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Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals

Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals

By Temple Grandin , Catherine Johnson
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From beloved animal expert Temple Grandin, a fascinating exploration on how animals feel—essential reading for anyone who’s ever owned, cared for, or simply cared about an animal. While it’s usually easy to pinpoint the cause of physical pain in animals, to know what’s causing them emotional distress is much harder. Drawing on the latest research and her own work, Grandin identifies the core emotional needs of animals. Then she explains how to fulfill them for dogs and cats, horses, farm animals, and zoo animals. Whether it’s how to make the healthiest environment for the dog you must leave alone most of the day, how to keep pigs from being bored, or how to know if the lion pacing in the zoo is miserable or just exercising, Grandin teaches us to challenge our assumptions about animal contentment and honor our bond with our fellow creatures.
$20.99
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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior

Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior

By Temple Grandin , Catherine Johnson
With unique personal insight, experience, and hard science, Animals in Translation is the definitive, groundbreaking work on animal behavior and psychology. Temple Grandin’s professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other expert in the field of animal science. Grandin and coauthor Catherine Johnson present their powerful theory that autistic people can often think the way animals think—putting autistic people in the perfect position to translate “animal talk.” Exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and even animal genius, Grandin is a faithful guide into their world. Animals in Translation reveals that animals are much smarter than anyone ever imagined, and Grandin, standing at the intersection of autism and animals, offers unparalleled observations and extraordinary ideas about both.
$20.00
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Autism Inventory of Development: An Assessment Tool for Parents and Professionals

Autism Inventory of Development: An Assessment Tool for Parents and Professionals

By Roya Ostovar
The Autism Inventory Development (AID) was designed to be a tool to gather critical information for the process of assessing for Autism Spectrum Disorder. The critical informational areas the AID covers include the following:
  • • Family History
  • • Child History
  • • Medical History
  • • Developmental Milestones
  • • Communication
  • • Cognitive and Executive Functioning Abilities
  • • Social Functioning
  • • Interests
  • • Sensory Integration and Processing
  • • Behaviors
The AID was created with two purposes in mind. First, it was created for clinicians to obtain a comprehensive record of a child’s history to assist in the diagnostic process. Second, and equally important, it was created for parents, caregivers, and/or family members to create a record for themselves that holds critical and important historical information for the individual being assessed. Avoid lost forms and unanswered questions with this indispensable aid in autism assessment and diagnosis!
$19.95
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Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Children with High-Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents

Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Children with High-Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents

By Rebecca Moyes
How do teachers and parents of children with autism address a child's social skills? And what do they do about problem behaviors? This book provides possible explanations for these behaviours, and a wealth of practical help for both teachers and parents to address them. Teachers learn how to create environmental supports and how to incorporate specific teaching strategies. Students with autism learn the new skills they might need, and ways of making their behavior more acceptable. This book is full of practical tips on how to tackle different kinds of challenging behaviors both in the classroom and outside it.
$32.95
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Absolutely No Dogs Allowed

Absolutely No Dogs Allowed

By Asher Kranowitz
Absolutely No Dogs Allowed! tells the story of a boy, his dog, and his A to Z menagerie of animals attempting to enjoy a walk in the park. This delightfully illustrated alphabet book with alliteration highlights our senses and sensory issues, as well as our emotions. Guidelines to help parents and teachers explore the senses and emotions with their young children are included. Asher Kranowitz is currently in middle school. He dictated this book to his grandmother when he was in second grade. The book was inspired by a sign he noticed when visiting the beach. He lives in Barrington, Rhode Island, and loves to play football and basketball. He has a younger brother and a beloved Goldendoodle named Frisco.
$14.95
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A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism

A Treasure Chest of Behavioral Strategies for Individuals with Autism

By Beth Fouse , Maria Wheeler
A cornucopia of ideas, strategies, and concepts that will apply to virtually any situation! The authors address sensory, communication, physical, and social-emotional issues by increasing desired behaviors and decreasing unwanted behaviors. You will learn how to
  • build sensory diets into everyday activities
  • use antecedent control
  • teach students to self-regulate
  • deal with self-injurious behaviors, physical or verbal aggression
  • teach toilet training
  • handle obsessive-compulsive behavior and fixations
  • deal with crisis/stress/data management
  • handle data management
and much more. Whatever problems you face, you'll find helpful solutions to them in this book. This book should be on every teacher's and parent's bookshelf. Great reference source!
$39.95
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A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin’s Mother Tells the Family Story

