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For individuals with Asperger syndrome, high-functioning autism, pervasive developmental disorder, nonverbal learning disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other social cognitive learning challenges.
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Thinksheets for Tweens and Teens focuses on the social issues and challenges faced by pre-adolescents and adolescents and introduces social concepts and strategies that can help individuals navigate these tricky years. Social rules and expectations change with age; thinking and behavior that was ap…
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The Impulse control Game is an educational and therapeutic board game designed to help children with ADD, ADHD, and other conditions involving impulse control problems. Learning to stop and think is a good start, but effective control of impulses requires the acquisition of specific skills. The gam…
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Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA) is a developmental disorder that is being increasingly recognized as part of the autism spectrum. The main characteristic is a continued resistance to the ordinary demands of life through strategies of social manipulation, which originates from an anxiet…
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Fully updated with the latest American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for the treatment and care of individuals with ADHD, this award-winning guide offers parents balanced, reassuring information to help them understand and manage this challenging and often misunderstood condition. Topics co…
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This accessible and authoritative guide helps parents understand how autism spectrum disorder is defined and diagnosed and offers an overview of the most current behavioral and developmental therapies for children with ASD. Topics include: symptoms, accessing care, services in the community, and th…
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Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they…
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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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Ellie notices that her body is changing. Hair is growing in new places and there are other changes happening too. Ellie's mum helps her understand that she has started growing into a woman.; Following Ellie as she begins to notice changes to her body, this simple resource helps parents and carers t…
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Tom notices that his body is changing. Tom's voice is different and hair is growing in new places. There are other changes happening too. Tom learns that he has started growing into a man.; Following Tom as he begins to notice changes to his body, this simple resource helps parents and carers teach…
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Provides techniques and tips while offering strategies and practical advice for dealing with everyday challenges with autistic children, including managing behaviors, improving muscle tone, developing social skills, and selecting diets. Part one includes the theory of sensory integration, occupatio…
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Tom likes lots of different things. He likes singing and watching TV in the family room. There are also things that Tom enjoys doing in private, like touching his penis.; This accessible and positive resource helps parents and carers teach boys with autism or other special needs about masturbation.…
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Ellie likes lots of different things. She likes listening to music and making pizza. There are also things that Ellie enjoys doing in private, like touching her vagina.; This accessible and positive resource helps parents and carers teach girls and young women with autism or related conditions abou…
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Fifteen years after the publication of the first edition of this book, girls with ADHD continue to be misdiagnosed and misunderstood. Research conducted in these intervening years has clearly validated the clinical observations contained in the first edition and established the need for accurate di…
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This book provides a series of lessons to help those who teach students with autism specturm disorders (ASD) to develop social relationships.
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This is a comprehensive guide to ADHD's symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in children and adults, including information including basic symptoms and their effects on school, work, home, and personal relationships; the differences in ADHD between boys and girls; counseling, school interventions, be…
A practical guide on how to live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for adolescents and adults.; ADHD first manifests in childhood with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. The strategies to attenuate; the symptoms act like ?glasses for the brain?, helping with concent…
Join Vincent on his journey to learn more about how attention deficit hyperactivity disorder works in the brain and how ADHD is treated.
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Help your child understand and manage their ADHD with engaging activities for kids ages 7 to 12; "I always advise starting treatment with behavioral interventions. Some parents struggle to find the right book to help them develop a behavioral parenting plan, but now they have the perfect book!" - D…
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Quels sont les signes qui permettent de détecter le TDA/H ? À qui doit-on s'adresser pour que notre enfant soit évalué et quelles sont les démarches à faire dans ce sens? Une fois le diagnostic confirmé, comment prendre une décision éclairée concernant la médication ? Pour ou contre ? Est-ce que mo…
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Ponctué de données instructives et de trucs efficaces, le journal imaginaire de Tom permet aux jeunes, aux parents et aux intervenants d'apprivoiser le trouble du déficit de l'attention avec ou sans hyperactivité. Amusant et imaginatif, Mon cerveau a besoin de lunettes est un livre indispensable po…
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Thème : L'hyperactivité. Quand j?étais jeune, je courais sans arrêt. Maman me disait : « Ne touche pas à ça ! » Mais trop tard, je l?avais déjà dans les bras. Papa me disait : « Assieds-toi ! » Mais moi, je n?écoutais pas. Je continuais à galoper et à tournoyer, j?étais une vraie fusée. Enfin, c?es…
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Depuis la sortie de J'M les TDAH, le livre a fait du bruit! Des dizaines de milliers de lecteurs ont été sensibilisés au trouble de déficit de l'attention avec ou sans hyperactivité. Plus que jamais, le TDAH est devenu un enjeu de société important et est couramment présent dans les médias.De nouve…
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This essential guide is loaded with practical ways to improve organization, focus, attention, time management, and scheduling, as well as studying and homework skills. Kids will also find strategies for making friends, controlling emotions, and being healthy.; Ages 8-13
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Léo a neuf ans quand il reçoit un diagnostic de TDA/H.; « J'ai un QUOI ? » se demande-t-il, un peu confus. Comment répondre à cette question? Rien de mieux qu'un conte illustré pour expliquer aux enfants les différentes facettes du TDA/H ! Votre enfant se comporte-t-il comme un chat-garou ? Agit-il…
