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¡Temple lo hizo y yo puedo, también!: Siete reglas de vida simples

¡Temple lo hizo y yo puedo, también!: Siete reglas de vida simples

By Jennifer Gilpin Yacio
Este es un libro infantil que ayudará a guiar e inspirar a todos los niños para que alcancen su potencial máximo. ¡Temple Lo logró, y yo también puedo! explica los obstáculos que la Dra. Temple Grandin enfrentó mientras crecía,luego da las reglas que ella siguió para superarlos y convertirse en una destacada científica de animales. Este libro colorido, fue escrito con la contribución y guía de la Dra. Grandin e incluye una introducción escrita por ella misma. The Spanish version of Temple Did It and I can Too! is a children's book that will help guide and inspire all children to reach their full potential. Temple did it, and I can too! explains the obstacles Dr. Temple Grandin faced growing up, then gives the rules she followed to overcome them and become a leading animal scientist. It was written with the input and guidance of Dr. Grandin and includes an introduction written by her.
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10 Cosas Que Tu Estudiante Con Autismo Desearía Que Supieras, Segunda Edicion (Ten Things Your Student With Autism Wishes You Knew, 2nd Edition)

10 Cosas Que Tu Estudiante Con Autismo Desearía Que Supieras, Segunda Edicion (Ten Things Your Student With Autism Wishes You Knew, 2nd Edition)

By Ellen Notbohm
En este emocionante libro compañero del amado clásico Diez cosas que todo niño con autismo desearía que supieras, la perspectiva única de la voz de un niño autista describe a los maestros, en el aula y en la comunidad en general, cómo comprender los patrones de pensamiento y procesamiento comunes en el autismo. Cómo dar forma a un entorno propicio para su estilo de aprendizaje y cómo comunicarse con los alumnos autistas de todas las edades de manera funcional y significativa. Es la guía que todo educador y miembro de la familia, en todo el mundo, necesita para crear entornos efectivos e inclusivos en los que el niño y el adulto sean tanto maestros como alumnos. Esta edición vibrantemente actualizada y ampliada incluye una guía totalmente nueva e imaginativa adaptable para la discusión grupal, la autorreflexión o la autoexpresión, un epílogo del hijo autista del autor y una perspectiva adicional de adultos autistas sobre sus experiencias en la educación. Perennemente popular desde 2006 y traducido a múltiples idiomas, Diez cosas que su estudiante con autismo desearía que supiera ahora brinda una nueva perspectiva a una nueva generación de educadores y estudiantes autistas.
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10 Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, 20th Anniversary Hardcover Edition

10 Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, 20th Anniversary Hardcover Edition

By Ellen Notbohm
The 20th Anniversary Edition of Ellen Notbohm’s Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew commemorates the timeless insights of one of the autism community’s most beloved classics. Translated into more than 25 languages,Ten Things has transcended geographic, cultural, and socio-economic boundaries to guide and inspire millions of families and professionals worldwide. Framed with humor and compassion, the book helps to illuminate— not define—autistic children. A child’s voice leads into each chapter, opening a window to understanding ten core characteristics of autism and their influence on how our children see, hear, feel and react to their physical, sensory and social-emotional environments. And, in a new section exclusive to the 20th Anniversary Edition, Ellen gives us The 11th Thing, her wise and thought-provoking response to one of Ten Things readers’ most frequent requests. Ellen's experiences as a parent, author, advocate, and contributor to numerous parenting, education, and health publications coalesce to create this perceptive, informative, and highly relatable guide empowering all who interact with someone on the autism spectrum.
$24.95
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10 Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew: 3rd Edition Revised and Updated

10 Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew: 3rd Edition Revised and Updated

By Ellen Notbohm
A child’s voice leads into each chapter, offering a one-of-a-kind exploration into how ten core characteristics of autism affect our children’s perceptions and reactions to the surrounding physical, sensory and social environments. This revised and updated third edition sharpens the focus on these basic aspects while expanding on how our own perspectives shape the life of our child and ourselves, today, tomorrow, and for years to come. An all-new section illuminates the surprising breadth of our power of choice and outlines potent strategies for strong decision-making in every situation. Every parent, teacher, social worker, therapist, and physician should have this succinct and informative book in their back pocket. Framed with both humor and compassion, the book lists the top ten characteristics that help illuminate—not define—children with autism. Ellen's personal experiences as a parent, an autism columnist, and a contributor to numerous parenting magazines coalesce to create this guide for anyone with someone on the autism spectrum in their life. There is also an edition of this book available in Spanish.
$17.95
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10 Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded, 2nd Edition

