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.
If you have a resource you would like to share with others, please contact us to make arrangements. Alternatively, make a Donation to SWAN. All donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.
The South West Autism Network relies on the generosity of our members and community to support the families of the south west region living with ASD.
Emotions are energy in motion.
Let It Go encourages children to explore what emotions feel like in their body and find a unique way to release them. Join Aroha and her friends as they navigate their way through four emotions: sadness, anger, shame and fear.
Developed by Childnet International and the Department for Children, Schools and Families in the UK, this is a short film based on real events addressing the issues related to cyberbullying.
It depicts the story of a teenager who becomes the target of bullying via the internet and his mobile phone. The film shows a number of ways in which cyberbullying can occur, who it involves, and how it can affect different people in the school community. The film has been adapted for Australian audiences and the supporting resources include Australian video footage and an Australian user guide. Provides teachers with practical advice to use in the classroom to address the issue of cyberbullying. It is a comprehensive resource that packages together a video, supporting teaching materials and links to online activities.
Fun lift-a-flaps and pull tabs inside.
Sam gets a very special present – his own potty! After a few missteps and some funny moments, he soon gets to be an expert. This story will help fill our child with confidence. It’s fun lift-a-flaps and moving parts are a great way to add positive run to an important first learning experience.
A book to teach children about body ownership, respectful relationships, feelings and emotions, choices and recognising bullying behaviours.
This is an updated, 15th anniversary edition of the definitive book on kids' sexual health brings this trusted resource into the twenty-first century.
Now with a brand-new chapter focusing on safe internet use – one of parents’ key concerns – this universally acclaimed classic by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley is a cutting-edge resource for kids, parents, teachers, librarians, and anyone else who cares about the well-being of tweens and teens. Providing accurate and up-to-date answers to nearly every imaginable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, it offers young people the information they need – now more than ever – to make responsible decisions and stay healthy. It includes an all-new chapter on internet safety. It is completely updated and thoroughly vetted by experts. It is the definitive book on kids’ sexual health.
“An amazingly upbeat and caring book, it answer the many questions most children have about babies, bodies, love, sex, reproduction and families. It is totally child-friendly and the perfect read-together book. Try it for the best-ever depiction of the real meaning of ‘family'” – Penelope Leach, Ph. D.
Autism Spectrum Disorders affects one child in 100 and the number of children diagnosed in New Zealand is on the rise.
In this documentary, families in Southland and Otago tell their own stories about dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of autism. They talk about how they’ve coped, the impact on the family, and what they’ve learnt from their experiences. Early intervention, intensive therapy and parent involvement are promoted as keys to some of the successes.
'It feels terrible for your son to want to hurt you so bad that you bleed, and to look into his beautiful eyes and see nothing but hatred. What mother could deal with that?
Not me, that’s for sure. I loved my son, but I was no longer sure whether I was the right mother for this job.’ Chloe Maxwell seemed to be living the dream: discovered at sixteen as a model, she went on to become a household name as a TV personality. Then she met rugby star Mat Rogers and a great romance was born. Inside, though, Chloe was fighting her own demons: her parents’ separation in her teens had led to a deep sense of insecurity. Then Mat’s father, football legend Steve Rogers, died after taking prescription drugs and alcohol. Chloe treated her wounds with an ‘alcohol Band-aid’ until the birth of Mat and Chloe’s son, Max, heralded a new beginning. But it soon became clear that Max was not like other boys: the few words he learned faded away, his rages transcended any regular toddler tantrums, and he seemed to exist in a bubble, cut off from everyone. Heartbreakingly honest and moving, LIVING WITH MAX is the story of how Chloe and her family learned to face the challenges of autism and release the little boy locked within.
Look Me In The Eye is the moving, darkly funny story of growing up with Asperger's at a time when the diagnosis simply didn't exist (John was diagnosed at the age of 40.)
A born storyteller, Robison takes you inside the head of a boy whom teachers and others regarded as ‘defective’, who could not avail himself of KISS’s endless supply of groupies, and who still has a peculiar aversion to using people’s given names (he calls his Wife ‘Unit Two’). He also provides a fascinating reverse angle on the younger brother he left at the mercy of their nutty parents – the boy who would later change his name to Augustin Burroughs and write the bestselling memoir .
Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking is a collection of essays written by and for Autistic people.
Spanning from the dawn of the Neurodiversity movement to the blog posts of today, Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking catalogues the experiences and ethos of the Autistic community and preserves both diverse personal experiences and the community’s foundational documents together side by side.
The story of Ella is revealed through the eyes of her mother who, at the age of 28, found herself having unexpectedly given birth to a child with an intellectual disability.
It is also the story of Ella’s first 14 years of life; a feisty, courageous little girl with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome who is aware of her difference and who holds precious the simple gift of her hands. The narrative Madeleine Witham constructs has an almost confrontational honesty and rawness about it. But the experience of mothering Ella has the effect of making Madeleine a fighter and an advocate for her child as she realises that she is a survivor of a masked and prolonged trauma. gives a rare insight into humanity, and reveals our capacity for resilience and the deep and rare gift of unconditional love that Madeleine has given to her daughter. Over time there is a quiet acceptance and recognition that Ella’s future, whatever it holds, is also her mother’s future and that is how it will and must be. This book gives great insight into Madeleine’s spiritual journey and how she comes to see and accept the gift of life and hope offered to her by Jesus Christ. Through this growing knowledge a hope for the future is born, along with a faithful acceptance of the child that God has entrusted to her. The grace of God has become a reality in Madeleine’s life and the certainty that God will provide new mercies every day is what gives her strength and hope to face the fear that once crippled her.
Life after diagnosis isn't easy for M. Back in her wobbly world and faced with an exciting crush, a pushy friend and an unhelpful Head Teacher, how long until the beast of Anxiety pounces again?
