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Using research on female physiology and its effects on physical performance and psychology, this book informs physical practitioners and athletes on how best to navigate and take advantage of the female body's cycles during physical training.

A highly practical guide to sensory integration for occupational therapists. This book lays out the evidence base for sensory integration and equips practitioners with the knowledge and skills to implement it safely and effectively. It also provides a plethora of downloadable resources such as group plans, assessment reports, and presentations.

Introductory guide to PDA for children, to help them understand PDA friends or family members. Readers are shown how it can feel to have PDA, and are given the opportunity to explore their own experiences too. Contains gentle age-appropriate advice and engaging illustrations.

A short, informative guide for adults who are supporting children with a PDA profile, including parents, extended family members and professionals. The emphasis is on accessibility and demystification. There are engaging illustrations provided throughout.

Empower children aged 7 and upward to process big feelings and regulate their senses with Lauren Brukner's bestselling guide. This updated edition has been fully revised to be accessible for neurodivergent and dyslexic readers.Are you ready to be a superhero? Self-Control is here to teach you! With these amazing superpowers, you'll be able to understand your big feelings and find the strength and confidence to feel better.Inside, you'll team up with Self-Control to learn powers that help you feel calm and in control. Try quick boosts, like deep breaths and using mantras, or practice recharging powerups like finding your peaceful place. Whether you're feeling tired, angry, worried or wiggly, you can calm those big feelings with Self-Control's help. You can even read with a grown-up as a superhero team!With fun illustrations that show you exactly what to do, handy charts and tips for parents and teachers, this amazing guide gives you all the self-regulation superpowers you need. Put on your cape and your mask - Self-Control (and You!) to the rescue!

Practical advice and proven strategies for using narrative therapy with older people. From Tree of Life facilitation to ways of approaching loss and trauma, this person-centred approach helps service users take ownership of their own stories and improve their mental health.

Experts share how to develop cultural competence and integrate it into your practice. From the pervasive effects of racism to practicalities like ensuring interpreters speak the correct dialect of a language, it explores how to engage with service users' culture and adopt a flexible approach based in mutual understanding.

This is a must-have multi-disciplinary and deeply comprehensive resource on the treatment and management of musculoskeletal dysfunction in the neck and head. Written for manual therapy clinicians, researchers, and educators, it covers an extensive range of conditions.

Stay Dyspraxic and Fantastic!If you're dyspraxic, you might struggle with things like sports, handwriting, remembering stuff or staying organised. But you will also have great strengths too! In this book you will meet Lotty, a young dypraxic person who can share all her knowledge about dyspraxia and give you plenty of handy advice.Filled with funny illustrations, this book explains what dyspraxia is, why it can make some things harder and how dyspraxia also makes you awesome! You can also find handy tips and simple activities to feel confident and proud in your identity. Lotty teaches you how to build routines, develop your coordination, ask for help at school, and so much more so you can turn challenges into opportunities. There are also ideas for how your friends, teachers and family can support you along the way

Daniel O'Shaughnessy combines his personal experience with body dysmorphia and his training as a nutritionist and therapist to share how to tackle the unique challenges of body dysmorphia as a queer man. This book explores body dysmorphia in the queer community, and offers ways to redefine your self-image and find a balance that works for you.

Everything parent carers need to know about engaging with health, social care and education systems for autistic children and young people with developmental delay. Written by a highly experienced team of mental health professionals and parent carers, it shows you how to advocate for your child and create a support system for your family.

Open your yoga practice to every body with this essential guide to accessible chair yoga. Whether you're new to yoga or an established teacher looking to create an inclusive practice, this guide explores ways to adapt chair yoga to suit every practitioner, whatever their abilities or limitations.

This book presents a model of safe, effective yoga therapy for the treatment of Complex Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). It is a groundbreaking guide for yoga professionals seeking to deepen their trauma-sensitive practice and provide high-quality guidance.

Unlock improved sleep health for women. This practical guide delves into this foundational pillar of health, equipping health professionals with insight on how life stages such as menstruation, fertility, and menopause impact sleep, plus strategies for improving sleep health, managing disorders, and knowing when intervention is needed.