Jessica: 2764 books
Everyday Education
Visual Support for Children with Autism
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Visual support aids can be highly effective tools for increasing levels of communication and independence in children with autism, who often have difficulty interpreting spoken language and non-verbal facial expressions. Fully illustrated with inspiring examples, Everyday Education provides a wealth...
by Kathy Hoopmann
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2003
Seb is a loner. Brilliant with numbers but hopeless with people, he prefers the company of computers and his only friend, Guzzle. Things change for the better when he makes friends with Kristie, Madeline and Jen, and a new computer teacher - Miss Adonia - arrives. However, Seb is soon caught up in...
What is Dyslexia?
A Book Explaining Dyslexia for Kids and Adults to Use Together
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2008
Praise for What is Dyslexia?:
'…informative, based on the latest research and compassionate - three qualities that make this a must read for parents and children struggling with dyslexia.'
- Paul M. Quinlan, Ph.D. from The Curtis Blake Center
Praise for An Introduction to Dyslexia...
Adam's Alternative Sports Day
An Asperger Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2004
Nine-year-old Adam dreads Sports Day - he usually comes last in the races and never gets chosen for the team events. So he is delighted when Mr Williams, the head teacher, announces that this year there will be an Alternative Sports Day with some very different challenges. There will be quizzes, riddles...
The Autism Spectrum and Further Education
A Guide to Good Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
This guide for professionals working with students with autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) in further education meets the increasing demand for information and support on this subject. Christine Breakey provides useful guidelines and practical advice on teaching young adults successfully and confidently,...
by Lucy Skye
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Maisie Voyager used to explore the world with her parents. She now lives in a tall town house with Aunt Hetty, experiencing 'normal' life. But strangers start appearing, cryptic messages are left, and Aunt Hetty is kidnapped!
Following a trail of clues that leads her to abandoned tin mines...
New Developments in Autism
The Future is Today
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2006
This international collection provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge research on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) by well-known experts in the field, stressing the importance of early diagnosis and a good working relationship between parents and professionals. The contributors cover a wide...
Can I tell you about Eczema?
A guide for friends, family and professionals
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
Meet Helen - a girl with eczema. Helen invites readers to learn about this skin condition from her perspective, describing how it feels to have itchy and inflamed skin nearly all the time. She explains how different creams, ointments and other treatments can help her skin to feel better and lets readers...
Touch and Go Joe
An Adolescent's Experience of OCD
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2006
Part of the Reading Well scheme. 35 books selected by young people and health professionals to provide young people with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions. As many as 2 in every 100 people suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder...
Liam Says "Hi"
Learning to Greet a Friend
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
This is Liam. Liam has lots of friends who love him and want to play with him. When we get together with friends, we greet them by looking at their face and saying, 'Hi'. We don't look down or look away and say nothing. We don't run off when friends arrive. They will think they don't want to play...
What Happened to Daddy's Body?
Explaining what happens after death in words very young children can understand
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016
My daddy died when I was (one...two...) three years old. Today we are out in the garden. It always makes me think about my daddy because he LOVED his garden. Sometimes, I wonder what happened to my daddy's body... This picture book aims to help children aged 3+ to understand what happens to the body...
Jasper and the Magpie
Enjoying special interests together
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
Jasper really likes shiny metals…
He loves that when the sun shines
Electrons dance reflecting light.
This makes him feel safe and calm,
And helps him sleep at night.
This fun and thought-provoking rhyming storybook will delight anyone with a special interest and encourage readers...
Blue Bottle Mystery - The Graphic Novel
An Asperger Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2015
This graphic novel re-telling of Kathy Hoopmann's best-selling Blue Bottle Mystery brings the much-loved fantasy story to life for a new generation of readers. The hero is Ben, a boy with Asperger Syndrome (AS). When Ben and his friend Andy find an old bottle in the school yard, little do they know...
by Kathy Hoopmann, J.S. Kiss
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
*Silver medal winner in the 'Middle Grades Fiction' category of the Nautilus Book Awards 2015*
Astie has always been different. Her 12th birthday is looming and she still has not decided on her thesis. All the Learners at the Hub picked theirs years ago. If it wasn't for her cousin, Jakob,...