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 family's journey through autism.
when Anthony Macris’ son was diagnosed with autism, he and his partner Kathy had two choices: do what they were told – and could afford – or do what they thought best. This is the tragic, joyful, instructive story of how they confronted the condition that changed their lives.
The Way I Feel books
Education about how to identify and handle our emotions (especially those that are unpleasant or frightening) is as important as other kids of learning. In The Way I Feel Books, therapist Cornelia Maude Spelman uses simple and reassuring language to help young children understand and manage their feelings and relate successfully to others.
This book will help your 8 - 13 year old child know they are normal, increase their resilience and teach them how to cope - calmly and confidently with all life throws at them.
They can read it themselves or you can read it with them and talk about it.
The thought of "losing control" can cause major problems for children who live with anxiety.
Now, parents, teachers and children have a helpful tool that gives young children an opportunity to explore their own feelings with parents or teachers as they react to events in their daily lives. Engaging and easy to read, this illustrated children’s book is filled with opportunities for children to participate in developing their own self-calming strategies. Children who use the simple strategies in this charming book, illustrated by the author, will find themselves relaxed and ready to focus on work – or play!
When every meal time, bath time and bedtime is struggle, you need answers - and now you have them.
Get the right diagnosis. Understand the treatment options. Help your child cope.
Get the right diagnosis. Understand the treatment options. Help your child succeed.
Get the right diagnosis. Understand the treatment options. Help your child learn.
How do you explain orgasm to a seven year old? How do you explain the process of conception? How much should you tell and what should you skip?
And how do you tell it so that it interests your child, and doesn’t embarrass you?
Five Intrepid Travellers are lost in every scene! Can you find them?
With beautiful colour illustrations and simple text, this book makes an ideal introduction for young children to a well-known herbivore.
Why do I have to? Looks at a set of everyday situations that provide challenges for children at home, with their friends and at school.
It explains clearly why their way does not work, and provides a list of practical suggestions for how to cope with these challenges and avoid feelings of frustration.
