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All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

Kathy Hoopman

Takes a playful look at Asperger Syndrome (AS), drawing inspiration from the feline world in a way that will strike a chord with all those who are familiar with AS. Delightful colour photographs of cats bring to life familiar characteristics such as sensitive hearing, scampering at the first sign of being stroked, and particular eating habits. Touching, humorous and insightful, this book evokes the difficulties and joys of raising a child who is different and leaves the reader with a sense of the dignity, individuality, and potential of people with AS.

22x22cm

65 pages

$23.95

Appreciating Asperger Syndrome

Looking at the Upside - with 300 Positive Points

Brenda Boyde

In many respects, Asperger Syndrome (AS) has a more negative image than it deserves, and often this is because of the challenge it represents to other people. In this book, Brenda Boyd challenges negative perceptions of AS and shows that, in the right circumstances and with the right attitude, a diagnosis of Aspergers can be viewed as a positive experience.Exploring 300 different characteristics of AS, Boyd acknowledges the negative perceptions of these characteristics but goes on to advocate the large number of advantages to the Aspergers way of thinking for individuals with AS, those around them and society as a whole. For every negative, Boyd proves there are many more positives. From their refreshing honesty to their originality and potential to become leaders rather than followers, people with AS have many admirable personality traits. Boyd argues that, by adjusting our perceptions of what is 'normal' and embracing diversity, AS can genuinely be understood, accepted and appreciated." Appreciating Asperger Syndrome" is an insightful celebration of AS which should be read by anyone who knows or works professionally with individuals with AS, and anyone with an interest in the subject

24x16cm

250 pages

$32.95

Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety

A Guide to Successful Stress Management

Nick Dublin

Many people suffer from feelings of stress and anxiety in their everyday lives. For people with AS this stress can be particularly difficult to manage. On a daily basis they must fit into a world that seems totally foreign to them and this can increase feelings of alienation and anxiety, making life's challenges especially hard to cope with.
The first book on anxiety written specifically for adults with Asperger Syndrome, this book offers practical advice on how individuals with AS can manage their anxiety more effectively. As a person with AS who has struggled with feelings of anxiety and learnt how to overcome them, Nick Dubin shares his own tried and tested solutions along with up-to-date research on stress management for individuals with AS, including a chapter on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Dubin explores the key problem areas that can lead to anxiety for people with AS such as lack of social skills, difficulties establishing romantic relationships and uncertainty about employment.
Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety provides real solutions to a common problem and is essential reading for anyone with AS who has trouble managing stress. The book will also be of interest to family members, teachers and other professionals working with individuals with AS. "A remarkable and keenly insightful work from a brilliant and emerging leader in the autism self-advocacy community." - William Stillman, author of Autism and the God Connection and Demystifying the Autistic Experience

23x15cm

220 pages

$34.95

Asperger Syndrome and Bullying: Strategies and Solutions

Nick Dublin

Bullying is a serious problem for people with AS both at school and in the workplace, and displaying "different" behavior, such as not understanding social rules or hand-flapping, exacerbates the risk of being victimized.
This book describes the bullying behavior individuals have xperienced, and the effect this has had on their lives, outlining the reasons for bullying behavior and the danger of persistent recurrence if it remains unchecked, as well as the critical importance of "involving the bystander". A range of effective strategies to address bullies and bullying that can be applied by parents, professionals, schools, and individuals being bullied is also explored. The importance of peer intervention, empathetic teachers, and verbal self-defense are stressed, as well as how a lack of support, condemning of "tale telling," or even blaming the victim reinforces bullying.
This book offers individuals with AS who are being bullied the opportunity to see that they are not alone, and it is an invaluable source of advice for parents, teachers, professionals and personnel managers.

23x17cm

173 pages

$31.95

Asperger Syndrome and Psychotherapy

Understanding Asperger Perspectives

Paula Jacobsen

The challenge for psychotherapists working with Asperger clients lies in setting aside their own preconceptions and learning to understand their client's perspective. Behaviour that, in a "neurotypical" client, may be evidence of a problem, in an Asperger client may simply be a manifestation of Asperger ways of approaching the world.
Jacobsen, an experienced child psychotherapist, demonstrates how to interpret classic analytic and psychodynamic theories in relation to people with AS and explains how revised theories of mind, executive functioning and central coherence have helped provide new concepts and language with which to properly articulate the experiences of those with AS. The importance of the therapeutic relationship, case management, the need for collaboration between professionals, school consultation and educational needs of children with AS are also discussed at length, and illustrated with case studies.

