Axia ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and Dyspraxia
Book Reviews
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Championing Your Autistic Teen at Secondary School – Book Review
View Resource: Championing Your Autistic Teen at Secondary School – Book ReviewBook 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 post today to review for the Axia audience. I read it as an educator; someone…
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Spectrum Women: Autism and Parenting – Book Review
View Resource: Spectrum Women: Autism and Parenting – Book ReviewBook 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 almost impossible to keep up with the number of books that are published on a…
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How Can I Remember All That? – Book Review
View Resource: How Can I Remember All That? – Book ReviewBook 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 a decade’s worth of knowledge on memory to present a concise but informative guide on…
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Asperger’s Children – Review
View Resource: Asperger’s Children – ReviewBook 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’ book. I’ve read it twice, and both times had to limit my reading to a…
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Autism: How to raise a happy Autistic child – Review
View Resource: Autism: How to raise a happy Autistic child – ReviewBook 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 the table in our staffroom. Sarah had been given a copy by the publishers as…
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Asperger Syndrome & Employment – Review
View Resource: Asperger Syndrome & Employment – ReviewBook 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 subject of employment. She was captivating and engaging and I felt that I might gain…
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When Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Hit Puberty – Review
View Resource: When Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Hit Puberty – ReviewBook 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 Foreword by Professor Richard Hastings, who some of you may remember, has spoken at various…
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Hall of Mirrors: Chards of Clarity – Review
View Resource: Hall of Mirrors: Chards of Clarity – ReviewBook Review of “HALL OF MIRRORS: CHARDS OF CLARITY.” Autism Neuroscience and finding of self By Phoebe Coldwell Publisher: Pavilion Publishing Many of you will know of Phoebe Coldwell’s work which spans over forty years. She marries together neuroscience research evidence but also many years of practical approaches which she has found useful. She…
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Special Needs and Legal Entitlement – Review
View Resource: Special Needs and Legal Entitlement – ReviewI have just received a copy of the following book: “Special Needs and Legal Entitlement” The Essential Guide to getting out of the Maze by Melinda Nettleton and John Friel Jessica Kingsley Publishers Both Melinda and John have an interest in the area, both as parents and as lawyers. The chapters are as follows:…
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The Reason I Jump – Guest Review
View Resource: The Reason I Jump – Guest ReviewBook Review of “The Reason I Jump” By Naoki Higashida, Introduced by David Mitchell Translated by Keiko Mitchell, David C. Mitchell Publisher: Sceptre This is Naokis first book, written when he was 13 years old. I almost didn’t read this, thinking it might not have much relevance to me, being considerably older. I couldn’t…
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Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 – Guest Review
View Resource: Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 – Guest ReviewBook Review of “Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8” By Naoki Higashida, Introduced by David Mitchell Translated by David Mitchel and K A Yoshida Publisher: Sceptre; Unabridged edition edition (11 July 2017) First of all I have to say “Wow”! I did not see that coming. Initially I felt that the forward was…
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Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight – Review
View Resource: Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight – ReviewBook Review of “FALL DOWN SEVEN TIMES, GET UP EIGHT” By Naoki Higashida, Introduced by David Mitchell Translated by David Mitchel and K A Yoshida Publisher: Sceptre; Unabridged edition edition (11 July 2017) Some of you may have read “The Reason I Jump”, which was Naoki Higashida’s account of Autism from inside. The book…
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Digital Kids – Review
View Resource: Digital Kids – ReviewBook Review of “Digital Kids” How to Balance Screen Time, and Why it Matters By Martin L. Kutscher, MD Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Digital Kids is a guide aimed at parents seeking control over their children’s technology and internet usage. I will preface this review by saying that I do not belong to the…
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Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Adults – Dream’s Perspective
View Resource: Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Adults – Dream’s PerspectiveDream’s Thoughts on “Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Adults” by Dr. Luke Beardon Published by Sheldon Press When Linda asked me if I could share my perspective, I happily agreed to review Luke’s latest book. Full disclosure: When I first heard Luke speak at Axia’s “Perspectives from the Spectrum” conference back in 2015, the…
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Autism And Asperger Syndrome In Adults – Review
View Resource: Autism And Asperger Syndrome In Adults – ReviewOnce again, our thanks to Dr Luke Beardon for his incredibly insightful, moving and at times funny presentation at our Post-Diagnostic Support Group. He was kind enough to give Axia some copies of his new book ‘Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Adults’ and I had the pleasure or reading it and here is my review:…
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The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-diversity Handbook – Review
View Resource: The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-diversity Handbook – ReviewBook Review of “The Adolescent and Adult Neuro-diversity Handbook:” Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Related Conditions by Sarah Hendrickx Jessica Kingsley Publishers I have recently been reviewing the book lists that we send out with our diagnostic reports and some of you will be very familiar with those. Thus, we have booklists for…
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Is It Ok To Ask Questions About Autism – Review
View Resource: Is It Ok To Ask Questions About Autism – ReviewBook Review of “IS IT OK TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT AUTISM?” By Abi Rawlins with Catherine Frizzell Foreword by: Michael Barton Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers (21 Mar. 2017) The foreword is by Michael Barton, who is the author and illustrator of ‘It’s Raining Cats and Dogs” and “A Different Kettle of Fish” Michael originally…
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I Dream in Autism by Richard Maguire – Review
View Resource: I Dream in Autism by Richard Maguire – ReviewBook Review of “I Dream in Autism:” Not everything in colour is black and white. by Richard Maguire Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (24 Mar. 2014) I had the privilege of chairing the Adult Stream at the National Autistic Society’s Professionals Conference in which Richard was a speaker. The theme of his talk was…