Exploring Emotions

Ros Bayley and Kay Margetts

If children are to become emotionally competent adults, able to understand and have mastery over their feelings, it is essential that this important work begins in the early years.

It is a fundamental part of enabling children to be sensitive to the feelings of others, and a key element of all other emotional skills. This book takes a sensitive look at the whole range of human emotions and shows how to help children to recognise and talk about them.

Exploring Emotions

Exploring Feelings

Angela Scarpa, Anthony Wells & Tony Attwood

For young children with high-functioning autism or Asperger's disorder.

Young children with autism have particular difficulty in understanding and controlling their emotions, especially when those emotions are negative.  This practical manual for professionals provides a set of simple strategies to help children with high-functioning autism or Asperger’s Syndrome who suffer from mood difficulties to decrease negative feelings and increase positive feelings in daily life.

A note from SWAN: ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’ is no longer used as a diagnosis and the term “high-functioning” is harmful, as it minimises the varied support needs of autistic people.  SWAN does not endorse these terms, but recognises that this resource contains other useful information.

Exploring Feelings

Exploring Feelings: Anger

Tony Attwood

Many children, especially those with developmental delays, have trouble understanding or expressing their feelings.

The result can be difficulty with anger management. This book provides a guide for caregivers. It includes a workbook portion that asks children to identify situations that trigger their anger and find appropriate ways to respond.The program was designed as a treatment for an anxiety disorder or anger management problems in children with Asperger’s Syndrome but the program can be equally applied to children with High Functioning Autism and PDD-NOS. The program does not have to be implemented by a qualified psychologist. A teacher, speech pathologist, occupational therapist or parent could implement the program without having training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

A note from SWAN: ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’ is no longer used as a diagnosis and the term “high-functioning” is harmful, as it minimises the varied support needs of autistic people.  SWAN does not endorse these terms, but recognises that this resource contains other useful information.

Exploring Feelings: Anger

Exploring Feelings: Anxiety

Tony Attwood

Anxiety can be confusing for a child. Learning about emotions helps children recognize connections between thinking and feeling.

This book provides a guide for caregivers. It includes a workbook section which allows children to identify situations that make them anxious and learn how to perceive the situation differently. The program was designed as a treatment for an anxiety disorder or anger management problems in children with Asperger’s Syndrome but the program can be equally applied to children with High Functioning Autism and PDD-NOS. The program does not have to be implemented by a qualified psychologist. A teacher, speech pathologist, occupational therapist or parent could implement the program without having training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

A note from SWAN: ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’ is no longer used as a diagnosis and the term “high-functioning” is harmful, as it minimises the varied support needs of autistic people.  SWAN does not endorse these terms, but recognises that this resource contains other useful information.

Exploring Feelings: Anxiety

Finding My Calm

Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips

Teaching children mindfulness through the senses at a young age can help them build confidence, learn to cope with stress and realise they can overcome challenging moments in their life.

Finding My Calm

Freaks, Geeks & Asperger’s Syndrome

Luke Jackson

Have you ever been called a freak or a geek? Have you ever felt like one? Over the years Luke has learned to laugh about the name calling but there are other aspects of life which are more difficult.

Adolescence and the teenage years are a minefield of emotions, transitions and decisions, and when a child has AS, the result id often explosive. Luke’s book gives guidance on bullying, friendships, when and how to tell others about AS, problems at school, dating and relationships, and morality. Luke Jackson is 13yrs old and has three sisters and three brothers. One of his brothers has ADHD, one is Autistic and Luke has Asperger Syndrome.

 

A note from SWAN: ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’ is no longer used as a diagnosis and the term “high-functioning” is harmful, as it minimises the varied support needs of autistic people.  SWAN does not endorse these terms, but recognises that this resource contains other useful information.

