Sex, Sunscreen, Turtles and How (Not) to Pack a Suitcase
ByAbigoliahSchamaun,JoeWells NEW Wecan'tstressthisenough;thisisn'taself-helpbook.
Nor is it a book making any bold sociopolitical claims other than this one; Neurodivergent people are a community of real human beings with many shared experiences and as such we have a right to celebrate those experiences with silly stories about pet tortoises, onenightstands,andshowingthedoctoryourbumhole.
Expect cluttered kitchen counters, awkward coworker interactions, trespassing, cheese stealing, tears in the Austrian Alps, burned carpets, mayonnaise, plaque covered teeth, Duck a l'Orange, party poppers and much moreaswesharesomeofourfavourite"Neurodivergent Moments" - moments in our lives when our brain has actedinanunconventionalway.
We hope that by showing you the funny parts of our differently wired brains, we can encourage you to be yourself and most importantly laugh. Don't worry, you're inthecompanyofpeoplewho'getit'.
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Neurodiversity-Affirming Occupational Therapy
Empowering Approaches to Foster Neurodivergent Participation
This community-driven resource is a timely collaboration amongst justice-focused leaders, equipping OT professionals with the tools to foster neurodiversity-affirming practice. Drawn from lived experience, professional expertise, and justiceoriented frameworks, this is both a practical guide and a visionary blueprint for dismantling ableism in OT practice. Supplementedwithover100pagesofdigitalcontentincludinga bonus chapter of case studies, a resource on how to support Neurodivergent students in higher education and more, this book is a roadmap for transforming OT into a more equitable professionthatcelebratesneurodivergentwaysoflife.
Non-Violent Resistance and Neurodiversity
Effective relational support for autistic individuals and people with intellectual disability
BySophieDoswell NEW
Non-Violent Resistance and Neurodiversity introduces NonViolent Resistance (NVR) as a parenting approach for neurodiversefamilies,whereoneormoremembersisautisticor hasanintellectualdisability.Thesefamiliesoftenfacedifficulties such as increased levels of distressed behaviour, challenges in emotional regulation, isolation and higher parental stress. NVR isatherapeuticapproachthatisdesignedtomanagesuchissues and strengthen relationships through positive authority and withoutpunitivemeasures.
School Isn't For Everyone
(and what you can do instead)
A Practical Neuro-affirming Guide to Unschooling
ByHeidiSteel,ForewordbyNaomiFisher,IllustratedbyBecky Whinnerah NEW
Unschooling, a learner-centred educational philosophy, breaks awayfromtheconfinesoftraditionalschooling,advocatingfora more organic, child-centric approach. Its essence lies in the belief that learning is a natural and lifelong process. It is cemented in the fact that children are innately curious and capable of directing their own education when provided with a nurturing and resource-rich environment. This book delves into theprinciplesofunschooling,providinginsightsintoitsbenefits, challenges,andpracticalapplication.
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Stuck on Hard Mode
The ADHD, Autistic and AuDHD Strategy Guide for Real Life
ByErinPhillips
Your energy levels are depleted; those laundry and washing up questlines are all flashing with red exclamation marks and nearly everything is on fire...but that's just an average day for manyneurodivergentpeople,right?
Being autistic, ADHD or AuDHD can sometimes feel like you're stuck on hard mode with no option to toggle that difficulty setting. Fear not! The first ever neurodivergent-friendly strategy guide to everyday life is here to improve your gameplay in a world built for neurotypicals. Hilarious, witty and packed full of gorgeous art and 'screenshots' from the ultimate videogamereal life - this strategy guide is your tool to surviving the missionsandquestsofthedailygrind.
Helped along by your digital companion Erin and allies you'll meet along the way, this guide features advice on customising your character, developing your stats, managing tricky status effects like burnout, and even making friends and exploring relationships in multiplayer mode. In this guide you have all the strats, tips and tricks you need to thrive during all aspects of gameplay as a neurodivergent player. So, let's begin and establishaplaystylethatworksforyou.
Women and girls with ADHD are often left feeling misunderstood and inadequately supported by health care. This comes as no surprise when research has historically almost exclusively been conducted on boys and men, leading to a lack of understanding around female specific ADHD challenges. For the first time, this book from two experienced doctors and ADHD experts, connects the latest science on ADHD and the influence of sex hormones, to the everyday lives of women and girlswithADHD.
ChaptersprovidevitalknowledgeontheADHDbrainandfemale sexual and reproductive development whilst also introducing five fictional women at different hormonal phases of their lives from puberty through to post-menopause to give insight into thelivedexperienceofADHD.Readersarealsointroducedtoan ADHD 24/7 language which provides a tailored approach to selfcare for ADHD women and girls, allowing them to better advocate for themselves and enabling those supporting them to understandthechallengestheyface.
Paperback 288 pages 216 x 138 mm
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Release Date: 08/2026
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Autistic Menopause
A Guide to the Menopausal Transition for Autistic People and those Supporting Them
ByJulieTurner-Cobb,RachelMoseley NEW
The first book exploring the experience of being autistic and going through menopause. This ground breaking book explores the intersection of autism and the menopause, drawing on the authors research and the lived experience of sixteen people. Providing an understanding of the changes and symptoms caused by the menopause, and their unique effects on autistic people, this book offers the clarity this community has been missing. Having menopausal symptoms as an autistic person can feel isolating and confusing. You might be wondering why you are feeling so lost or why your experience doesn't seem anythinglikeotherpeoples.
David Russell (Author) David Russell has extensive experience specialising in work with children and young people with harmful sexual behaviour and / or who have experienced sexual abuse or exploitation. He currently sits on the NOTA (National Organisation for the Treatment of Abuse) Scotland Executive Committee,supportingprofessionalsrespondingtosexualharm.
Dr Sophie King-Hill (Author) Dr Sophie King-Hill is an Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham's Health Services Management Centre. She is also Head of Equity, Diversity and BelongingfortheSchoolofSocialPolicyandSociety.
How to Save Your Own Life
A guide to recovering from an eating disorder as an autistic person
ByRachelClark,ForewordbyLeanneMaskell,JohnStewart
NEW
There are a thousand books about eating disorders, taking everything from gender to age into account. But they have a habit of assuming that you're neurotypical, and that your brain works in a very specific way. Not exactly helpful if yours doesn't! In this essential self-help guide, Rachel Clark shares what she's learned from her own experiences as an autistic and ADHD young person with anorexia, and how you can use it for your own recovery. She explores how eating disorders can be a coping mechanism for the stress of a neurotypical world, and how autism can both create the ideal environment for an eating disordertodevelop,butalsoprovidekeytoolstoovercomeit.
Minecraft (R) provides an ideal space for children of all neurotypes to learn and develop social awareness. The game makes exploring concepts like perspective-taking and communication fun, and it quickly provides common ground for both structured group and playground conversations.
This new edition shares everything you need to know about setting up and running a Minecraft Social Group that supports both autistic children and their peers, with each session plan focusing on a different aspect of social development, like cooperation, persistence, and accepting difference - all aimed at helping kids to build lifelong skills. It has been fully updated with neuroaffirmative language and principles, including an ageappropriate exploration of the double empathy problem (the idea that communication is a two-way street, and those who aren't autistic need to make adjustments just asmuchasthosewhoare).
