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Strange Sayings and Confusing Conversations

Short stories for autistic kids about the weird things people say

by Debby Elley ...

Why do people sometimes say the opposite of what they mean? Why do they pretend to like terrible gifts? And...perhaps the oddest thing of all, why use a weird phrase to describe something instead of basic words? I'm pretty sure I'd rather be in trouble than 'in hot soup', as they say!Welcome to the ultimate confusion-busting guide to the use of slang, sarcasm and the confusing conversations that ... Read more

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Why do people sometimes say the opposite of what they mean? Why do they pretend to like terrible gifts? And...perhaps the oddest thing of all, why use a weird phrase to describe something instead of basic words? I'm pretty sure I'd rather be in trouble than 'in hot soup', as they say!Welcome to the ultimate confusion-busting guide to the use of slang, sarcasm and the confusing conversations that
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The Ice-Cream Sundae Guide to Autism

An Interactive Kids' Book for Understanding Autism

by Debby Elley, Tori Houghton ...

Illustrated by J.C. Perry ...

Autism is a bit like an ice-cream sundae. There are lots of ingredients that go into it. There are so many types of sundae glasses out there. Some are plain and simple, some are loud and proud! In fact, sundae glasses are a bit like people - we're all different. Because we all have different personalities, autism doesn't look the same in everybody.This picture-led book uses ice-cream sundae ... Read more

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Autism is a bit like an ice-cream sundae. There are lots of ingredients that go into it. There are so many types of sundae glasses out there. Some are plain and simple, some are loud and proud! In fact, sundae glasses are a bit like people - we're all different. Because we all have different personalities, autism doesn't look the same in everybody.This picture-led book uses ice-cream sundae
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Just the Job!

A Light-Hearted Guide to Office Life for the Autistic Employee

by Maura Campbell, Debby Elley ...

Smart casual? Close of play? Endless water-cooler discussions about the weather?Non-autistic adults can behave in baffling ways - and never more so in the maze of unwritten social rules, jargon and ritual that is your average day at the office. Luckily, Maura and Debby (office code cracker extraordinaires) have gone undercover in 'typical' offices for decades to pull together the ultimate survival ... Read more

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Smart casual? Close of play? Endless water-cooler discussions about the weather?Non-autistic adults can behave in baffling ways - and never more so in the maze of unwritten social rules, jargon and ritual that is your average day at the office. Luckily, Maura and Debby (office code cracker extraordinaires) have gone undercover in 'typical' offices for decades to pull together the ultimate survival
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Championing Your Autistic Teen at Secondary School

Getting the Best from Mainstream Settings

by Debby Elley, Gareth D. Morewood ...

The transition to secondary school can be a daunting time for parents of autistic youngsters, as well as children themselves. Have you selected the right place? What if staff don't really understand your child's needs? Will they adapt sufficiently - and if not, then what happens?The good news is that you have the ability as a parent or carer to address these concerns, rather than leaving it all to ... Read more

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The transition to secondary school can be a daunting time for parents of autistic youngsters, as well as children themselves. Have you selected the right place? What if staff don't really understand your child's needs? Will they adapt sufficiently - and if not, then what happens?The good news is that you have the ability as a parent or carer to address these concerns, rather than leaving it all to
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Fifteen Things They Forgot to Tell You About Autism

The Stuff That Transformed My Life as an Autism Parent

by Debby Elley ...

What if the things people need to know about autism is not the information they're getting? Combining myth-busting advice with personal experience, this book from the mother of autistic twins shares simple strategies to build children's confidence, communication, and independence.From sharing the joy of yodelling around shops at the weekend, to finding creative ways to communicate with both her ... Read more

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What if the things people need to know about autism is not the information they're getting? Combining myth-busting advice with personal experience, this book from the mother of autistic twins shares simple strategies to build children's confidence, communication, and independence.From sharing the joy of yodelling around shops at the weekend, to finding creative ways to communicate with both her
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Just the Job!

A Light-Hearted Guide to Office Life for the Autistic Employee

by Maura Campbell, Debby Elley ...

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Smart casual? Close of play? Endless water-cooler discussions about the weather?Non-autistic adults can behave in baffling ways - and never more so in the maze of unwritten social rules, jargon and ritual that is your average day at the office. Luckily, Maura and Debby (office code cracker extraordinaires) have gone undercover in 'typical' offices for decades to pull together the ultimate survival ... Read more

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Smart casual? Close of play? Endless water-cooler discussions about the weather?Non-autistic adults can behave in baffling ways - and never more so in the maze of unwritten social rules, jargon and ritual that is your average day at the office. Luckily, Maura and Debby (office code cracker extraordinaires) have gone undercover in 'typical' offices for decades to pull together the ultimate survival
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Lonely Less

How to Connect with Others, Make Friends and Feel Less Lonely

by Gill Hasson ...

