Teaching Thinking Pocketbook

Anne de A'Echevarria & Ian Patience

A troubleshooting approach takes five types of thinking that students typically struggle with...

Processing information; reasoning; inquiry; creative thinking; evaluation – and matches then with ‘thinking tools’. These include ‘odd one out’, ‘concept lines’, ‘inference squares’, ‘kick cards’ and ‘diamond ranking’. Each tool is explained and exemplified with instructions and teaching tips for classroom use. Lists of words and phrases help students take stock of their learning and to talk about their thinking.

Teaching Thinking Pocketbook

Teaching Your Child With Love And Skill

Joyce Show

A guide for parents and other educators of children with autism, including moderate to severe autism.

This book helps to make sense of the baffling array of educational interventions available, showing how to adapt different strategies to meet the specific needs of the child.

Teaching Your Child With Love And Skill

Teens with Autism

S.B. Linton

This book provides a listing of various mobile apps that can be used in the classrooms.

Ideas for classroom lessons and connections to the common core reading standards for teens and young adults with autism and developmental delays. The themes addressed in the book are The Colour Wheel, Arithmetic and Geometry, Getting to Know Me, The Four Seasons, The World of Work, On the Move/Community Fun, Common Core Reading & Language Arts Connections and Mobile Apps. Each chapter has a list of activities that address some of the skills that are sometimes the most challenging for some individuals with autism.

Teens with Autism

The 1st Comic Book:Helping People with Asperger’s Syndrome

Alis Rowe

"Everyday scenarios for people with Asperger's Syndrome and their Neurotypical loved ones.

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.

The 1st Comic Book:Helping People with Asperger’s Syndrome

THE 2ND COMIC BOOK

Alis Rowe

"Everyday scenarios for people with Asperger's Syndrome and other autism spectrum disorders and their neurotypical loved ones.

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.

THE 2ND COMIC BOOK

THE 3RD COMIC BOOK

Alis Rowe

Everyday scenarios for teenagers and young adults with Asperger's Syndrome and related autism spectrum disorders, parents and teachers.

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.

THE 3RD COMIC BOOK

The 4th Comic Book: (For AS / NT Couples)

Alis Rowe

Everyday scenarios for couples in which one partner has Asperger's Syndrome or a related autism spectrum disorder.

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.

The 4th Comic Book: (For AS / NT Couples)

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers

Sean Covey

Written in a language that addresses younger people, Sean Covey, son of author Stephen Covey, has written a guide to life that parallels the highly popular book...

“The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, written by his father.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers

The Anger Workbook for Teens

Raychelle Cassada Lohmann

Offers a step-by-step approach to helping teens who need to control their anger. This book helps teens learn about their anger, understand how anger affects their lives...

and learn constructive communication skills to help express their feelings.

The Anger Workbook for Teens

The ASD Independence Workbook

Francis Tabone

Transition skills for teens and young adults with autism

This engaging and easy-to-follow workbook is designed to help teens and young adults ages fourteen and up gain the skills needed for daily living – such as maintaining appropriate conversation, reading body language, taking the bus or running errands.  This workbook not only focuses on adaptive skills needed in the real world, but also gives teens with ASD the ability to hone these skills, either on their own or with a teacher/caregiver.  With the workbook as their guide, teens will be one step closer to leading full, productive and meaningful lives.

The ASD Independence Workbook

The Asperger Social Guide

Genevieve Edmonds & Dean Worton

This book is a self-help manual written by two AS adults who offer others the benefits of their experiences.

It is suitable for private study by AS individuals and can also be used in FE and higher education establishments for support and personal development courses.

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.

The Asperger Social Guide

The Asperkid’s Game Plan

Jennifer Cook O'Toole

The Asperkid's Game Plan looks from the inside at the learning style of children with Asperger syndrome and explains how to introduce structured play that engages Asperkids and...

and explicitly addresses ASD weaknesses while reinforcing ASD strengths.

Showing how just about anything can be turned into an opportunity for learning and growth, the book is full of go-to ideas for making simple play equipment in the home or classroom and using it to develop core skills that Asperkids struggle with, from fine motor and social skills, to planning and organization. Whether it’s origami math, fried marbles, or a bug’s eye view scavenger hunt, every game, project, and idea in the book is explained with clear directions and learning objectives and illustrated with color photographs.

Jennifer O’Toole’s enthusiastic approach and fun lessons, based on Montessori principles, will inspire and motivate parents, educators, and therapists to make purposeful play a part of every Asperkid’s day.

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.

The Asperkid’s Game Plan