With over 100 pages of downloadable session plans and handouts, this manual makes it easy for professionals to use Minecraft to help children develop their social awarenessandfeelmoreconfidentwithcommunication.
Previous Edition: 9781785924613
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Supporting the Wellbeing of Autistic Children and Young People An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Approach to Building Emotional Resilience
ByFreddyJacksonBrown
Raising an autistic child is a uniquely rewarding journey, filled with moments of joy, love and connection. However, it can also bring challenges that require understanding, patience, and new ways of looking at emotional growth and resilience. Supporting an autistic child effectively often requires two interlocking approaches: 1) changing the world around them to make it more inclusive; and 2) teaching them skills to better navigate thatworld.Thisbookdoesboth. PAVILIONPUBLISHING
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The Scale of the Spectrum Insight Into Autistic Experiences
ByJoannaGrace
The Scale of the Spectrum is an accessible collection of 'story pairs' exploring the commonality of autistic experience. Each story pair tells an account of an autistic person with high support needs and/or their behaviour being misunderstood, alongside an experience of an autistic person with low support needs. Their stories are organised in two sections. In the first, understanding of an autistic person with high support needs is discoveredthroughtheexperienceofapersonwithlowsupport needs; in the second, an autistic person with low support needs comes to better understand their experience by relating to a personwithhighsupportneeds. PAVILIONPUBLISHING
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Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Adults with intellectual disabilities can often have their views and needs overlooked and are frequently not sufficiently involved in their own care or behaviour support plans. The central focus on values in ACT helps people identify what matters to them, allowing the practitioner to instead truly support the values-basedgoals of the individual with intellectual disability. This first-of-its kind guide adapts an ACT model to ensure a meaningful, person-centred therapeutic approach for this group.? From managing the lifelong impact of cognitive difficulties, having trouble regulating and understanding feelings, and experiencing distress from disability related trauma.
We Need to Talk About Autism and Parent-Carer Blame
A resource for parent-carers of autistic young people and associated professionals
ByAliceRunning NEW
Parents of autistic children are often subject to scrutiny of their parenting strategies. At best this can be exhausting and intrusive; at worst it can lead to formal accusationsofharm.
The consequence is a society where autistic families are unable to access the correct services for their children, increasing risk of family burnout and breakdown. Based on the author's lived experience, this book looks at the different ways blame can manifest and how parents can managethesemoments.
It identifies when and why professionals may incorrectly raise safeguarding concerns without understanding the context of neurodivergence and how professional practicecanbeimproved.
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Working with Autistic People in Mental Health Settings
A Neurodiversity Affirmative Guide
ByDrAnnaDay
Mental health services support many Autistic peoplewhetheror not they are formally identified - and have a vital opportunity to embrace neurodiversity-affirmative approaches thattrulymeettheirneeds.
Toooften,traditional therapies,evenwhenwell-intentioned,can overlook Autistic ways of thinking, feeling, and being, repeating deficit-based narratives that do more harm than good. Integrating clinical expertise, contemporary theory, and lived experience,this definitive book empowers professionals to deliver truly neurodiversity-affirmative care. Exploring key aspects of Autistic experience including interoception, masking, monotropism, and double empathy, this book offers practical strategies for adapting therapy, assessment, and service delivery.
Through reflective exercises and practice insights, this book bridges theory and practice to support authentic, respectful clinicalrelationships.
Paperback 240 pages 216 x 138 mm
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Yoga Therapy with Autistic Adults
ByElizabethWalunas
Yoga therapy is uniquely suited to addressing the needs of autistic clients, yet there are very few opportunities for yoga therapists to learn about the adaptations and approaches that bestservethispopulation.
Providing yoga therapists with the resources they need to make their services accessible to autistic adults without intellectual disability, this book, from experienced autistic yoga therapist Elizabeth Walen Walunas, examines the social and medical contexts of autism and explores ways of integrating this knowledgeintoyogicpractices.
Chapters include research on the potential benefits of yoga and mindfulness adapted for autistic adults, insights into adaptations used in healthcare and mental healthcare and finally applications of traditional yogic frameworks including kosha, guna and adhi-vyadhi theories. Offering yoga and mindfulness practices tailored to different presentations of autistic traits, this guide allows yoga therapists to provide the safe, empowering and empathetic support that their autistic clientsdeserve.
Paperback 224 pages 246 x 173 mm
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The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide
A Practical Handbook for Autistic Teens and Tweens
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 06/2020
ByYennPurkis,TanyaMasterman
Australia
The Awesome Autistic Guide for Trans Teens
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 08/2022
ByYennPurkis,SamRose,Illustratedby GlynnMasterman
Australia
Thisbookexploreswhatitfeelsliketobeayoungpersononthe autism spectrum and looks at all the brilliant things people on the autism spectrum can do. Full of insights about being awesome and autistic, this book celebrates the strengths of understanding the world in a different way. It looks at all the reasons being you and thinking differently can be totally awesome! It also has tips for managing tricky situations such as meltdowns,sensorydifferencesandanxiety.
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The Awesome Autistic Guide to Being Proud Feeling Good About Who You Are
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 04/2024
ByYennPurkis,TanyaMasterman
Australia
Welcome to the autistic community! We're very glad you're here!Sometimesitcanbedifficulttofeelproudofwhoyouare. Maybeyou feeldifferentfrom otherpeople orstruggleto fit inthereisnoneedtoworry!Yenn,Tanyaandatinymeerkatcalled Min are here to help you discover how to feel proud to be you. Fromlearningabouttheautisticcommunityandwhoisapartof it, to finding like-minded friends and connecting with others, this book will give you everything you need to ask the question 'whatdoesitmeantobeme?'
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Calling all awesome autistic trans teens! Yenn Purkis and Sam Rose want you to live your best authentic life - and this handy book will show you how! With helpful explanations, tips and activities, plus examples of famous trans and gender divergent peopleontheautismspectrum,thisuser-friendlyguidewillhelp you to navigate the world as an awesome autistic trans teen. Covering a huge range of topics including coming out, masking, different genderidentities,changing your name,common issues trans and gender divergent people face and ways to help overcomethem.
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The Awesome Autistic
Guide to
Feelings and Emotions Finding Your Comfort Zone
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 04/2024
ByYennPurkis,TanyaMasterman
Australia
Understanding your feelings and emotions is an incredibly important part of learning to become your most awesome autistic self! Yenn, Tanya and a tiny meerkat called Min are here to help you find out everything you need to know about your feelings and emotions, using tips and tricks they have picked up along the way to help you calm your brain down when it feels overloaded.
My Body's Power Pack uses elements of neuroscience to help children understand why their energy ebbs and flows,andwhythismaycausedysregulation.
It provides gentle neuro-affirmative coping strategies, including the basics of energy accounting (which is like the popular 'spoons theory' for adults). The story arc introduces the idea of Dremlins (drainer gremlins, who 'drain'achild'senergy)asametaphorfortoughevents.
