Communication
Finding ways to communicate can be very challenging for both children with autism, and the caregivers and parents who support them. This is a comprehensive list of books dealing with everything from social communication, to first steps sign language and other skills, to a book on “apps” developed specifically for people with Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Prosody Intervention for High-Functioning Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
When making the transition from education to the workplace, young people with ASD can find their opportunities limited by their impaired prosody. With more resourcing now focused on transition programming for young people with ASD, this book offers an alternative therapy-by identifying the physical sensations of communication-to professionals.
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Social Behavior and Self-Management: 5-Point Scales for Adolescents and Adults
Building on the success on the legendary “Incredible 5-Point Scale: Assisting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling Their Emotional Responses”, by Buron and Curtis, this book also uses scales as a way of explaining social and emotional concepts to individuals who have difficulty understanding such information but have a relative strength in understanding systems.
$33.50Product Details »1 in stock
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Social Communication Cues for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Conditions
This collection of social communication cues will enable parents and professionals to help children with social development difficulties navigate their social world and enjoy interacting with their peers. Each section begins with a simple social rule; the reason why the child may be having difficulty in this area is explained; and easy communication prompts and practice ideas are provided.
$27.95Product Details »2 in stock
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Social Narratives – A Story Intervention for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
Based on extensive research, this practical book gives you the tools needed to use Social Narratives, a simple intervention for helping children with autism spectrum disorder develop social behaviour. Packed with sample stories, and with step-by-step guidelines for writing, this book will show you how to implement the approach to maximise success.
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Speak, Move, Play and Learn with Children on the Autism Spectrum
This practical resource is brimming with ideas and guidance for using simple ideas from speech and language pathology and occupational therapy to boost communication, sensory integration, and coordination skills in children on the autism spectrum. Suitable for use in the classroom, at home, and in community settings, it is packed with easy-to-follow, goal-oriented activities and lesson plans centering around arts and crafts, music-making, cookery, sensory activities, and skills for daily living.
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Talk About Planning
This book was developed for teachers and speech/language pathologists helping students improve functional language and communication development.
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Talk to Me – Conversation Strategies for Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum or with Speech and Language Impairments
In this hands-on guide, Heather Jones offers practical advice, born of experience with her own son, which will help you teach your child the principles of communication. Full of strategies and examples, it shows how you can allay fears, build confidence and teach your child to enjoy conversation.
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Talk with Me: A Step-by-Step Conversation Framework for Teaching Conversational Balance and Fluency for High-Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Conversation is everywhere – at the lunch table, at after-school activities, in the line for the water fountain, at overnight camp during downtime, at work with a coworker, and at a Thanksgiving gathering. Regardless of the setting, this critical skill – human conversation – is challenging for many individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD) – children and adults alike. For these reasons, it is essential to equip individuals with ASD with effective conversational skills.
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Talking In Sentences
Help your student go from one or two word utterances to speaking in full sentences! This book presents over 50 lessons, each devoted to a particular sentence element or pattern referred to as a target.
$48.95Product Details »3 in stock
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Teach Me Language
Teach Me Language is designed for parents and therapists who teach language to children with Autism, Asperger’s syndrome and other related developmental disorders.
$109.95Product Details »1 in stock
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Teach Me Language Companion Exercise Forms
Companion Exercise Forms for Teach Me Language is a 152 page collection of exercise drill forms which appear as examples in Teach Me Language.
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Teach Me With Pictures: 40 Fun Picture Scripts to Develop Play and Communication Skills in Children on the Autism Spectrum
An easy-to-use resource for professionals and parents, this book provides fun and practical ideas to help motivate and extend communication and play skills in children with autism with the support of pictures.
$45.95Product Details »2 in stock
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Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Parents
The difficulties experienced by children with autism and related conditions in inferring the thoughts, beliefs, desires and intentions of others are well documented in numerous studies. It now seems that these deficits underlie many of the social and comm
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Teaching Essential Discrimination Skills to Children with Autism
Discrimination skills enable us to tell one object from another, understand that different things have different names, and use those names to perform a wide range of cognitive and language skills, including following spoken instructions, communicating, and reading.
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The Cartoon and Script Curriculum for Teaching Social Behavior and Communication
This easy-to-use book is designed to help children with ASD find friends, become better communicators, increase their flexibility, and live lives that are less stressful. Skills are presented in the form of cartoons, scripts and role play – all evidence-based practices – that address a wide range of developmental levels
$45.95Product Details »1 in stock
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The Conversation Train: A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum
This inventive color picture book uses the metaphor of a train to teach basic conventions of conversation to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
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The Green Zone Conversation Book: Finding Common Ground in Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum
This book provides a simple visual model to help children experience more success in finding common ground in conversation. The “Green Zone” is a visual representation of finding common ground between one person (blue) and another person (yellow) to create a “green zone” that represents the pair’s shared interests. The book, illustrated with hundreds of photographs representing the range of other people’s interests, clearly explains what the “Green Zone” is and how to find it, and contains many photocopiable conversation practice activities and reinforcement worksheets based on this simple visual.
$33.95Product Details »1 in stock
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The New Social Story Book, Updated 15th Anniversary Edition
Since the early 90s, Carol Gray’s world-famous Social Stories have helped thousands of children with autism spectrum disorders. This 15th Anniversary Edition of her best-selling book offers ready-to-use stories that parents and educators have depended on for years.
$55.95Product Details »3 in stock
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The One and Only Sam: A Story Explaining Idioms for Children with Asperger Syndrome and Other Communication Difficulties
“The One and Only Sam” is the story of a boy who, like many children, struggles to understand non-literal expressions. This can be a particular problem for children with Asperger Syndrome, who tend to be literal thinkers.
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The Power Card Strategy 2.0 – Using Special Interests to Motivate Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Many researchers, parents, and autistics themselves have long understood the role of special interests in teaching and motivating individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), yet these intense areas of knowledge have not been widely integrated into the learning activities of children on the spectrum. It was author Elisa Gagnon’s insightful and innovative first edition of Power Cards that helped move the use of special interests forward, promoting classroom-based research on the deep areas of knowledge and learners on the spectrum.
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