A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin’s Mother Tells the Family Story

By Eustacia Cutler
A Thorn in My Pocket is Eustacia Cutler’s story of raising her daughter, Temple Grandin, in the conservative “Leave-it-to-Beaver” world of the fifties: a time when children with autism were routinely diagnosed as infant schizophrenics and banished to institutions. She tells of her fight to keep Temple in the mainstream of family, community and school life, how Temple responded and went on to succeed―as Ms. Cutler puts it, “beyond my wildest dreams.” Ms. Cutler also explores the nature of the autism disorder as doctors understand it today, and how its predominant characteristics reflect our own traits in an exaggerated form.
$16.95
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A Parent’s Guide to Early Intervention: A Comprehensive Model for Children with Special Needs

A Parent’s Guide to Early Intervention: A Comprehensive Model for Children with Special Needs

By Alex Liau
  • What can I do about it?
  • Where should I seek help?
  • Should I focus on just specific therapies?
  • Can I outsource this intervention and not get involved?
  • How can I get my child out of early intervention programs and back to mainstream schools?A Parents Guide to Early Intervention will help you navigate the questions above with simple step-by-step processes. The Comprehensive Model for Early Intervention (CMEI) was developed by Alex Liau, who has worked with children with special needs for the past 15 years. Alex has combined his experiences in working with parents in Asia, United States, Australia, and Europe in crafting early intervention plans for children with special needs to teach parents: 
  • How to structure the home environment to optimize learning for their children with special needs
  • Simple one-on-one activities (done in a structured manner) to help their children develop good work habits
  • How to transit what is learned in a one-on-one setting to a small-group setting to build “pre-preschool” skills
  • How to generalize what is learned in a small early intervention group setting into a bigger mainstream classroom setting
  • How to build basic social skills for children with special needs to cope with the mainstream school environment
  • What parents can do to help their children with special needs navigate this model successfully
Alex believes that parents play an integral part in the development of a child with special needs. CMEI breaks down the various steps parents can take to oversee and be INVOLVED in their children's intervention plan.
$24.95
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A Lifetime of Laughing and Loving with Autism

A Lifetime of Laughing and Loving with Autism

By R. Wayne Gilpin
This book will warm your heart! A compilation of the first three Laughing and Loving with Autism books, this "Best of" book contains all of your favorite stories, plus some new ones. The concept for Laughing and Loving came when R Wayne Gilpin realized how much people enjoyed the stories about his son, Alex, and his unique view of the world. Not only did people love his stories, they usually chimed in with a few of their own. This "light" view of autism contrasted sharply with all of the technical manuals, or doom and gloom stories that were in print at the time, so Wayne decided that THIS view needed to be shared. As a publisher, he printed up 500 copies, and hoped he could sell them within a few years. He took them to the National Autism Society of America meeting in 1993, and all 500 were gone within two days. The world needed this kind of book, and it still does. A compilation of your favorite stories from Laughing and Loving with Autism, More Laughing and Loving with Autism, and Much More Laughing and loving with Autism; this book will warm your heart while it opens up to all the great qualities our folks with autism bring to us.
$9.95
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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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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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Hope for the Violently Aggressive Child: New Diagnoses and Treatments that Work

Hope for the Violently Aggressive Child: New Diagnoses and Treatments that Work

By Ralph Ankenman
Have a problem with aggressive behavior in your child? Get help here! Dr. Ralph Ankenman presents new diagnoses and treatment options for children who have severe disruptive meltdowns at home or school. Referred to as Immature Adrenaline Systems Over-reactivity (IASO), this approach is based on the relationship between aggression and the body's adrenaline systems. Therefore, IASO does not require psychotropic drugs. Instead, IASO reduces or eliminates psychotropic drugs from a child's regimen. IASO stops episodes of violence and aggression in patients with autism, bipolar disorder, developmental disabilities, and many with no mental health diagnosis at all. Standard psychotropic drugs often do not fully resolve these behaviors and lead to unnecessary side effects. A companion website enables caregivers and parents to discuss and share tips about this new approach.
$19.95
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