Freaks, Geeks & Asperger’s Syndrome

Free From OCD

You may not know anyone else who suffers from repetitive "stuck" thoughts and compulsive rituals, but plenty of other teens experience symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

The need to repeatedly wash their hands, check to make sure everything’s okay, count possessions, put things in order, or even repeat thoughts over and over. Rituals like these may calm you down when you’re feeling stressed or anxious, but you know all too well that the relief is temporary and you’ll have to repeat the ritual when you start feeling uneasy again. This cycle can make you feel trapped, but also may seem impossible or even frightening to break.

Free From OCD

Friendly Facts

Dr Margaret-Anne Carter & Josie Santomauro

Making and keeping friends doesn't come easy for children with autism spectrum disorders.

Many children need to be taught a range of strategies directed at expanding their social understanding skills, such as reading facial expressions and body language. , an interactive workbook aimed at children ages 7-11, addresses these challenges by breaking down the complex concept of making friends into simpler ideas. Through fun, engaging activities, children gain real-life knowledge of the major “secrets” of making and keeping friends. By gaining the foundation for making and keeping friends at a crucial age, children are better prepared for successfully interacting with others for the rest of their lives.

Friendly Facts

From Like To Love: For Young People With Asperger’s Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

Tony Attwood & Michelle Garnett

If your child rarely shows you that he or she loves you, it can be profoundly distressing.

This is the experience of many parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and most fear that it reflects the truth. In fact the truth has generally more to do with the difficulty that young people with an ASD have in communicating like or love for someone physically and verbally. They may not know how to go about expressing themselves in these ways, or understand that family members and friends can find the absence of demonstrative affection upsetting. This book, by world leading experts Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett, addresses this issue in practical terms. They provide carefully designed activities for parents to work through with their children to help them to understand and express affection. Their child will learn to identify his or her own and others’ comfort and enjoyment range for gestures, actions and words of affection and the different ways to express feelings for someone, appropriate to each relationship and situation.

A note from SWAN: ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’ is no longer used as a diagnosis and the term “high-functioning” is harmful, as it minimises the varied support needs of autistic people.  SWAN does not endorse these terms, but recognises that this resource contains other useful information.

From Like To Love: For Young People With Asperger’s Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

Get Organised Without Losing It

Janet S. Fox

In the quest for school success—not to mention a happy home life—kids have a lot to juggle: schoolwork, friends, activities, chores, bedrooms, electronics, lockers, and desks.

Get Organized Without Losing It provides friendly, entertaining help for kids who want to manage their tasks, time, and stuff—without going overboard or being totally obsessed.
Empower kids to:

  • Conquer clutter
  • Prioritise tasks
  • Master their devices (not the other way around)
  • Supercharge study skills, handle homework, and prepare for tests
  • Stop procrastinating and start enjoying less stress and more success

Tips, examples, lists, and steps make it doable; jokes and cartoons make it enjoyable.

Get Organised Without Losing It

Get Out of Your Mind & Into Your Life For Teens

Joseph V Ciarrochi, Louise Hayes and Ann Bailey

Suitable for teen readers, this title presents a comprehensive Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), positive psychology, and emotional intelligence plan for...

moving past depression, anxiety, unhealthy behaviors, and simple self-doubt. It follows the journey of the characters Jess and Sam as they learn to control their impulses.

Get Out of Your Mind & Into Your Life For Teens

Get Out, Explore & Have Fun

Lisa Jo Rudy

Many families with a child with autism or Asperger Syndrome feel that involvement in the community is not for them.

This book sets out to change that, with a rich and varied menu of suggestions for how such families can take full part in community life and support the strengths and interests of their child at the same time. Informal learning experiences can be the key to self-discovery, communication, self-confidence, and even independence for many children on the autism spectrum. Only outside the four walls of school will your child truly discover their own passions, abilities, and social peers.

A note from SWAN: ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’ is no longer used as a diagnosis and the term “high-functioning” is harmful, as it minimises the varied support needs of autistic people.  SWAN does not endorse these terms, but recognises that this resource contains other useful information.

Get Out, Explore & Have Fun