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Social Skills Training, 20th Anniversary Edition: For Children and Adolescents with Autism and Social Communication Differences

Social Skills Training, 20th Anniversary Edition: For Children and Adolescents with Autism and Social Communication Differences

By Jed Baker
If you have been waiting for a social skills training program that really works, this is it! Dr. Baker translates 20 years of outcome research and clinical experience into this new, user friendly model to support social skills training. There are 92 specific skill lessons covering:
  • Emotion management (frustration, anger, anxiety, OCD, social fears and depression)
  • Verbal and non verbal communication
  • Play and group interaction
  • Empathy, friendship and dating
  • Conflict management
  • Dealing with emergency situations
Social Skills Training is more than a manual of lessons as specific chapters clearly articulate the critical components of effective skills training including: partnering with clients to establish motivation, identifying relevant skill goals, teaching skills suited to the learners' language functioning, generalizing skills, creating accepting peer environments, and measuring progress. This is a must have reference for teachers, professionals and parents that hope to improve social functioning in their students.
$39.95
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Special Diets for Special Kids, 2nd Edition

Special Diets for Special Kids, 2nd Edition

By Lisa Lewis
Praised as a modern-day classic by celebrities and readers all over the world, the first edition of Special Diets for Special Kids has been helping children and adults with autism, ADHD, celiac disease, and other disorders since 1998. It was a Benjamin Franklin Award Winner and Foreword Reviews Book of the Year. Special Diets for Special Kids Two followed up in 2011 by providing more recipes and updated research. This 25th anniversary edition includes new cooking techniques (think Instant Pot), new recipes, and new research. Special Diets for Special Kids provides delicious ways to package the benefits food can provide for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Lisa Lewis' short anecdotes at the beginning of many of the recipes make for entertaining reading. Lewis' son has autism and has been on a GFCF diet for many years. The author has a talent for explaining the scientific basis of digestive and absorptive problems in autistic children in ways that are easy for overwhelmed parents to understand.
$34.95
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Setting Up Classroom Spaces That Support Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Setting Up Classroom Spaces That Support Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders

By Susan Kabot
With even the best curricula and interventions, students with autism spectrum disorders will not learn unless the classroom environment is organized with their specific needs in mind. Setting Up Classroom Spaces That Support Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders shows through clear and brief text and lots of photos how to determine what type of furniture and materials to choose for various types of classrooms and how to arrange them in a way that creates an effective learning environment while reducing anxiety and preventing problem behaviors. It uses evidence-based practices of structure and visual supports to enhance the well-being and success of students. Examples are given for students across the age span with lots of lists and helpful resources, making it a must-have resource for every classroom. Foreword by Juane Heflin, PhD.
$29.95
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My Sensory Book: Working Together to Explore Sensory Issues and the Big Feelings They Can Cause

My Sensory Book: Working Together to Explore Sensory Issues and the Big Feelings They Can Cause

By Lauren Kerstein
At least 90% of children with autism spectrum disorder experience sensory challenges. My Sensory Book: Working Together to Explore Sensory Issues and the Big Feelings They Can Cause: A Workbook for Parents, Professionals, and Children is a workbook designed to provide children with a clearer understanding of their sensory systems and the impact sensory input may have on their emotions. The book provides clear descriptions and specific information about sensory systems and illustrates the link that exists between sensory input and emotions. This interactive workbook is useful in helping children and adults establish and understand the triggers for their strong emotions and use interventions that may help them cope more effectively with the world around them. After all, children who understand their sensory systems will have fewer behavior challenges!
$29.95
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Taking Care of Myself: A Hygiene, Puberty, and Personal Curriculum for Young People with Autism

Taking Care of Myself: A Hygiene, Puberty, and Personal Curriculum for Young People with Autism

