Autism/Neurodiversity > Pre-Teen/Teen
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Parents' Practical Guide to Resilience for Preteens and Teenagers on the Autism Spectrum
This book empowers parents of autistic young people aged 11 to 20 to help them promote resilience in their child. Full of suggestions and simple activities, this easy-to-use resource will help guide parents on how to build the foundations of resilience and independence for situations such as negotiating sexuality and relationships, entering employment or living away from home. Included are discussions on the developmental stages for preteens and teens on the autism spectrum, and will take parents through life events and milestones at different ages and identify where difficulties and barriers to resilience.
$33.95
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Photo Social Stories Cards About Kids & Their Families
Ages 5-12. Based on a widely accepted technique developed by Carol Grey, each card presents a basic social concept that children need to learn to get along with family members. The stories help children pay attention to important social cues, to understand the perspective of others, and to respond appropriately in social situations. This set of 35 cards includes topics like putting away your toys, starting a conversation, mealtime, sharing, homework, understanding others' feelings, and many more. Each story is followed by bulleted highlights and a set of interactive questions to stimulate discussion. The photographs on each card were selected to provide children with a visual understanding of the challenges in getting along with others.
$41.95
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Photo Social Stories Cards About Kids in the Community
Ages 5-12. Based on a widely accepted technique developed by Carol Grey, each card presents a basic social concept that children need to learn to behave appropriately in community settings particularly when peers are present. The stories help children pay attention to important social cues, to understand the perspective of others, and to respond appropriately in social situations. This set of 35 cards includes topics like greeting a friend, paying attention, riding safely in a car, waiting your turn at a playground, asking for help, and many more. Each story is followed by bulleted highlights and a set of interactive questions to stimulate discussion. The photographs on each card were selected to provide children with a visual understanding of the social challenges in the community
$38.95
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Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults
Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD Establishing and maintaining such bonds is particularly difficult for people on the autism spectrum. This volume contains over 200 enjoyable and stimulating activities and exercises ranging over the entire gamut of social and emotional development, and is applicable to anyone, regardless of diagnosis, but will be particularly valuable for those on the autism spectrum. Activities can be undertaken independently, or with a teacher or therapist, and a full schema for the evaluation of progress and objectives is included. A companion website, free to purchasers provides a wealth of further information and support.
$62.00
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Sisterhood of the Spectrum
An Asperger Chick's Guide to Life. Drawing on her own, real-life experiences rather than preaching from textbooks, O'Toole covers everything you need (and want!) to know, from body shapes and love interests to bullying, friendships and how to discover and celebrate your unique, beautiful self. With illustrations by an Aspie teen and inspirational quotes from well-known, female Aspie voices, including Temple Grandin, Rudy Simone, Robyn Steward, and Haley Moss, Sisterhood of the Spectrum is your perfect companion on the "yellow brick road" to womanhood. It will leave you empowered, informed and excited to be different.
$33.95
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Social Skills Comics for Teens
Real Teens Show How to Behave in Real Social Situations. (Spiral Bound). This fun-filled book is filled with comics that are designed to show teenagers the expected ways to behave in typical social situations. Each situation is depicted in a Wrong Way scenario and a Right Way scenario. Detailed photos prompt teens to take a closer look at body language and non-verbal cues. Interactive activities encourage teens to apply the scenarios to situations they have encountered in their lives. Ages 12-18.
$43.95
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Social Survival Guide for Teens on the Autism Spectrum
How to Make Friends and Navigate Your Emotions The Social Survival Guide for Teens on the Autism Spectrum unlocks socialization secrets and helps you understand your feelings. Autism books for kids don't always address teenagers' needs, but the practical tips and step-by-step guides in this handbook are perfect for ages 12-16. Learn how to handle situations like managing anxiety, starting a conversation, understanding sarcasm, and dealing with conflict. Build stronger social skills and take care of your emotional health at the same time. This guide can help you feel more confident—and more connected to people you care about.
$23.99
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Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic
This essential go-to guide gives you all the advice and tools you'll need to help you flourish and achieve what you want in life. From the answers to everyday questions such as 'Am I using appropriate body language?' and 'Did I say the wrong thing?', to discussing the importance of understanding your emotions, looking after your physical and mental health, and coping with anxiety and sensory overloads, award-winning neurodiversity campaigner Siena Castellon uses her own experiences to provide you with the skills to overcome any challenge. With practical tips on friendships, dating, body image, consent, and appearance, as well as how to survive school and bullying, The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide gives autistic girls the power to embrace who you are, reminding you that even during the toughest of teen moments, you are never alone.
$28.95
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Teen Guide to Sensory Issues
Rachel S. Schneider is a sensory processing disorder advocate and the award-winning author of Sensory Like You and Making Sense: A Guide to Sensory Issues. In this guide, written especially for teens and those who love them, she breaks the challenges of sensory teenagehood into hilarious, thoughtful, and manageable chunks. Through personal stories about her own experiences as an undiagnosed sensory teen as well as tips and tricks to survive and thrive during these years, Rachel reminds us that we’re not alone.
