New Books & Products
Recently added titles to Autism Awareness Centre’s growing book catalogue.
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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.
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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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Looking After Your Autistic Self – A Personalised Self-Care Approach to Managing Your Sensory and Emotional Well-Being
Niamh Garvey offers tips and tricks designed to reduce sensory and emotional stress and look after your autistic self. From understanding what’s happening when the stress response kicks in to using the ‘detective habit’ to spot your individual strengths and triggers. What’s more, every element of this book can be personalized to you.
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Different Kinds of Minds – A Guide to Your Brain
With her knack for making science easy to understand, Temple Grandin explains different types of thinkers: verbal thinkers who are good with language, and visual thinkers who think in pictures and patterns. You will discover all kinds of minds and how we need to work together to create solutions to help solve real-world problems.
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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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Superflex Takes Flight
The all NEW Superflex Takes Flight board game is the latest product extension in our award-winning Superflex® Curriculum. The superhero theme serves as a backdrop for engaging students in imaginative and motivating game play that explores thoughts, feelings, intentions, and actions as they learn strategies to increase self-awareness, social problem solving, flexibility, and self-regulation.
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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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Championing Your Autistic Teen at Secondary School – Getting the Best from Mainstream Settings
The transition to secondary school can be a daunting time for parents of autistic youngsters, as well as children themselves. Have you selected the right place? What if staff don’t really understand your child’s needs? Will they adapt sufficiently – and if not, then what happens?
The good news is that you have the ability as a parent or carer to address these concerns, rather than leaving it all to chance.
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Unstuck and On Target! Ages 11-15
The popular, evidence-based Unstuck and On Target! curriculum has helped elementary school students across the country develop critical flexibility, planning, and organization skills. Now there’s a version of Unstuck for ages 11–15—with all-new lessons specially designed to help middle school students build the strong executive function skills they need to manage more complex independent work.
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The #ActuallyAutistic Guide to Building Independence
Transitioning into adulthood is already difficult, but being young and Autistic can make it so much harder. Leaving the protections and supports of childhood behind can feel daunting. In a world that often marginalizes Autistic people, how do you begin to figure out and pursue your own goals and dreams, while also managing the new challenges of adulthood?
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The Road to Regulation Poster (Zones of Regulation Series)
Adapted from the colorful 2-page layout in The Regulation Station storybook, this 24” x 18” poster summarizes lessons taught throughout The Zones of Regulation 2-Storybook Set. The poster is an in-the-moment reminder of the four steps needed to (1) recognize your feelings, (2) identify your Zone, (3) choose a tool, and (4) use the tool to help regulate your feelings experienced across different situations.
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The Comprehensive Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness – 3rd Edition Restock Assessment Forms 25 Pack
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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Shake It Up! How to Be Young, Autistic, and Make an Impact
This inspiring book by autistic blogger Quincy Hansen encourages autistic teens to find their voice and make a difference in the world around them. Featuring interviews with young autistic change-makers and addressing issues like self-image, harmful stereotypes and communication barriers, Shake It Up! aims to build readers’ confidence, and inspire them to take action to change the world to be a better place.
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Connecting and Communicating with Your Autistic Child – A Toolkit of Activities to Encourage Emotional Regulation and Social Development
This book teaches drama and immersive theatre-based activities for parents and professionals working with children and young people on the autism spectrum. The exercises follow the author’s simple, person-centred ‘3C pathway’ of connecting, calming and communicating, and enable parents to gain an understanding of the challenges an autistic child may face by ‘walking in their shoes’, while empowering children to become more self-aware and express themselves in healthy ways.
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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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