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Adolescents, Music and Music Therapy
Methods and Techniques for Clinicians, Educators and Students
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
When guided effectively, the relationship between adolescents and music can offer powerful opportunities for expression and release. This book provides music therapists with the complete 'how to' of working with teenage clients.
Helpful and accessible, the book explains the methodology used...
Pretending to be Normal
Living with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2014
Compelling and witty, Liane Holliday Willey's account of growing to adulthood as an undiagnosed 'Aspie' has been read by thousands of people on and off the autism spectrum since it was first published in 1999. Bringing her story up to date, including her diagnosis as an adult, and reflecting on the...
Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Autism Spectrum, Tourette's, Anxiety, and More!
The one-stop guide for parents, teachers, and other professionals
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
The completely updated and expanded new edition of this well-established text incorporates DSM-5 changes as well as other new developments. The all-in-one guide covers the whole range of often co-existing neuro-behavioral disorders in children – from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),...
Managing Meltdowns
Using the S.C.A.R.E.D. Calming Technique with Children and Adults with Autism
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2009
In a chaotic or threatening situation, fear is the primary emotional response of an autistic individual. Often the initial physical response is to freeze. 'Meltdowns', or brain overloads can be scary for the individual with autism, and for the person trying to help if they don't know how to react...
More Cognitively Advanced Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism, Asperger Syndrome and PDD/NOS - the Basics
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
The second edition of this concise, plain-English guide fully explains all of the common areas of difficulty for more cognitively advanced individuals with autism, Asperger syndrome and PDD/NOS, and provides much-needed support, uncomplicated advice, and practical, positive solutions. Susan J. Moreno...
by Maxine Aston
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
Positive, practical and realistic, this book offers a wealth of information on women, dating and relationships for men with Asperger Syndrome (AS).
Many AS men are totally confused and bewildered by women and relationships and find it hard to know what to do, what to say and how to get it right....
Troubleshooting Relationships on the Autism Spectrum
A User's Guide to Resolving Relationship Problems
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
Don't you wish relationships came with a manual? Ashley Stanford has written a user's guide to relationships that adopts a practical troubleshooting approach to resolving difficulties that will greatly appeal to the logical minds of individuals on the autism spectrum, as well as offering valuable...
Hints and Tips for Helping Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Useful Strategies for Home, School, and the Community
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
If you have a child on the autism spectrum who struggles with the challenges of daily life, then this book is for you! Hints and Tips… is peppered with vignettes and stories of real-life situations and successes, and offers clever ideas for tackling everyday difficulties, such as bathing, bedtime,...
How to Create Kind Schools
12 extraordinary projects making schools happier and helping every child fit in
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Kidscape, the national charity that works to challenge and prevent bullying, this book offers readers an insight into a collection of innovative projects currently running in schools to promote inclusion, tolerance and kindness.
From a gay role model to a...
Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate
A User Guide to an Asperger Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2014
Cynthia Kim explores all the quirkyness of living with Asperger Syndrome (ASD) in this accessible, witty and honest guide looking from an insider perspective at some of the most challenging and intractable aspects of being autistic. Her own life presents many rich examples. From being labelled nerdy...
by Jessica Lindsey
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Do you always feel like you are on a diet? Or are you tired of looking for cookbooks but find yourself only seeing diet cookbooks?
What about people that are not on a diet? They just want a cookbook that does not hold back anything. A cookbook that has things like, extra cheese, extra milk,...
Yogic Cooking
Nutritious Vegetarian Food
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Yogic cooking is nutritious, easy to digest and free of toxins, allowing you to improve your health, keep your body strong and facilitate spiritual revolution. The aim of yoga is to cultivate a physical, mental and psychic balance so that higher states of being can be experienced. This can be achieved...
PANDAS and PANS in School Settings
A Handbook for Educators
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Strep) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) occur when an abnormal immune response produces brain inflammation, leading to unusual psychological symptoms in children. Symptoms can include OCD, tics, ADHD,...
by Joseph Pinson
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
This practical guide to running music therapy groups with senior citizens provides effective strategies that encourage therapists to be creative and engaging, and involve participants fully in the music-making process.
Ideal for those working with older people in assisted living or nursing...