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THE KIDS’ GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR WORDS ON PAPER Simple Stuff to Build the Motor Skills and Strength for Handwriting
Lauren Brukner 144pp. • Paperback • 9781787751569 • $19.95 This fun guide supports kids aged 7-12 to take control of writing difficulties through activities for building strength, coordination and stamina. As their skills improve, so will their confidence. Illustrated throughout and with a quiz and checklists.
THE KIDS’ GUIDE TO STAYING AWESOME AND IN CONTROL Simple Stuff to Help Children Regulate their Emotions and Senses
Lauren Brukner 112pp. • Hardcover •
BESTSELLER! 9781849059978 • $19.95 From breathing exercises and pressure holds to noisereducing headphones, this illustrated book is packed with simple strategies and tools to help children with emotional and sensory regulation difficulties, aged approximately 7 to 14 years, to stay cool, calm and in control.
HOW TO BE A SUPERHERO CALLED SELF-CONTROL! Super Powers to Help Younger Children to Regulate their Emotions and Senses
Lauren Brukner
BESTSELLER! 112pp. • Hardcover • 9781849057172 • $19.95 Narrated by a superhero called Self-Control, this illustrated book provides a variety of super power strategies to help children with emotional and sensory regulation difficulties, aged approximately 4 to 7 years, to master selfcontrol. understand adoption as they grow up, and more.
Lauren Brukner is a senior occupational therapist. She specializes in sensory integration and selfregulation strategies for children and young people, and their implementation in home, school, and community settings. Check out her website here.
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ADHD IS OUR SUPERPOWER The Amazing Talents and Skills of Children with ADHD
Soli Lazarus 64pp. • Paperback • 9781787757301 • $15.95 An illustrated book to help children to understand their ADHD diagnosis in a positive light. Each character in the book focuses on a specific symptom of ADHD such as hyper-focus, sensory overload, poor initiation and inattention. They also introduce readers to the unique strengths their ADHD provides.
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DYSLEXIA IS MY SUPERPOWER (MOST OF THE TIME)
Margaret Rooke Forewords by Professor Catherine Drennan and Loyle Carner 240pp. • Paperback • 9781785922992 • $18.95 Containing over 100 interviews with children and young adults living with dyslexia, this collection depicts the significance of confidence in propelling children with dyslexia to achieve success. The children supply their own illustrations, a handy hints guide, and their own advice to educators.
THE AMAZING AUTISTIC BRAIN CARDS 150 Cards with Strengths and Challenges for Positive Autism Discussions
Glòria Durà-Vilà 9781787754300 • $32.95 A set of cards to help children and teens recently diagnosed with autism to characterize and understand their diagnosis in a positive light. Comprising strengths and differences, with blank cards to be tailored to each individual, these cards can be used by practitioners to facilitate discussions with patients and families.
OUR BRAINS ARE LIKE COMPUTERS! Exploring Social Skills and Social Cause and Effect with Children on the Autism Spectrum
Joel Shaul 80pp. • Paperback • 9781787759886 • $23.99
This highly visual picture book uses computer metaphors to explain to autistic children how their actions and words can affect other people.
THE CONVERSATION TRAIN A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum
Joel Shaul 72pp. • Hardcover • 9781849059862 • $24.95
This inventive picture book uses the metaphor of a train to clearly explain basic conventions of conversation to children with ASDs. With attractive color photographs of trains, the book also contains photocopiable worksheets and train-themed coloring pages to help promote skill generalization. ASD AND ME PICTURE BOOK A Visual Guide to Understanding Challenges and Strengths for Children on the Autism Spectrum
Joel Shaul 96pp. • Paperback 9781787759879 • $27.95
This colorful book provides simple selfexploration tools to help children identify their strengths and tackle the things they find harder.
YOUR INTERESTS, MY INTERESTS A Visual Guide to Playing and Hanging Out for Children on the Autism Spectrum
Joel Shaul 112pp. • Hardcover • 9781785926501 • $24.95
Children on the autism spectrum can find playing with other children difficult. This colourful and fun visual guide, full of examples and activities, shows how they can find common interests with their friends, peers and family, so that they can have more fun playing together.
Joel Shaul is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in ASDs. Through his organization, Autism Teaching Strategies, he provides workshops on social skills teaching and mental health treatment methods. He is the author of six children's books published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Check out his website here.
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MY SPECIAL ALPHABET BOOK A Fully Illustrated Green-Themed Workbook for Building Sound Awareness for Kids Aged 3+ at Risk of Dyslexia or DLD
Valerie Muter and Helen Likierman 128pp. • Paperback • 9781787757790 • $27.95
The Alphabet Recycle Story and accompanying tailored activities have been written by expert psychologists to support young children to build crucial literacy skills that will set them up for being more confident readers in the future. DIFFERENT LIKE ME My Book of Autism Heroes
Jennifer Elder 48pp. • Hardcover • 9781843108153 • $16.95 Eight-year-old Quinn, a young boy with AS, tells young readers about the achievements and characteristics of his autism heroes, from Albert Einstein to Lewis Carroll, Benjamin Banneker and Julia Bowman Robinson, among others. All excel in different fields but are united by the fact that they often found it difficult to fit in—just like Quinn.
