The aim of the Exploring Feelings Training Manual by Helen McConachie based on Dr. Tony Attwood's Exploring Feelings: Anxiety book, is to guide people wishing to use the Exploring Feelings materials in group settings with young people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder and high anxiety. The Manual is written with the expectation that group leaders ......
Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism
Born with autism, Temple and Sean now famously live successful social lives. However, their paths were quite different. Temple's logical mind controlled her social behavior. She interacted with many adults and other children, experiencing varied social situations. Logic informed her decision to obey social rules and avoid unpleasant consequences. ......
Therapeutic Movement for Children of all Abilities
Illustrates how to use yoga to bring calm and focus (and exercise!) to children with special needs. Childhood is a time filled with new motor challenges and hurdles; and this is doubly true for kids with autism and other special needs. The motor challenges children face require strength, coordination, and the ability to focus and attend. Yoga can ......
The World's Leading Expert on Autism Shares Her Advice and Experiences
Here is your pocket guide to Temple Grandin and a great introduction to her thoughts and advice on both autism and sensory issues. Temple Grandin is a doctor of animal science, a professor at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autism activist, and a consultant on animal behaviour. She also invented the ""squeeze machine"", a ......
Since the early 90s, Carol Gray's world-famous Social Stories have helped thousands of children with autism spectrum disorders. This 15th Anniversary Edition of her best-selling book offers over 180 ready-to-use stories that parents and educators have depended on for years, and new sections added are: How to most effectively use and apply the ......
A Workbook Explaining Self Awareness and Life Lessons to the Child or Youth With High Functioning Autism or Asperger's
Written by internationally renowned autism trainer, teacher, and advocate and best-selling author Catherine Faherty, the workbook is engaged by the autistic child or adult to enhance self-understanding and awareness and foster communication with others about needs, preferences, and identity. Almost every facet of a person's life is explored, ......
A Must-Have for Teachers and Other Educational Professionals!
Now more than ever, states are mandating that children with special needs be included in the general education classroom. As a result, all educational professionals, from teachers to administrators, need specific training on how to handle unusual behaviours. This book builds on the success of the first one by expanding the focus from within the ......
Candid Advice for Teens, Tweens, and Parents, from a Young Man with Asperger's Syndrome
The teenage years are a time when being social is the #1 priority for kids. But for kids with Asperger's, who have acute social challenges, these years can be the most difficult, confusing time in their lives. Enter J.D. Kraus, a young man who has been there, done that! He offers practical advice to his peers so that they can get the most out of ......
An OT and Optometrist Offer Activities to Improve Vision!
Developing healthy visual-motor abilities is more difficult in the complex stimulus of today's world than ever before. Our visual experiences can be overwhelmed by the vast complexity of artificial colors and sounds which did not exist in our ancestors' lives. Much more time is spent indoors, exposed to a myriad of unnatural colors, movement and ......