Practice to make a difference.

Special Needs pb

Can’t find what you are looking for? If you have a specific title in mind, but don’t see it on our site, we may be able to obtain it for you. Email your request

  • Steggie's Stammer

    Steggie's Stammer

    by Jack Hughes

    *Follow the adventures of the loveable dinosaur, Rex, and his friends, Dachy, Steggie and Emmy.* Steggie has a stammer and sometimes it takes her a bit longer than others to get her words out. Her friends are in a hurry to play a game and rush off without listening to her warning into the Deep, Dark and Scary Forest. Before long, the friends get into trouble and it's up to Steggie to rescue them. But will they listen to her advice. *Other Books by Jack Hughes:* Rex's Specs Emmy's Eczema Dachy's...

  • The Boy with Big, Big Feelings

    The Boy with Big, Big Feelings

    by Britney Winn Lee

    Meet a boy with feelings so big that they glow from his cheeks, spill out of his eyes, and jump up and down on his chest. When a loud truck drives by, he cries. When he hears a joke, he bursts with joy. When his loved ones are having a hard day, he feels their emotions as if they were his own. The boy tries to cope by stuffing down his feelings, but with a little help and artistic inspiration, the boy realizes his feelings are something...

  • The Conversation Train: A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum

    The Conversation Train: A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum

    by Joel Shaul

    This inventive picture book uses the metaphor of a train to teach basic conventions of conversation to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Locomotives are like greetings; they get the train going. Train cars are like conversation turns; it is good to have at least a few when you are in conversation. A switch track is like a tactful change in the topic of conversation. When a conversation veers off-topic it is like a derailed train. As well as attractive colour photographs of trains, the book contains engaging fill-in-the-blank...

  • The Disappointment Dragon: Learning to Cope With Disappointment (For All Children and Dragon Tamers, Including Those with Asperger Syndrome)

    The Disappointment Dragon: Learning to Cope With Disappointment (For All Children and Dragon Tamers, Including Those with Asperger Syndrome)

    by K I Al-Ghani

    When things don't go our way, the Disappointment Dragon can come to visit and take us down to his home in the Valley of Despair... The Disappointment Dragon sometimes comes to see us all and, if we let him, he can make us feel sad or angry. He visits Bobby when he is not picked for the school football team, he also finds Lucinda when she has to miss an exciting school trip because she has the Chicken Pox. He even tries to take the whole of Class...

  • The Panda on PDA. A Children's Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance

    The Panda on PDA. A Children's Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance

    by Gloria Dura-Vila

    In this positive, gentle and PDA-friendly guide for young children, PDA is explained by a playful Panda who has PDA and is very proud of it. The Panda is full of talents and strengths, but finds it very hard to do what others want. In fact, the Panda has become great at climbing trees and bamboo, and hiding in caves to escape demands! The Panda addresses the challenges and struggles of PDA honestly, but can also thrive and live a happy life in the right environment, when supported...

  • The Panicosaurus: Managing Anxiety in Children Including Those with Asperger Syndrome

    The Panicosaurus: Managing Anxiety in Children Including Those with Asperger Syndrome

    by K I Al-Ghani

    The Panicosaurus is a delightful book which cleverly explains to children how the brain works to produce anxiety and ways they can manage and take control of their own level of anxiety. The illustrations are great and the storyline and simple analogies used to explain the parts of the brain vying for control of the body are wonderfully suited to the level of young children with Asperger's syndrome. *Author Bio:* *K. I. Al-Ghani *is a specialist Advisory teacher. Inclusion Consultant and Autism Trainer, with over 35 years’ experience in education....

  • The Peanut Pickle: A Story About Peanut Allergy

    The Peanut Pickle: A Story About Peanut Allergy

    by Jessica Jacobs

    Ben is like most children, except for one thing - he's allergic to peanuts! This book helps you to find out how Ben takes control of his allergy in school, at parties, with friends, at T-ball practice, and during holidays. It also helps your child to learn how to tell others about his food allergy and his need for a safe environment Ben ate peanut butter when he was young and he had a bad allergic reaction. At first he was too scared to speak up about his...

  • The Red Beast, Controlling anger in children with Asperger's Syndrome

    The Red Beast, Controlling anger in children with Asperger's Syndrome

    by K I Al-Ghani

    Helping children learn to manage difficult emotions such as anger can be a challenge for all parents and particularly for those whose children fall within the Autism Spectrum. Children with an ASD can be prone to regular outbursts of rage and parents rarely get the luxury of a "window" of escalation in which to intervene. The Red Beast provides a story which can assist a child to understand what happens when their Red Beast is awakened and how to manage it. It talks about the Red...

  • Views From Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs

    Views From Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs

    by Donald Meyer

    In Views From Our Shoes, 45 siblings share their experiences as the brother or sister of someone with a disability. The children whose essays are featured here range from four to eighteen and are the siblings of youngsters with a variety of special needs, including autism, cerebral palsy, developmental delays, ADD, hydrocephalus, visual and hearing impairments, Down and Tourette syndromes. Their personal tales introduce young siblings to others like them, perhaps for the first time, and allow them to compare experiences. A glossary of disabilities provides easy-to-understand definitions of many...

  • Who Took my Shoe?

    Who Took my Shoe?

    by Karen Emigh

    *Winner of an iParenting Media Award!* Brett and his dog Herman embark on a search for Brett's mysteriously missing shoe. They playfully and methodically ask questions, such as Who took it? What happened to it? How can I find my shoe? The answers are pretty hilarious, until Brett finally asks the right one, and discovers his shoe in a most unlikely place! Although written to teach the concepts of who, what, where, why, when and how questions for children on the autism spectrum, Who Took My Shoe? will teach, entertain, and delight all...

  • Winston Wallaby Can't Stop Bouncing: What to do about hyperactivity in children including those with ADHD, SPD and ASD

    Winston Wallaby Can't Stop Bouncing: What to do about hyperactivity in children including those with ADHD, SPD and ASD

    by K I Al-Ghani

    Winston Wallaby, like most Wallabies, loves to bounce. However, Winston can't seem to ever sit still and when he starts school he needs help to concentrate... Luckily his teacher Mrs Calm shows Winston how to settle down and focus his mind in class, and he learns new ways to help him with touch, feel, attention and awareness. This fun, illustrated storybook will help children aged 5-10 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) recognise their sensory needs and develop tools to...

| Page 3 of 3