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.
This accessible and positive resource helps parents and carers teach boys and young men with autism or related conditions about masturbation.
It covers when and where it is appropriate and helps to establish boundaries surrounding privacy more generally. With simple but explicit illustrations, this book provides the perfect platform to talk about sexuality with boys and young men with autism or related conditions.
Studies show that self-confidence plummets during the teenage years, when complex social relationships begin to take centre stage and teens begin to...
assert their independence from parents and families. This title offers young readers a teen-focused program for eliminating self-doubt and increasing confidence and self-esteem.
Think Good - Feel Good is an exciting and pioneering new practical resource in print and on the internet for undertaking CBT with children and young people.
The materials have been developed by the author and trialled extensively in clinical work with children and young people presenting with a range of psychological problems.
This book builds on the basic philosophy offered in THINKING ABOUT YOU THINKING ABOUT ME.
Created at the request of educators, therapists and parents to learn more about how to teach students with weak social cognition and related social skills (Asperger’s Syndrome, PDD-NOS, High Functioning Autism, ADHD, NLD, Hyperlexia) and those with murky social abilities. Many of the lessons Michelle weaves into her workshops are written in detail in this book, and there are many more the audiences have never heard!
Students with social cognitive learning deficits face enormous challenges not only in their day-to-day relations with the world around them, but also...
in the fact that few professionals, educational or medical, understand the core of these student’s deficits. One fundamental deficit relates to perspective taking – the ability of one person to consider the point of view and motives of another. Although this sounds like a simple process, it is in fact a hugely complex task that is crucial to successful interpersonal relations, and is a skill that anyone with a social cognition disability will struggle with. This book addresses the different ways this problem can present itself, the current thinking on how to approach the problem and a wealth of exercises and activities that can immediately be applied to the student. Illustrated with clear diagrams and tables, and with photocopiable handouts, this accessible text will be invaluable for anyone assessing, living with or teaching children and adults with this most abstract of all learning disabilities
What you really need to know about autism. A crash course in contemporary autism attitudes, experiences and evidence-based approaches...
featuring contributions from autistics, parents of children with autism and autism professsionals.
Solving the Mystery of a Particular Dilemma - Book 2.
We continue our journey with Jessie, our autistic heroine, as she travels through the ups and down of life without dad.
In this book, Maria Wheeler offers a detailed roadmap for success with the battleground of toilet training especially if the child has autism or other challenges.
She stresses the importance of visual cues. Other crucial elements are repetition, rewards and teamwork with teachers if the child is in school. You will find many original and common-sense solutions for transitioning children from nappies to underpants, stopping ‘repeat flushing’ monitoring fluid intake, coping with a noisy bathroom, using social stories and much more. Wheeler’s methods help caregivers to avoid making the child feel like a failure.
This visual resource helps parents and carers teach boys and young men with autism or other special needs about how to use public toilets safely.
It covers the subtleties of social etiquette including where to stand and look, as well as practicalities such as remembering to lock the cubicle door. With simple and effective illustrations throughout, the book is the perfect starting point for teaching independence when using public toilets.
Offers practical tips and tools for all kinds of middle school challenges.
Find ideas for getting comfortable at school, making friends, dealing with body changes, getting along with family and lots of other advice.
The Universe & The Earth, Life on Earth, The Human World, Town & Country, Culture, Music, Stage & Screen, The Commercial World, Transport & Tourism, Sport & Leisure.
Tricky people profiles the whole scary range of difficult types: back-stabbers, white-anters, blamers, whingers, bullies, tyrants, controllers...
charmers, know-it-alls, perfectionists, competitors and the seriously self-obsessed. It offers imaginative yet practical ways to deal with dangerous and frustrating creatures and identify the slippery techniques they employ to get their way.