By Mary Wrobel
Puberty can be especially tough when young people have autism or other special needs. Through simple stories similar to Carol Gray's Social Stories® , author Mary Wrobel teaches caregivers exactly what to say (and not say) and shows how you can create helpful stories of your own. Mary addresses hygiene, modesty, body growth and development, menstruation, touching, personal safety, and more. Young students can benefit from self-care skills such as using the toilet, brushing teeth, and washing hands. Parents and teachers should begin teaching these necessary skills as early as possible, even from ages three to five. The ultimate goal is to maximize the child's potential for independence and lifelong social success.
$27.95
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Taking Care of Myself 2: For Teenagers & Young Adults with ASD

Taking Care of Myself 2: For Teenagers & Young Adults with ASD

By Mary Wrobel
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 use in an instructional or home setting for any teenager or young adult with ASD. Topics covered include: dressing for different events, feeling anxious in social situations, public versus private behaviors, staying healthy, anxiety, depression, and feeling suicidal, social media issues, sexual harassment, finding and keeping friends (including a boyfriend or girlfriend), safe and responsible sex, and deciding to have sex with a partner, and more.
$27.95
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Simple Strategies that Work!: Helpful Hints for All Educators of Students with Autism and Related Disabilities

Simple Strategies that Work!: Helpful Hints for All Educators of Students with Autism and Related Disabilities

By Brenda Smith Myles , Diane Adreon
Children and youth with autism and related exceptionalities have great potential. However, all too often their abilities are not realized. Simple Strategies That Work! provides easy-to-implement ideas and suggestions that teachers can use to help a students with autism and related needs on the road to success. The book discusses how teachers can adjust the classroom to meet the needs of an individual with autism while not interfering with normal classroom routines. Not boggled down with jargon, this book includes tables and boxes for quick reference and clear meaning for autism-related information. Also included is information about what can cause anxiety for the student on the spectrum, how this can lead to decreased academic and social performance, decreased attention to task, and potential increases in behavior problems, and what the teacher can do to assist. With easy-to-implement suggestions, these simple strategies help all kids learn and make a difference in the life of somebody with high-functioning autism.
$26.00
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Songames for Sensory Processing: 25 Therapist-Created Musical Activities for Improving Fine & Gross-Motor Skills, Muscle Strength and Rhythmicity

Songames for Sensory Processing: 25 Therapist-Created Musical Activities for Improving Fine & Gross-Motor Skills, Muscle Strength and Rhythmicity

By Bob Wiz , Aubrey Lande
Fun and engaging for kids ages 3-8, Songames are musical activities for improving fine-and gross-motor skills, muscle strength, and rhythmicity. These 25 therapist-created Songames offer a world of developmental play activities. Plus, the 53-page companion booklet explains how to use music to enhance specific skills, provides a comprehensive list of resources, and triples the number of therapeutic ways to use the games! Includes a 2 disc CD set.
$24.95
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Sensory Wellness: The Art and Science of Thriving

Sensory Wellness: The Art and Science of Thriving

By Robyn Chu
This life-changing guide will help bridge the gap between understanding sensory wellness and putting it into practice. Drawing on the foundations of neuroscience, personal reflection, and practical strategies, Sensory Wellness invites readers to explore the profound impact of sensory input on their overall well-being. The journey begins with an introduction to the concept of sensory wellness, emphasizing the importance of reconnecting with our internal sensory experiences to support regulation and self-awareness. The author, an occupational therapist specializing in sensory processing, shares expert guidance with insightful anecdotes showing how sensory health can elevate us from merely surviving to flourishing.   Section Two delves into the intricacies of various sensory systems. Each chapter provides a detailed overview of the development, function, and impact of these systems on our daily lives. Through exercises and practical tips, it encourages readers to identify their sensory preferences and integrate sensory regulation strategies into their routines.   The book concludes by offering tools and techniques to enhance regulation, resilience, and overall health. By embracing sensory wellness, readers can foster deeper connections with themselves and others, improving relationships as well as work performance. In Sensory Wellness, you will discover how tuning into your body's signals and adjusting your sensory environment can lead to a more connected, joyful life. Whether you are a parent, educator, therapist, or simply someone interested in improving your sensory health, this book provides valuable insights and techniques to help you grow.
$24.95
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Naturopathic Wisdom: A Common Sense Mind-Body Approach for Struggling Children and Teens

