101 Games For Better Behaviour
Jenny Mosley & Helen Sonnet
Full of engaging games and activities that will help children to develop the skills and attributes needed for positive behaviour and effective learning.
SWAN Resource Library
The SWAN Resource Library is located at the SWAN Office, and contains more than 350 items. Books and DVDs are available for loan free of charge to all SWAN Members, and we have numerous FREE information pamphlets available to keep. Please contact us to enquire as to the availability of items and to borrow from our library. Resources will need to be collected from, and returned to our Busselton office, located at 12 Pettit Crescent, Busselton WA 6280.
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101 Ways To Make Friends
Aaron Johannes & Susan Stanfield
Ideas and conversation starters for people with disabilities and their supporters.
A compendium of ideas generated by folks with disabilities, their families and those who support them, this is a tool book for those interested in one of the final questions about community living: how to support folks to develop real, lasting relationships.
A Double Shot Of Happiness
Judy Sharp
Tim Sharp's extraordinary journey from being diagnosed with autism to becoming an internationally renowned artist.
A Friend Like Henry
Nuala Gardner
The remarkable true story of an autistic boy and the dog that unlocked his world.
A Good Friend
Ron Herron & Val J. Peter
This book advises children in such areas as the basics of conversation and friendship do's and don'ts.
Included are nine easy-to-follow “people” skills such as giving and receiving compliments, introducing yourself, and showing respect and sensitivity, that put getting along with others into manageable steps. A special chapter deals with the challenge of shyness, giving kids practical advice on how to conquer it and grow in self-confidence. Do you ever feel left out? Tongue-tied? Lonely? Here’s what you can do to build more and better friendships. For ages 10 and up.
A is for Autism, F is For Friend
Joanna Keating-Velasco
A is for Autism, F is for Friend provides a unique glimpse of life from the perspective of a child who has severe autism.
It is written through the voice of Chelsea, a ten year old girl, who just happens to have severe autism. In A is for Autism, F is for Friend, Chelsea sees kids on the playground and at the park playing games. She then expresses her desire to get to know some of them. However, she explains that social interaction can be tricky for her. As Chelsea explains some of her behaviors and challenges, she compares them with issues that all kids face. These examples might make a typical child think, “Hey, I experience that too!” Due to the fact that severe autism usually impacts a person’s communication ability significantly, giving Chelsea a voice provides a rare viewpoint on what a child with severe autism faces daily. Chelsea discusses issues of eye contact and explains echolalia. She helps readers see that she’s not so different after all and creates opportunities for other kids with autism. Chelsea cheerfully shows us that if we look closely, we are sometimes more similar than different by clarifying some of the mysteries of autism. She brings a fun and clear voice for those children who cannot articulate the challenges that autism presents. A is for Autism, F is for Friend provides an enjoyable discussion-oriented format for teaching our youth about autism.
A Magical Egg
Gaia Boranga
A story for Paint Bunbury REaD
Have you ever found something mysterious on the beach? The young boy in this story finds a beautiful and very unusual egg. What could be growing inside and what secrets does it hold?
A Practical Guide To Happiness In Adults on the Autism Spectrum
Victoria Honeybourne
A positive psychology approach.
Clear and engaging, this book offers a refreshing positive psychology approach to mental health and autism. Moving away from neurotypical views of happiness, it sets out simple techniques to help adults on the spectrum improve their mental health. Packed with helpful exercises for individuals and groups, it covers topics such as dealing with negative self-talk, building communication skills and self-awareness, and forming coping strategies for the workplace. Autistic individuals and professionals who work with them will find flexible and practical solutions to recurring negative thoughts, helping clear the path to a successful and happy future.
A Terrible Secret
Steve Heron
A story about courage to disclose sexual abuse. A sensitive and brave children’s picture book that helps children with protective behaviours and the courage to tell someone.
A Thorn In My Pocket
Eustacia Cutler
A Thorn in My Pocket is Eustacia Cutler's story of raising her daughter, Temple Grandin, in the conservative Leave-it-to-Beaver world of the fifties.
A time when children with autism were routinely diagnosed as “infant schizophrenics” and banished to institutions. She tells of her fight to keep Temple in the mainstream of family, community, and school life, how Temple responded and went on to succeed, as Ms. Cutler puts it, “beyond my wildest dreams.” Ms. Cutler also explores the nature of the autism disorder as doctors understand it today, and how its predominant characteristics reflect our own traits in an exaggerated form.
A Volcano In My Tummy
Elaine Whitehouse and Warwick Pudney
A resource book for teachers, parents and carers, full of stories and easy to use games and exercises designed to encourage children to see their anger and to deal constructively with it.
Action Words Volume 1
Baby Bumble Bee
Enhances early language development. Introducing 20 new verbs. Set to the music of Beethoven.
