Parenting & Family
Books for parents of children with Autism, adults on the spectrum considering parenting, and everything in between. For the full list please scroll down, or choose from either the ‘personal stories’ or ‘siblings’ tabs below.
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The Obsessive Joy of Autism
Julia Bascom offers a rare and powerful insight into the joys of autistic obsessions. Her writing will resonate powerfully with other autistic people, and encourage those who have a person with autism in their lives to look out for and nurture that joy.
$17.95Product Details »3 in stock
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The Parent’s Guide to Occupational Therapy for Autism and Other Special Needs
Expanding upon the award winning first edition, this essential guide for parents of children with autism and other special needs covers sensory processing, toileting, feeding, and much more. It provides clear explanations of common behaviors and offers simple exercises to support development at home.
$22.95Product Details »3 in stock
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The Parents’ Practical Guide to Resilience for Children aged 2-10 on the Autism Spectrum
Building resilience and independence in children with autism can be hugely beneficial in helping them live an independent and rewarding life. This book is a practical resource based around major life events; each milestone includes exercises that you can work through to more effectively build resilience and independence in your child.
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The Parents’ Practical Guide to Resilience for Preteens and Teenagers on the Autism Spectrum
Building resilience and independence in young people with autism can be hugely beneficial in helping them live an independent and rewarding life. This book is a practical resource based around major life events; each milestone includes exercises that you can work through to more effectively build resilience and independence in preteens and teens.
$25.95Product Details »3 in stock
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The Reason I Jump
A story never before told and a memoir to help change our understanding of the world around us, 13-year-old Naoki Higashida’s astonishing, empathetic book takes us into the mind of a boy with severe autism. With an introduction by David Mitchell, author of the global phenomenon, Cloud Atlas, and translated by his wife, KA Yoshida.
$19.95Product Details »1 in stock
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The Reflective Journey – A Practitioner’s Guide to the Low Arousal Approach
This book is an essential handbook for professionals and family members supporting an individual who can be challenging, be that in the form of physical aggression, self-harm, or other behaviours of concern. Containing many real-life examples and personal experiences of the author’s, The Reflective Journey is the first step towards applying the low arousal approach in real-world settings.
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The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens
Today’s teens are totally stressed. Based on the self-help classic, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, this evidence-based guide will help you develop a game plan for reducing stress so you can focus on reaching your goals.
$23.95Product Details »2 in stock
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The Sensory-Sensitive Child
Two psychologists and mothers elucidate a problem that may affect as many as 10 to 20% of children.
Children with sensory regulation problems overreact or under react to sensory experiences most of us take in stride. The resulting behaviour–battles ov
$16.99Product Details »2 in stock
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The Special Needs SCHOOL Survival Guide
The Special Needs SCHOOL Survival Guide is the handbook that will answer your questions about school accommodations, how to work with school personnel for government assisted programs, autism, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) in the classroom, learning disabilities, handwriting, ADHD, Individual Education Programs (IEPs), behavior, dysgraphia, and more!
$20.95Product Details »1 in stock
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The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens – Mindfulness Skills to Help You Deal with Stress Second Edition
Between school, friends, and planning for the future, it’s easy to feel stressed out. Written by a psychotherapist specializing in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and featuring brand new exercises, The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens, Second Edition shows how mindfulness skills can help you relax, prioritize, and keep calm during stressful times.
$23.95Product Details »2 in stock
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The Survival Guide for Kids in Special Education (And Their Parents)
This book gives kids lots of tools and strategies they can use to deal with their concerns, whether they are in the process of being evaluated for special ed or already receiving special ed services.
$21.99Product Details »1 in stock
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The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (and Their Parents)
This positive, straightforward book offers kids with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) their own comprehensive resource for both understanding their condition and finding tools to cope with the challenges they face every day.
$24.99Product Details »2 in stock
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The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger’s, 4th Ed. Revised and Updated
This revised and expanded edition of The Way I See It contains 32 new subjects based on the most current autism research.
$27.95Product Details »2 in stock
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The Whole Spectrum of Social, Motor and Sensory Games: Using Every Child’s Natural Love of Play to Enhance Key Skills and Promote Inclusion
Play is increasingly recognized by neuroscientists and educators as a vital component in brain development, academic success and learning social skills. In this inspiring and useful resource, Barbara Sher provides step-by-step directions for how to use children’s natural interests at different stages of their development to help them develop a wealth of sensory motor and social skills. All the games have also been designed to provide plenty of joyful opportunities for encouraging inclusion.
$19.95Product Details »2 in stock
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Thinking In Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States.
$19Product Details »1 in stock
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Time to Get Started – A Story about Learning to Take Initiative
Blake is busy! He’s always moving and always has something going on! So why is it that people keep insisting that he do things he doesn’t want to do? Why does he have to clean his room RIGHT NOW? He’ll get to it EVENTUALLY!
$14.95Product Details »