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Directed toward children who have met a child with autism, the author explains how the person with autism is looking for the same understanding and acceptance as others. The book encourages interactive awareness to help increase understanding and awareness.
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Meant to be read with a parent, this book addresses big questions ("What's ASD?" "Why me?") and provides strategies for communicating, making friends, and succeeding in school. Filled with quotes and stories from real kids, the book also offers helpful facts, checklists, dialogues, and resources.
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A young boy and his mother hatch a step-by-step plan to overcome his fear of dogs. Includes a note to parents and caregivers about anxiety, anxiety disorders, and exposure therapy.
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This encouraging guide from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program provides doable, practical strategies you can use every day. Nearly all young kids, including those with ASD, have an amazing capacity to learn. Drs. Sally Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, and Laurie Vismara make it …
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I Have a Question about Death uses straightforward text and images to walk children through what it means when someone dies, as well as ways they might want to react or to think about the person. Using clear illustrations throughout and with information for parents and guardians, this book is essen…
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This graphic novel tells the story of Bridget and Carlton. Bridget and Carlton are as close as any sister and brother. But their relationship is particularly special. Carlton has autism and is almost completely nonverbal. He's smart, funny, creative, and loving. He has immense challenges in speakin…
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A loving sister finds a positive way to look at her sisters diagnosis of Autism while providing unconditional love and support to her.
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Featuring ideas such as; -Mistakes can happen on a good day; -It was fun but now we're done; -When it is my turn to listen; -Saying what I think with respect; -Learning to respond to bullying; -Telling my teacher about a problem; -Fire drills at school; -Moving to a new home; - And dozens more
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"Charlie has autism. His brain works in a special way. It's harder for him to make friends. Or show his true feelings. Or stay safe." But as his big sister tells us, for everything that Charlie can't do well, there are plenty more things that he's good at. He knows the names of all the American pre…
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The award-winning team who brought us My Brother Charlie present a companion book that celebrates the power of water for those who have autism.; Like many kids on the autism spectrum, Charlie finds solace and empowerment in pools, ponds, sprinklers, visiting the aquarium, and swimming in the ocean.…
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A guide to overcoming food aversions and eating challenges, particularly common among children on the autism spectrum. Topics include: 1. Who Are Resistant Eaters? 2. Oral-Motor Development. 3. Environmental and Behavioural Factors. Contributing to Problems with Eating. 4. Sensory-Based and Motor-B…
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This latest edition in the Superflex series is a compilation work that introduces 82 new Unthinkables and 14 new Thinkables submitted by Social Town citizens of all ages. Unthinkables and Thinkables are grouped by theme/category for easy reference by student or adult, and each entry includes the ch…
Superflex Takes On One-Sided Sid, Un-Wonderer and the Team of Unthinkables introduces readers to the Unthinkable One-Sided Sid, who uses his powers to make people talk only about their interests or themselves, and his sister sidekick Un-Wonderer, who uses her powers to keep people from thinking abo…
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Superflex Takes On Glassman and the Team of Unthinkables introduces readers to a very persistent and sneaky Unthinkable named Glassman who causes people to have large reactions to small problems (or, shatter like a pane of glass). In the story, Aiden's classmates are regularly visited by Glassman a…
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Superflex and Focus Tron to the Rescue! introduces readers to the Thinkable Focus Tron. Wherever they are?at school, or home, in the community?Focus Tron helps Social Town citizens remember to use their focusing powers to stay connected to what they?re doing or what others are talking about. In the…
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The social world is a big, complicated place that requires us to constantly figure out hidden rules in situations to help us make sense of how we are all interpreting and responding to each other?s actions and reactions. This book teaches students how to recognize and develop social skills. Every o…
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The purpose of this curriculum and comic book is to provide an engaging teaching tool to help students learn more about their own social behavior and strategies on how to regulate it.; This kit includes:; - Superflex takes on Rock Brain and the team of Unthinkables; - Superfelx . . . A superhero th…
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The purpose of this curriculum and comic book is to provide an engaging teaching tool to help students learn more about their own social behavior and strategies on how to regulate it.
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Superflex Takes On Brain Eater and the Team of Unthinkables introduces readers to the Unthinkable Brain Eater, who uses his powers to distract citizens? brains from focusing on what they?re doing or what others are talking about. In the illustrated storybook, Aiden?s classmates are visited by Brain…
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Superflex and Kool Q. Cumber to the Rescue! introduces readers to the Thinkable Kool Q. Cumber (we call him Kool, for short!). Kool helps Social Town citizens stay calm when problems happen, and use strategies they learn to figure out the size of a problem and the expected reaction size. In the sto…
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