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Little Rainman: Autism through the Eyes of a Child

Little Rainman: Autism through the Eyes of a Child

By Karen Simmons , Karen Sicoli , Rob Woodbury
Recommended by world-renowned author and speaker Dr. Temple Grandin, this children’s book paints a picture of what life is like for children with autism. Unique illustrations accompany a child’s voice as he explains the different ways he thinks, sees, hears, and feels. This book is great for reading to children with or without autism to encourage acceptance and understanding. Written by Karen Simmons-Sicoli, mother of a son with autism and the founder of Autism Today, this was one of the first books of its kind and it continues to be a classic in the autism community.
$14.95
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Manners Matter! (Temple Grandin Talks to Kids)

Manners Matter! (Temple Grandin Talks to Kids)

By Veronica Zysk , Temple Grandin
For decades, Temple Grandin has been a voice and a positive force in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) community. Through her books and speaking engagements she has inspired and enlightened teachers, therapists, professionals, mother, fathers and family members with her perspectives about life with autism. Now, in Manners Matter! Temple steps away from the world of adults and talks directly to kids themselves, sharing her experiences living with and growing up with autism in kid-friendly language and colorfully illustrated stories and characters. This first book in the Temple Talks to Kids series focuses on manners and social niceties, what Temple considers to be the key that unlocks doors to social interaction, social acceptance, and social opportunities across our lives. Children will delight in Temple’s familiar cowgirl style, straight-shooting language about the importance of manners and adults will appreciate the hard-won wisdom and advice she provides. Temple Grandin says having good manners is very important! Sometimes, it is hard to understand these rules and “social stuff,” and there can be so much to remember. But manners help people live together and get along well. They will also help you on your way to achieve your goals and dreams. Temple is here to help, showing different ways to use your manners, such as:
  • The importance of “please” and “thank you”
  • Table manners
  • Everyday manners
  • Manners in public . . . and so much more.
There are lots of simple ways to show good manners, and your friend Temple is here to lead the way. You’ll learn a lot, and have fun practicing, too . . . because after all, MANNERS MATTER!
$12.95
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Music Therapy

Music Therapy

By Betsey King
Music is a unique path to communication and learning for children. Its effectiveness as a therapeutic and learning tool comes from its ability to provide two distinct frameworks for therapy and teaching. Music can create a consistent, stable, and predictable environment. Melody, harmony, and rhythm from a favorite song can provide familiar cues and bring comfort in an unfamiliar or stressful setting. Yet music can also be infinitely changing with the child from moment to moment, reflecting his or her behavior and emotions. Music therapy is the prescribed use of music to address non-musical goals in such areas as cognition, communication, and socialization. Music therapists are degree professionals who structure specific therapeutic plans in a variety of educational and health care settings, creating unique interventions for each individual. However, many of the principles of music therapy can be put to use by other therapists, teachers, and parents-even by people who do not consider themselves musical.
$19.95
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My Friend With Autism: Enhanced Edition

My Friend With Autism: Enhanced Edition

By Beverly Bishop
This book’s vivid illustrations and charming storyline will foster tolerance and understanding among peers, while the printable coloring pages will enlighten and engage learners! My Friend with Autism Enhanced Edition is the exceptional result of author and parent Beverly Bishop’s determination to educate her son’s classmates about autism, thus helping her son fit in at school. A peer narrator explains that his friend with autism is good at some things and not so good at others―just like everyone else! In an informative, positive tone, he addresses issues such as:
  • Sensory Sensitivity
  • Communication Differences
  • Unique Ways of Playing
  • Insistence on Routine
At the end of the book are page-by-page notes for adults, which supplement the text with facts and explanations to further educate teachers and classmates’ parents.
$14.95
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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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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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Overcoming Anxiety in Children & Teens

Overcoming Anxiety in Children & Teens

By Jed Baker
Practical and evidence based treatments for anxiety are described in an extremely user friendly format. Parents and clinicians alike will be able to help both typical and autistic children overcome debilitating anxiety. Simple to use fear ladders, "think like a scientist" cue cards, meditation guides, physical exercises, and cognitive behavioral strategie are shown to help children gradually confront their fears. If you need simple, ready to use strategies that work, this is the book for you. Chapters cover:
  • Simple phobias
 
