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Coming soon! Islands of Genius

Islands of Genius

The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant

Darold A. Treffert

Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which individuals with developmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance - "islands of genius" - that exist in contrast with their overall limitations. In this fascinating book, Dr. Darold Treffert looks at what we know about this remarkable condition, and at new discoveries that... more »

May 2010, Hardback: £19.99/ $29.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-810-0, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 328pp

Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, creativity, gifted and talented, giftedness, high functioning autism, savants

Challenging the Gifted Child

Challenging the Gifted Child

An Open Approach to Working with Advanced Young Readers

Margaret Stevens

Gifted children are quick on the uptake, can be frustrated by repetition and easily become impatient when unchallenged. Challenging the Gifted Child outlines a tried and tested approach for encouraging able children to focus their active minds in a productive way and discover the joy and value of reading. more »

2008, Paperback: £15.99/ $22.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-570-1, 279.4mm x 216mm / 11in x 8.5in, 192pp

Keywords: children, education, gifted and talented, giftedness, hyperlexia, parenting

Teaching at Home

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. more »

2005, Paperback: £12.95/ $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-787-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 128pp

Keywords: ADD, ADHD, Asperger syndrome, autism, challenging behaviour, children, education, families, gifted and talented, giftedness, high functioning autism, homeschooling, parenting, special education

Gifted and Talented Children

Gifted and Talented Children

A Planning Guide

Shirley Taylor

This teacher handbook provides professional developmental support, direction and practical wisdom to those teachers who have children with special abilities in their classrooms. It is the result of the author's extensive experience in working with children who are gifted and talented. Strongly underpinned by current thinking in the area of gifted and talented education, the resource also... more »

2002, Paperback: £14.95/ $27.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-086-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 64pp

Keywords: children, education, gifted and talented

A Different Kind of Boy

A Different Kind of Boy

A Father's Memoir About Raising a Gifted Child with Autism

Daniel Mont

A little nine-year old boy looks down at the gymnasium floor. The room is filled with children who like and respect him, but he has no real friends. He can barely name anyone in his class, and has trouble with the simplest things - recognizing people, pretending, and knowing when peopleare happy or angry or sad. Much of his life has been filled with anxiety. He is out of step with the world,... more »

2001, Paperback: £12.95/ $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-715-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp

Keywords: autism, children, gifted and talented, giftedness, memoirs, parenting, special education

Reweaving the Autistic Tapestry

Reweaving the Autistic Tapestry

Autism, Asperger Syndrome and ADHD

Lisa Blakemore-Brown

Although there is increasing professional recognition of the links between ADHD and autistic spectrum disorders, this is the first book to analyse them in depth. In Reweaving the Autistic Tapestry, Lisa Blakemore-Brown uses the metaphor of the 'tapestry' to explain more clearly to parents and professionals the interwoven nature of these disorders. She demonstrates how by focusing on... more »

2001, Paperback: £18.99/ $34.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-748-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 352pp

Keywords: ADHD, Asperger syndrome, autism, child psychiatry, child psychology, gifted and talented, obsessive compulsive disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, special education, speech and language therapy, tourettes

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