The book empowers children with language to understandtheirexperiences,offerssuggestionsonwhat thechild candotocope,andofferingadviceandsupport forparentsandcarerstoo.
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The Autistic Trans Guide to Life
ByYennPurkis,WennB.Lawson,ForewordbyEmmaGoodall
This essential survival guide gives autistic trans and/or nonbinary adults all the tools and strategies they need to live as theirverybestself.
Blending personal accounts with evidence-based insights and up-to-date information, and written from a perspective of empowerment and self-acceptance, the book promotes pride, strength and authenticity, covering topics including selfadvocacy, mental health and camouflaging and masking as well as key moments in life such as coming out or transitioning sociallyand/orphysically.
The Ultimate Guide For LGBTQIA+ Teens On The Spectrum ByErinEkins
In this empowering and honest guide for LGBTQIA+ autistic teens, Erin Ekins gives you all the tools you need to figure out andexploreyourgenderidentityandsexuality.
From coming out to friends and family, staying safe in relationships and practicing safe sex, through to self-care and coping with bullying, being out and about in the LGBTQIA+ community and undergoing gender transition, this book is filled with essential information, advice, support and resources to help you on your journey, and also works as a primer on all thingsLGBTQIA+fornon-autisticteenswhoarejust figuringitall out.
Written by an inspirational autistic queer woman, this is a mustread for every autistic teen wanting to live their very best queer life.
Paperback 240 pages 216 x 138 mm
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Release Date: 06/2021
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ADHD an A-Z
Figuring
it Out Step by Step
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 03/2023
ByLeanneMaskell
ADHD Is Our Superpower
The
Amazing Talents and Skills of Children with ADHD
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 08/2021
BySoliLazarus,IllustratedbyAdriana Camargo
NavigatingtheworldwithanADHDbraincanbeexhausting.The rollercoaster ride from clinical assessments through diagnosis to treatment can leave you feeling anxious and isolated, worried about failing or feeling different. This handy guide is here to change all that. If you have ADHD, you'll know the frustration of being given neurotypical or clinical advice - but this is straight from an ADHD brain to you. The accessible A-Z format, covering everything from burnout and finances to time management and relationships, gives you the tips and confidence you need to reachyourfullpotential.
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Taking Charge of ADHD, Fourth Edition 4/e
The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents
Publisher: THE GUILFORD PRESS Release Date: 08/2020
ByRussellA.Barkley
Understand, manage, and empower your child with ADHD: A parent’s guide. The leading parent resource about attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment has now been revised and updated with the latest information and resources.
If you have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you might struggle with things like concentrating in school, or sitting still, or remembering lots of instructions. But ADHD is also a superpower. In this book you will meet different girls and boys with ADHD who can do amazing things. You might recognise some of these strengths as things that you can do too! Some of these strengths help with everyday life, like being able to hyperfocusonataskorhavingboundlessenergytotrynewthings.
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Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, Second Edition 2/e
Proven Strategies to Succeed at Work, at Home, and in Relationships
Publisher: THE GUILFORD PRESS
Release Date: 02/2022
ByRussellA.Barkley,WithChristineM. Benton
Many tens of thousands of readers have found needed information and support in this authoritative guide, now in a revised and updated second edition. Preeminent expert Russell A. Barkley explains what ADHD looks like in adults, how to get an accurate evaluation, and how sufferers can manage symptoms and build the life they want. Readers get hands-on skill-building exercises plus clear answers to frequently asked questionsaboutmedicationsandothertreatments.
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The Family Experience of PDA
An Illustrated Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance
ByElizaFricker
Eliza Fricker gets it. Describing her perfectly imperfect experience of raising a PDA child, with societal judgements and internal pressures, it is easy to feel overwhelmed,resentfulandalone.
This books comedic illustrations explain these challenging situations and feelings in a way that words simply cannot, will bring some much-needed levity back into PDA parenting. Humorous anecdotes with a compassionate tone remind parents that they are not alone,andthey'redoingagreatjob.
If children are safe, happy, and you leave the house on time, who cares about some smelly socks? A lighthearted and digestible guide to being a PDA parent covering everything from tolerance levels, relationships and meltdowns to collaboration, flexibility, and self care to dip in and out as your schedule allows to help get to gripswiththiscomplexcondition.
This book is an essential read for any parent with a PDA child, to help better understand your child, build support systems and carve out some essential self care time guilt free.
This updated edition of the bestselling All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome provides an engaging, gentle introductiontoautism.
All-new cats take a playful look at the world of autism, and these fun feline friends will strike a chord with all those who are familiar with typical autistic traits, bringing to life common characteristics such as sensory sensitivities,socialissuesandcommunicationdifficulties.
Touching, humorous and insightful, this book evokes all thejoysandchallengesofbeingontheautismspectrum, leaving the reader with a sense of the dignity, individualityandthepotentialofautisticpeople.
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All Dogs Have ADHD 2/e
An affirming introduction to ADHD
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 08/2020
ByKathyHoopmann Australia
This delightful revised edition of All Dogs Have ADHD takes an inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). With all-new images from the canine world, it explores a variety of traits that will be instantly recognisable to those who are familiar with ADHD. Charming colour photographs of dogs bring to life familiar ADHD characteristics such as being restless and excitable, getting easily distracted, andactingonimpulse.
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All About Dyspraxia Understanding Developmental Coordination Disorder
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 03/2022
ByKathyHoopmann Australia
All About Dyspraxia follows in the best-selling footsteps of Kathy Hoopmanns All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum and All Dogs have ADHD. Through engaging text and full-colour photographs, this book shows how people with dyspraxia see and experience the world and highlights the unique characteristics that make them special. A perfect introduction to dyspraxia for those recently diagnosed with the condition, as well as their families, friends,andthepeoplewhoworkwiththem.
HARDBACK 80 pages 216 x 216 mm
ISBN: 9781787756601
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All About PDA An Insight Into Pathological Demand Avoidance
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 10/2024
ByKathyHoopmann Australia
All About PDA follows in the best-selling footsteps of Kathy Hoopmanns All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum and All Dogs have ADHD. Through engaging text and full-colour photographs, this book shows how PDAers see and experience the world and highlights the unique characteristics that make them special. A perfect introduction to PDA for those recently diagnosed, as well as their families, friends, and the people who work with them!
HARDBACK 80 pages 216 x 213 mm
ISBN: 9781787758353
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All Birds Have Anxiety An affirming introduction to anxiety
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 05/2017
ByKathyHoopmann
Australia
Life as a bird can be stressful! From worrying about airplanes, windows, and getting enough worms to eat, it is clear that birds can be anxious beings. Through a light-touch, quizzical depiction of bird behaviour, All Birds Have Anxiety uses colourful images and astute explanations to explore with gentle humour what it means to live with anxiety day-to-day, and how to begin to deal withit.
