Jessica Kingsley Publishers: 1951 books
Finding You Finding Me
Using Intensive Interaction to get in touch with people whose severe learning disabilities are combined with autistic spectrum disorder
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2005
Phoebe Caldwell's remarkable new book makes accessible for the first time the complex, intricate inner and sensory worlds of people whose learning disabilities are combined with autistic spectrum disorder and, often, difficult-to-manage behaviour. Based on many years of working with such people, many...
When Babies Read
A Practical Guide to Helping Young Children with Hyperlexia, Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2005
Audra Jensen' son began reading when he was only two years old. She shares her experiences - both the challenges and joys - of raising a child with autism and hyperlexia - an early and obsessive interest in the written word associated with social deficits and significant difficulty in understanding...
Promoting Emotional Education
Engaging Children and Young People with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2009
Unlike IQ, emotional competence can be nurtured and developed, and is a key factor in physical and mental health, social competence, academic achievement and other aspects in the personal and social development of children and young people.
Promoting Emotional Education connects with the contemporary...
Frightened, Disturbed, Dangerous?
Why working with patients in psychiatric care can be really difficult, and what to do about it
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Patients in psychiatric care can behave in ways that can be alarming for staff, and difficult to respond to. The authors of this practical and imaginative book explain why patients may behave in these ways, and offer a toolkit of ways to respond effectively and kindly. With many everyday examples...
Achieving Successful Transitions for Young People with Disabilities
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2015
This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex health needs and sensory impairments.
The authors cover a wide range of transitions,...
by Desirée Gallimore
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
For those growing up with an intellectual disability or autism, comfortable, safe and independent travel will prove an invaluable life skill. The key to pursuing fulfilling work and leisure activities and developing as an individual, it also brings a liberating level of self-sufficiency and reassurance...
Surviving the Special Educational Needs System
How to be a ‘Velvet Bulldozer'
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2004
Some children's 'difficulties' do not present in an obvious way, which makes diagnosis problematic, and access to help unforthcoming. This was the experience of Sandy Row, who, after a decade of misdiagnoses and unsatisfactory explanations for her children's struggle in mainstream school, realised...
Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children
Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2002
Friendship, even for the most able, requires hard work, and the odds are heavily stacked against those with autism spectrum conditions. Designed for younger children, typically between the ages of two and eight, this comprehensive set of enjoyable activities emphasizes foundation skills such as social...
Psychological First Aid for People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Experienced Sexual Abuse
A Step-by-Step Programme
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016
People with intellectual disabilities are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse, and offering them psychological support at the earliest possible moment greatly increases their ability to cope with the event and return to daily life. This book provides a complete, structured, evidence-based programme...
Parental Learning Disability and Children's Needs
Family Experiences and Effective Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2007
Parental Learning Disability and Children's Needs explores how to effectively assess children in families where one or more parent has a learning disability. These children often have unmet needs because their parents are more likely to be coping with mental and physical illness, domestic violence...
By Their Own Young Hand
Deliberate Self-harm and Suicidal Ideas in Adolescents
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Self-harm in adolescents is an increasingly recognized problem, and there is growing awareness of the important role schools and health services can play in detecting and supporting those at risk. By Their Own Young Hand explores the findings of the first large-scale survey of deliberate self-harm...
Letters to the Home Front
Positive Thoughts and Ideas for Parents Bringing Up Children with Developmental Disabilities, Particularly those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
Bringing up a child with developmental disabilities, especially autism, presents many challenges for parents, and the focus of attention is almost invariably on the child. This practical and compassionate book looks at a range of issues from the parents' point of view - from whether their child really...
How to Break Bad News to People with Intellectual Disabilities
A Guide for Carers and Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
This book offers unique and flexible guidelines that can be used by practitioners to ease the process of breaking bad news to people with intellectual disabilities. The guidelines, which are adaptable to individual communication ability and level of understanding, address the many complex needs of...
The Essential Manual for Asperger Syndrome (ASD) in the Classroom
What Every Teacher Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2015
Perfect for time-poor teachers, Kathy Hoopmann's essential handbook is an easy-to-navigate resource that promotes a positive learning environment in which students with Asperger syndrome (ASD) can thrive.
Kathy's unique ability to explain the ASD mind-set shines through as her concise descriptions...