10 Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded, 2nd Edition

By Ellen Notbohm
This vibrantly updated and expanded edition includes an imaginative, all-new guide adaptable for group discussion, self-reflection, or self-expression, an afterword from the author’s autistic son, and added perspective from autistic adults about their experiences in education. Continuously in print since 2006, and translated into multiple languages, Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew brings fresh perspective to a new generation of educators and autistic learners.  
  • Gold Medal, Independent Publisher Book Awards, Nonfiction Series (with Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew)
  • Winner, Eric Hoffer Book Awards, Reference/Education
  • American Book Fest Best Book Award finalist, Education
  • Chanticleer International Book Awards finalist, Instruction and Insight
  • Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist, Education
  • Foreword Book of the Year finalist, Education
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1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism

1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism

By Ellen Notbohm , Veronica Zysk
Winner of  a Silver medal in the Independent Publishers Book Awards and Learning Magazine's Teachers Choice Award, 1001 Great Ideas has been a treasured resource in the autism community since 2004. In this expanded second edition, Ellen Notbohm (best-selling author of the revolutionary book Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew) and Veronica Zysk (award-winning author and former editor of Autism Asperger's Digest magazine) present parents and educators with over 1800 ideas try-it-now tips, eye-opening advice, and grassroots strategies. More than 600 fresh ideas join tried and true tactics from the original edition, offering modifications for older kids, honing in on Asperger's challenges, and enhancing already-effective ways to help your child or student achieve success at home, in school, and in the community. This one-stop-shop of solutions, explanations, and strategies guides the reader to quickly find ideas that speak to the variety of developmental levels, learning styles, and abilities inherent in children with autism and Asperger's.
$26.95
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101 Positive Steps Toward Employment with Autism: Social Skills for the Workplace

101 Positive Steps Toward Employment with Autism: Social Skills for the Workplace

By Lisa Tew
Employers are looking for employees who are positive. Employers may list specific “hard” or technical skills that they want an employee to have for a particular job, but surveys show that employers most want to hire people who have positive “soft skills”. Employers want to hire someone who can work in harmony with others, someone who can communicate and respond socially to customers, coworkers, and supervisors with positivity.
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250 LIFEHACKS FOR YOUNG AUTISTIC ADULTS: Your Guide to a Simpler Life

250 LIFEHACKS FOR YOUNG AUTISTIC ADULTS: Your Guide to a Simpler Life

By Peter Vermeulen
250 Lifehacks for Young Autistic Adults: Your Guide to a Simpler Life covers—with humor and sensitivity—the twenty biggest challenges for people with autism. Written in collaboration with autistic individuals, it illustrates what autistics can do themselves to tackle these challenges, and also how others can help. Though the book is primarily written for adults with autism, it is also an excellent guide for their friends, neighbors, partners, parents and employers. By reading about the challenges and the accompanying tips, people without autism can also gain a better insight into what autistics struggle with, where these challenges come from, and how they can help and support them. As mentioned, the selection of the twenty challenges and all tips in this book are the result of meetings of people with autism, more specifically ambassadors of “Strengthmakers in Autism.” This is an organization that strives for full inclusion of autistic individuals. At the back of the book the ambassadors introduce themselves. Topics include:  
  • Setting boundaries and daring to say no
  • Planning and organizing
  • Making choices and decisions
  • Dealing with unpredictable events
  • And much more!
$24.95
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5 Things You Need to Know About Social Skills Coaching: Your Guide to Better Communication Skills in the Modern World

5 Things You Need to Know About Social Skills Coaching: Your Guide to Better Communication Skills in the Modern World

By Roya Ostovar , Kritsa DiVittore
Improve Your Quality of Life with Social Skills Coaching Social language is much like any other language, and social language skills are like any other skills; they can be learned and improved with practice. If we think about the skills required for any sport, we know right away that the role of the coach is critical. The same is true for social language, the difference is that being coached on our social skills is new to us. This quick guide covers what social coaching is and how social skills coaching can be beneficial for anyone and lead them to a more fulfilling life. Some of the social skills addressed in this book are interpersonal skills, non-verbal communication, self awareness, creating positive and meaningful interactions with others, and more.
$9.95
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A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul

A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul

By Jack Canfield , Mark Victor Hansen
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Bestselling authors Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen present another joyful collection of stories for your reading pleasure. Within the pages of A 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul you will find shining examples of the best qualities we all share as human beings: compassion, grace, forgiveness, hope, courage, dedication, generosity and faith. Stories may be the most powerful teaching tool available to us, especially when the lessons being taught are love, necessary losses, respect and values. In this volume of Chicken Soup for the Soul, the authors share more collected wisdom on love, parenting, teaching, learning, death, attitude and overcoming obstacles. This book will warm your heart, brighten your darkest day and put a smile on your face that will last a lifetime.
$14.95
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