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Beating Anxiety
What Young People on the Autism Spectrum Need to Know
Davida Hartman, illustrated by Kate Brangan
With beautiful illustrations, this practical guide clearly explains why young people on the spectrum feel anxious, before giving real-world advice on how to deal with and beat anxiety. It offers numerous strategies for overcoming anxiety and comes in a style designed specifically for young people with ASD. Learn More2017, 112pp -
How to start, carry on and end conversations
Scripts for social situations for people on the autism spectrum
Paul Jordan. Foreword by Tony Attwood.
Drawing on his own experience on the autism spectrum and his knowledge of linguistics, Paul Jordan provides simple 'scripts for thinking' that will help teens with autism to make sense of social situations and engage in everyday conversations. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 7.80in x 6.30in / 198mm x 160mm, 88pp, $14.95ISBN: 97817859224592017, Ebook, ePUB, 96pp, $14.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-529-5 -
Sex, Drugs and Asperger's Syndrome (ASD)
A User Guide to Adulthood
Luke Jackson, Foreword by Tony Attwood
Luke Jackson serves up a sparkling guide to young adulthood on the autism spectrum in this sequel to his best-selling Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome. Offering personal insights, he covers everything from bullying and drugs to finding a job, navigating relationships, and sex. A must read for all young adults with autism. Learn More2016, Hardback, 9.41in x 6.38in / 239mm x 162mm, 208pp, $25.00ISBN: 978-1-84905-645-82017, Paperback / softback, 7.76in x 5.16in / 197mm x 131mm, 240pp, $15.95ISBN: 9781785921964 -
A Parents' ABC of the Autism Spectrum
Stephen Heydt
This new user-friendly handbook, designed to support parents whose children have diagnosed with ASD, provides answers on a range of topics in brief articles arranged into alphabetical categories. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.50in x 6.18in / 216mm x 157mm, 224pp, $16.95ISBN: 97817859216432016, Ebook, ePUB, 224pp, $16.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-435-9 -
Prosody Intervention for High-Functioning Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Enhancing communication and social engagement through voice, rhythm, and pitch
Michelle Dunn and Larry Harris, illustrated by Julia Dunn
When making the transition from education to the workplace, young people with ASD can find their opportunities limited by their impaired prosody. With more resourcing now focused on transition programming for young people with ASD, this book offers an alternative therapy-by identifying the physical sensations of communication-to professionals. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 9.06in x 6.30in / 230mm x 160mm, 464pp, $34.95ISBN: 97817859202262016, Ebook, PDF, 464pp, $29.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-268-3 -
M in the Middle
Secret Crushes, Mega-Colossal Anxiety and the People’s Republic of Autism
The Students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin
From the authors of M is for Autism, this YA novel follows M after her autism diagnosis. Faced with an exciting crush, a pushy friend and an unhelpful Headteacher, how long until the beast of anxiety pounces again? Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 7.87in x 6.73in / 200mm x 171mm, 352pp, $16.95ISBN: 97817859203492016, Ebook, ePUB, 352pp, $16.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-286-7 -
Digital Kids
How to Balance Screen Time, and Why it Matters
Martin L. Kutscher, MD
Help children and young people to have healthy relationships with the internet with this handy book. Showing you when and why exposure to digital media becomes excessive and problematic, this book also provides practical steps for dealing with problems effectively. The book also includes advice for working with kids with ADHD and autism. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 6.57in / 215mm x 167mm, 144pp, $15.95ISBN: 97817859271262016, Ebook, ePUB, 128pp, $15.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-296-6 -
Autism, Anxiety and Me
A Diary in Even Numbers
Emma Louise Bridge
Emma's unique perspective as a young woman with autism and social anxiety gives a fascinating take on challenging issues such as employment, the transition to adulthood, friendships, and sensory sensitivity. Her diary provides an original voice from someone still in the process of figuring it all out. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 7.80in x 6.69in / 198mm x 170mm, 224pp, $19.95ISBN: 97817859207762016, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, $19.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-336-9 -
Something Different About Dad
How to Live with Your Amazing Asperger Parent
Kirsti Evans and John Swogger, illustrated by John Swogger
Sophie and Daniel's Dad is different. Join them as they learn the reasons behind his difficulty with communication, flexible thinking, sensory and motor skills and anxiety, and find ways to make family life easier for everyone. This warm and honest comic is perfect for any family with a parent on the autism spectrum. Learn More2016, 152pp -
Developing Workplace Skills for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The BASICS College Curriculum
Michelle Rigler, Amy Rutherford and Emily Quinn
This practical college curriculum helps students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to enter into working life with confidence. Suitable for independent or guided study, it teaches young people strategies for managing the stresses and challenges of employment. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 10.98in x 8.54in / 279mm x 217mm, 224pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-799-82016, Ebook, PDF, 224pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-097-9
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