Naturopathic Wisdom: A Common Sense Mind-Body Approach for Struggling Children and Teens

By Marlo Payne Thurman
Over the past 50 years, there have been some dramatic changes in how children are raised, fed, and educated. In looking at both child-rearing practices and children’s education, one of the most obvious changes is this as a society, we seem to have lost our most basic common sense about the natural relationship between physical wellness and mental health, and in so doing we’ve forgotten how interconnected we really are to the natural world around us. Isn’t it concerning that 1 in every 12 children take a medication that has a significant and often unknown impact on their development in cognitive and neurological maturation? As has always been true, children need good food, adequate sleep, plenty of fresh air and sunshine, and opportunities for physical work, play, and exercise. With these observations in mind, Naturopathic Wisdom provides a common sense roadmap for the implementation of safe naturopathic practices that are desperately needed for struggling children and teens. More specifically, this book will:
  • Highlight relevant aspects of the author’s own illness-to-wellness story
  • Share professional observations and insights gained from a mental health practice of 30+ years
  • Propose simple, safe, naturopathic interventions for the physical and mental health conditions in children and teens
  • Detail the research that supports these practices
$21.95
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Teaching Asperger’s Students Social Skills through Acting: All Their World’s a Stage

Teaching Asperger’s Students Social Skills through Acting: All Their World’s a Stage

By Amelia Davies , Jeanette McAfee
Winner of an iParenting Media Award! When given the chance, young people with Asperger's can be the most charismatic actors that have ever hit the stage. In this guidebook, author Amelia Davies provides the theories and activities you'll need to set up acting classes that double as social skills groups for individuals with Aspergers or high-functioning autism. Included are acting exercises and plays that teach actors how to control and use body language, nonverbal communication, tone of voice, facial expressions, and movement, which are all important social skills. Using these and many other skills onstage allows actors to develop social understanding through repetition and generalization. Actors can learn as a group or focus on individual challenges through their characters. Lights, camera, action!
$19.95
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Social Engagement & the Steps to Being Social: A Practical Guide for Teaching Social Skills to Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Social Engagement & the Steps to Being Social: A Practical Guide for Teaching Social Skills to Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

By Kathleen Taylor , Marci Laurel
Social Engagement & the Steps to Being Social is a unique, visual, and easy -to -use model that was developed to guide assessment and intervention across severity levels and age groups for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This user- friendly book defines social engagement in observable language and breaks down social skills into a series of clearly defined steps. Each step is further broken down into pivotal skills that can be taught directly, and matched with evidence- based practices to support teaching and learning. Case studies help illuminate concepts discussed at each step and sample activities are provided to support immediate real-world application. Readers will have access to a practical model that supports the teaching of social skills, including:
  • A structured framework for social development that shows how one skill builds on another.
  • Sub-skills to provide specific direction for skills to teach.
  • An assessment to determine where treatment should begin and for monitoring progress.
  • Links to specific evidence- based practices connected to the skills sets of the model.
  • A Social Plan that can be used as a tool for bridging assessment to specific treatment goals.
  • Case studies of individuals of varying ages and abilities.
  • Sample activities for promoting social development.Co-authors Kathleen “Mo” Taylor and Marci Laurel have been working and teaching together for the past 25 twenty-five years.Together they have developed this model based on their work with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families who have guided the process every step of the way. Mo and Marci have had the opportunity to present Social Engagement & the Steps to Being Social in New Mexico, nationally and internationally and have been excited and humbled by the many family members and professionals who have found the work of use in home, school, university and clinical settings.
$19.95
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