HARDBACK 80 pages 216 x 213 mm
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KATHY HOOPMAN
The Autism Couple's Workbook, Second Edition 2/e
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 01/2021
ByMaxineAston
A Therapist's Guide to Neurodiversity Affirming Practice with Children and Young People
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 10/2023
ByRaeleneDundon Australia
This updated edition of Maxine Aston's workbook is packed full of insightful, helpful and easily accessible activities for couples whereonepartnerisontheautismspectrumtounderstandand accept their differences. This book expands on topics including verbal and non-verbal communication, sexual issues, socialising and parenting, with case studies from couples who have successfully worked through their issues. This edition is fully updated for the DSM-V and features new research into alexithymia, further insights into couples counselling, digital communicationandsensorysensitivity.
PAPERBACK 240 pages 246 x 173 mm
ISBN: 9781785928918
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Energy Accounting
Stress Management and Mental Health
Monitoring for Autism and Related Conditions
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 02/2025
ByMajaToudal,DrAnthonyAttwood
Australia
The world can be stressful and difficult to navigate for neurodivergentpeople.Thereispotentialforchronicexhaustion and burnout from trying to cope with social and sensory experiences, being misunderstood and criticized, high levels of anxiety and, for many reasons, not feeling in touch with your authentic self. Delivering the first authoritative introduction to this practical, neurodiversity-affirming technique, Energy Accountingfeaturesstraightforwardstep-by-stepinstructionson how adjustments can be made to reduce stress and increase energyandimprovequalityoflife.
PAPERBACK 256 pages 216 x 138 mm
ISBN: 9781787757752
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Covering essential considerations for working with neurodivergent clients such as presuming competence, promoting autonomy and respecting communication styles, and providing advice on the best affirming approaches in therapy including how to accommodate sensory needs and encourage self-advocacy, Raelene provides easy-to-implement ways to make your practice inclusive and empowering for neurodivergent children and young people. The deficit model is out.It'stimetobecomeneurodiversityaffirming.
PAPERBACK 208 pages 229 x 152 mm
ISBN: 9781839975851
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Relationship Counselling with Autistic Neurodiverse Couples A Guide for Professionals
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 09/2025
ByTonyAttwood,MaxineAston
Enhance your practice and improve outcomes for autistic clients with this indispensable guide by world-leading autism experts Tony Attwood and Maxine Aston. When working with couples where one or both partners are autistic, traditional therapeutic approaches can fall short. Differences in communication styles, expectations, and emotional processing can lead to misunderstandings-notonlybetweenpartnersbutalsobetween clients and their counsellor. Without a deep understanding of autism, therapists may unintentionally provide advice that is ineffectiveorevenharmful.
PAPERBACK 256 pages 229 x 152 mm
ISBN: 9781805013020
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PDA in the Therapy Room
A Clinician's Guide to Working with Children with Pathological Demand Avoidance
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 04/2021
ByRaeleneDundon Australia
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) presents a unique challenge for professionals, whereby conventional therapy methods are often perceived as demands and met with opposition where they normally would have proven effective. This guide sets out the most effective strategies for clinicians to provide the best care for children with PDA, adapting conventional modes of therapy to suit their needs. Methods include indirect techniques such as play-based therapy or trauma-informed approaches enabling the child to process their experiencesontheirownterms.
PAPERBACK 176 pages 229 x 152 mm
ISBN: 9781787753471
Price: AURRP$43.99
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Supporting Positive Behaviour in Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
Practical Strategies for Addressing Challenging
Behaviour
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 02/2020
ByTonyOsgood
Supporting Autistic People with Eating Disorders
A Guide to Adapting Treatment and Supporting Recovery
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 06/2021
EditedbyKateTchanturia
This book explores the link between autism and eating disorders, sharing findings from both clinical research and firsthand experience. Chapters explore ways in which traditional eating disorder treatments can be adapted to support autistic peopletowardsfullrecovery.
PAPERBACK 272 pages 229 x 152 mm
ISBN: 9781787754454
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The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 05/2024
ByStephanieJones
This highly practical book is an accessible and grounded handbook for addressing challenging behaviour in children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), including autism. It recognises that challenging behaviour does not appear out of nowhere and is meaningful for the person exhibiting it. Behaviour can be communicative and an important signifierofunderlyingsensoryorenvironmentalissues.Focusing on a person-centred approach throughout, the book has advice and strategies for working with the client's families, support staffandprofessionals.
PAPERBACK 240 pages 214 x 138 mm
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"This is the book that wouldve saved me nine different therapists, decades of self-analysis, thousands of pounds, twelve different doctors and untold amounts of pain, frustration andtrauma-inspendingalifetimelookingfortherightanswers in the wrong places Ive become an accidental expert." In this candid, witty and insightful exploration into therapy, Steph Jones uses her professional and lived experiences as a late diagnosed autistic woman and therapist, as well as consulting therapists from across the world and tapping into the autistic community.
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Super Shamlal - Living and Learning with Pathological Demand Avoidance
ByKayAl-Ghani,IllustratedbyHaithamAl-Ghani
Shamlal the Camel finds it almost impossible to do all the normal,everydaythingsthattheothercamelsdo.Her firstword was NO! and this is still the word she repeats the most through every day. Luckily, Shamlals parents take her to a psychologist whoexplainsthatshehasPDA,andgiveshertipsforhowtolive and learn with the syndrome. This simple, illustrated storybook will help children aged 7-11 with PDA to recognise its features, and develop tools to support them. A helpful introduction for parents and carers explains how it feels to live with the panic attacks and general anxiety that are caused by living with PDA, and the appendices at the back provide useful strategies to be adoptedatschoolandathome.
The Red Beast
Helping Children on the Autism Spectrum to Cope with Angry Feelings
ByK.I.Al-Ghani,IllustratedbyHaithamAl-Ghani Australia
Deep inside everyone, a red beast lies sleeping. When it is asleep, the red beast is quite small, but when it wakes up, it begins to grow and grow. This is the story of a red beast that was awakened. Danni is in the school playground when his friend, Charlie, kicks a ball that hits him in the stomach, and wakes up the sleeping red beast: `I hate you - I’m gonna get you!. The red beast doesn’t hear the teacher asking if he’s okay. It doesn’t see that Charlie is sorry - how can Danni tame the red beast?
The Red Beast Anger Workbook
For All Children Who Want to Tame Their Red Beast Including Those on the Autism Spectrum
ByKayAl-Ghani,SueLarkey,IllustratedbyHaithamAl-Ghani Australia
This illustrated and interactive workbook will help children find ways to calm their Red Beast and learn how to prevent it from wakinginthefirstplace.Fullofpracticalactivitiesandillustrated examples, it supports the development of emotional and sensoryregulation and provides coping mechanisms forchildren who experience intense emotional flooding or meltdowns as well. The workbook includes a helpful introduction for adults on thescienceofself-regulation,clearguidanceonhowtopacethe learning and a wide range of activities such as scenarios to help childrenexploretheiranger,andangermanagementplans.
