“…it became apparent during my research that the current traditional theories about autism have so many gaps and lacks in them. When I read about autism, according to these theories, the ideas didn’t match the reality of so many living with autism, including myself. The more I researched the concepts of Single Attention and Associated Cognition in Autism (SAACA) and compared it to other traditional theories, the more obvious it became that SAACA explained the autism spectrum (AS) so well. Not only does SAACA explain AS but it gives us access to a variety of strategies that make living with AS so much easier.”

We’re very pleased to announce that JKP author Jan Greenman will be launching her book, Life at the Edge and Beyond, on Saturday, 14th November at the fabulous independent bookshop, cafe and gallery Woolfson & Tay, located in London’s Bermondsey Square. “Jan Greenman shares her experiences of parenting a child with Asperger Syndrome, ADHD and Chronic Anxiety[... read more]

Listen to this morning’s interview on BBC Somerset with JKP author Richard Hanks about his new book Common SENse for the Inclusive Classroom. [Scroll through the audio file to 1:34:30 - 1:41:40 to listen.] http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00b33rd From 23/9/10: We are pleased to announce that Richard Hanks, author of the new book, Common SENse for the Inclusive Classroom: How[... read more]

“Most of the methods used in changing challenging behaviours contain a degree of force or lack of respect for the choices of the service-user. My main principle is that the service-user always has the right to say ‘no’. My job is to encourage her say ‘yes’. That means that if she says ‘no’, I need to figure out what I did wrong. In that way I actually can change her behaviour by focusing on my own behaviour, not on hers.”

“Kids with autism spectrum disorders get an awful lot of therapy…[all] in support of a single goal. In the long run, we hope, kids with autism will grow up to be adults who enjoy their lives and achieve to their fullest potential. In an ideal world, we hope they’ll learn to navigate interpersonal relationships, build friendships or even romances, work in a job of their choosing, and operate as independently as a typically developing child.

The truth is, though, that neither school nor a therapist’s office is an ideal setting for meeting new people, exercising new skills, finding shared interests, or just having fun in the world…”

On Tuesday, the Yellin Center for Student Success hosted a book launch for JKP authors Susan Yellin and Christina Cacioppo Bertsch to celebrate the release of their outstanding new book, Life after High School: A Guide for Students with Disabilities and Their Families.  The event, which took place at the Yellin Center’s lovely New York City office,[... read more]

This week, we’ve featured an interview series with Vanessa Rogers, an experienced and highly regarded teacher and youth worker, and author of the recent book, Cyberbullying: Activities to Help Children and Teens to Stay Safe in a Texting, Twittering, Social Networking World. In today’s final post, Vanessa shares some advice for teachers who have been victims of cyberbullying[... read more]

We were delighted to accompany JKP author Christopher Badcock (pictured) to the British Medical Association’s Medical Book Awards on Tuesday night, where his ground-breaking book, The Imprinted Brain: How Genes Set the Balance Between Autism and Psychosis, was nominated in the extremely competitive category of Popular Medicine. The event was a rather grand affair in the[... read more]

This week, we’re featuring an interview series with Vanessa Rogers, an experienced and highly regarded teacher and youth worker, and author of the recent book, Cyberbullying: Activities to Help Children and Teens to Stay Safe in a Texting, Twittering, Social Networking World. Today, Vanessa discusses how young men and women experience cyberbullying differently. In 2009 The National Centre[... read more]

We were thrilled to launch Reflective Practice in Mental Health last night at an event hosted by the book’s editors, Martin Webber (pictured) and Jack Nathan, at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) in London – an appropriate venue given the book’s foundation in the knowledge, expertise and teaching of IoP staff. The launch was particularly exciting for JKP[... read more]