Following Tom as he begins to notice changes to his body, this simple resource helps parents and carers teach boys with autism or other special needs about puberty. It covers all the changes that they will experience, both emotional such as new feelings and physical such as wet dreams. This fully illustrated positive and entertaining… More What’s Happening to Tom? A Book about Puberty for Boys and Young Men with Autism and Related Conditions
Book Categories: Autism
What’s That Look On Your Face? All About Faces And Feelings
Recognizing and interpreting facial expressions and the feelings they represent poses great challenges for children with language and communication difficulties, including those with an autism spectrum disorder. This strikingly illustrated book helps young readers link faces to feelings by presenting situations they can all relate to. Each page spread is devoted to a feeling expressed… More What’s That Look On Your Face? All About Faces And Feelings
When Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Understanding the Challenging Behaviors of Young Children and Students with Disabilities
Build your understanding of behavior as communication, and learn to interpret the messages behind the actions. This book provides information and tools to support all children whose primary way to communicate is through challenging behaviors. Enlightening, sometimes humorous stories provide examples of how children use behavior to communicate. Engaging exercises and end-of-chapter questions can be… More When Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Understanding the Challenging Behaviors of Young Children and Students with Disabilities
When Babies Read: A Practical Guide To Helping Young Children With Hypeerlexia, Aspergers Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
Audra Jensen’ son began reading when he was only two years old. She shares her experiences – both the challenges and joys – of raising a child with autism and hyperlexia – an early and obsessive interest in the written word associated with social deficits and significant difficulty in understanding verbal language. The author stresses… More When Babies Read: A Practical Guide To Helping Young Children With Hypeerlexia, Aspergers Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
When My Autism Gets Too Big! A Relaxation Book For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Simple language and cartoon drawings depict a relaxation method, based on the assigning the numbers 1-5. Wonderful tool in teaching self calming strategies.
When My Worries Get Too Big
Written to help parents and teachers to understand anxiety experienced by children with autism spectrum disorders, It offers suggestions about how the child might recognize anxiety and what he or she might do.
Where is Bear
“Where is Bear?” is a terrific tale for 2-year-old children and their parents! This interactive book encourages children to help Tiger and his forest friends in their search to find Bear. Parents, with each turn of the page, your child will get closer to finding him and you will learn about many important milestones to look… More Where is Bear
Who Took My Shoe? Discovering Who, What, Where, When, Why And How
Brett and his dog Herman embark on a search for Brett’s mysteriously missing shoe. They playfully and methodically ask questions, such as Who took it? What happened to it? How can I find my shoe? The answers are pretty hilarious, until Brett finally asks the right one, and discovers his shoe in a most unlikely… More Who Took My Shoe? Discovering Who, What, Where, When, Why And How
Whole Body Listening Larry at Home (2nd Edition)
The rhyming poem describes Larry’s sister Lucy, as she struggles to focus her brain, feel, mouth and other body parts during different situations throughout her day at home. Larry helps explain how she needs to use more than their ears to listen when she is around others–she needs to use her whole body! Thanks to… More Whole Body Listening Larry at Home (2nd Edition)
Whole Body Listening Larry at School (2nd Edition)
The rhyming poem describes two siblings, Leah and Luka, as they struggle to focus their brains and bodies during different situations throughout their school day. Larry, a classmate, helps explain how they need to use more than their ears to listen when they are around others.This awareness not only helps them access the information being… More Whole Body Listening Larry at School (2nd Edition)
Why Do I Have To? A Book For Children Who Find Themselves Frustrated By Everyday Rules
This book looks at everyday situations that provide challenges for children at home, with their friends, and at school. The author empathizes with children’s wish to do things their way, explains clearly why their way does not work, and provides a list of practical suggestions for how to cope with these challenges and avoid feelings… More Why Do I Have To? A Book For Children Who Find Themselves Frustrated By Everyday Rules
Wretches and Jabberers (DVD)
In Wretches & Jabberers, two men with autism embark on a global quest to change attitudes about disability and intelligence. Determined to put a new face on autism, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, travel to Sri Lanka, Japan and Finland. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful… More Wretches and Jabberers (DVD)
Yoga For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Step-By-Step Guide For Parents and Caregivers
Having successfully used yoga to combat the stress of their own busy lives, Dion and Stacey Betts discovered its potential for their son Joshua, who has Asperger Syndrome. This fully-illustrated book combines the authors’ professional expertise with their experience of parenting, offering a range of gentle and fun yoga positions and breathing techniques that are effective… More Yoga For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Step-By-Step Guide For Parents and Caregivers
You Are A Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking To Kids
Every one of us is a Social Detective. We are good Social Detectives when we use our eyes, ears, and brains to figure out what others are planning to do next or are presently doing and what they mean by their words and deeds. This entertaining comic book offers different ways that can be reviewed repeatedly… More You Are A Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking To Kids
You’re Going to Love This Kid: Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom
This book combines relevant research with lessons learned from the author’s teaching experience to give readers specific, creative ideas for: understanding the attitudes, values and actions that support inclusive schooling; connecting, communicating, and collaborating effectively with families; enhancing literacy by adapting reading materials, using visuals, and tapping in to student interests; planning challenging, multidimensional lessons… More You’re Going to Love This Kid: Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom
Zach and Asperger Syndrome: A Sister’s View Of Her Brother
Written by 6 year old Tori, about her 9 year old brother Zach. Tori shares her feelings about her brother, and what Asperger Syndrome means to her.