Educational environments can present challenges for children with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), who require different strategies than children with a more straightforward presentation of autism, and schools frequently find themselves struggling to meet their complex needs.
Luke Jackson's unabridged and sparkling sequel to his best-selling user guide to adolescence Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome is the must-read handbook for teenagers and young adults on the autism spectrum.
*Shortlisted for the Michael Ramsay Prize 2019*In this groundbreaking book, Jill Harshaw explores the spiritual experiences of people with profound intellectual disabilities with regard to their capacity to enjoy life-giving spiritual experiences in their own right.
Increasing numbers of people with autism and other developmental disabilities are being convicted of sex offences, resulting in draconian and public punishment.
Naming Adult Autism is one of the first critiques of cultural and medical narratives of Autism to be authored by an adult diagnosed with this condition.
The author Helena Eastwood has been working with positive insights and integrating them into possible causes and ways of working successfully with autistic people since she began teaching in a special school after completing her mainstream education.
A mother of an adult child with autism ponders what happens to children like hers when their parents and families are no longer around to care for them.
A Mother's Journey through Autism, Redemption and Freedom is a true story of a mother's struggle raising a child with Autism, her faith and ultimately her Salvation.
Having a child with any special need can be trying and difficult and completely overwhelming, but then at some point, you realize that these struggles are not always with your child and their disability, it's with the world we live in.
Das Buch bietet gedankliche, emotionale sowie praktische Hilfe für Menschen, die erwachsene autistische trans* Personen in ihrer Transition begleiten sowie für Autist:innen, die sich transident wahrnehmen oder die ihre Geschlechtsidentität in Frage stellen.
Indie Reader Discovery Awards Winner for Parenting National Indie Excellence Award Finalist Hollywood Book Festival 2016 Honorable mention in general non-fiction Bookvana 2016 Finalist in Parenting/Family Bronze Medal Winner Inspirational Memoir-Female Living Now Book Awards-Books for Better Living When LeeAndra Chergey is told that her son, Ryan, is no longer considered ';normal,' she and her family are forced into a new way of handling the outside world.
In The Golden Bridge, Patty Dobbs Gross explains how specially bred and trained dogs facilitate communication for children with autism and other developmental disabilities.
With The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Asperger's Syndrome at your side, you'll take the first steps toward understanding this pervasive development disorder and how it may impact your child.
The accelerating advancement in research in neurodevelopmental disorders -- including autism spectrum disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning disorders, and more -- has enormous implications for clinical practice.
Understanding Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders first discusses auditory processing disorders are, specifically how auditory processing problems can affect children with autism spectrum disorders, and appropriate evidence-based treatments.
A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiencesfrom diagnosis journeys to finding communityfrom autistic contributors.