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A Different Way to Learn
Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education
ByNaomiFisher
Ifyouareaparentworryingwhetherself-directededucationwill work for your child, because you have been told that they have specialneedswhichcanonlybemetintheschoolsystem-think again Neurodivergent children experience and interact with the world differently to many of their peers. Standard educational systemsoftenfailtoadapttotheiruniquestrengthsandwaysof learning. School, and even the act of learning, can become a source of great anxiety and trauma. Self-directed education offers an alternative to traditional schools that can help neurodivergentchildrendevelopattheirownpaceandthrive.
The Educator's Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance
An Illustrated Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance and Learning
IllustratedbyElizaFricker,ByLauraKerbey
IrealisedEVERYTHINGIwasdoingwaswrong.Ineededtolearn. I needed to change. During Laura Kerbey's time teaching autistic children, she had a sudden realisation that those with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) are children like no other! None of her tried and tested autism strategies would work to help them focus or learn and most of her time was spent wondering, what am I doing wrong? If you feel the same, this short, easy-to-read guide is here to teach you everything you need to know from one educator to another. With an introduction to what PDA is followed by PDA tailored advice on how to connect with your student and create an autonomous, spontaneousenvironmentthatispersonalisedforyouboth.
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Teacher's Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance
Essential Strategies for the Classroom
ByClareTruman
This essential guide for working with PDA pupils outlines effective and practical ways that teachers and school staff can support these pupils, by endorsing a child-led approach to learning and assessment.Beginning with an introduction to PDA and how it can affect the education experience, it is then followed by thoughtful, useful strategies school staff can implement to build a collaborative relationship with pupils and help them to thrive in the school environment. The activities presented aim to make children more comfortable and at ease, andthereforebetterabletolearn.
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Brilliant Bea
A Story for Kids With Dyslexia and Learning Differences
Publisher: MAGINATION PRESS
Release Date: 03/2022
ByShainaRudolph,Mary Vukadinovich,FionaLee
Camille the Chameleon on Masking How to stop masking and discover your awesome autistic self
Brilliant Bea is an endearing and empowering story that demonstrates that a learning difference like dyslexia doesn't define who you are. Despite her struggles with reading and writing, Beatrice is a natural and brilliant storyteller. With the help of a kind-hearted teacher, Beatrice uses an old-fashioned tape recorder so she can speak her words and them play them back, as a technique for learning in whole new way. With her new approach, Beatrice is able to show her classmates who she really has been all along. This book is set in EasyReading, a dyslexia-friendlyfont.
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My Wandering Dreaming Mind
Publisher: MAGINATION PRESS
Release Date: 06/2020
ByMerriamSarciaSaunders, IllustratedbyTammieLyon
Hi! I am Camille, the Chameleon. I'm very proud to say that, like you, I am autistic. I have amazing talents but I'm also very good at camouflaging my difficulties and the trouble is that I don't let my true autistic colours shine through. Do you want to find out how to really be yourself? This gentle and beautifully-illustrated picture book helps children understand what it means to mask, whythisisbadforyou,andthejoythatistobefoundwhenyou canshareandcelebrateyourtrueself.
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My Whirling Twirling Motor
Publisher: MAGINATION PRESS
Release Date: 06/2019
ByMerriamSarciaSaunders, IllustratedbyTammieLyon
Sadie, a young girl who daydreams of clouds and ponies and bubbles and ice cream, just can't seem to pay attention to what she is supposed to be doing! Sadie has trouble keeping track of school work, friends, chores, and all the little business heaped on a kid her age. So her mom comes up with a clever plan to bolster her confidence and keep her spirits up to remind her howlovableandfun,creative,andsmartsheisandhelpherfeel OK about her wandering, dreaming mind. A sweet and kind book that's a companion picture book to My Whirling Twirling Motor,aboutaboywithADHD.
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Charliefeelslikehehasawhirling,twirlingmotorrunning inside him all the time and sometimes he just can't settle. When his mom wants to talk to him, he figures he's in trouble, ;but she has a surprise for him instead! Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers with more information on ADHD, behavior management, and helping children focus on the positives.Ages4-8.
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The Autistic Teen Girl's School Survival Guide
ByGracieBarlow
Navigating school can be tough, especially if you're neurodivergent. Sensory overload, confusing social situations, misdiagnoses, and the stress of masking it all can leave you feeling lost and misunderstood. But it doesn't have to be this way - this guide is here to help! Written by an autistic person who's been there, Gracie Barlow has lots of super helpful advice for you on learning, communicating, and making friends. You'll also get real-life tips on how you can stay safe and understand yourself better. It's not just a guide for you - there are lots of practical tips on how your school and your family can make smallchangestohelpyouthrive. JESSICAKINGSLEY
The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods
ByRobynSteward
Written by autistic author Robyn Steward, this is a detailed guide for young people aged 9 to 16 on the basics of menstruation. Created in consultation with young people, an online survey and a group of medical professionals, this is a bookthatteachesallpeopleaboutperiods,whichcanbeascary and overwhelming issue.Promoting the fact that everyone either has periods or knows someone who does, the book reduces the anxiety girls face in asking for help. It offers direct advice on what periods look and feel like and how to manage hygieneandpain.
The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic
BySienaCastellon
"Never be ashamed of being different: it is this difference that makes you extraordinary and unique." This essential go-to guide gives you all the advice and tools youll need to help you flourish and achieve what you want in life. From the answers to everyday questions such as Am I using appropriate body language? and Did I say the wrong thing?, through to discussing the importance of understanding your emotions, looking after your physical and mental health and coping with anxiety and sensory overloads, award-winning neurodiversity campaigner Siena Castellon uses her own experiences to provide you with theskillstoovercomeanychallenge.
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The Teenage Girl's Guide to Living Well with ADHD Improve your Self-Esteem, Self-Care and Self Knowledge BySoniaAli
Have you ever been told you are chatty or fidgety at school? Do you have a constantly whirring mind? Do you tune out and daydream or find it hard to pay attention? ADHD can impact your life in many ways. This positive, self-affirming guide will increaseyour knowledgeabout ADHD and empoweryou in your dailylife.Thechaptersarefulloftips,tricksandlifehackssoyou can better manage your time, harness your creativity, energy and enthusiasm, and make more time for fun! Reflection activities and quizzes will help you better understand yourself and learn strategies on how to manage the intense emotions of rejectionsensitivity.
I am an Autistic Girl
A Book to Help Young Girls Discover and Celebrate Being Autistic ByDanutaBulhak-Paterson,IllustratedbyTeresaFerguson, AfterwordbyTonyAttwood
Australia
Lizzie is an autistic girl, which means that her brain works differently to her friends, and even to autistic boys! In this book, Lizzie explains what its like to be an autistic girl, including how shehasaspecialtalentforblendinginwithherfriends,howshe can get really tired after being at school all day, how she worries about making mistakes, and how she finds it hard to understand how she is feeling. By simply, clearly and positively explaining the social differences associated with young autistic girls, this book will help autistic girls aged 5-11 to understand their diagnosis, recognise their unique strengths and celebrate their differences,andfindwaysofcopingwithdifficulties.
