This book provides a comprehensive outline of the major parent training programs for parents of children with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), including Autism Spectrum Disorder.Parents or primary caregivers spend the most time with a child, and training them in behaviour management and intervention strategies is critical to improving a child's behaviour, to helping them to learn new skills, and to reduce parental stress. Authored by eminent specialists in the fiel...

Revolutionary; statesman; polymath: Frank Aiken cuts a colossal figure in twentieth century Irish history. However, he remains a controversial figure regarded as a war criminal by some and a principled proponent of National liberation by others.In this engaging biographical collection, contributors scrutinise Aiken s thoughts and actions at several critical junctures in modern Irish and world history, taking readers through the War of Independence, Civil War, the birth of the new s...

Bryce Walton, known for his imaginative and emotionally charged storytelling in speculative fiction, presents a poignant and thought-provoking narrative in Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?. This work blends science fiction and human drama, centering on themes of loss, identity, and the search for meaning in an uncertain world. Walton’s writing often explores the tension between technological environments and deeply personal emotional experiences, creating stori...

Adopting an intersectional lens, this timely volume explores the lived experiences of members of the queer and trans community in post-secondary STEM culture in the US to provide critical insights into progressing socially just STEM education pathways.Offering contributions from students, faculty, practitioners, and administrators, the volume highlights prevailing issues of heteronormativity and marginalization across a range of STEM disciplines. Autoethnographic accounts place min...

Next Plane to London explores the lengths we will go to protect those we love and the devastating consequences when the truth is finally revealed.When Ella's twin brother Oscar disappears without a trace, her plans for a fresh start in London with her boyfriend Sam are upended. Forced to confront her crumbling reality, Ella finds herself at the center of a dangerous mystery that threatens to unravel the very fabric of her identity. In her desperate search for answers, she begins to ...