A Practical Guide To Happiness In Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Victoria Honeybourne

A positive psychology approach.

Clear and engaging, this book offers a refreshing positive psychology approach to mental health and autism.  Moving away from neurotypical views of happiness, it sets out simple techniques to help adults on the spectrum improve their mental health.  Packed with helpful exercises for individuals and groups, it covers topics such as dealing with negative self-talk, building communication skills and self-awareness, and forming coping strategies for the workplace.  Autistic individuals and professionals who work with them will find flexible and practical solutions to recurring negative thoughts, helping clear the path to a successful and happy future.

A Practical Guide To Happiness In Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum

Chantal Sicile-Kira

Adolescence can be a difficult time for everyone, but for parents of teens on the autism-spectrum it's particularly nerve-wracking.

This book offers strategies for helping children, whatever their ability level, through the changes of the teenage years, and to prepare them for adulthood. Using clear examples, practical advice and supportive insights.

Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum

All Birds Have Anxiety

Kathy Hoopmann

Life as a bird can be stressful!

From worrying about airplanes, windows and getting enough worms to eat, it is clear that birds can be anxious beings. Through a humorous, quizzical depiction of bird behavior, this book validates everyday experiences of anxiety, provides an understanding of the associated symptoms and offers compassionate coping strategies.

All Birds Have Anxiety

An Introduction To Supporting People With Autistic Spectrum Conditions

Sue Hatton & Tom Boughton

If you work with people with autistic spectrum condition and are studying for a health and social care qualification, or you want the right information to help your personal development...

then An introduction to supporting people with autistic spectrum condition is for you. This book puts the person with autism at the centre of the support you give. It uses real life stories, activities and thinking points to cover all of the learning outcomes and is full of practical examples of how to apply the ideas to the support you provide.

An Introduction To Supporting People With Autistic Spectrum Conditions

Asperger Syndrome Pocketbook

Ronnie Young

For many children and young people, the world is a strange and unfathomable place where people don't say what they mean or mean what they say; where the rules change depending on who you are with;

and, where you are never allowed just to be yourself. Welcome to Planet Asperger, located in a parallel universe where everything seems the same as earth, but nothing actually is. The helps teachers and support staff to understand the difficulties faced by pupils with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and provides strategies for overcoming the challenges it poses in the classroom. The book is highly illustrated, using cartoons, diagrams and visual prompts to support the text throughout. The opening chapter explains exactly what AS is – and what it is not. It lists characteristics of the condition and highlights both the complications and delights of having an AS pupil in a class. Subsequent chapters deal with specific challenges: social impairment; obsessive interests; repetition and change; speech and language; non-verbal communication; and, anger or rage. In each case the challenge is described using illustrative examples and is followed by practical solutions. A final section on inclusion covers implications for academic, pastoral and support staff and how to help with study skills, exams and problem-solving. Author Ronnie Young is the mother of a son with Asperger’s. She has taught in schools, PRUs, offender institutions and in FE. Ronnie is now a trainer and consultant specialising in neuro-diversity. She works for the National Autistic Society and regularly contributes to national conference.

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.

Asperger Syndrome Pocketbook

Asperger’s On The Job

Rudy Simone

Must-have advice for people with Asperger's or high functioning autism and their employers, educators and advocates.

Up to 85% of the Asperger’s population are without full-time employment, though many have above-average intelligence. Rudy Simone, an adult with Asperger’s Syndrome and an accomplished author, consultant, and musician, created this insightful resource to help employers, educators, and therapists accommodate this growing population, and to help people with Asperger’s find and keep gainful employment.

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.

Asperger’s On The Job

Asperger’s Syndrome

Tony Attwood

Providing a description and analysis of the unusual characteristics of Asperger's syndrome, with strategies to reduce those that are most conspicuous or debilitating,

this guide brings together the most relevant and useful information on all aspects of the syndrome, from language and social behaviour to motor clumsiness. Incorporating case studies form the author’s own practical experience, the book contains many examples of, and numerous quotations from people with Asperger’s syndrome. Tony Attwood is a practicing clinical psychologist who specialises in the field of Asperger’s Syndrome.

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.

Asperger’s Syndrome

Asperger’s Syndrome & Sexuality from Adolescence Through Adulthood

Isabelle Hénault

Playing the dating game is often tricky: all the more so for individuals with Asperger's Syndrome. How do AS adolescents and their families cope with sexual feelings and behaviour?

What help can be given if a man with AS oversteps the mark in expressing his sexuality? How do people with AS deal with intimacy and communication in sexual relationships? In this comprehensive and unique guide, Isabelle Henault delivers practical information and advice on issues ranging from puberty and sexual development, gender identity disorders, couples’ therapy to guidelines for sex education programs and maintaining sexual boundaries. This book will prove indispensable to parents, teachers, counsellors and individuals with AS themselves.

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.

Asperger’s Syndrome & Sexuality from Adolescence Through Adulthood

Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Inclusive Classroom

Barbara Boroson

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.

Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Inclusive Classroom

Behaviour Zen and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Transformative Journey

Dolly Bhargava

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.

Behaviour Zen and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Transformative Journey

Behaviour Zen and Conduct disorder: A transformative journey

Dolly Bhargava

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.

Behaviour Zen and Conduct disorder: A transformative journey

Building Social Relationships

Scott Bellini

A systematic approach to teaching social interaction skills to children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and other social difficulties.

This comprehensive five-step model addresses the need for social programming for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders by helping children identify the skills they need to form relationships and an intervention plan to help them acquire these skills. Instead of offering a single strategy, this book organizes the myriad social skills strategies and resources currently available to make it easier for parents and educational professionals to teach social skills and design social skills programs for children with ASD.

Building Social Relationships