Written by expert professionals, this book provides comprehensive information about available support for women andgirlswithADHDandtipsforcliniciansandprofessionalswho workwiththem.ThesymptomsofADHDarenolessimpairingin females than males, but can be missed or misunderstood. This book arms professionals, parents, and women themselves as it mapsoutwheretogoforinformation,whocanhelpandhowto understand ADHD better. It explains routes to assessment and diagnosis for girls and young women, how to access support in education, available treatments, and the impact of living with ADHDonoverallmentalhealth.
The Kids' Guide to Staying Awesome and In Control, 2nd Edition
ByLaurenBrukner,IllustratedbyRebeccaBurgess
Packed with easy-to-use ideas to regulate emotions and senses, Lauren Brukner's internationally bestselling guide will help kids aged 7 and upward process difficult feelings so that they feel awesome and in control! This updated edition has been fully revised to be accessible for neurodiverse and dyslexic readers. Hey, awesome reader! Are big feelings or tricky situations gettinginthewayofyourday?
Don't worry-this book is here to help YOU take charge and feel amazing! Packed with fun ideas, this guide is all about understanding your feelings and learning cool tools to handle them. You'll find ways to feel "just right," whether you're at home,atschool,oranywhereelse.Andguesswhat?
You can even use this book on your own or team up with a grown-upforextrahelp!
Hardback 112 pages 252 x 176 mm
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Release Date: 09/2025
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How to Be a Superhero Called Self-Control 2nd edition
ByLaurenBrukner,IllustratedbyRebeccaBurgess
Empower children aged 7 and upward to process big feelings and regulate their senses with Lauren Brukner's bestselling guide. This updated edition has been fully revised to be accessible for neurodivergent and dyslexic readers. Are you ready to be a superhero? Self-Control is here to teach you! With these amazing superpowers, you'll be able to understand your big feelings and find the strength and confidence to feel better. Inside, you'll team up with Self-Control to learn powers that helpyoufeelcalmandincontrol.
Try quick boosts, like deep breaths and using mantras, or practice recharging powerups like finding your peaceful place. Whether you're feeling tired, angry, worried or wiggly, you can calm those big feelings with Self-Control's help. You can even read with a grown-up as a superhero team! With fun illustrations that show you exactly what to do, handy charts and tips for parents and teachers, this amazing guide gives you all theself-regulationsuperpowersyouneed.
Put on your cape and your mask - Self-Control (and You!) to the rescue!
Hardback 112 pages 252 x 176 mm
Publisher: JESSICAKINGSLEYPUBLISHERS
Release Date: 12/2025
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Being Autistic (And What That Actually Means)
ByNiamhGarvey,IllustratedbyRebeccaBurgess
Youre autistic - but what does that really mean?Welcome to the ultimateguidetounderstandingwhoyouareandwhatitmeans to be autistic!In this fully illustrated graphic guide to what it means to be autistic and discover the differences between sensory seekers and avoiders, why you might find some things super easy and other things extra challenging and even begin to understand and navigate all of your big (and small) feelings.Best of all, learn what makes you totally unique. You might just come awaywithsomecoolfactstosharewithyourfriendsandfamily!
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The Panda on PDA
A Children's Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance
ByGloriaDura-Vila,IllustratedbyRebeccaTatternorth
In this positive, gentle and PDA-friendly guide for young children,PDAisexplainedbyaplayfulPandawhohasPDAandis very proud of it. The Panda is full of talents and strengths, but finds it very hard to do what others want. In fact, the Panda has becomegreatatclimbingtreesandbamboo,andhidingincaves to escape demands! The Panda addresses the challenges and struggles of PDA honestly, but can also thrive and live a happy lifeintherightenvironment,whensupportedbyothers.
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I can't go to school!'
The School Non-Attender's Workbook
BySuzyRowland,IllustratedbyAdamA.Freeman
If you think that going to school is tough - you're not wrong. It's difficult to do subjects you don't understand. Or be with people you don't feel comfortable around. Or to deal with the feelings you get when you think about going to school. Your parents and teachers might be having a hard time understanding why going to school is tricky for you. But don't worry, there are things you can do and there are things that other people can do to help you. By working through this book, we can explore some of the words you can use to get help and activities you can try that will makebeingatschoolfeelbetter.
Maybe you've heard of autistic burnout before and want to learn more, or maybe you're feeling burnt out right now and really need help - however this book finds you, it's here to help. In this informative and supportive guide, autistic author and advocate, Viv Dawes, gently provides you with all the information you need about autistic burnout: what causes it, how to prevent it and what helps with recovery. Including artwork from an autistic teen illustrator as well as first person lived experience stories, it will show you that you're not alone. Let's shed some light on how you're feeling and explore all the ideasandstrategiesthatwillhelpyoutofeelbetter.
Come and have fun with us, your feelings! Get to know us so that we can help you express your feelings any time you need to!Say hello to Happy Henry Honeydew and see how his eyes light up, his mouth has a great big smile and how hes always laughing.Sit beside Sad Sally Strawberry and youll learn that when she is sad her eyes look down, her face has a frown, and sometimes she cries.You can show that you are strong, brave and clever by meeting and getting to know all of your feelings. By getting to know your feelings, and learning about the Tools in yourToolbox, you will be able to express and talk about your feelingswheneveryouneedto.
Helping Autistic Teens to Manage their Anxiety Strategies and Worksheets using CBT, DBT, and ACT Skills
ByDr.TheresaKidd Australia
Drawing on the author's extensive clinical and research experience, this book presents practical strategies purposefully developed for parents, therapists and teachers working with autistic adolescents experiencing anxiety. In addition, it features chapters dedicated to assisting parents in supporting their anxious child. The book outlines the co-occurence of anxiety and autism, highlights specific anxiety risks and triggers, and presents practical solutions for overcoming barriers to therapeutic engagement. A collection of CBT, ACT and DBTinformed practical worksheets are included, making this book ideal for use at home, at school or in OT, Psychology and Speech sessions.
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12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD
Publisher: THE GUILFORD PRESS
Release Date: 01/2021
ByRussellA.Barkley
Can't Not Won't A Story About A Child Who Couldn't Go To School
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 03/2023
ByElizaFricker,ContributionsbySue Moon,TomVodden
From his decades of research and work with thousands of families, leading authority Russell A. Barkley knows how overwhelming the everyday challenges of ADHD can be. This unique book guides parents to help their child or teen thrive and keep their loving connection strong, even in hot-button situations. Dr. Barkley presents 12 key parenting principles that address the most common problems that ADHD poses, such as family conflicts, difficult behavior, school problems, out-ofcontrolemotions,andparentalstress.
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Low-Demand Parenting
Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 09/2023
ByAmandaDiekman
"Low-demand parenting requires radical acceptance. It says to the kid right in front of you, I see you, just as you are. - You are ok here. I love you right here." Parent to neurodivergent children and autistic adult, Amanda Diekman, outlines a parenting approach that finally lowers the bar for the whole family, enabling the equilibrium of the home to be restored. Low-demand parenting allows you to drop the demands and expectationsthataremakingfamilylifeimpossibleandembrace thejoyfulfreedomoflivinglifewithlowdemands.
