A Guide for Faculty and Staff Working with Students with Autism, AD/HD, Language Processing Disorders, Anxiety, and Mental Illness
Christy Oslund is Co-ordinator of Student Disability Services in the Dean of the Students' Office at Michigan Technological University. She has a PhD in Rhetoric and Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University and an MA in Philosophy from Michigan State University. She is an active member of the Association on Higher Education ......
How can SLPs and other practitioners provide the best supports for adults with aphasia-and help them make a successful return to daily life? Clear answers are in this comprehensive text, the definitive guide to research-based strategies, supports, and technologies that improve outcomes for adults with chronic or acute aphasia.
Supporting Parents explores the range of supports that parents find effective and how those supports might be improved or better mobilized. In this overview of a series of research studies commissioned by the Department of Health, David Quinton considers the relationship between formal and informal support and how different forms of support, such ......
Exploring contemporary theory and practice surrounding loss and bereavement for people with intellectual disabilities (ID), this book brings together international contributors with a range of academic, professional and personal experience.This authoritative edited book looks at diverse experiences of loss across this population whether it be loss ......
ractical Strategies for Addressing Challenging Behaviour
This highly practical book is an accessible and grounded handbook for addressing challenging behaviour in children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), including autism. It recognises that challenging behaviour does not appear out of nowhere and is meaningful for the person exhibiting it. Behaviour can be ......
An Autobiographical Memory Program to Promote Communication & Connection
Supporting Social Learning in Autism: An Autobiographical Memory Program to Promote Communication & Connection is a step-by-step guide to strengthening social learning for individuals with autism through autobiographical memory intervention.
A Practical Guide to Developing Autistic Girls' Wellbeing and Self-Estee
This book provides strategies for teachers and parents to teach life skills to autistic girls aged 11 to 15, and offers ways to support their wellbeing and boost their self-esteem. Includes advice on communication, mental health, self-regulation, transitions and personal safety.
This essential guide provides a comprehensive overview of how children acquire language and what speech, language and communication impairments look like in early years, offering strategic advice on how to effectively manage and encourage the development of speech and language skills.
