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  • Sex and the Single Aspie

    by Artemisia ...
    This ground-breaking book about sexuality speaks to women on the autism spectrum in fresh new ways, opening doors to discussion, and blowing the lid off taboo subjects.One of the many problems women on the spectrum face is not always understanding how relationships and boundaries work for other people. This book provides answers, plus more that they may not even have thought to ask. Covering one ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Adult Side of Dyslexia

    This book combines moving accounts of the lived experience of dyslexic adults with tips and strategies for surmounting the challenges you or a loved one or family member may face.Drawing on in-depth interviews, Kelli Sandman-Hurley explores common themes such as school experiences; the impact of dyslexia on mental wellbeing; literacy skills; and being a dyslexic parent, perhaps to a child who is ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty

    Jane Alison Sherwin's honest and uplifting account provides insight into the challenges of bringing up a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA).After years of misdiagnosis, Jane's daughter, Mollie, was diagnosed with PDA at the age of seven, and we follow her experiences pre and post diagnosis to age 10 as she attends school, interacts with the outside world and approaches adolescence. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • How People with Autism Grieve, and How to Help

    An Insider Handbook

    The book is an honest, first-hand account of how people with autism deal with the loss of someone in their life. Unlike the non-autistic response, people with autism, when faced with overwhelming or stressful situations, will favour solitude over sharing their emotions, tend to focus on special interests, and become extremely logical, often not expressing any emotion. This behaviour often leads to ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Drop the Skirt

    by Amy Rivera ...
    Born with a rare, incurable genetic disorder that doctors misdiagnosed until her 30s, Amy's right leg swelled until it was 200% bigger than her left leg. Her peers bullied her for having an "elephant leg," and she learned to hide her disability by wearing skirts. In an attempt to recreate her identity as a teenager, she competed in the Miss Junior American Coed Pageant, and-to her shock-she won, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Love, Sex and Long-Term Relationships

    What People with Asperger Syndrome Really Really Want

    What are the motivations and desires behind relationship choices and sexual behaviour? Are they very different for those with Asperger Syndrome (AS) than for anyone else? Does having extreme sensitivity to physical touch or an above average need for solitude change one's expectation of relationships or sexual experience?Many people on the autism spectrum have limited knowledge of how to establish ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Partner's Guide to Asperger Syndrome

    Adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) often have difficulties acquiring relationship skills due to the defining characteristics of the syndrome, experiences with peers during childhood and adolescence, and the expectations of their partners. However, an increasing number do go on to achieve happy and successful long-term relationships with non-spectrum (NS) partners. This supportive book will give NS ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis

    A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

    by Gillan Drew ...
    Being diagnosed with autism as an adult can be disorienting and isolating; however, if you can understand the condition and how it affects perceptions, relationships, and your relationship with the world in general, a happy and successful life is attainable. Through an introduction to the autism spectrum, and how the Level 1 diagnosis is characterised, the author draws on personal experiences to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Panicosaurus

    Managing Anxiety in Children Including Those with Asperger Syndrome

    by Kay Al-Ghani ...
    Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani ...
    Series series K.I. Al-Ghani children's colour story books
    Have you ever felt a sense of dread and worry creeping over you?That might be the Panicosaurus coming out to play…Sometimes the Panicosaurus tricks Mabel's brain into panicking about certain challenges, such as walking past a big dog on the street or when her favourite teacher is not at school. With the help of Smartosaurus, who lets her know there is really nothing to be afraid of, Mabel ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Adult Autism Assessment Handbook

    A Neurodiversity Affirmative Approach

    Adult autism assessment is a new and fast-growing clinical area, for which professionals often feel ill-equipped. Autistic adults are often misdiagnosed which has enormous implications for their mental health.This accessible and comprehensive adult autism assessment handbook covers the most up to date research and best practice around adult autism assessment, centering the person's internal ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • 100 States of Mind

    "100 STATES OF MIND" does not necessarily mean a countable hundred strategies, but rather reveals an in-depth understanding of the connection between the mind and the body. The mind-body connection is the strongest connection of our individual being, which does either make us or unmake us. What we think has an effect on our physical being, and what happens to our physical body also in different ... Read more