Explore strategies, ideas and advice for overcoming lonelinessAnyone, whatever their age, gender, culture or abilities, can find themselves separate and disconnected from others and feeling lonely. If you feel lonely you are lonely. And it's not nice.But your situation can change for the better!In Lonely Less: How to Connect with Others, Make Friends and Feel Less Lonely, bestselling author Gill ... Read more

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Explore strategies, ideas and advice for overcoming lonelinessAnyone, whatever their age, gender, culture or abilities, can find themselves separate and disconnected from others and feeling lonely. If you feel lonely you are lonely. And it's not nice.But your situation can change for the better!In Lonely Less: How to Connect with Others, Make Friends and Feel Less Lonely, bestselling author Gill
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A Different Way to Learn

Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education

by Naomi Fisher ...

'If you are a parent worrying whether self-directed education will work for your child, because you have been told that they have special needs which can only be met in the school system - think again'Neurodivergent children experience and interact with the world differently to many of their peers. Standard educational systems often fail to adapt to their unique strengths and ways of learning. ... Read more

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'If you are a parent worrying whether self-directed education will work for your child, because you have been told that they have special needs which can only be met in the school system - think again'Neurodivergent children experience and interact with the world differently to many of their peers. Standard educational systems often fail to adapt to their unique strengths and ways of learning.
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Talk-Less Teaching

Practice, Participation and Progress

by Isabella Wallace ...

We need other techniques on which we can draw to help pupils embed learning and make progress. After all, how can we be effectively checking progress and understanding when it is we who are doing all the talking? How can we be certain that the sea of 'attentive' faces before us is not simply contemplating lunch?The solution is here: a vast bank of exciting, engaging, practical ways to allow ... Read more

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We need other techniques on which we can draw to help pupils embed learning and make progress. After all, how can we be effectively checking progress and understanding when it is we who are doing all the talking? How can we be certain that the sea of 'attentive' faces before us is not simply contemplating lunch?The solution is here: a vast bank of exciting, engaging, practical ways to allow
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Parents and Digital Technology

How to Raise the Connected Generation

by Suzie Hayman, John Coleman ...

Children today are digital natives, growing up in an age where social media and online communication is the norm. This book is an indispensable guide for parents who may feel they are struggling to keep up, addressing the issues that young people and their families face in the world of modern technology. Suzie Hayman, a parenting counsellor, and John Coleman, a distinguished psychologist, use ... Read more

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Children today are digital natives, growing up in an age where social media and online communication is the norm. This book is an indispensable guide for parents who may feel they are struggling to keep up, addressing the issues that young people and their families face in the world of modern technology. Suzie Hayman, a parenting counsellor, and John Coleman, a distinguished psychologist, use
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The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan

A Blueprint for Renewing Your Child's Confidence and Love of Learning

by Ben Foss ...

Finally, a groundbreaking book that reveals what your dyslexic child is experiencing—and what you can do so that he or she will thriveMore than thirty million people in the United States are dyslexic—a brain-based genetic trait, often labeled as a “learning disability” or “learning difference,” that makes interpreting text and reading difficult. Yet even though children with dyslexia may have ... Read more

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Finally, a groundbreaking book that reveals what your dyslexic child is experiencing—and what you can do so that he or she will thriveMore than thirty million people in the United States are dyslexic—a brain-based genetic trait, often labeled as a “learning disability” or “learning difference,” that makes interpreting text and reading difficult. Yet even though children with dyslexia may have
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How to Be Yourself

Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety

by Ellen Hendriksen ...

Picking up where Quiet ended, How to Be Yourself is the best book you’ll ever read about how to conquer social anxiety.“This book is also a groundbreaking road map to finally being your true, authentic self.” —Susan Cain, New York Times, USA Today and nationally bestselling author of QuietUp to 40% of people consider themselves shy. You might say you’re introverted or awkward, or that you're fine. ... Read more

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Picking up where Quiet ended, How to Be Yourself is the best book you’ll ever read about how to conquer social anxiety.“This book is also a groundbreaking road map to finally being your true, authentic self.” —Susan Cain, New York Times, USA Today and nationally bestselling author of QuietUp to 40% of people consider themselves shy. You might say you’re introverted or awkward, or that you're fine.
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