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ElizaFrickergetsit.Hercompelling,hard-hittingandirreverently humorous illustrations follow a family through the early days of school avoidance, the process of accessing support and the challenges of coping in the meantime. Can't Not Won't illuminates the absurdity and frustrations that often arise when dealing with health, social and educational systems, and will help any parent in the same boat feel seen. This guide acts as a waytocommunicatethesedifficultcircumstanceswithothers.
Recognising, expressing and understanding emotions helps young children make sense of their life experiences. Children diagnosed with autism can have significant difficulties with recognising and processing emotions which can lead to high levels of anxiety as they struggle to make sense of the unpredictable world around them. The Fun with Feelings programme is designed to help parents support their children withemotionalregulationandtodecreaseanxiety.
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Helping Your Child with PDA Live a Happier Life
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 12/2021
ByAliceRunning
Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors
Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 12/2023
ByRobynGobbel
Drawing on the author's personal experience of parenting a child with PDA, this insightful and informative guide offers strategies and tips for all aspects of daily life, including sensory issues, education and negotiation. Full of advice and support, this book is not intended to provide information on how to change your children. Rather, it is focused on creating the type of environment that will allow children to be authentically themselves,therebyenablingthemtoflourishandthrive.
What you actually need to do to understand your childs baffling behavior - with tools that really work to help them - and you!Baffling behaviors can make any parent feel bewildered and drained. Why is my child doing this? Robyn Gobbel and neuroscience are here to help you understand and slowly reverse the neurological causes behind your childs baffling behavior."All behavior makes sense""It most certainly does not!", is probably your first reaction.Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matterhowbaffling,canbeexplainedandremedied.
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The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself
A Mindful Guide to Embracing a New Way of Living and Learning With Your Child
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 09/2025
ByEstherJones
PAPERBACK 272 pages 229 x 152 mm
ISBN: 9781839974281
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Where Do I Start?
How to navigate the emotional journey of autism parenting
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 10/2023
ByKateLaine-Toner
To unschool your child, you must first unschool yourself. Many parentsareawarethattheirchild is unhappyatschool, but they assume that if their child were to leave school, they would need to recreate school at home which can feel impossible. However, when the parent is willing to move beyond their own conditioning, learning beyond school can offer exactly what theirchildneedstogrowintothefullpotentialofwhotheyare.
Recognising that your child is autistic is a pivotal moment for parents and carers. While it can lead to positives in terms of understanding behaviour and accessing support, the diagnostic process itself can be a huge source of anxiety, stress, guilt and worry. But its going to be ok - because right here you have the ultimate guidebook to navigating the emotions and challenges that these early stages present. Each chapter is full of guidance from someone whos been where you are now, and tells you what you really need to know so you can journey from panic anduncertaintytoconfidence,...
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Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition
Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age
BySarahHendrickx,ForewordbyJudithGould
Thedifferencethatbeingfemalemakestothediagnosis,lifeand experiences of an autistic person is hugely significant. In this widely expanded second edition, Sarah Hendrickx combines the latest research with personal stories from girls and women on the autism spectrum to present a picture of their feelings, thoughts and experiences at each stage of their lives. Outlining the likely impact will be for autistic women and girls throughout their lifespan, Hendrickx surveys everything from diagnosis, childhood, education, adolescence, friendships and sexuality, to employment,pregnancy,parenting,andaging.
With up-to-date content on masking, diagnosis later in life, and a new focus on trans and non-binary voices, as well as a deeper dive into specific health and wellbeing implications including menopause, PCOS, Hypermobility/Ehlers-Danlos, autistic burnout, and alexithymia, this is an invaluable companion for professionals, as well as a guiding light for women with autism tounderstandandinterprettheirownexperienceincontext.
Paperback 352 pages 229 x 152 mm
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Release Date: 04/2024
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Welcome to AuDHD
How to Survive (and Thrive) as an Adult with Autism and ADHD
ByMeganGriffith
Whether you just got diagnosed as AuDHD, or came to the realization on your own, youre probably wondering...what do I do now? Thats how Megan Griffith felt after her own AuDHD diagnosis in her late 20s. So she wrote the AuDHD welcome guide that she (and so many other late-realized AuDHDers) desperatelyneeded.
As an adult whos AuDHD, you need adult advice on how to do adult things, like how to make dinner every single night for the rest of forever, or how to interview for, get, and keep a job without burning out. You need support thats designed for you as an adult, and as someone whos not just autistic, not just ADHD,butboth.
This book covers all of that, and more. From gentle emotional validation to incredibly practical advice, and exercises to help you create real change in your daily life, Megan Griffith is ready to be your guide into the wonderful, terrible, confusing, liberatingworldofAuDHD.Welcomehome.
Paperback 208 pages 216 x 138 mm
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Release Date: 12/2025
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We're All Neurodiverse
How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity
BySonnyJaneWise
"Neurodiversity has helped me understand myself and provided a sense of relief that Im a whole neurodivergent person functioning as my brain intends.""Its provided me with the language to advocate for myself.""I no longer hated myself. I no longer felt broken. I found a sense of community. A sense of belonging"This affirming and thoughtful guide outlines how and why we need to fundamentally shift our thinking about neurodivergent people. We need to accept differences rather than framing them as a problem, abnormality or disorder. Welcome to the neurodiversity paradigm.At times challenging and radical, Sonny Jane Wise explores the intersections of neurodivergencewithdisability,gender,sexualityandrace.
Through interviews, narratives, and the lens of their own raw experiences, they consider how current systems and structures that impact neurodivergent people are rooted in outdated capitalist and racist frameworks, and how these need to change andadapttobeneurodiversityaffirming.SonnyJaneswordsare arallyingcrytochallengethepathologyparadigm.
Paperback 208 pages 216 x 138 mm Australia
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Release Date: 11/2023
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ISBN: 9781839975783
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Could I Really Be Autistic?
Your First Steps to Self-Discovery
BySarahHendrickx,JessHendrickx
Perhaps a child in your family has been diagnosed as autistic, your therapist has suggested it, or people you know have called you 'Rain Man' throughout your life. Whatever the reason, here you are, either seeking to confirm or dispel the idea that you might be autistic. Written by two experts in autism assessment, thisisapathwayforyoutoexplorethelikelihoodofmeetingthe diagnostic threshold for autism, while offering advice on possiblenextsteps.
With guidance on ways autism can manifest in day-to-day life, factors that prompt people to wrongly dismiss the label (I'm too old/clever/social/ married!), commonly co-occurring conditions, and alternative explanations for autistic traits - this will help you decide whether a professional assessment is appropriate, and give you the best chance of an accurate outcome should you seek one. Filling the gap between self-identification and formal diagnosis, this rigorous, accessible guide to diagnosis will give youconfidenceintakingthenextstepsonyourautismjourney.
Paperback 240 pages 229 x 152 mm
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Release Date: 12/2025
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ISBN: 9781805013433
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Rediscovered
A Compassionate and Courageous Guide For Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies)
ByCatherineAsta
Comingtoanautismdiscoverylateinlifeisanewbeginning-an opportunity to come home to yourself and to start living your lifeauthentically,inawaywhichisalignedtoyourneeds.
