New Books & Products
Recently added titles to Autism Awareness Centre’s growing book catalogue.
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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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The Autistic Guide to Adventure
Outdoor adventuring can be life changing – it makes you physically and mentally stronger, takes you to new places and introduces you to new friends, as well as being an exhilarating challenge – but it can be stressful when there are unexpected social and sensory challenges involved. Allie Mason, autistic adventurer extraordinaire is here to help.
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Is This Autism? A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else
Though our understanding of autism has greatly expanded, many autistic individuals are still missed or misdiagnosed. This highly accessible book clarifies many ways that autism can present, particularly in people who camouflage to hide their autistic traits.
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Is This Autism? A Companion Guide for Diagnosing
This companion guide to Is This Autism? A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else shows clinicians how to assess for the possibility of autism in clients of all ages.
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Art as a Language for Autism – Building Effective Therapeutic Relationships with Children and Adolescents
Art as a Language for Autism addresses the clinical challenges that are common in working with autistic spectrum disorder by exploring how artistic expression can provide a communicative language for younger clients who are set in their thought processes and preferences.
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All About Autism – A Practical Guide for Primary Teachers
All About Autism is an accessible and informative guide for primary school teachers, designed to increase their knowledge and understanding of autism and enhance their toolkit with practical, adaptable strategies to support autistic children in their care.
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All About Autism – A Practical Guide for Secondary Teachers
All About Autism is an accessible and informative guide for secondary school teachers, designed to increase their knowledge and understanding of autism and enhance their toolkit with practical, adaptable strategies to support autistic learners in their care.
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Autism, Identity and Me – A Professional and Parent Guide to Support a Positive Understanding of Autistic Identity
This informative and engaging guidebook provides key adults – parents, school staff and therapists – with the tools needed to support children and young people as they develop a positive understanding of their autistic identity.
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Creating Quality of Life for Adults on the Autism Spectrum – The Story of Bittersweet Farms
Creating Quality of Life for Adults on the Autism Spectrum: The Story of Bittersweet Farms provides an overview of the first farmstead community for adults with autism established in North America. The book also provides a detailed description and evaluation of the intervention model used to promote quality of life for the adults with autism who live as residents at Bittersweet Farms.
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Working with Autistic Children and Young People – A Practical Guide for Speech and Language Therapists
This book focuses on appreciating the different language and communication style of autistic youngsters and discusses how therapists can respond to and support this to get the best out of their practice. Each chapter begins with a summary of key points and areas to focus on, includes ‘what to do’ ideas and mini case-studies to illustrate points, as well as signposting further reading.
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Supporting Autistic Children at Home – A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers
This practical guide offers a wealth of advice to support parents and caregivers who have an autistic child within their family.
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Autism, Identity and Me – A Practical Workbook to Empower Autistic Children and Young People Aged 10+
This empowering workbook will help children and young people to develop a positive understanding of their autistic identity.
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Sensory Parenting for Sensory Children
Helping parents and carers to reflect on themselves, think about how they manage sensory meltdowns and give them some simple ideas on how to manage their own emotions in order to help their child, this is a short and simple guide for those that parent or care for a child with sensory needs, or a sensory processing disorder (SPD). Drawing on Porges’ polyvagal theory, and using easy-to-follow animal analogies, this will empower parents to build empathy for their child, and themselves.
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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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Low-Demand Parenting – Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
Parent to neurodivergent children and autistic adult, Amanda Diekman, outlines a parenting approach that finally lowers the bar for the whole family, enabling the equilibrium of the home to be restored.
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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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Addressing Anxiety in Young Learners – A Teacher’s Guide to Recognizing Needs and Resolving Behaviors
Anxiety rates are skyrocketing among young learners—and their teachers need explicit training on how to understand and support these students. A concise, reader‐friendly guide written especially for teachers, this urgently needed book will prepare early educators to recognize anxiety issues in children ages 3–8, identify the associated behaviors, and work effectively with students who have anxiety symptoms.
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Listen, Learn, and Grow: A Whole Body Listening Larry Story to Help Kids Regulate, Listen, and Engage
Listening Larry is back, and he’s learned a few things about neurodiversity. It’s true that when we listen, we often use each ear. But listening is more than receiving what we hear! Listen, Learn, and Grow is a delightful rhyming story that explores the many ways kids can use their whole body as a listening tool. And here’s a hint: Listening looks different for everyone!
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Equitable and Inclusive IEPs for Students with Complex Support Needs
Students who have the most significant support needs are at high risk for exclusion from general education. Unlock access to inclusive education for these learners with this forward-thinking book, a step-by-step guide to person-centered, strengths-based, and meaningful IEPs for K–12 students with complex support needs.
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Power Cards: Using Interests and Enthusiasms to Teach Social Problem Solving and Emotional Regulation Skills to Autistic Students
This invaluable resource is designed for dedicated teachers and caring parents seeking effective strategies to empower children and adolescents who grapple with social misunderstandings and emotional regulation challenges. The Power Card Strategy is a game-changer, harnessing the magic of a child’s interests and passions to inspire them to tackle the complexities of social interaction and problem-solving with newfound confidence.
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