Socially Handicapped category: 295 books
Delivering Effective Behaviour Support in Schools
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
This book is intended to help schools become increasingly inclusive. The advice and guidance is aimed at managers and practitioners providing behavior support, either through an LEA service, by outreach work from specialist centers or via on-site provision. You will find advice on developing effective...
Talkabout for Teenagers
Developing Social and Emotional Communication Skills
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
Talkabout for Teenagers is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for older children and young adults with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.
It is a complete group work resource that offers a hierarchical...
Social Narratives
A Story Intervention for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Social Narratives are a simple, evidence-based intervention to help children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental delays to understand appropriate social behaviours and overcome the anxiety associated with social situations. This practical guide explains how to create and use...
Educational Resiliency
Student, Teacher, and School Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
This book is the first volume in the series Research in Educational Diversity and Excellence. The purpose of the present book is to summarize and discuss recent perspectives, research, and practices related to educational resilience. There are three distinct parts of the book. The first part, "Conceptual...
Diagnosing 'Disorderly' Children
A critique of behaviour disorder discourses
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2006
Based on the author's in-depth research with children diagnosed with behavioural difficulties, this book provides a thorough critique of today's practices, examining:
the traditional analyses of behavioural disorders and the making of disorderly children
the influence of the 'expert knowledge'...
Educating Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
A Guide for Teachers, Counselors, and Psychologists
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
According to the CDC, one in fifty American children is diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder. This means more school-aged children are entering classrooms with ASDs and teachers are being called upon to help facilitate their learning. Educating Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders...
The Power of Habit - Summarized for Busy People
Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business: Based on the Book by Charles Duhigg
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2018
This book summary and analysis was created for individuals who want to extract the essential contents and are too busy to go through the full version. This book is not intended to replace the original book. Instead, we highly encourage you to buy the full version.
The award-winning business...
by Travis Breeding
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Travis shares his dreams for the future as a person with autism. He uses those dreams to help him cope with his autism and overcome a lot of challenges in life. He escapes into his imagination to create a make-believe world full of dreams that might come true. While some may not come true there is...
by Doula Nicolson, Harry Ayers
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
First published in 1997, this book has been updated and revised to bring it in line with new legislation and current concerns. It is an eclectic reference book on adolescent emotional and behavioural problems, covering a range of psychological theories and approaches in a readable style. The theory...
Community-Based Multiliteracies and Digital Media Projects
Questioning Assumptions and Exploring Realities
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Within community-based digital literacies work, a fundamental question remains unanswered: Where are the stories and reflections of the researchers, scholars, and community workers themselves? We have learned much about contexts, discourses, and the multimodal nature of meaning making in literacy...
Revealing the Hidden Social Code
Social Stories (TM) for People with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2005
The Social Stories(TM) approach is widely acknowledged as a key technique for teaching social and life skills to children with autistic spectrum disorders. This text, endorsed by the originator of Social Stories(TM), Carol Gray, offers clear and comprehensive guidance for professionals, parents and...
Eight Steps to Classroom Management Success
A Guide for Teachers of Challenging Students
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2009
Based on separate empirical studies that verified how every step contributes to overall behavior improvement, this resource provides a sequenced, cohesive plan for managing significant behavioral challenges.
Assessing Social Support and Stress in Autism-Focused Virtual Communities
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2018
With the high prevalence of autism spectrum disorders among the younger generation, there is a shortage of adequate resources to deliver care for these individuals. Therefore, social media and online forums help create a sense of community and a sense of social network, where members provide support...
by Jill A. Lindberg, Judith Walker-Wied, Kristin M. Forjan Beckwith
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Special help for special education teachers means special success for students!
Do you have too many IEPs on your desk? Is it five o’clock and do you still need to contact parents, social workers, and general education co-teachers? Teachers new to special education often feel overwhelmed...