$25.95
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The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide
A Practical Handbook for Autistic Teens and Tweens This book explores what it feels like to be a young person on the autism spectrum and looks at all the brilliant things people on the autism spectrum can do. It will help you understand yourself and celebrate the strength of understanding the world differently. It looks at all the reasons being you and thinking differently can be totally awesome! It also has tips for managing tricky situations such as meltdowns, sensory differences, and anxiety. It includes fun activities and diary pages where you can write your thoughts and feelings will help you concentrate on your strengths and work on your challenges. This book will help you develop the confidence to be who you are and help you live life with as little stress and anxiety as possible.
$26.95
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The Awesome Autistic Guide to Being Proud
Feeling Good About Who You Are Welcome to the autistic community! We're very glad you're here! Sometimes it can be difficult to feel proud of who you are. Maybe you feel different from other people or struggle to fit in - there is no need to worry! Yenn, Tanya and a tiny meerkat called Min are here to help you discover how to feel proud to be you. From learning about the autistic community, to finding like-minded friends and connecting with others, this book will give you everything you need to ask the question 'what does it mean to be me?' Learn alongside Min how the special things that make you YOU can also help find your own community. Discover your own strengths, boost your confidence, and learn how to start your journey as an awesome autistic person with the community by your side.
$24.95
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The Awesome Autistic Guide to Feelings and Emotions
Finding Your Comfort Zone Understanding your feelings and emotions is an incredibly important part of learning to become your most awesome autistic self! Yenn, Tanya, and a tiny meerkat called Min are here to help you find out everything you need to know about your feelings and emotions, using tips and tricks they have picked up along the way to help you calm your brain down when it feels overloaded. From anger and worry to sadness and joy, emotions can come in all shapes and sizes with some feeling really big and others feeling much smaller (or even feeling like nothing). This book explores why we experience certain emotions, what they mean, and how we can find the ultimate autistic comfort zone!
$24.95
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The Awesome Autistic Guide to Other Humans
Relationships with Friends and Family Other humans can be difficult to understand sometimes! There is no need to worry! Yenn, Tanya and a tiny meerkat called Min are here to help you find out everything you need to know about friendships, improving relationships with your family members, and how to deal with disagreements that can arise with the people in your life. Answering the difficult questions like 'What makes a good friend?' and 'Why do adults tell me to do things?' this book gives you helpful tips, tricks, and advice you need to help you understand other humans while staying true to your own awesome autistic self!
$24.95
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The Teen's Guide to PDA
Being a teenager is tricky at the best of times. Your body is changing and hormones are raging around your body - adding PDA to the mix makes this even harder! You may often feel misunderstood by others, and find it hard to understand yourself too. Whether you've just been diagnosed with PDA -or are a seasoned PDAer keen to know a bit more - this warm and wittily illustrated guide will give you a better understanding of your amazing brain and why you are so good at some things, but find other things tricky. It will help you to advocate for yourself better, understand your anxieties, manage rejection sensitivity dysphoria, explain to your family and friends and others what you need (and what drives you up the wall) - and navigate school or alternative education.
$22.95
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Things I Do At Home
An Interactive Reading Book This book uses the vocabulary and activities that might make-up a typical day at home as a basis for the reading activities. It also contains 4 picture pages and 12 sentence pages where students work on matching, identifying, and labeling pictures. Upon completion of those activities students then use the pictures as a visual aid to complete simple sentences. Students then read the sentences with and without the pictures as they become better readers, finally mixing-up the sentence order to make sure they are really reading and not just memorizing the sentence order. Like in, 'I Go To School', pictures can also be used to answer simple functional questions. (ex: Where do you go when you are tired? Answer: To bed!)
$31.95
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What Does It Mean To Me? Autism Rules
This indispensable tool is for autistic people, their parents, families, and professionals. The workbook helps children or adults enhance self-understanding and awareness and foster communication with others about needs, preferences, and identity. Included are ways of thinking, including focused interests perfection versus doing your best, the support of schedules, sensory experience, including stimming, creative expression, learning about and interacting with people, writing Social Stories, understanding speech and expressions in others types of communication including verbal or nonverbal self-advocacy and miscommunication,supportive structures for school and approaching IEPs, friendship, play, online acquaintances and safety, emotions, including feeling anxious or upset, depression, and outbursts. The book concludes with an extended section on happiness, including relaxation, exercise, gratitude, forgiveness, kindness, positive attitude, and making the world a better place. Extensive materials designed especially for older readers, as well as for parents, therapists, and teachers, are included. Understanding what's actually true and supporting acceptance and appreciation form the cornerstones of the author's approach and the workbook. This book is updated and revised from the original edition and adds 150 + pages of new material and worksheets.
$52.50
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Why Do I Have To? (ASD & Expectations)
A Book for Children Who Find Themselves Frustrated by Everyday Rules If you want a child with Asperger's Syndrome to comply with a social or family rule, it is very important to explain the logical reason to comply. This book provides the logic for compliance that will be invaluable for parents and teachers. This is the ideal book for children who have difficulty coping with the expectations of daily living, as well as for their parents and the professionals who work with them. Ages 5-12
$18.95
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You Can Make Friends
This game book will make it easier for children to develop better social skills. They'll learn 10 essential techniques: paying a compliment, active listening, compromising, and more. The book comes with a detachable spinner that is used to select from over 300 fun and challenging questions. The game can be played in just 10 minutes, and is suitable for individual or group counseling as well as home or classroom use. 130-page spiral-bound book. Feelings About My Friends.
$35.50
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