The SWAN Resource Library is located at the SWAN Office, and contains more than 350 items. Books and DVDs are available for loan free of charge to all SWAN Members, and we have numerous FREE information pamphlets available to keep. Please contact us to enquire as to the availability of items and to borrow from our library. Resources will need to be collected from, and returned to our Busselton office, located at 12 Pettit Crescent, Busselton WA 6280.
If you have a resource you would like to share with others, please contact us to make arrangements. Alternatively, make a Donation to SWAN. All donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.
The South West Autism Network relies on the generosity of our members and community to support the families of the south west region living with ASD.
A guide to the often co-existing neuro-behavioral disorders in children.
From attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder, to autistic spectrum disorders, and non-verbal learning disabilities. It provides information on causes, symptoms, interactions with other conditions, and treatments.
How an autism diagnosis changed my life.
Clem Bastow grew up feeling like she’d missed a key memo on human behaviour. She found the unspoken rules of social engagement confusing, arbitrary and often stressful. Friendships were hard, relationships harder, and the office was a fluorescent-lit nightmare of anxiety. It wasn’t until Clem was diagnosed as autistic, at age thirty-six, that things clicked into focus.
A fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself project book for 8 to 12 yearolds. Enormous variety and easy-to-do projects of machines and how they work.
A fascinationg fact file and learn-it-yourself project book for 8 to 12 yearolds. Full colour illustrations and explanatory artworks with 25 projects to explore.
Explores the tallest treetops, reveals the noises of the canopy and unveils the secrets of the dark and dripping forest floor.
Easy to do projects enable you to learn more about life in a rainforest. Ideal for home and school use for 8- to 12 year olds.
Take a fascinating journey through the seas and oceans of the world. Ideal for 8- to 12 year olds with practical projects to help you uncover the diverse nature of the sea.
Learn about trees will reveal the secret life of trees- what really goes on inside the trunk, how leaves make food, when trees first grew on the Earth and more.
Ideal for 8- to 12 year olds for home and school.
Provides parents with essential tools to improve their child's social skills. Stuart Ackerman has taught children with social skills difficulties for over 14 years...
both privately and in the public education system. His experiences teaching social skills programs has given him the insight to help families improve their child’s social skills. This book provides parents with practical and effective tips to improve everything from conflict resolution to how to make friends. The first section gives parents insight and solutions to their child’s social skill difficulties in school. The second section gives parents tips and practical strategies to help them improve their child’s social skills at home. The resource section contains social skill charts and tracking sheets that parents can use to monitor and motivate their child. It’s Stuart Ackerman’s goal to get parents understand social skills and to help their own children at home. Ackerman – who has been a regular guest on radio and television – gives families the tools they need to understand social skills.
Science is regularly providing new and interesting insights into the brain. While some of the latest neuroscientific research on how the brain learns supports what we already know about...
effective teaching and learning, new knowledge about learning, memory and the classroom environment can help teachers to become even more confident and effective in their work with children and learners. In Learning & the Brain Pocketbook, two neuroscientists and a leading education writer unpack material that will enable teachers to help students learn better. Using cartoons, diagrams, bullets, and other visual devices to make the content accessible and memorable, the book begins by identifying and exploding a few ‘neuro-myths’.
Healthy ways to release emotions.
We all experience emotions – big and small ones, joyous and uncomfortable ones. When an emotion comes to visit, sometimes it can feel overwhelming.
Emotions are energy in motion.
Let It Go encourages children to explore what emotions feel like in their body and find a unique way to release them. Join Aroha and her friends as they navigate their way through four emotions: sadness, anger, shame and fear.
Fun lift-a-flaps and pull tabs inside.
Sam gets a very special present – his own potty! After a few missteps and some funny moments, he soon gets to be an expert. This story will help fill our child with confidence. It’s fun lift-a-flaps and moving parts are a great way to add positive run to an important first learning experience.
