Designed to help teachers create a learning environment that is responsive to the needs of all students (including ADHD), this book features scenes from an actual classroom to illustrate problems that teachers typically encounter. It shows how to incorporate social skills into the curriculum and how to implement such behavior management methods.
Introduces viewers to a variety of the effective techniques for managing ADHD in the classroom, at home, and on family outings. This work illustrates ways that parents, teachers, and other professionals can work together to implement specific strategies that help children with the disorder improve their school performance and behavior.
Provides an introduction to Russell A Barkley's influential theory of the nature and origins of ADHD. Offering an explanation of how ADHD develops in the individual, this program illuminates the roots of such symptoms as a reduced ability to inhibit one's behavior, problems with managing time effectively, and lack of foresight.
Sue Larkey is Director of Autism Consulting & Educational Services in southern Australia. She has taught both as a primary school teacher and as a special education teacher teaching students with ASD in a mainstream and at a specialist autism school. She combines this practical experience with extensive research, having completed a Masters in ......
Nancy J. Whiteman and Linda Roan-Yager are co-founders and Presidents of Shifting View Inc., an organisation set up to provide inspiration, support, and practical strategies for parents of children with special needs. They are both parents of children with special needs.
Raising a child with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) can be a great struggle and an exhausting fight for the rights of someone who is both gifted and different. In Natural Genius: The Gifts of Asperger's Syndrome, Susan Rubinyi tells the story of raising her son Ben and how she came to view his AS, and the gifts that come with it, as a blessing. Rather ......
People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) can find it difficult to work in an environment that involves socialization with colleagues or a lack of routine. However, Asperger Syndrome and Employment shows how success in the workplace is possible with perseverance and with the right supports and strategies in place.Nick Dubin discusses his own experiences ......
For people with Developmental Dyspraxia, everyday life can pose a multitude of problems. Tasks the majority of people would find simple can often be taxing and frought with difficulty. Living with Dyspraxia was written to help all adults with Dyspraxia tackle the everyday situations that many people take for granted. It is full of practical advice ......
