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Reasonable Adjustments for Autistic Children – Book Review

Reasonable Adjustments for Autistic Children Published 5th Dec. 2024 by Dr. Luke Beardon. I recommend this helpful book for parents of autistic children and for anyone wanting to understand autism better. Dr Luke Beardon shares his experiences and insights to

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Raising the Senbetweeners – Book Review

Raising the Senbetweeners Published 3rd Oct. 2024 by Lisa Lloyd. Author’s experience: Lisa Lloyd is a co-founder of SEND Reform England and a content creator who uses humour and honesty to raise awareness of hidden disabilities. Target area of book:

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The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester – Book Review

The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester UK Paperback – 9 May 2023 by Maya MacGregor  This work of fiction was recommended to me a little while ago and was intriguing in many ways. It’s written by an autistic author;

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Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? – Book Review

Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian’s Guide to Autism Hardcover – 18 July 2024 by Pierre Novellie  Having had the pleasure of attending the Axia PDSG when Pierre was guest speaker, I had looked forward to reading his

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Paws For Assistance – Review

Paws For Assistance by Lynne Jones ISBN-13: 979-8878420365 I was delighted to be asked to review this book and then the enormity of the task hit me. How on Earth can I do this book and it’s author, justice? There

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“The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy” – A Guests Perspective

This is not a book review, because Linda wrote a wonderful review which made me curious to read Steph Jones’s book; “The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy” and I want to strongly recommend it.  As someone very late diagnosed (at

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The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy – Book Review

Book Review of “The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy” by Steph Jones, Forewords by Tony Attwood and Sarah Hendrickx Publishers: Jessica Kingsley Publishers I’m delighted to announce that I’ve just received a copy of ‘The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy’

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Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition – Book Review

Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age All of Sarah’s books are a ‘must read’, however if you’re autistic, care about someone with Autism or involved in the diagnosis

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What Works for Autistic Adults – Book Review

“What Works for Autistic Adults” by Dr. Luke Beardon Published by Sheldon Press I feel I should declare a bias before starting this review. I have met Luke on a number of occasions, and some of these meetings have had

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Strong Female Character – Review

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady Published by Octopus Books ISBN 978-1-914240-44-7 You may have heard the name Fern Brady, or may have come across her on several TV programmes. She’s very likeable and quick witted. Her book is for

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What I Mean When I Say I’m Autistic – Review

What I mean when I say I’m Autistic by Annie Kotowicz. Published by Neurobeautiful. Receiving the request to read this book created by an Autistic individual can only be described as a delightful read and truly a love letter to

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Championing Your Autistic Teen at Secondary School – Book Review

Book Review of   “Championing Your Autistic Teen at Secondary School: Getting the Best from Mainstream Settings” By Debby Elley and Gareth D. Morewood Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers I was delighted to receive a copy of this book in the

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Spectrum Women: Autism and Parenting – Book Review

Book Review of   “Spectrum Women – Autism and Parenting” By Renata Jurkevythz, Maura Campbell and Lisa Morgan Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers You may have noticed that we have not reviewed any books for a considerably long time. It is

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How Can I Remember All That? – Book Review

Book Review of   “How Can I Remember All That?” by Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway, illustrated by David O’Connell Publishers: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Dr Tracy Packiam Alloway is an award-winning psychologist, professor, author and TEDx speaker. She navigates through over

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Asperger’s Children – Review

Book Review of   “Asperger’s Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna” By Edith Sheffer Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. (2018) I would like to warn people here that this is not at all a ‘feel good’

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Autism: How to raise a happy Autistic child – Review

Book Review of   “Autism: How to raise a happy Autistic child” By Jessie Hewitson Foreword by the charity Ambitious About Autism Publisher: The Orion Publishing Group I was delighted to come into work today and find this book on

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Asperger Syndrome & Employment – Review

Book Review of   Asperger Syndrome & Employment   What People with Asperger Syndrome Really Really Want By Sarah Hendrickx Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers I initially wanted to read this book after hearing Sarah Hendrickx give a talk on the

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When Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Hit Puberty – Review

Book Review of   “WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND AUTISM HIT PUBERTY: A PARENTS Q & A GUIDE TO HEALTH, SEXUALITY AND RELATIONSHIPS” By Freddie Jackson Brown and Sarah Brown Foreword by: Michael Barton Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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