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Dr. Edward M. Hallowell and Dr. John J. Ratey, the authors of the seminal and bestselling books on ADHD Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction, both have this 'variable attention trait.' ADHD 2.0 draws from the deep well of their personal and professional experiences as well as on the…
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This easy-to-follow and engaging workbook is designed to help young adults ages fourteen and up develop invaluable communication skills and practice with interactions they would encounter in everyday life. Teens will also find information on topics that are imperative for a successful transition in…
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Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden more beautiful and enjoyable, different types of people make our world more vibrant and wonderful.; In Just Ask, United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cel…
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This book is written for parents, relatives, professionals, educators, or caregivers of a child or adult on the spectrum. These techniques are for children and adults that are not yet verbal, making some sounds, using some words, speaking in single words, or using two-word phrases. The author demon…
This guide for parents is a complete introduction to autism and anxiety. Drawing on the author's clinical experience working with children and their families, it provides parents and carers with everything they need to know to help support their child.; It covers the basics such as what anxiety is,…
Supported by clinical data, Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) is a unique, early-intervention application for children with language delay and autism. MITA trains mental integration and language, starting with simple vocabulary, and progressing towards higher forms of language, such as adjec…
If you've ever felt different, if you've ever been low, if you don't quite fit in, there's a name you should know... Meet Dr. Temple Grandin - one of the world's quirkiest science heroes! When young Temple was diagnosed with autism, no one expected her to talk, let alone become one of the most powe…
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This easy-to-use book is designed to help children with ASD find friends, become better communicators, increase their flexibility, and live lives that are less stressful. Skills are presented in the form of cartoons, scripts and role play - all evidence-based practices - that address a wide range o…
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This beautifully illustrated guide helps young people with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) to understand their diagnosis, develop self-awareness and implement their own personalized problem-solving strategies. Written in consultation with young people with PDA and their families, this book reco…
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A follow-up to its bestselling predecessor, The Reason I Jump opens an extraordinary, rare window into the mind and world of an autistic, non-verbal person--now coping with a young man's life.; Naoki Higashida wrote The Reason I Jump as a 13-year-old boy with severe autism, giving us all insight in…
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An easy-to-use resource for professionals and parents, this book provides fun and practical ideas to help motivate and extend communication and play skills in children with autism with the support of pictures.; The book describes how picture scripts can help facilitate play and learning and provide…
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The one-of-a-kind resource outlines the unstated rules that guide relationships in an online environment. The authors address Internet safety, romantic relationships, online vs. in-person interactions and more, with a particular focus on adolescents and young adults with communication and social sk…
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Johnny is different. He is never exactly on time, he can't seem to stick to a routine and he often speaks in cryptic idioms. Johnny is neurotypical, but that's OK.; A picture book with a difference, Why Johnny Doesn't Flap turns the tables on common depictions of neurological difference by drolly r…
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A feeding disorder is a sensory-motor disorder and should be treated accordingly. This involves analyzing the child's oral movement patterns as well as his ability to register and regulate sensory information. Strategies for a Successful Mealtime provides a structured oral movement and feeding prog…
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) involves difficulties in social interaction and communication, restricted interests and repetitive behavior. Approximately half of children with ASD also exhibit disruptive behaviors such as tantrums and aggression, which can be stressful for the child and family.; Pa…
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When a child is diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), parents often feel overwhelmed and uncertain about how to communicate the diagnosis to their child. This book is designed to be read with the child as a simple introduction to their diagnosis. Written by a doctor and a children's aut…
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Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how autism affects individuals, and their siblings.
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Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they…
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« Fred » est un guide pratique qui permet aux ados de mieux comprendre ce que sont le TDA ele TDAt H, de se sentir moins seuls et, surtout, de trouver une foule de trucs concrets et d?exercices simples conçus pour les aider à mieux vivre avec ce trouble au quotidien.
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Il est parfois difficile de te préparer pour aller à l?école le matin ? Tu as du mal à te concentrer en classe ? Tu as souvent la bougeotte ou de la difficulté à demeurer assis ? Tu contrôles difficilement tes émotions ? Tu vis avec un TDAH (trouble déficitaire de l?attention avec ou sans hyperacti…
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Written for teenagers and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), this instructional book is also for parents, instructors, and therapists to help teens on the autism spectrum.; The information is written in an easy-to-understand manner with simple how-to lists. This book is geared for u…
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"Nobody gets me, Mama!" In All My Stripes, Zane the zebra feels different from the rest of his classmates. He worries that all they notice about him is his "autism stripe." With the help of his Mama, Zane comes to appreciate all his stripes - the unique strengths that make him who he is! Includes a…
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Changes during puberty, such as the onset of periods, are challenging for girls on the autism spectrum. Written from experience by an autistic woman, this straightforward guide to periods helps the reader to prepare in great detail, from hygiene to pain medication and sensory experiences to mood sw…
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