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Understanding and Treating Anxiety in Autism
A Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Edited by Stephen M. Edelson and Jane Botsford Johnson. Foreword by Dr. David G. Amaral.
A comprehensive guide to assessing and treating anxiety disorders within individuals on the autism spectrum to benefit professionals, parents and carers of those on the autistic spectrum who suffer with anxiety. Learn More2020, 272pp -
All Birds Have Anxiety
Kathy Hoopmann
All Birds Have Anxiety explores the symptoms of anxiety disorder and their impact on day-to-day life through colourful images of life as a bird. Its humorous yet gentle approach recognises the stress that anxiety can cause, helping people to better understand how it feels to have anxiety. Learn More2017, Hardback, 8.58in x 8.43in / 218mm x 214mm, 72pp, $15.95ISBN: 97817859218272017, Ebook, PDF, 72pp, $15.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-454-0 -
How to start, carry on and end conversations
Scripts for social situations for people on the autism spectrum
Paul Jordan. Foreword by Tony Attwood.
Drawing on his own experience on the autism spectrum and his knowledge of linguistics, Paul Jordan provides simple 'scripts for thinking' that will help teens with autism to make sense of social situations and engage in everyday conversations. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 7.80in x 6.30in / 198mm x 160mm, 88pp, $14.95ISBN: 97817859224592017, Ebook, ePUB, 96pp, $14.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-529-5 -
The Weighted Blanket Guide
Everything You Need to Know about Weighted Blankets and Deep Pressure for Autism, Chronic Pain, and Other Conditions
Eileen Parker and Cara Koscinski
This concise guide provides everything you need to know about deep pressure and using weighted blankets to help with sensory integration, improve sleep, lessen anxiety, ease chronic pain, and more. Based on up-to-date research, it dispels online myths and provides reliable information on selecting safe and effective weighted blankets. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.50in x 6.46in / 216mm x 164mm, 112pp, $16.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-718-92016, Ebook, ePUB, 112pp, $16.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-202-7 -
Understanding and Treating Self-Injurious Behavior in Autism
A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
Edited by Stephen M. Edelson and Jane Botsford Johnson, Foreword by Temple Grandin
A complete guide to understanding and treating self-injury in autism (ASD). With contributions by top experts, the book explains various causes and forms of self-injury, discusses the treatment options available, including medical, psychiatric and nutritional treatments, and considers the effectiveness of multidisciplinary approaches. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 9.65in x 6.81in / 245mm x 173mm, 304pp, $35.00ISBN: 978-1-84905-741-72016, Ebook, ePUB, 304pp, $35.00ISBN: 978-1-78450-189-1 -
Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Second Edition
Different Sensory Experiences - Different Perceptual Worlds
Olga Bogdashina, Foreword by Manuel F. Casanova
The fully revised edition of this bestselling book brings the understanding of sensory perceptual issues in autism up to date with current research. It describes sensory perceptual experiences and sensitivities and explains the cognitive differences caused by them. The final chapters are devoted to assessment and different methods of intervention. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.90in x 5.98in / 226mm x 152mm, 288pp, $26.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-673-12016, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, $26.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-179-2 -
Eurhythmics for Autism and Other Neurophysiologic Diagnoses
A Sensorimotor Music-Based Treatment Approach
Dorita S. Berger. Foreword by Stephen M. Shore.
The theory and practice of incorporating Eurhythmics movement in music-based sessions. Session plans and case studies are included to illustrate how the treatment can be used with a range of cognitive and sensory issues, such as autism, dementia, PTSD, stroke, and cerebral palsy. Learn More2015, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.14in / 229mm x 156mm, 264pp, $37.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-989-32015, Ebook, ePUB, 264pp, $35.00ISBN: 978-0-85700-905-0 -
The Secrets in Their Eyes
Transforming the Lives of People with Cognitive, Emotional, Learning, or Movement Disorders or Autism by Changing the Visual Software of the Brain
Melvin Kaplan
Problems with vision can cause practical, emotional and behavioral difficulties. The author shows how cutting-edge vision therapy techniques can immediately rectify these problems, by looking at the software of the eye to identify the underlying cause, and using visual management programs to ensure permanent results. Learn More2015, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.14in / 228mm x 156mm, 208pp, $27.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-736-32015, Ebook, ePUB, 224pp, $27.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-140-2 -
Autism and Spirituality
Psyche, Self and Spirit in People on the Autism Spectrum
Olga Bogdashina
Spirituality plays a vital role in the lives of many people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Drawing on interdisciplinary research as well as first-hand experiences of people with ASD, Olga Bogdashina shows how people with ASD experience their inner worlds and sense of self, and how this shapes the spiritual dimension of their lives. Learn More2013, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.69in / 229mm x 170mm, 272pp, $37.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-285-62013, Ebook, ePUB, 272pp, $32.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-591-5 -
How Everyone on the Autism Spectrum, Young and Old, can...
become Resilient, be more Optimistic, enjoy Humor, be Kind, and increase Self-Efficacy - A Positive Psychology Approach
June Groden, Ayelet Kantor, Cooper R. Woodard, and Lewis P. Lipsitt
This book looks in detail at five positive character traits - resilience, optimism, humor, kindness, and self-efficacy - and offers tried and tested strategies for bolstering each strength in individuals with ASD. The authors provide rich and varied lesson plans which contain a multitude of activities and which can be easily implemented. Learn More2011, Paperback / softback, 0.16in x 0.16in / 4mm x 4mm, 272pp, $21.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-853-72011, Ebook, ePUB, 272pp, $21.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-520-5
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