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.
In two parts, Skills for Employability - designed to read in bite-sized chunks - will focus on some of the skills you need in order to impress an employer...
stand out from the rest, become employed, and enhance your future. Part-One looks at the pre-employment skills needed
A story about family breakdown. Often Gary would go for a walk along the river and skim stones across the water. He wanted more than anyting else in the world for his parents to get back together.
Alex (Alan Rickman) offers a young hitchhiker, only to have her killed instantly when they are involved in a terrible accident.
Feeling responsible Alex seeks out the girl’s mother (Sigourney Weaver) and discovers that she is autistic. While she understands, she shows little emotion upon hearing the news. Despite the initial awkward introduction, Linda’s unique perspective into the world allows Alex to face his past and change his life. STARRING – Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver & Carrie-Anne Moss.
One of the most successful tools used at Michelle G. Winner's Center for Social Thinking is the Social Behavior Map (SBM).
Michelle developed the SBM as a cognitive behavior strategy to teach individuals about the specific relationship between behaviors, other’s perspective, other’s actions (consequences), and the student’s own emotions about those around him or her. The SBM is a visual tool that displays these abstract concepts through a flow chart. Now, Michelle and her team of talented therapists have created a collection of over 50 Social Behavior Maps covering a range of topics for home, community and the classroom. Social Behavior Mapping – Connecting Behavior, Emotions and Consequences Across the Day is geared for use by parents and professionals to help those with social thinking challenges understand what behaviors are expected and unexpected in a way that makes sense to their way of thinking.
This book was designed primarily for teachers working in a classroom setting, although parents, counsellors, or anyone else working or living with...
grades 6-12 secondary school-age children or teens in need of social skills training should also find it useful. Designed as a self-contained program, the book outlines a flexible, ready-to-use approach to help students learn and put into practice appropriate ways to behave among others.
Teenagers and adults with Autism Syndrome can struggle with social skills, friendships and relationships...
and this book is written to provide them with a survival kit for day-to-day 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.
This resource provides practical strategies for helping teenagers and adults with Asperger Syndrome to navigate social skills, friendships and relationships at home and in the community.
The author offers advice and useful strategies for tackling day-to-day problems such as visits to the dentist or the doctor, searching for a job, sorting out personal finances, going on vacation, and dealing with public transport, as well as more intimate topics such as dating and acquiring and maintaining friendships. The chapters are structured around real-life scenarios and the challenges they present, followed by step-by-step solutions and suggestions. A final section provides a set of practical self-help tools, which encourage the reader to note down answers to the questions posed and record personal reflections.
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.
Gives teachers and specialists a stimulating, systematic way to develop positive social behaviors in students of all abilities, grades 4-12.
Included are over 125 tested lessons and reproducible worksheets in two separately printed, self-contained volumes, each tailored to the developmental needs of students at a particular grade level, 4-6 or 7-12. For easy use, the lessons in each volume follow a uniform format, including titles, behavioral objective, and simple 8-step lesson plan. The lesson activities and worksheets are based on real-life situations and help build students’ self-esteem, self-control, and respect for the rights of others.
This practical, research-based guide provides a wealth of tools and strategies for implementing social skills training in school or clinical settings.
Numerous case examples illustrate common social difficulties experienced by children with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism; the impact on peer relationships, school performance, and behavior; and how social skills training can help. Chapters delve into the nuts and bolts of teaching and reinforcing core skills in classroom, small-group, or individual contexts, emphasizing ways to tailor interventions to each individual’s needs.
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.
In this groundbreaking book, Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke describe the inner workings of the social mind in the workplace and decode the hidden rules of the social world...
by explaining how we think about our own, as well as other people s thoughts and emotions. The process is complex and it requires social multitasking or Social Thinking to successfully navigate the nuances and different mindsets of others, especially people we may perceive as being difficult to work with.
The use of worksheets is powerful in helping students to focus cognitively on core concepts related to social functioning.
This particular set of worksheets focuses on pre-adolescent and adolescent social concepts. Given social rules and expectations change with age, these worksheets help to encourage more mature Social Thinking and related shifts in one’s social skills. Winner explores a wide range of topics from starting with basic Social Thinking understanding of the 4 Steps of Communication, to exploring the hidden rules of the classroom and when is it OK to correct other students.
Written for teens and young adults to read themselves about how the social mind is expected to work in order to effectively relate to others at school, at work, in the community and even at home.
Since there is relatively little information on how to talk about social information, this book redefines what it means to “be social” and it is likely not what you were thinking!