16x24cm

176 pages

$31.95

Asperger's and Girls

World-renowned experts join those with Asperger's Syndrome to resolve issues that girls and women face every day

Tony Attwood and Temple Grandin, plus ...

Here is a book that provides up-to-date information about girls and women with Asperger's Syndrome. Covering topics such as diagnoses, education, puberty, relationships, and careers, experts in the field share practical advice for both caregivers and the women and girls who are affected by Asperger's. Other chapters are written by women who have been diagnosed with ASD. They candidly reveal their experiences and compassionately advise others. Finally, this book recognizes the unique problems of girls on the spectrum.

15x23cm

150 pages

$31.95

Asperger's and Self-Esteem

Insight and Hope through Famous Role Models

Norm Ledgin, foreword by Dr Temple Grandin

From composer Amadeus Mozart to astronomer Carl Sagan, Ledgin examines the evidence of Asperger's Syndrome in some of history's most famous men and women and shows how, despite their apparent challenges, each made an immeasurable contribution to the world. A great book to raise the self esteem of those with Asperger's.

16x24cm

186 pages

$40.00

Asperger's Answer Book

The Top 300 Questions Parents Ask

Susan Ashley

In a time when parents are overwhelmed with confusing--and often conflicting--information, this resource provides them with clear and confident counsel. Written by an experienced child psychologist, it helps parents understand and accept their child's illness and develop a plan for success.

20x15cm

309 pages

$28.00

Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and Other ASDs

Chantal Sicile-Kira

Written specifically for parents and teachers of ASD children, this resource is a comprehensive and accessible guide to autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and other ASDs.
Addresses causes of ASDs, diagnosis, different categories of autism, why people with ASDs act the way they do, treatments based on behavioural, physiological and biomedical interventions, coping strategies and practical tips for families, educational needs and programs, community interaction, and teaching strategies and resurces for educators and other professionals.

22x15cm

360 pages

$29.00

Born on a Blue Day

A Memoir of Asperger's and an Extraordinary Mind

Daniel Tammet

Daniel sees numbers as shapes, colours and textures and can perform extraordinary maths in his head. He can also learn to speak a language fluently from scratch in a week. He has Savant Syndrome, an extremely rare form of Asperger's that gives him almost unimaginable mental powers, much like the Rain Man portrayed by Dustin Hoffman. Daniel has a compulsive need for order and routine - he eats exactly 45 grams of porridge for breakfast and cannot leave the house without counting the number of items of clothing he's wearing. If he gets stressed or unhappy he closes his eyes and counts. But in some ways Daniel is not at all like the Rain Man. He is virtually unique amongst people who have severe autistic disorders in being capable of living a fully independent life. It is his incredible self-awareness and ability to communicate what it feels like to live in a unique way that makes his story so powerful. Touching as well as fascinating, "Born On a Blue Day" explores what it's like to be special and in so doing gives us an insight into what makes us all human - our minds.

16x24cm

242 pages

$35.00

Build Your Own Life

A Self-help guide for individuals with Asperger's Syndrome.

Lawson

As someone with Asperger's Syndrome, Wendy Lawson knows all about the social difficulties that accompany the condition. In this book she guides others on the autism spectrum through the confusing map of life, tackling the building bricks of social existence one by one with humour, insight and practical suggestions.

15x23cm

176 pages

$29.95

Coming Out Asperger

Diagnosis, Disclosure and Self-Confidence

Dinah Murray, ed

Explores the complexity of diagnosis for Asperger Syndrome, the drawbacks and benefits of disclosing a diagnosis of a "hidden disability," and how this impinges on self-esteem. The contributors include some of the best-known and most exciting writers in the field of Asperger Syndrome (AS) today, and include individuals on the autism spectrum, parents and professionals. The broad range of the chapters, which draw on anecdotal, professional and research-based evidence, make this book a comprehensive and highly original consideration of the implications of an AS diagnosis.

272 pages

$38.95

Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome

Tony Attwood

The definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's Syndrome, this work brings together a wealth of information on all aspects of the condition for children as well as adults.
THE PAPERBACK EDITION

24x17cm

397 pages

$39.95

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This improbable story of Christopher’s quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.
Winner of numerous awards this book is an inciteful look at the frame of logic and explanatory thinking style in which this boy leads his life.

18x15cm

$21.95

Genius Genes

How Asperger Talents Changed the World

Michael Fitzgerald & Brendan O'Brien

Illustrates how some of the greatest innovators in history may have had a significant number of autistic traits or might have warrated a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome, had they been alive today. While this can't be validated the point is well made that while people with AS might have difficulties coping with rapidly changing social situations, they have many talents that can often help make the world a better place.

