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Recently added titles to Autism Awareness Centre’s growing book catalogue.
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Say Hi When You’re Shy
All kids feel shy at times. They might not know what to do or what to say. Or it might take them a while to warm up to people. This picture book helps children overcome shyness with manageable strategies.
$20.95Product Details »In stock
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Hey Warrior: A Book for Kids About Anxiety
Empower children to manage their anxiety by learning that it comes from a place of protective strength within their brains—the amygdala—a tiny but fierce personal “warrior” that prepares us to fight or flee danger, even when we don’t need or want its protection!
$36.95Product Details »In stock
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What Is Menopause? A Guide for People with Autism, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
This carefully written and explicitly illustrated book provides an explanation of menopause for people with autism and special education needs and disabilities (SEND). It helps readers to understand the physical processes and symptoms of menopause, as well as important practical information, such as how to cope with the emotional and hormonal changes in menopause, complementary therapies and tips on how to effectively communicate your experiences to support networks and professionals such as, doctors and therapists.
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Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person – A Parent’s Handbook to Supporting Newly Diagnosed Teens and Pre-Teens
Cathy Wassell, CEO of Autistic Girls Network, has tailored this handbook to support parents with older children or teenagers who are at the identification stage, walking them through the basics in an engaging and accessible manner. She addresses key challenges for this age group, including co-occurring conditions, puberty, and safeguarding, as well as looking to the future, advising on schooling options, and beyond.
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Success with Sensory Supports: The ultimate guide to using sensory diets, movement breaks, and sensory circuits at school
This is the essential guide to using sensory strategies successfully with school children, from occupational therapist, Kim Griffin, who has 20 years of experience supporting sensory needs.
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Helping Your Child with Sensory Regulation – Skills to Manage the Emotional and Behavioral Components of Your Child’s Sensory Processing Challenges
This book will help you understand your child’s behavior, as well as the root cause of their emotional outbursts, and provides an arsenal of tools to help your child self-regulate.
$28.95Product Details »In stock
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Autism and Masking – How and Why People Do It, and the Impact It Can Have
This book combines the latest research with personal case studies detailing autistic experiences of masking. It explains what masking is and the various strategies used to mask in social situations. The research also delves into the psychology behind masking and the specifics of masking at school, at social events with peers, and at work.
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Planning for the Success of Students with IEPs – A Systematic, Supports-Based Approach
In this comprehensive handbook from The Norton Series on Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities, James R. Thompson synthesizes the work of a team of experts to provide a roadmap for that problem-solving process.
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I Will Die On This Hill – Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World
There is a significant divide between autistic advocates and parents of autistic children. Parents may feel attacked for their lack of understanding, and autistic adults who offer insight and guidance are also met with hostility and rejection.
$26.95Product Details »In stock
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The Resilience Workbook for Kids – Fun CBT Activities to Help You Bounce Back from Stress and Grow from Challenges
The Resilience Workbook for Kids offers engaging activities grounded in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and positive psychology to help your child recover from difficult experiences. Your child will learn how to make friends with” their emotions, focus on the things in life that make them happy, and connect with what really matters to them. Finally, your child will discover how helping others can make them feel good about themselves, so they can move beyond feelings like sadness, fear, and anger.
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Raising Kids With Sensory Processing Disorders – A Week-by-Week Guide to Helping Your Out-of-Sync Child With Sensory and Self-Regulation Issues
Taking a look at the most common sensory issues kids face, Raising Kids With Sensory Processing Disorders offers a compilation of unique, proven strategies that parents can implement to help their children move beyond their sensory needs.
$25.95Product Details »In stock
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Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum
International best-selling writer and autist Temple Grandin joins psychologist Debra Moore in presenting nine strengths-based mindsets necessary to successfully work with young people on the autism spectrum. Examples and stories bring the approaches to life, and detailed suggestions and checklists help readers put them to practical use.
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Play to Progress – Lead Your Child to Success Using the Power of Sensory Play
For children to develop to their fullest potential, their sensory system needs to be stimulated from the time they are born. Their senses flourish when they explore their environment by touching new textures, including food, running, jumping, climbing, and splashing outside. Play to Progress is a vital resource for any parent who wants to help their kid get back out into the world with the activity and engagement they need for healthy development.
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The Pocket Guide to Neurodiversity
In this simple guide, expert speaker and trainer Daniel Aherne provides a clear introduction to neurodiversity and the four most common neurodivergent identities of autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia. Using an analogy of a cactus needing a desert to grow in, he emphasizes the importance of getting the environment right for neurodivergent people, rather than expecting them to adapt to the neurotypical world.
$24.95Product Details »In stock
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Inclusive Education in a Strengths-Based Era – Mapping the Future of the Field
In this inaugural book in their Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities series, Michael L. Wehmeyer and Jennifer A. Kurth explore central, defining questions for the field of special and inclusive education: who, what, and where do we teach; what works in inclusive education; and where does inclusive education go now?
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A Social Story for the Rest of Us
In A Social Story for the Rest of Us, Carol merges her expertise and experience as an autism consultant as she describes with disarming honesty what “the rest of us” need to know to work effectively on behalf of those in our care.
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The Comprehensive Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness – 3rd Edition
Using methods to understand a client’s unique interoceptive experience can offer valuable insights that are necessary for providing respectful and meaningful supports. If you are looking for a structured guide that will help you learn more about the inner world of the clients your serve, this assessment tool is for you.
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Helping Students Take Control of Their Own Learning – 279 Learner-Centered, Social-Emotional Strategies for Teachers
What does learner-centered education look like, and how can we best put it into practice? This helpful book by experienced educators Don Mesibov and Dan Drmacich answers those questions and provides a wide variety of strategies, activities, and examples to help you with implementation.
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Supporting Social Learning in Autism – An Autobiographical Memory Program to Promote Communication & Connection
Autobiographical memory (ABM)—the type of long-term memory that holds information about ourselves and our past experiences—is key to social learning and social communication. This groundbreaking guide shows professionals how to support ABM in children and adolescents on the autism spectrum, leading to lasting enhancements to critical social skills.
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Social Skills Training 20th Anniversary Edition: For Children and Adolescents with Autism and Social Communication Differences
Social Skills Training is the complete package: whether learning how long to look at somebody; how to shift topics, despite a desire to stick with that all-consuming special interest; how to say no to peer pressure; or dealing with sensitive topics—it’s all here. In this comprehensive and user-friendly book, the author translates years of experience working with students with autism and social…
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