Managing Meltdowns
The authors have created a training programme to explain the autistic experience and mindset, and guide the interventions of first responders to autistic individuals in crisis.
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Spark
Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance. In SPARK, John Ratey, MD embarks upon a fascinating journey through the mind-body connection, illustrating that exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to menopause to Alzheimer’s. Filled with amazing case studies (such as the revolutionary fitness program in Naperville, Illinois, that has put the local school district of 19,000 kids first in the world of science test scores), SPARK is the first book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and the brain. It will change forever the way you think about your morning run.
Read MoreThe Fun With Food Programme
For all those who ask ‘How do I get this child to eat?’ this is the answer! It is a practical, how-to manual for all professionals working with children who don’t want to eat; either those totally tube fed, or those who eat selectively. An interdisciplinary programme, it provides comprehensive solutions across multiple areas. The programme is practical and easy to adapt, and can be used selectively or in its entirety.  Contains assessment forms, outcome measures, session plans, case notes and activity suggestions – everything that the therapist needs. Designed to develop more efficient and effective services for disabled children with aversion to oral feeding, the Programme has also been used successfully to treat individuals with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Down’s syndrome, sensory processing disorders, and those with complex medical histories but no overt diagnosis. The Fun with Food Programme is an extremely valuable and much-needed resource […]
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Lacing Shoe
I can do it myself!
Few things will give your child more satisfaction than mastering shoe-lacing and -tying skills.
This wooden, high-top sneaker will make practicing fun and help your child reach this developmental milestone.
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Toe By Toe Book
Toe by Toe is a highly structured phonics-based reading manual to help anyone who finds reading difficult. It requires only 20 minutes of coaching a day and you’ll see immediate improvements in your child’s reading confidence. It can be used by parents or by teachers – you don’t need to be a trained educator to help a child read with Toe By Toe.
Our easy to use workbook has already helped over half a million struggling readers to unlock their potential. Toe by Toe is for anyone who finds reading difficult. This includes weak readers who struggle to decode or those with dyslexia, dyslexic difficulties or ADHD. Regardless of the nature of literacy problems, everyone can be taught to read using Toe By Toe.
Read MoreStride Ahead
The Stride Ahead Manual is for anyone who can read, but who still has difficulty in understanding what they are reading.
Stride Ahead is the natural ‘next step’ from Toe By Toe.
Toe By Toe teaches ‘decoding’ skills. This enables students to read more fluently with good pronunciation. However, many still need help in making sense of the written word. This is what Stride Ahead helps to improve.
Stride Ahead has been written for students who can read but have difficulty in understanding what they are reading. I believe that this is the result of their minds being too taken up with the mechanics of decoding the written language to be able to give adequate attention to meaning.
Often these students become so adept at disguising their poor reading skills (by guesswork allied with contextual clues) that their teachers may not even be aware that they have a problem. In effect, they are on a ‘reading plateau’ and they often remain there throughout their school careers and on into their adult life.
Read MoreKoosh Ball
A soft and flexible ball with hundreds of rubber spikes giving great sensory feedback.
Highly tactile thanks to the numerous rubber tentacles.
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