23x16cm

309 pages

$45.00

Getting IT

Using information technology to empower people with communication difficulties

Dinah Murray and Ann Aspinall

Information technology (IT) has great potential to be an effective and empowering means of communication for people with communication difficulties. Getting IT explores how IT can help such people increase their independence, communicate in more direct ways and express themselves as part of society. Examines common problems faced by people with learning and communication difficulties – being judged on appearances, encountering impatience from communication partners, problems identifying and understanding key information and difficulties communicating decisions. They show how IT can help solve these problems: for example internet search tools for accessing information at home, typing and email as socially neutral, universally acceptable modes of expression, anonymous, non-judgmental internet chatrooms and discussion forums.

16x23cm

192 pages

$34.95

Hidden Curriculum

Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations

Brenda Smith Myles

This book offers practical suggestions and advice for how to teach and learn those subtle messages that most people seem to pick up almost automatically but that have to be directly taught to individuals with social-cognitive challenges. Given the serious consequences that can befall a person who violates a social rule, the strategies and detailed lists of curriculum items make The Hidden Curriculum a much-needed resource.

27x20cm

64 pages

$35.00

Kids in the Syndrome Mix

of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar, and More!
The One Stop Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals

Martin Kutscher

A concise, scientifically up-to-date, all-in-one guide to the whole range of often co-existing neuro-behavioral disorders in children-from ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder, to autistic spectrum disorders, nonverbal learning disabilities, sensory integration problems, and executive dysfunction.
Provides accessible information on causes, symptoms, interactions with other conditions, and treatments. He presents effective behavioral strategies for responding to children who display traits of these disorders-whether at home, at school, or in other settings-along with case vignettes and practical tips.

20x14cm

224 pages

$39.95

Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community

Strategies for Individuals with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Jennifer L Savner & Brenda Smith Myles

Visual supports give children with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders more control of their environment with the result that they tend to be less frustrated and resort less to problem behaviors. This richly illustrated and user-friendly book provides parents with all the information they need to make effective visual supports specifically designed for their child using a variety of materials, many of them commonly found around the house. The authors' commonsense approach takes into consideration that parents are usually stressed for time.

22x28cm

33 pages

$30.00

Managing Meltdowns

Using the S.C.A.R.E.D Calming Technique with Children and Adults

Deborah Lipsky

In a chaotic or threatening situation, fear is the primary emotional response of an autistic individual. Often the initial physical response is to freeze. 'Meltdowns', or brain overloads can be scary for the individual with autism, and for the person trying to help if they don't know how to react in this situation. Common coping strategies, such as hand flapping or leg shaking, can be misperceived as being wilful, noncompliant, and uncooperative; and some techniques commonly recommended during times of distress or crisis, such as maintaining eye contact or using light touch, can be counter-productive rather than providing relief. Using the easy-to-remember acronym S.C.A.R.E.D, coined by clinical psychologist Will Richards, this guide offers strategies and practical techniques that will be a valuable reference tool to anyone in a first response position. The authors have created a training programme to explain the autistic experience and mindset, and guide the interventions of first responders to autistic individuals in crisis.

21x13cm

80 pages

$24.95

Navigating the Social World

Jeanette McAfee

Unique focus on teaching the critical social skills that autistic children lack.

29x25cm

$75.00

Pretending to be Normal

Living with Asperger's Syndrome

Liane Holliday Willey

Liane shares with us her experiences of the world around her from when she was a young child as well as the obstacles she faced whilst at college. She also shares with us her life now with her family, with all the joys that are made possible through support and understanding. This book provides a wealth of information and insight into the world of the person with Asperger's Syndrome which is an autism-related disorder

16x24cm

173 pages

$31.95

Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Different Sensory Experiences - Different Perceptual Worlds

Olga Bogdashina

Attempts to define the role of sensory perceptual problems in autism identified by autistic individuals themselves. Often ignored by many professionals, this is one of the main problems highlighted by autistic individuals. This book singles out possible patterns of sensory experiences in autism and the cognitive differences caused by them. The final chapters are devoted to assessment and intervention issues with practical recommendations for selecting appropriate methods and techniques to eliminate the problems and enhance the strengths. Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism is vital to teachers and other professionals working with autistic individuals to fully comprehend sensory perceptual differences in autism. This book will help readers select appropriate methods for dealing with autistic individuals. In addition, parents of autistic individuals and autistic individual themselves will find the information will enable them to initiate relevant strategies and environmental changes to facilitate more effective learning.