THE AWESOME AUTISTIC GO-TO GUIDE A Practical Handbook for Autistic Teens and Tweens
Yenn Purkis and Tanya Masterman Foreword by Emma Goodall 112pp. • Paperback • 9781787753167 • $17.95
A guide for young people aged 10-14 on the autism spectrum. It encourages them to identify their strengths, suggests how they can develop their identity and celebrates neurodiversity. It also includes tips for managing tricky situations and fun activities.
Kate E. Reynolds 36pp. • Hardcover • 9781849055239 • $25.95 This simple picture book follows Tom as he begins puberty. Designed to be read with boys with autism or special needs, it provides the starting point for parents and carers to discuss changes like hair growth, deepening voice and wet dreams. WHAT’S HAPPENING TO ELLIE? A Book about Puberty for Girls and Young Women with Autism and Related Conditions
Kate E. Reynolds 36pp. • Hardcover • 9781849055260 • $15.95 This simple picture book follows Ellie as she begins puberty. Designed to be read with girls with autism or special needs, it provides the perfect starting point for parents and carers to discuss changes including hair growth and menstruation.
Kate E. Reynolds 36pp. • Hardcover • 9781849055215 • $15.95 In this picture book, we join Tom as he is out and about and needs to use a public toilet. It provides parents and carers with the opportunity to teach boys and young men with autism and other special needs how to use urinals and cubicles safely and to understand social etiquette.
Kate E. Reynolds 36pp. • Hardcover • 9781849055222 • $15.95 A simple picture book to teach boys and young men with autism or other special needs about masturbation and when and where it is appropriate. It also helps to introduce the concepts of public and private and to establish ground rules. ELLIE NEEDS TO GO A Book about How to Use Public Toilets Safely for Girls and Young Women with Autism and Related Conditions
Kate E. Reynolds 36pp. • Hardcover • 9781849055246 • $15.95 In this picture book, we join Ellie as she is out and about and needs to use a public toilet. It provides parents and carers with the opportunity to teach girls and young women with autism and other special needs how to use public toilets safely and to understand social etiquette.
Kate E. Reynolds 36pp. • Hardcover • 9781849055253 • $15.95 A simple picture book to teach girls and young women with autism or other special needs about masturbation and when and where it is appropriate. It also helps to introduce the concepts of public and private and to establish ground rules.
ALL CATS ARE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM
Kathy Hoopman Forward by Haley Moss 72pp. • Hardcover • 9781787754713 • $14.95 BESTSELLER! Brand new update to the bestselling All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome, with all-new images and updated language and terminology. It provides a gentle, engaging introduction to the world of autism.
ALL DOGS HAVE ADHD
Kathy Hoopman 80pp. • Hardcover • 9781787756601 • $15.95 This delightful revised BESTSELLER! edition of All Dogs Have ADHD takes an inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It combines humour with understanding to reflect the difficulties and joys of raising a child with ADHD.
ALL BIRDS HAVE ANXIETY
Kathy Hoopman 72pp. • Hardcover • 9781785921827 • $14.95 All Birds Have Anxiety BESTSELLER! explores the symptoms of anxiety disorder and their impact on day-today 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.
Kathy Hoopmann is an Australian author with a primary school teaching background. Kathy is the author of thirteen books for children and teenagers which sell widely in Australia, the UK, the US and the Middle East, and her books have been translated into ten languages. To find out more about Kathy and her writing, visit www.kathyhoopmann.com.
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THE TEEN GIRL’S GUIDE TO LIVING WELL WITH ADHD
Sonia Ali 144pp. • Paperback • 9781787757684 • $17.95 This is a positive, self-affirming guide for girls with ADHD to increase their self-knowledge and empower them in their daily lives. It explains the strengths and challenges of ADHD, including dealing with emotions and hypersensitivity, the pros and cons of mindwandering, and how to build self-esteem. FREAKS, GEEKS AND ASPERGER SYNDROME A User Guide to Adolescence
Luke Jackson 216pp. • Paperback • 9781843100980 • $22.9 95 Drawing from his own experiences and information from his teenage siblings, Luke Jackson wrote this enlightening, honest and witty book in an attempt to address difficult topics. THE ASPERKID’S (SECRET) BOOK OF SOCIAL RULES The Handbook of Not-SoObvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome
Jennifer Cook
BESTSELLER! 280pp. • Paperback • 9781849059152 • $19.95
The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules offers witty insights into baffling social codes such as making and keeping friends and common conversation pitfalls. Ideal for 10-17 year olds, this book provides inside information to navigate the world. Jennifer’s website can be found here.
THE SPECTRUM GIRL’S SURVIVAL GUIDE How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic
Siena Castellon Foreword by Temple Grandin 256pp. • Paperback • 9781787751835 • $18.95 Nautilus Book Awards Winner! The ultimate guide for autistic teenage girls, written by an award- winning autistic teen campaigner. Tips on friendships, dating, mental health, and more.
