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A personal account from the mother of Connor Sparrowhawk, a teenager with autism and epilepsy, who died due to neglect while in a specialist NHS unit. After Connor's death, Dr Sara Ryan started the #JusticeforLB campaign, which uncovered a wider failure by the NHS to appropriately care for people with learning difficulties.
Give a young person with autism the tools to grow up healthy and happy, with this practical guide to emotional wellbeing. Informed by positive psychology (also known as the science of happiness) and filled with activities, this is a refreshing resource for helping young people build lasting foundations for resilience, self-worth and happiness.
A child or young person with a terminal illness needs the best possible end of life care plan. This book will help guide families through the entire process, giving information about available support, what questions you should ask and how to care for your child at home.
Understand how to help clients relieve symptoms of fear and anxiety through yoga therapy. This book explains how to weave feelings of security into daily living, by helping the body to unlearn habit patterns from stored trauma. It features dynamic postures, calming breathing exercises and meditations alongside the latest fascia research.
A guide for parents and professionals giving tried and tested spelling strategies, tips and techniques based on word meanings and roots, to support dyslexic children's individual word spelling and embedding deeper and longer-lasting understanding of this topic.
Research has shown that standard CBT protocols for OCD are less effective for people with autism. Based on current research and evidence this book shows how to adapt CBT approaches for comorbid OCD and autism, with step-by-step guidance and accompanying tools and worksheets available to download.
Full of interesting and creative activities for children and young people aged 5-19 with dyslexia, this book is an essential guide for teachers and parents. Focusing on practical and accessible projects, the guide will cover key skills such as listening, memory, talking and writing.
This book adopts a 'choose your own adventure' format to represent certain social situations people with autism may encounter when making new friends at work. The book offers the reader a range of 'next steps' when considering how they would like to respond to the situation, which allows them to follow a sequence of events and possible outcomes.
This is the simple, practical introduction to getting the best results from Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Covering how to report on, reflect on and discuss pastoral encounters, it explains how to foster better responses to patients' spiritual needs in a range of clinical settings.
Digital art therapy is a rapidly growing practice. This book gives practical guidance on using digital technology with different client groups and considers potential ethical and professional issues. A wide range of methods and media are presented, including animation, therapeutic photography and the use of apps and games.
An evidence-based, practical book to resolving bullying in schools. It helps teachers understand the causes of bullying, give them confidence to tackle complex cases, and provide them with the tools to develop pupil-led anti-bullying campaigns. Includes resources to help teachers set up anti-bullying advisory groups and interventions.
An accessible guide that combines the latest research with practical advice on how to use currently available technology in dementia care. Looking at both hardware and software, it shows how they can be used to improve the day-to-day lives of people with dementia.
Exposing the prejudices faced by trans people today, this uncompromising book looks at the life and death of a young trans woman, Synestra de Courcy, following neglect from the NHS. Illustrated by this tragic example, Jane Fae goes on to examime the societal discrimination faced daily by trans people, and the impact that can have.
Explaining why parents decide to separate in simple, understandable language to children, this candid graphic story reassures and comforts any child whose parents are breaking up. Fully illustrated, with characters that any child can relate to, this book is a lifeline during a confusing time.
College students with autism can face many difficulties in adult life that can be overlooked as they strive for academic success. This book shows how college counselors and other staff can support students with autism in their everyday life, taking into consideration relationships, mental health, and independent living skills.
Perry Panda will help young children understand a parent or carer's depression and recognise that they are not to blame for how their parent or carer is feeling. Bright illustrations and simple rhymes make it ideal for children age 3+.
Body and movement awareness is the key to unblocking restrictions in movement and manual therapy. This book offers innovative techniques to help clients become aware of their own restrictions, and to move through them effectively for more whole body and mind wellbeing.
Using the teachings of the Shen-Hammer and Yuen lineages in Chinese Medicine, this guide examines the concept of 'Heart Shock', or the body's systemic blocking of the healing of trauma. Applying energy dynamics, channel systems and herbal strategies, the author describes the most effective approaches to subsequent diagnoses and treatment.
Showing kids how Tai Ji can be fun, this book gives a simple and charming introduction to Tai Ji. Covering the five elements and some of the basic sensations, it will help children to get in touch with their bodies and minds.
The follow-up to Nora Franglen's first book of collected posts on the holistic life of an acupuncturist, this provides further insight into the everyday musings of a master of her craft. From her love of London's cafes to challenges she has experienced in her clinic, it reveals how acupuncture can enrich and balance all aspects of our being.
A collection of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy(DBT) activities presented in a fun and creative format for emotionally sensitive young people. Each activity includes concepts from each of the DBT modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Includes activity sheets and diary cards to track progress.
This book explores the varied attitudes of different mainstream faith traditions in the US towards care for the dying, end of life issues, and grief and mourning. Interwoven with interviews and personal stories from people of many different faiths, it considers matters of healthcare, end-of-life issues, death, grieving and memorializing.
This is a practical guide on how to teach and assess fundamental movement skill (FMS) acquisition for children and adults with autism. The book explores basic skills of movement and how to observe and develop FMS in children and adults with autism, as well as how to implement a programme for individuals to guide their personal development.
Practical advice covering everything that someone with autism needs to know if they are going to prison. Based on his own experience, the author sheds light on what to expect and how to behave once you are in prison. Essential reading for anyone preparing for time behind bars, their family, and all associated professionals.
A ground-breaking text that gathers together effective ways of working with complex or emerging practice issues when supporting vulnerable babies and young children. It explores a wide range of issues, from complex health needs through to trauma, mental health and adverse life experiences.
These simple and creative activities and lesson plans provide new ideas for teaching Art, Design Technology and Music to inclusive classrooms. Encourage every child to achieve their best results through the easily adaptable and fun activities.
Work with male survivors of sexual abuse is challenging and complex. This text articulates what it's like to work with this client group, providing insights and guidance, and lays out an integrative model for practice.
"What does it mean when someone dies?" "Why did someone I love have to die?" This book asks questions like these that a child might have about death before offering answers. It uses straightforward text and clear illustrations to explain what death means specifically to children with ASD and other Special Needs aged 5-11.
This is a comprehensive reference guide for managers and colleagues of people with Asperger's Syndrome. The book outlines the day-to-day workplace challenges faced by those with AS and then provides practical strategies to solve them in a respectful way. This book will help anyone engage with and support co-workers with AS to ensure mutual success.
This concise guide provides practitioners with the tools for working with complex mental capacity issues. Focusing on developing communication and reflexivity skills to improve assessments and positively impact the capacity of individuals, it sets out how to achieve excellent ethical standards in assessments of mental capacity and best interests.
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