My Sensory Book

My sensory book: working together to explore sensory issues and the big feelings they can cause is a workbook by Lauren Kerstein, LCSW, for parents, professionals, and children. A great first step to self-awareness, this book consists of worksheets and activities designed to help children understand sensory triggers and learn to control the behaviors and emotions they elicit.

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I Am Special

I Am Special: Introducing Children and Young People to their Autistic Spectrum Disorder by Peter Vermeulen is a workbook designed from children or young adults to work through with a parents or adult. The workbook is split into two areas. The first is designed to help people explain how to inform children they have autism and how to use the workbook. The second area is a group of worksheets that children will work through. There are exercises that will include facts, information about autism and, once the worksheets are finished, personal information on the child.

I Am Special is recommended for children over the age of ten years old. It can be an excellent source of information for a child with autism.

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Hygiene and Related Behaviors

Hygiene and Related Behaviors for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders: A Fun Curriculum with a Focus on Social Understanding is a resource for parents and educators written by Kelly J. Mahler, a licensed occupational therapist from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Her book is designed to engage the minds of children and adolescents through worksheets, checklists, and fun activities like poster-making and trivia games that promote good hygiene habits and socially acceptable behaviors. Her writing is concise and to-the-point, mostly consisting of simple lists and tables to make lessons flow easily for both teachers and students.

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Asperger Couple's Workbook

Communication and the ability to empathize with others are two key aspects of making a relationship work. People with Asperger syndrome (AS) often have trouble with these concepts so creating and sustaining harmonious relationships with others can be difficult. In her book, The Asperger Couple's Workbook: Practical Advice and Activities for Couples and Counsellors, Maxine Aston offers advice, charts, and worksheets to help a family influenced by AS communicate and better understand each other.

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