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.
Looking at the positive influences, great talents and unique thought processes of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders,
this book is a celebration of those who have used their autism to shine in life.
Logan overhears his Grandma tell her friend he has Autism, and he asks her ”Autism is...?” She explains it to him in this beautifully illustrated story.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a disability that affects an estimated 1 out of 68 children (1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls) in the US alone. It is a “spectrum” disorder because its impact on development can range from mild to severe. The areas of development most affected are social interaction and communication skills, difficulties with verbal and non-verbal communication, and leisure play.
Someone wisely said, “If you have met one person with autism, you have met one person with autism.” The characteristics are different with each unique individual, and so are the ways to interact, teach, and care for them.
You may or may not wish to explain autism to your child at a young age, but if you do, I hope this book can help make it easier for you, as it did for me when explaining autism to Logan. His inquisitive mind wanted to know, and once he read this story, even before it was illustrated, he was satisfied with the answer.
How to reach and tech students with ASD.
This indispensable guide supports you every step of the way in creating a classroom that is responsive to the needs of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder – while keeping your other students and yourself going strong.
"Build confidence and self-esteem with this fun and effective workbook for young people.
Build up your confidence and self-esteem by learning how to banish your Self-Esteem Thief with this fun and imaginative workbook. Full of tips and strategies based on cognitive behavioural and mindfulness principles, it helps you banish negative thoughts and build healthy self-esteem. Suitable for young people aged 10+.
In simple words and appealing illustration this book teaches the basics of good manners and gracious behaviour.
In the form of an innovative children's chapter book, Beating the Bullies gives age-appropriate information aimed to 'upskill' the child and give them 'bully-proof strategies' for coping.
Beating the Bullies has two invaluable resource guides; one for parents (who often feel powerless and helpless at this time) and one for teachers (with class specific questions and activities). Beating the Bullies is engaging and interactive and an essential resource to tackle the damaging and important issue of bullying.
As inclusion becomes the norm in general education, teachers are faced with behaviours they have never seen before. Special needs educators may recognise the telltale symptom of a sensory need...
or a textbook-case if an avoidance behaviour, but thus us all new territory got the general-ed crowd!
For all of us, life is full of hassles, frustrations and demands. To be able to deal with life's challenges effectively, we all need adequate emotional and behavioural...
Management skills. Children, adolescents and adults with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) who experience emotional and behavioural difficulties struggle to cope with life’s ever-changing challenges and demands.
For all of us, life is full of hassles, frustrations and demands. To be able to deal with lifes challenges effectively, we all need adequate emotional and behavioural management skills.
For all of us, life is full of hassles, frustrations and demands. To be able to deal with life's challenges effectively, we all need adequate emotional and behavioural management skills.
For all of us, life is full of hassles, frustrations and demands. To be able to deal with lifes challenges effectively, we all need adequate emotional and behavioural management skills.
When we help young children label their emotions, it helps them to understand and manage what they are feeling and to improve their emotional literacy as they grow.
