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 6 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.
Special Boys' Business takes a boy, his parents and carers through the changes experienced at puberty.
Information is presented in simple text with clear colourful pictures. It is an appealing disability puberty book with fun, entertaining illustrations. Special Boys’ Business is a puberty resource written for boys with special needs.
A puberty resource written for girls with special needs.
When we tell someone that our child is autistic, the most common response is a sad face and an apologetic look.
I hate it when people say “I’m sorry to hear that”. Parenting a child on the autistic spectrum can be tough at the best of times, but few books take the time to celebrate the love and laughter an autistic child can elicit in their parents and those around them. In this warm, honest and laugh-out-loud tale of bringing up Bobby, now ten, Georgina Derbyshire shares and rejoices in his ‘slightly different’ childhood.
This book teaches girls how to spot bullying and how to stand up and speak out against it.
Quizzes, quotes from other girls, and “”what do you do?”” scenarios present advice in an age-appropriate, digestible way. The message in this book is that there is no one right way to deal with bullying. Instead, there are lots of options for girls to try, from ignoring a bully and trying a few clever comebacks to reporting bullying to a trusted adult. Readers learn how to stand up for others and be a good friend, too. The book ends with a pledge girls can sign, plus tear-out tips for girls to share with their parents.
This book teaches girls how to spot bullying and how to stand up and speak out against it.
Quizzes, quotes from other girls, and “what do you do?” scenarios present advice in an age-appropriate, digestible way.
A high quality programme with innotive, fun and age-appropriate materials to support young children to manage their emotions successfully.
A well-written comprehensive workbook that helps readers identify the sources of their anxiety and learn effective ways of coping.
The activities are fun, engaging and practical. This book is recommended read for any teen wanting to break free from anxiety.
Shows young people how they can manage stress levels through a range of effective techiques based on cognitive behavioural principles.
Engaging and fun activities as well as real life stories from other young people show how our thoughts are related to our behaviour and emotions, allowing young people to understand why they get stressed, the effects of stress and how to ‘starve’ their Stress Gremlin. Easy to read for a young person 10+.
For families with a child who has a disability.
Triple P is a scientifically researched family support strategy designed to help parents improve their parenting skills and build positive relationships with their children.
Teaching everyday skills to children with special needs.
Now in it’s third edition, this step-by-step guide has helped thousands of parents teach essential life skills to their children with disabilities. Updated with additional teaching tips and an expanded section on behavior problem management, this friendly accessible book brings you sample activities, case examples, skills inventories, and cartoon illustrations to make teaching – and learning – easier. you will also find a chapter devoted to computers that offers advice on using technology to enhance children’s learning.
This is the ultimate resource for any kid who's ever been picked on at school, bossed around, blamed for things he or she didn't do...
or treated unfairly-and for any kid who sometimes feels frustrated, angry, powerless, or scared. Simple words and real-life examples show how children can stick up for themselves with other kids (including bullies and teasers), big sisters and brothers, even grown-ups.
A pocketful of step-in-and-syop-it strategies to stamp out all forms og bullying including cyber bullying