    $5.90 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • When Less Is More

    The Complete Guide for Women Considering Breast Reduction Surgery

    If you have ever thought that your breasts are too big, this book is for you. Do you suffer from chronic back and neck pain? Do you struggle to sit up straight? What about frequent headaches or hand numbness? Disabling muscle and joint pain, discolored shoulder grooves from your bra straps, and rashes under your breasts are just some of the symptoms caused by heavy breasts. Many large-breasted ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • GOALKEEPER

    by Peter Street ...
    GOALKEEPER is one 'alone, but not lonely' boy's triumph over adversity, motivated by his dream of becoming a professional footballer and a longing for truth and connection. Street's childhood memoir is a sensitive and honest portrayal, through a poetic autistic lens, of growing up with learning differences and epilepsy during the 1950s/60s. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Understanding Nonverbal Learning Disabilities

    A Common-Sense Guide for Parents and Professionals

    by Maggie Mamen ...
    Series series JKP Essentials
    This easy-to-read guide offers a complete overview of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLDs) and the wide variety of symptoms that different types of NLD present.Maggie Mamen enables readers to select the most relevant strategies for coping with and managing their particular symptoms. She provides a wealth of practical advice on key skills such as developing written and verbal communication, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Asperger's Syndrome

    A Guide for Parents and Professionals

    Tony Attwood's guide will assist parents and professionals with the identification, treatment and care of both children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome. The book provides a description and analysis of the unusual characteristics of the syndrome and practical strategies to reduce those that are most conspicuous or debilitating. Beginning with a chapter on diagnosis, including an assessment test ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • We're All Neurodiverse

    How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity

    *"Neurodiversity has helped me understand myself and provided a sense of relief that I'm a whole neurodivergent person functioning as my brain intends.""It's provided me with the language to advocate for myself.""I no longer hated myself. I no longer felt broken. I found a sense of community. A sense of belonging"*This affirming and thoughtful guide outlines how and why we need to fundamentally ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder

    Strategies to help your child achieve the time-management skills, focus, and organization needed to succeed in school and life

    Series series Everything®
    The vital skills children need to achieve their full potential!Being organized. Staying focused. Controlling impulses and emotions.These are some of the basic executive functioning (EF) skills children need to function and succeed as they grow. But what can you do if your child is struggling with one or all of these skills? With this hands-on guide, you'll learn what EF difficulties look like and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Endal: How one extraordinary dog brought a family back from the brink

    The remarkable story of Endal, voted ‘Dog of the Millennium’, and how, through his remarkable skills, companionship and unstinting devotion, he gave Allen Parton a reason to live again.Allen Parton was seriously injured while serving in the Gulf War. He lost the use of both of his legs, plus all memories of his children and much of his marriage. He was left unable to walk, talk or write - isolated ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Touching Distance

    Double Olympic gold-medal winner, James Cracknell. His story before and after his life-changing accident.In October 2011 James Cracknell, two-time Olympic gold-medal rower and one of the greatest endurance athletes the world has ever known, suffered a seizure at home as his young son looked on in horror. A man who had known no limits, a man who had practically achieved the impossible, was now ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Disability, Globalization and Human Rights

    Series series Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
    The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has facilitated the understanding that disability is both a human rights and development issue. In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, the focus on disability inclusion has become increasingly important in the discourse of international and national efforts for "leaving no one behind", the motto of the SDGs. This ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Child Pain, Migraine, and Invisible Disability

    Series series Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
    In the twenty-first century there is increasing global recognition of pain relief as a basic human right. However, as Susan Honeyman argues in this new take on child pain and invisible disability, such a belief has historically been driven by adult, ideological needs, whereas the needs of children in pain have traditionally been marginalised or overlooked in comparison.Examining migraines in ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Me and My PDA

    A Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance for Young People

    Illustrated by Tamar Levi ...
    This beautifully illustrated guide helps young people with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) to understand their diagnosis, develop self-awareness and implement their own personalised problem-solving strategies. Written in consultation with young people with PDA and their families, this book recognises the importance of handing control back to the young person, and that there is no one-size-fits ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Back Pain: How to Get Rid of It Forever (Volume One: The Causes)

    by John Perrier ...
    The title says it all: this book will help you permanently banish your back pain. In two volumes, it shows you how to feel better.Volume 1: The Causes, makes it easy for you to understand your back pain. Using simple, clear language it explains the structure of your spine, and demystifies many common pain-provoking conditions.Volume 2: The Cures, offers a unique quiz that will help you to classify ... Read more

    Free

  • Pure Grit: Stories of Remarkable People Living with Physical Disability

    “A must-read”—Julie Dussliere, Chief of Paralympic Sport, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic CommitteeNineteen people from across the globe, ranging in age from twenty to seventy-plus, tell their stories of living and thriving in diverse fields — in sport, the arts, medicine, business and more. With refreshing frankness, they share their successes along with their struggles — grit is the one characteristic ... Read more

    $9.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus