Since its publication in 2019, the FAIT has begun to be used more widely to inform a variety of care packages and therapeutic interventions. Understanding the Impact of Trauma takes the FAIT as a starting point, exploring the concept of 'emotional disability' that can follow a traumatic event and the usefulness of applying models like the FAIT ......
Practical ideas and advice for teaching teenage students in the English language classroom
This is a book packed full of lesson ideas, exercises and tips for teaching English to teenagers. It goes much further than simply telling you what to do and how to do it. It looks at the why. It explains the deeper rationale for decisions we might make, as well as exploring the underlying principles and factors that can make or break a lesson.
Understanding Teenager Language Learners Online is a textbook full of advice about transitioning classes online, online safety and best practice, and how to manage your online classroom, with a wide range of creative and practical lesson ideas and tips about teaching English live online to teenagers.
A Radical Perspective on Communication and Shared Meaning
Autistic people often experience difficulties with social communication. This can impact all areas of life and can contribute to poorer mental health outcomes, reduced opportunities for fulfilling social interactions and barriers to health and social care, education and employment. This book offers a new way of understanding why cross-neurotype ......
A Guide for Supporting Autistic People, Easing Anxiety and Promoting Mutual Understanding
Good communication is central to all relationships, yet the unpredictability of interpersonal exchanges can cause significant anxiety for autistic people and create a barrier to successful communication.
A Handbook for Those who Provide Support, 2nd Edition
Understanding and Responding to Behaviour that Challenges in Intellectual Disabilities equips support staff and family members to better understand and respond to behaviours that challenge so as to improve quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism.
A training resource for use in health, social, education, justice and employment settings
SPELL is a proven framework for understanding and responding to autism in a way that enables autistic people to participate in all aspects of their lives and to be valued, respected and heard. SPELL stands for Structure (to reduce ambiguity and anxiety), Positive Approaches, Attitudes and Expectations (to foster a neurodiversity-affirming ......
