New Books & Products
Recently added titles to Autism Awareness Centre’s growing book catalogue.
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Your Interests, My Interests – A Visual Guide to Playing and Hanging Out for Children on the Autism Spectrum
Children on the autism spectrum can find playing with other children difficult. This colourful and fun visual guide, full of examples and activities, shows how they can find common interests with their friends, peers and family, so that they can have more fun playing and hanging out together.
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Collaborative Approaches to Learning for Pupils with PDA
This book distills expert advice on implementing collaborative approaches to learning for supporting pupils with Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA) at school. Explaining why this approach is so beneficial, it presents key information, advice and resources to help education professionals best support pupils with PDA, and also school staff.
$27.95Product Details »In stock
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Life at Home During COVID-19 E-Book
With the cancellation of so many aspects of our world such as work, travel and school, our lives are now centered on being at home. Families are together all day long; outside supports have disappeared. No visitors can come to the house. The move to online learning has not been completely successful for some people because they find the online format overwhelming and too fast paced. Parents are worried about skill regression or how to cope as behaviors escalate in isolation.
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101 Positive Steps Toward Employment with Autism: Social Skills for the Workplace
The most important thing you can do to achieve independence as a young adult is to get and maintain employment. Employers may list specific “hard” or technical skills that they want an employee to have, but surveys show that employers most want to hire people who have positive “soft skills.”
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My Interoception Workbook – A Guide for Adolescents, Teens and Adults
A great prelude to the Interoception Curriculum! This workbook can be used with a variety of ages, but it was specifically written for adolescents, teens, and adults. This book can be completed independently, but many people find it helpful to read it with a trusted person.
$54.95Product Details »In stock
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Me and My PDA – A Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance for Young People
A PDA diagnosis can be confusing for parents and children alike. This beautiful picture book helps children understand their diagnosis, develop self-awareness and implement personalised problem-solving strategies. A clear and gentle guide to complicated issues, complete with interactive exercises and engaging full-colour illustrations.
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Can I tell you about Pathological Demand Avoidance syndrome? A guide for friends, family and professionals
In this illustrated guide Issy invites readers to learn about PDA, a part of the autism spectrum, from her perspective, helping them to understand how it causes her to find simple, everyday demands very stressful. Issy tells readers (aged 7 upwards) about all the ways she can be helped and supported by those around her.
$18.95Product Details »In stock
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The Parents’ Guide to Managing Anxiety in Children with Autism
This book draws on the author’s clinical experience working with children with autism and their families to provide parents and carers with an explanation of what anxiety is, what behaviours may indicate high levels of anxiety, and practical advice on how they can help children with autism manage their anxiety effectively.
$25.95Product Details »In stock
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Planning the Transition to Employment
A must for transition coordinators, special educators, and employment specialists, this book embraces the widely used “Employment First” approach to career planning, which emphasizes integrated, competitive employment as the first and preferred option for all people, regardless of their disability.
$45.95Product Details »In stock
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Autism Language Launcher: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Child Turn Sounds and Words Into Simple Conversations
This book guides parents in helping their autistic children to talk by using games that aid with language development. By responding to issues such as echolalia, scripting and repetitious language in an accessible and simple manner, Wilde provides answers that will help in their success.
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You Can’t Make Me: Proactive Strategies for Positive Behavior Change
Behavior isn’t an isolated event. All behavior is communication, and when it comes to figuring out what your child is trying to say, Dr. Jim Ball has the answers.
$25.95Product Details »In stock
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Take Charge of Anger
Everyone gets angry, including kids. But when anger strikes, it can often feel overwhelming and hard to control. In this picture book, readers find ways to manage their emotions and feel calmer.
$20.95Product Details »In stock
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A Practical Guide to Mental Health & Learning Disorders for Every Educator (Revised and Updated Ed.)
Covering topics including PTSD, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and many others, this accessible, ready-to-use reference explains how each disorder or difficulty might be exhibited in the classroom and offers straightforward suggestions for what to do (and what not to do).
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How Can I Remember All That? Simple Stuff to Improve Your Working Memory
A child-friendly illustrated guide to what working memory is, what it feels like to have problems with your working memory, and what you can do about it. Offering easy to follow tips and strategies, this is the go-to book for kids aged 7+ to read with their parents or teachers, and includes a note for adults on testing for working memory issues.
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Managing Meltdowns and Tantrums on the Autism Spectrum
For parents of children with ASD (and other conditions) aged 2-9, who need advice on managing meltdowns. Offering simple and clear explanations of triggers for arousal and meltdowns, it is followed by clear strategies of how to deal with them to help the child, and the parent themselves.
$25.95Product Details »In stock
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Advanced Extension Pack and Game Cards for Navigating The Zones
If you’ve been using the game Navigating the Zones, integrate the Advanced Extension Pack and Game Cards to help more sophisticated thinkers (age 10+) further develop their problem solving and self-regulation skills. Add these advanced cards to the Navigating The Zones cooperative game to introduce three additional levels of play—including competitive game play!
$41.95Product Details »In stock
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My Day is Ruined! A Story Teaching Flexible Thinking
Kids who have trouble adjusting to the unexpected and tend to overreact can learn four steps for flexible thinking. Learning how to react appropriately to challenging situations is an important executive function skill.
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Payton Is Afraid of Dirt
Payton is afraid of dirt. He’s afraid of germs and getting sick, and spends a lot of his time cleaning and worrying over his fears.
$17.95Product Details »In stock
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Superflex® Bingo
Superflex® Bingo is a flexible, fun, and educational game! It enables students to practice identifying Social Thinking concepts and Superflex characters to strengthen their self-regulation and superflexible thinking powers. This is not a stand-alone teaching tool – do not introduce this game until your students have completed You Are a Social Detective! and the Superflex curriculum.
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Beyond Words- Using Paralanguage to Communicate Effectively
The main emphasis throughout this curriculum is that it is activity based. Like learning a new language, what is needed is a lot of practice and repetition. A wide variety of engaging activities are used to teach and reinforce skills, including listening practice, games, movie clips, role-plays, and apps
$33.50Product Details »In stock