This compassionate and courageous guide centres the experiences of late discovered autistic women, and helps you advocate for yourself with a greater degree of self-awareness. With chapters on everything from masking, mental health, meltdowns, menopause, burnout and health to sensory processing, emotions, relationships, and work - this important book will help you to nurture your strengths as an autistic woman, process and respond to the challenges and struggles youface,andfindalifelongsenseofbelonging.
Paperback 240 pages 216 x 138 mm
Publisher: JESSICAKINGSLEYPUBLISHERS
Release Date: 05/2025
Discount: TradeInternational
ISBN: 9781805011507
Illustrations: B&WTHROUGHOUT
AU RRP $42.99
The Autistic Guide to Communicating and Connecting
Understanding our communication differences and social needs
ByNiamhGarvey
"Autistic people communicate differently to non-autistic people, but that does not equate to communicating "wrong"." Written by autistic author Niamh Garvey, this book combines up-to-date research and lived experience perspectives to create the ultimate guide to supporting your autistic social self in hectic, everydaylife.
Split into three parts that cover communication, socialising and strategies for specific social situations, this book covers everything you need to understand your communication style and helps you to explore your own social comfort zone, which looksdifferentforeveryone!
This guide is supportive, affirming and packed full of strategies on how you can support yourself and manage daily social situations,fromrestaurantstointerviews.
Paperback 304 pages 229 x 152 mm
Publisher: JESSICAKINGSLEYPUBLISHERS
Release Date: 11/2025
Discount: TradeInternational
ISBN: 9781805012580
Illustrations: B&WTHROUGHOUT
AU RRP $45.99
An Introduction to Autism for Young Adults and Late Teens
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 07/2023
BySarahO'Brien
The Amazing Autistic Brain Cards 150 Cards with Strengths and Challenges for Positive Autism Discussions
There isnt a secret manual outlining exactly how to get through your teens and young adulthood as an autistic individual, but this book provides a script for how to do what adulthood will make you do anyway, in a way that is most accessible for you". Youve just received an autism diagnosis, so why do you still feel so lost when it comes to what autism actually means for you? Written by autistic advocate Sarah OBrien, this book gives a much-needed introduction into what autism is and removes the myths,stereotypesandstigmathatsurroundit.
PAPERBACK 256 pages 216 x 138 mm
ISBN: 9781839972263
Price: AURRP$42.99
Discount: TradeInternational
The Autism and Neurodiversity Self Advocacy Handbook
Developing the Skills to Determine Your Own Future
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 03/2022
ByBarbCook,YennPurkis Australia
Being autistic, you might come across more challenges than others around you, such as dealing with ableism, discrimination in employment or difficulties in your relationships. Learning to successfully self-advocate will help you to build confidence, strengthen your relationships and ensure your needs are met. Writtenbytwoautisticactivists,this book will giveyou thetools andstrategiestoadvocateforyourselfinanysituation.
This deck of cards is a resource to help professionals, parents and anyone working with autistic young people to have discussions about an Autism diagnosis in a personalised, positive and meaningful way. The beautifully designed cards each show a strength - such as being inquisitive or honest - or a challenge - such as sensory difficulties or understanding emotions.Thepackalsoincludesreusableblankcardswhichcan be personalised. The accompanying booklet provides approaches and strategies developed by Dr Dura-Vila in her clinicalpractice.
CARDS 150 pages 164 x 118 mm
ISBN: 9781787754300
Price: AURRP$60.99
Discount: TradeInternational
The Autism-Friendly Cookbook
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 01/2023
ByLydiaWilkins
PAPERBACK 176 pages 229 x 152 mm
ISBN: 9781787755758
Price: AURRP$48.99
Discount: TradeInternational
The Autism-Friendly Cookbook was created by autistic journalist Lydia Wilkins for autistic adults and teens to turn to when cooking for friends, lacking inspiration, or on those low-energy days. With recipes to suit any occasion, the book is written in clear, jargon-free language which makes 'the obvious' obvious. Recipesarecategorisedbymealwithadditionalguidanceonthe level of energy needed to tackle them, with options for lowenergyormeltdowndays,ordayswhenyou'reable to takeon a newchallenge.
PAPERBACK 368 pages 229 x 152 mm
ISBN: 9781839970825
Price: AURRP$48.99
Discount: TradeInternational
The
Autism-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and the Fourth Trimester
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 12/2025
ByAimeeGrant
Interoception and Regulation
Teaching Skills of Body Awareness and Supporting Connection with Others
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 03/2022
ByEmmaGoodall,CharlotteBrownlow
Australia
The ultimate, accessible guide to navigating every step of pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester for Autistic people. Exploring the reality of pregnancy and acknowledging its challenges, autistic researcher Dr Aimee Grant interweaves advicefromautisticpregnantpeopleandregisteredmidwivesto answer any questions you may have on being an autistic pregnant person. The dip-in-dip-out format provides you with an easy-to-navigate exploration into sensory overwhelm, managing demanding medical appointments, navigating being a newparentandeverythinginbetween.
PAPERBACK 288 pages 229 x 152 mm
ISBN: 9781839978609
Price: AURRP$59.99
Discount: TradeInternational
Learning from Neurodivergent Leaders
How to Start, Survive and Thrive in Leadership
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 05/2025
ByNancyDoyle
Neurodivergent people are so often thwarted in academic and corporate careers because we don't know the unwritten social codes of large organisations, and because we struggle with entry level tasks even though we excel at strategic thinking. Neurodivergent thinking is conversely overrepresented in sole traders and entrepreneurs. Many of us embark on our own thing because we struggle with the admin and social niceties of the workplace, but as we succeed, we find ourselves exposed to the same issues in our own businesses, industries or influencing circles.
PAPERBACK 224 pages 229 x 152 mm
ISBN: 9781805011422
Price: AURRP$47.99
Discount: TradeInternational
Therearesomethingsthatmanyofustakeforgranted-suchas knowing when we are hot or cold, feel hungry, or need to go to the toilet. But how do we know these things, and why do some people struggle to recognise them? Interoception - the ability to identify and act on physical sensations inside the body - is crucial to human well-being. It underpins physical developmental milestones, such as toilet-training, as well emotional ones, such as the ability to self-regulate. Research shows that Autism often co-occurs with poor interoceptive sense.
PAPERBACK 144 pages 216 x 138 mm
ISBN: 9781787757288
Price: AURRP$45.99
Discount: TradeInternational
Looking After Your Autistic Self A Personalised Self-Care Approach to Managing Your Sensory and Emotional Well-Being
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: 05/2023
ByNiamhGarvey
'I no longer try to mask my autism; I now work to support my autism' It is a myth that autistic children grow into 'less autistic' adults. In fact, many autistic adults feel more overwhelmed as theyageasthestressesofsocialdemandssuchasrelationships, parenting, or the work environment increase. Niamh Garvey offers tips and tricks designed to reduce sensory and emotional stress and look after your autistic self. From understanding what's happening when the stress response kicks in to using the 'detectivehabit'tospotyourindividualstrengthsandtriggers.
