Following his ground-breaking international bestseller THE REASON I JUMP, written when he was only thirteen, Naoki Higashida offers equally illuminating and practical insights into autism from his current perspective as a young man.
One day the author's teenage brother Christopher failed to emerge from the bathroom. His family broke down the door to find him unconscious on the floor. None of their lives were ever the same again. Christopher was diagnosed with epilepsy. This book tells the remarkable story of this strange and misunderstood disorder.
This comb-bound workbook provides a master set of the assessment and treatment forms, questionnaires, and handouts to accompany Barkley's ADHD: A Handbook.
Off-the-shelf support containing all the vital information practitioners need to know about Dyslexia, this book includes: Different learning styles and appropriate teaching strategies; Using ICT to support curriculum access; Assessment methods and exam concessions; Advice on organising work placements.
Containing over 100 in-depth interviews with school children and young adults living with dyslexia, this collection depicts the significance of confidence and self-esteem in propelling children with dyslexia to achieve personal success. The children supply their own illustrations; a handy hints guide; and their own advice to educators.
Over 100,000 parents have found the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger syndrome, in this indispensable guide. Leading experts show how you can work with your child's unique impairments--and harness his or her capabilities.
Collaborate, Communicate, and Differentiate! takes collaboration out of the abstract and applies it to daily tasks such as differentiating instruction; communicating with families; assessing students with diverse backgrounds and abilities; co-teaching; and coordinating with all staff members.
Learn how to support students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) with this informative guide. Covering common SpLDs, including dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and OCD, this book offers practical tips for adapting lessons to suit the needs of the individual student and making your classroom inclusive.
Most early years groups will at some point include children who have physical and coordination difficulties. This book aims to help early years professionals to recognize and understand specific special needs conditions and to provide appropriate inclusive activities.
Most early years groups will at some point include children who have medical difficulties or conditions. This book aims to help early years professionals to recognize and understand specific special needs conditions and to provide appropriate inclusive activities.
This title provides help for practitioners on how to identify sensory difficulties and how to respond quickly and appropriately to them. These include children who have mild to severe visual or hearing impairment and a few children who are registered blind or deaf.
A practical book of ideas and support strategies for the induction, assessment, teaching and learning of students with English as an additional language (EAL). It includes ideas such as: setting up a parent conference; identifying and supporting G&T learners; cross-cultural mathematics; and, questioning techniques.
Detailing over 60 different special needs conditions this book is an ideal `go-to-guide' to help teachers understand, identify and work with children who have special needs.
This is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's syndrome, with a new introduction explaining the DSM-5. It brings together information on all aspects of the syndrome for children through to adults. Drawing on case studies from Attwood's extensive clinical experience, the book is authoritative and extremely accessible.
Fully up to date with the SEND Code of Practice this book explores all the key contemporary issues relevant to supporting children with special needs in an early years context. Combining theory with practice, it demonstrates how to ensure children's individual needs are at the heart of early years provision.
In The Teacher's Guide to SEN Natalie Packer outlines what all teachers need to know about SEN, and provides a range of practical tips and ideas that can be applied in the classroom.
Full of fun, practical games and activities accompanied by charming cartoons for children aged 7 to 13 with dyslexia, this book makes learning easy and entertaining. Written by a dyslexic tutor for dyslexic students, the tips are embedded in first-hand experience and will inspire and motivate any reader to aim high.
These simple and creative activities and lesson plans, created for pupils who are working below national curriculum levels, provide new ideas for teaching science and computing to inclusive classrooms. Encourage every child to achieve their best results through the easily adaptable and fun activities.
This specialist and comprehensive book is designed to help teachers and SENCOs gain critical knowledge that will facilitate setting and achieving targets.
This is a memoir about hope - hope in others, hope in systems, and hope for the future.
I've never quite known where to begin when someone asks me what I've been up to.
A pediatric occupational therapist with a specialty in treating children on the autism spectrum and with sensory disorders presents 101 fun games, activities and adventures that parents and teachers can use to foster behavioral development and improvement in children--all while having tons of fun!
This handbook will give aspiring and practising SENCOs, teachers and Headteachers an in-depth knowledge and understanding of effective policy, provision and practice to meet the diverse needs of children with special educational needs and disabilities.
There is a significant problem in our schools: too many boys are struggling. Traditional ideas about masculinity are having a negative impact, not only on males, but females too. In this ground-breaking book, Matt Pinkett and Mark Roberts argue that schools must rethink their efforts to get boys back on track.
This third edition continues to guide students through the challenging field of special educational needs and disability, offering essential support as they develop a critical and up-to-date understanding of the practical challenges and opportunities concerning inclusion.
Now featuring full colour throughout, this new edition of this flexible teaching programme shows teachers how to help new arrivals, assessing their vocabulary and grammar needs and including all the resources and lesson plans necessary.
Understanding, Nurturing and Working Effectively with Vulnerable Children in Schools offers a comprehensive and accessible exploration of the difficulties faced by teachers and schools from at-risk and disaffected children, including repeated trauma and insecure attachment patterns.
Based on action research which has been implemented in a primary school, this book emphasises not just mental health needs, but also the importance of creating a culture of inclusion for all pupils.
This comprehensive guide explores what is meant by SEND in primary schools and covers everything trainees need to know about their statutory responsibilities in school. It has been fully revised and updated in line with the new SEN Code of Practice and current legislation.
Essential support for all trainees and practitioners working in early years contexts, helping them to understand and mitigate against the risk factors of mental health needs in children from birth to 5.
Autism and Eating Disorders in Teenagers explores the intersect of two areas that is often overlooked, underdiagnosed and misunderstood. Two experienced practitioners examine the need for change in current practice and policy, drawing on case studies to demonstrate how professionals and parents can empower this group to reach their full potential.
Developmental Dyslexia from Birth to Eight takes a fresh approach to a condition which is often poorly understood and unjustly stigmatised. Illuminating the latest neurological advances in the field, this book will empower educational professionals to play a decisive role in supporting and encouraging children with dyslexia.
As current research reveals a much more balanced male:female ratio in autism, this book provides crucial insight into autistic girls' experiences and offers strategies to help professionals recognise, understand, support and teach them effectively.
An easy to read, easy to use introduction for teachers and school support staff which gives practical advice on how to help children with attachment difficulties in school.
Rudy Simone guides you through every aspect of both personal and professional life, from early recollections of blame, guilt, and savant skills, to friendships, romance and marriage. Employment, career, rituals and routines are also covered. Simone rejects negative views of Aspergirls and empowers them to lead happy and fulfilled lives.
A practical resource for speech and language therapists and students, this book covers several aspects of working with this client group. Each section gives the reader, a theoretical background of the subject under discussion, suggestions and formats for assessment, a guide to intervention as well as a clear and worked-out example.
This is an invaluable guide to understanding and helping children whose speech and /or language is delayed or impaired. Commended for its clarity, it is a practical and jargon free book that provides an overview of normal development and speech and language difficulties in young children.