  • Social phobia
 
  • Selective mutism
 
  • Separation anxiety
 
  • School refusal
 
  • Panic disorder
 
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
 
  • Somatic symptom disorder and/or illness anxiety disorder
 
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
 
  • Perfectionism
and other common fears.
$14.95
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Payton Is Afraid of Dirt

Payton Is Afraid of Dirt

By Shanna Simpson
Payton is scared of being dirty. He washes in the kitchen for a long time. He washes in the bathtub for a long time. He rubs…and he scrubs. Payton can't stop cleaning. He told his family, "I can’t stop thinking about how dirty everything is. What's happening to me?" Payton’s family was worried. Dad told Payton they were taking him to a psychiatrist, a special doctor for the brain. Payton met Doctor LaBock, who said, "I heard there’s somebody in your head bossing you around."   After a thorough exam, Doctor LaBock said, "Payton, I think you might have OCD. Do you know what that means?" Payton shook his head. "Well," said the doctor, "OCD stands for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. It’s something a lot of people have. OCD makes them worry about all different things." "I challenge you, Payton," said the doctor, "to come up with something of your own that makes your OCD get a little bit smaller." Doctor LaBock gave Payton a workbook to follow. That night, the whole family read the workbook. The book taught Payton more ways to fight OCD. Payton kept reading and saw Doctor LaBock every week. Then, he had an idea. The next time it came around, he’d "ROAR it away!"   Payton learned how to scare and shrink OCD whenever it bugged him. He fought OCD every way he could. After a while, he got good at it!
$9.95
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Picky, Picky Pete – A Boy and His Sensory Challenges

Picky, Picky Pete – A Boy and His Sensory Challenges

By Michele Griffin
My oh My - why are you so picky? Because this shirt is really itchy! Pete finds his clothes uncomfortable and can't stand "paint, soap, and things with lumps." He explains this to his mother and the reader in this fun children's book, as he and mom navigate a difficult, but typical, morning in the life of a young boy with sensory issues. Written by an occupational therapist, this picture book is a must-have for any child with sensory processing disorder. Michele Griffin is a pediatric occupational therapist. While working as a therapist, she was intrigued by the children who were 'extra-sensitive'. They often demonstrated strong dislikes for haircuts, loud noises, tags in shirts, seams on socks and food with lumps. Sensitive children, or those with sensory issues, are challenging for parents to rear! These children and their parents are the inspiration for this book, which helps foster communication, tolerance and understanding between parent and child.
$12.95
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School Shadow Guidelines

School Shadow Guidelines

By Jed Baker
Your child may find it difficult to adapt to new surroundings and learning environments from time to time. School Shadow Guidelines helps guide your child to develop appropriate behaviors in school, establish an environment that helps to strengthen academic ability, and also build up on his/her social interaction skills with the goal of independence. Special needs children can benefit from having inclusive education to aid in their development and growth; this is where school shadowing serves vital roles.
$16.95
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Sensorimotor Interventions: Using Movement to Improve Overall Body Function

Sensorimotor Interventions: Using Movement to Improve Overall Body Function

By Cara Koscinski , Carol Kranowitz
Optimal function of our bodies occurs when our sensory and motor systems are strong and able to adapt to the demands of the environment. Today’s children often struggle with fidgeting, decreased attention, and immature motor patterns which manifest themselves through frustration and behavior issues. When our body’s systems are not integrated to form a strong foundation, difficulties in many areas occur. This book provides education about using movement to improve overall function. Instruction and pictures for movement activities, which are fun-based are included. A ‘menu’ of activities for therapists are easily accessible by thumbing through the book. By organizing and categorizing activities by target area, therapists will enjoy choosing fun and easily duplicated therapeutic games. Various pieces of equipment designed for therapeutic purposes are commonly utilized by occupational therapists (OTs). Three creative and fun activities are illustrated and explained for each piece of equipment listed in the book. Each activity is broken down into specific target areas. Some target areas are proprioceptive, tactile, vestibular systems, timing, spatial aware-the body system impacted by the activity, visual perception, sensory seeking, sensory modulation, posture, coordination, among many others.
$14.65
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