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.
Skill building activities for teens with nonverbal learning disorder, Asperger's Syndrome and other social-skill problems.
Read social cues; recognize and use your strengths; understand social rules and make friends.
How to group up awesome and autistic.
Written by 17-year-old Siena Castellon, this essential go-to guide gives you all the advice and tools you’ll need to help you flourish and achieve what you want in life. With practical tips on friendships, dating, body image, school and consent, as well as looking after your physical and mental health and coping with anxiety and sensory overloads, award-winning neurodiversity campaigner Siena Castellon uses her own experiences to provide you with the skills to overcome any challenge.
Meant to be read with a parent, this book addresses big questions and provides strategies for communicating, making friends, and succeeding in school.
A section on body and brain basics highlights symptom management, exercise, diet, hygiene, relaxation, toileting and ‘stims’. Special emphasis is placed on helping children handle intense emotions and behaviours and get support from their ‘team helpers’ when needed.
This book gets down to the real issues of autism and offers helpful do's and don'ts, practical strategies and try-it-now tips, all based on the author's insider perspective and...
a great deal of research.
Empowering children with autism and other neurological disorders to monitor and replace aggression and tantrum behaviour.
12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind. Simple, smart and effective solutions to your child's struggles.
This hands-on workbook demystifies the world of work in order to help teenagers with Asperger syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) feel confident in their ability to...
be successful at their studies and get a job.
feel strong, find calm and tame your anxiety.
We all have a mixture of fun and not-so-fun feelings. And everyone feels worried sometimes. But too much anxiety can get in the way. So this book is here to help you understand your anxiety, realise it’s a normal part of life, and find tools to feel calmer.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a revolutionary new approach to resolving a staggeringly wide range of psychological problems - including chronic worry and GAD.
This book offers a step-by-step approach to learning and practicing ACT, from the first steps of acceptance to a lifetime of rich, values-guided living.
What is it like to be different? To stand out? To feel unwanted? The wrong stone knows.
Educators will find The Zones of Regulation to be a user-friendly and practical manual full of clear teaching strategies as well as...
concrete examples of appropriate self-regulatory strategies for their students.
This accessible and positive resource helps parents and carers teach boys and young men with autism or related conditions about masturbation.
It covers when and where it is appropriate and helps to establish boundaries surrounding privacy more generally. With simple but explicit illustrations, this book provides the perfect platform to talk about sexuality with boys and young men with autism or related conditions.
