Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome

Realising that your child is autistic can be devastating.

This book was written to try to show the evolution of methods of teaching autistic children.

Positive Behaviour Support Strategies for Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder equips parents, educators and professionals with the knowledge and skills to assess, manage and prevent challenging behaviours in children who have been diagnosed with ADHD.

Positive Behaviour Support Strategies for Students with Oppositional and Defiant Behaviours equips parents, educators and professionals with the knowledge and skills to assess, manage and prevent challenging behaviours in children who have been diagnosed with anA OppositionalA and Defiant Disorder or are showing signs ofA oppositionalA and defiant behaviour persistently.

Positive Behaviour Support Strategies for Students with Anxious Behaviours equips parents, educators and professionals with the knowledge and skills to assess, manage and prevent challenging behaviours in children who have been diagnosed with an Anxiety Disorder or exhibit persistent anxious behaviours.

Positive Behaviour Support Strategies for Students with Oppositional and Defiant Behaviours equips parents, educators and professionals with the knowledge and skills to assess, manage and prevent challenging behaviours in children who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

The National Autistic Society estimates that Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) now affects 500,000 families in the UK alone, while one in 86 children have an ASD-related special educational need.

The Clinician's Manual and its accompanying workbook, I Believe in Me, Not OCB!

*The Sunday Times bestseller*'Wise and witty.

This unique book is the first to fully explore the history of autism - from the first descriptions of autistic-type behaviour to the present day.

This unique book is the first to fully explore the history of autism - from the first descriptions of autistic-type behaviour to the present day.

How many times have you heard that people with autism lack creativity?

This book offers an accessibly written introduction to autism that make it an indispensable resource for anyone whose life has been affected-directly or indirectly-by this condition.

You've heard about cases of Asperger's, or perhaps have known a child with the syndrome.

The clinical diagnosis of Asperger's can be intimidating for parents.

The inspiring story of Rex, a boy who is not only blind and autistic, but who also happens to be a musical savant.

'A wise SatNav for what is often a bewildering, or even scary, zone of parenting.

From the bestselling author of Wintering, Katherine May, The Electricity of Every Living Thing is a life-affirming and poignant exploration of nature, and how reconnecting to wild landscapes can create peace in our unquiet minds.

The astonishing tale of a little girl who was different, her cat and how they brought a family together.

"e;All children with autism have ways of dropping into their own world, leaving us behind for a minute, an hour, a day.

Written in an easy-to-read Q&A format, The Autism Answer Book helps parents understand their child's diagnosis and develop a plan for success.

Answering all the questions you may have!

How the love and labor of parents have changed our understanding of autismAutism has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years, thanks to dramatically increasing rates of diagnosis, extensive organizational mobilization, journalistic coverage, biomedical research, and clinical innovation.

As seen on the BBC documentary, Inside Our Autistic Minds, with Chris Packham"e;If every parent receiving a diagnosis of autism for their child could read this book, it would avoid so much misunderstanding and unhappiness.

Imagine a world where your autistic child is included, engaged and cherished for how they are; a world which changes for autistic children, rather than changing the child.

This text provides an original multi-element approach leading to planned individual interventions.

This text provides an original multi-element approach leading to planned individual interventions.

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.

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.

This practical resource provides an introduction to the theory and practice of writing social stories.

This practical resource provides an introduction to the theory and practice of writing social stories.

This practical resource provides an introduction to the theory and practice of writing social stories.

This practical resource provides an introduction to the theory and practice of writing social stories.

This book includes a short, easy-to-read theoretical background to ASD focusing on the underlying impairments and their impact on sensory processing, motor development, play, language and communication skills, social skills, emotional development and behaviour for the relevant age group.

This book includes a short, easy-to-read theoretical background to ASD focusing on the underlying impairments and their impact on sensory processing, motor development, play, language and communication skills, social skills, emotional development and behaviour for the relevant age group.

"e;Groupwork for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Ages 3-5"e; is the first of three books promoting a multidisciplinary approach to working with children on the autism spectrum.

"e;Groupwork for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Ages 3-5"e; is the first of three books promoting a multidisciplinary approach to working with children on the autism spectrum.

This unique book features a collection of lively stories on the integration of Intensive Interaction practice into schools and adult service settings.

This unique book features a collection of lively stories on the integration of Intensive Interaction practice into schools and adult service settings.

Systemically Treating Autism provides a unique resource for family therapists and other mental health professionals who want to increase their understanding of families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Systemically Treating Autism provides a unique resource for family therapists and other mental health professionals who want to increase their understanding of families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Social Survival is a practical manual outlining what it means to be a logical thinker and how logical thinkers can make sense of the social world.

Social Survival is a practical manual outlining what it means to be a logical thinker and how logical thinkers can make sense of the social world.

Often thought of as a predominantly 'male' disorder, autism has long gone unidentified, unnoticed and unsupported in girls - sometimes with devastating consequences for their social and mental well-being.

Often thought of as a predominantly 'male' disorder, autism has long gone unidentified, unnoticed and unsupported in girls - sometimes with devastating consequences for their social and mental well-being.

Effective Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) provision is a right for all learners, yet it often proves challenging for educators and caregivers, particularly those teaching learners with additional needs.

Effective Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) provision is a right for all learners, yet it often proves challenging for educators and caregivers, particularly those teaching learners with additional needs.

Psychoanalytic Work with Autistic Features in Adults deals with the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of working with patients with autistic residuals, formed in early life experiences that have remained dormant in the unconscious mind.

Psychoanalytic Work with Autistic Features in Adults deals with the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of working with patients with autistic residuals, formed in early life experiences that have remained dormant in the unconscious mind.