations where they are being bullied.
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Autism…What Does It Mean To Me?
In this updated edition, new pages include additional pages directed towards older readers. For example, teens exploring how their identity relates to their diagnosis may be interested in the pages titled: The Wording for Me and Autism: “Identity First” and “Person First” (p. 20, 21). Pages 28-29 offer additional resources to the parent or professional regarding this language. Pages regarding the importance and meaning of stimming are new, along with pages regarding Self-Injurious Behavior, tics, emotional pain, empathy, and many, many more. In the section regarding Friends, Catherine includes what she’s learned from adults and teens regarding the importance of internet friendships as a vital and sustaining force in many otherwise isolated lives. She’s also added new information regarding the dangers that may be associated with meeting people online, and practical tips regarding protecting one’s personal safety.
$48.95Product Details »In stock
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Beating Anxiety – What Young People on the Autism Spectrum Need to Know
With beautiful illustrations, this practical guide clearly explains why young people on the spectrum feel anxious, before giving real-world advice on how to deal with and beat anxiety. It offers numerous strategies for overcoming anxiety and comes in a style designed specifically for young people with ASD.
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Bobby and Mandee’s Good Touch, Bad Touch, Revised Edition
When it comes to bad touches, Bobby advises children, “Whether it is a stranger, or someone you know well, the rules to be safe are always the same: Say no! Run away! And find a grown-up friend to tell!”
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Breath by Breath – A Mindfulness Guide to Feeling Calm
Lenny and Rosa are having tough days, and it’s hard to stay calm. Fortunately, their friend Sam is there to help! By teaching them how to use breathing exercises and other mindfulness techniques, Sam helps Lenny and Rosa relax, cope with worries and challenges, and turn their days around.
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Calling All Minds – How To Think and Create Like an Inventor
Have you ever wondered what makes a kite fly or a boat float? Have you ever thought about why snowflakes are symmetrical, or why golf balls have dimples? Have you ever tried to make a kaleidoscope or build a pair of stilts? In Calling All Minds, Temple Grandin explores the ideas behind all of those questions and more.
$24.99Product Details »In stock