Jessica Kingsley Publishers imprint: 1689 books
Parenting ASD Teens
A Guide to Making it Up As You Go
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
This straight-talking and accessible guide for parents of teenagers on the autism spectrum provides down-to-earth advice on coping with the more difficult issues that can arise at home and school during the adolescent years.
Andrew Schlegelmilch discusses common parenting challenges and offers...
Attachment-Based Milieus for Healing Child and Adolescent Developmental Trauma
A Relational Approach for Use in Settings from Inpatient Psychiatry to Special Education Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
This book presents an innovative relational and community based therapeutic model to ensure children's essential attachment needs are catered for in intensive mental health care.
The text combines an overview of theory relating to attachment and trauma before laying out a model for working...
Organize Your ADD/ADHD Child
A Practical Guide for Parents
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Living with ADD/ADHD can be hectic, and parenting a child with this disorder can feel like an uphill struggle when even the simplest of tasks causes havoc. This book addresses the issues of organization and time management in relation to ADD/ADHD, suggesting practical ways of organizing your child's...
Building Your Early Years Business
Planning and Strategies for Growth and Success
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
For those starting a business in early years childcare, having a passion for the job is important. But sustaining a business successfully takes more than natural enthusiasm. Many childcare businesses struggle due to lack of formal training or confidence in the business world. This accessible and practical...
An Aspie’s Guide to Getting and Keeping a Job
Been There. Done That. Try This!
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Getting and keeping a job is a key daily stressor for people with Asperger's Syndrome and this ebook is packed with advice from Aspie mentors who have all been there, done that, and offer suggestions for employment strategies that really work. Temple Grandin, Richard Maguire, Anita Lesko and more...
Finding a Different Kind of Normal
Misadventures with Asperger Syndrome
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2006
Jeanette Purkis spent her early life reacting violently against her feelings of embarrassment, anger and confusion about her 'difference' from other people. She was unaware until well into adulthood that everything she found difficult, including her lack of success in forming relationships, could...
Asperger Syndrome and Social Relationships
Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
This book is essential reading to understand the social abilities of adults with Asperger's syndrome. The contributors each have different personalities and experiences, but together they provide a range of strategies to encourage people with Asperger's syndrome to achieve the social relationships...
Why Do I Have To?
A Book for Children Who Find Themselves Frustrated by Everyday Rules
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
If you want a child with Asperger’s syndrome to comply with a social or family rule, it is very important to explain the logical reason to comply. Laurie’s book provides the logic for compliance that will be invaluable for parents and teachers. I know this book will become regular bed time reading...
by Shelly Newstead
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
"You just can't let them do anything anymore you know..." · Why is risk important in children's play? · How can we protect children's right to play and protect children at the same time? · What is risk-benefit assessment and how can it help - rather than hinder - adults who work where...
Come Closer
On love and self-protection
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Everyone engages in self-protecting behaviours to some extent, but when these begin to take on the form of bad habits, they can be damaging. People often use self-protection strategies in love and relationships to mitigate potential pain or heartbreak. This book considers the defence mechanisms inadvertently...
Shattered Lives
Children Who Live with Courage and Dignity
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2006
*Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2006*
Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted...
by Anne Bannister
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2003
As a probation officer and social worker, Anne Bannister has successfully used creative therapies with abused children for 25 years. Combining her practical experience and recent doctoral research she reflects on how and why these therapies actually work in the healing process. She shows how in 'the...
by Michael Mandelstam
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
The protection of vulnerable adults is a fast emerging area of work for local authorities, the NHS and other agencies. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law, sets this within a comprehensive legal framework. The relevant law and guidance is extensive. It includes Department of Health guidance...
Children and Young People Whose Behaviour is Sexually Concerning or Harmful
Assessing Risk and Developing Safety Plans
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2014
More than any other challenging behaviour, the sexual abuse of one child by another generates anxiety, puzzlement and confusion.
Adults confident in dealing with a defiant or delinquent child find their confidence leaves them when confronted with sexual misbehaviour in a child who they expect...