23x16cm

224 pages

$35.95

Teaching At Home

A New Approach to Tutoring Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Olga Holland

Faced with the apparent inability of her autistic son Billy to learn and socialize with other children at school, Olga Holland decided to teach him at home. Where traditional educational approaches had produced limited results, the author's own method of teaching succeeded, over a period of two years, in enabling Billy to pass the test that allowed him to enter a class for gifted children. Teaching at Home explains the author's approach, focused on adapting to the demands of Billy's atypical mind and respecting his vivid imaginative world while attracting and retaining his attention. The author describes her use of sensory and memory techniques, social stories and humour, and gives useful advice on issues such as understanding body language, adapting the teaching environment, devising homework schedules and coping with distractions. This book offers inspiration and encouragement for parents of children with autism or Asperger Syndrome who are considering homeschooling their children.

16x24cm

144 pages

$36.95

Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read

A Practical Guide

Patricia Howlin, Simon Baron-Cohen and Julie Hadwin

Explores the relationship of "theory of mind" deficits to other areas of children's functioning. Drawing on their own intervention program and providing detailed information about the teaching materials and strategies they use, the authors provide practical guidelines for helping children with autism spectrum conditions to improve their understanding of beliefs, emotions and pretence.

19x25cm

290 pages

$72.95

Teaching Kids with Mental Health & Learning Disorders in the Regular Classroom

How to Recognize, Understand, and Help Challenged (and Challenging) St

Myles Cooley

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Nonverbal Learning Disability (NVLD). Asperger's Syndrome. Trichotillomania. In our age of mainstreaming, many students have these and other mental health issues and learning problems. How can educators recognize the symptoms, respond appropriately, and meet students? learning needs while preventing or addressing disruptive behaviors? This book is a go-to guide for information, advice, and practical strategies. It describes mental health and learning disorders often observed in school children, explains how each might be exhibited in the classroom, and offers expert suggestions on what to do (and sometimes what not to do). User-friendly and jargon-free, this is an essential tool for teachers, special education professionals, school counselors and psychologists, administrators, and teaching aides.

27x21cm

210 pages

$62.95

Thinking in Pictures

And Other Reports from My Life with Autism

Temple Grandin

In this unprecedented book, expanded and updated, a gifted animal scientist who is also autistic, delivers a report on autism, written from her unique perspective. What emerges is the document of an extraordinary human being, one who bridges the gulf between her condition and our own, shedding light on the riddle of our common identity.

14x21cm

270 pages

$28.00

Way I See It

A Personal Look at Autism and asperger's

Temple Grandin

In this innovative book, Dr. Temple Grandin gets down to the REAL issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. Temple offers helpful do’s and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her “insider” perspective and a great deal of research. These are just some of the specific topics Temple delves into:

How and Why People with Autism Think Differently
Economical Early Intervention Programs that Work
How Sensory Sensitivities Affect Learning
Behaviors Caused by a Disability vs. Just Bad Behaviors
Teaching People with Autism to Live in an Unpredictable World
Alternative Medicine vs. Conventional Medicine
Employment Ideas for Adults with Autism
And many more!
PLUS—an exclusive interview between world-renowned psychologist Dr. Tony Attwood and Temple Grandin.

23x15cm

260 pages

$22.95

What Did You Say? What Do You Mean?

An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Metaphors

Jude Welton, illus Jane Telford

Children with A.S. usually have difficulties understanding metaphors. Using words and illustrations this book sets out to explain the meaning of many of them. Any parent or teacher working with Asperger's will find it beginning to open the doors of imagination for the child in ways that they might not have thought possible. A lovely and practical book, which children and grownups can enjoy - and giggle over - together. There is now a set of cards What Did You Say? What Did You Mean?

25x17cm

128 pages

$31.95

Who's Who of the Brain

A Guide to Its Inhabitants, Where They Live and What They Do

Kenneth Nunn

Meet the inhabitants of the brain in this reader-friendly introduction to what it is and how it works. Residents include Frederick Foresight (the frontal cortex), Mayor of Cephalton-upon-Ridge, who is the 'big picture' person responsible for planning and decision-making; Sage Seahorse (the hippocampus), who has an astonishing memory for times, names and places; Annie Almond (the amygdala), the community's alarm system who is always on the alert; and many other fellow citizens. Each character is introduced and their appearance, role and key functions in the brain explained. The authors also show what happens when things go wrong in the brain, and illustrate the work using examples of classic clinical cases. This book provides an immediate and entertaining way for anyone to gain a basic understanding or to refresh their knowledge of the inside workings of the brain.

270 pages

$37.95


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