by Lisa Tews, MS, CCC-SLP & Diane Zajac, LMSW (XAT Tew 2018) This book was written to help parents raise their child with the foundational skills he or she will need for the future. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.
Category: Adolescent/Transition Issues
These books focus on adolescent issues school success and puberty. They also focus on the transition from high school to the workplace.
What’s Happening to Tom?
What’s Happening to Tom? by Kate E. Reynolds (XAT Reyno 2015) Following Tom as he begins to notice changes to his body, this simple resource helps parents and carers teach boys with autism or other special needs about puberty. It covers all the changes that they will experience, both emotional such as new feelings and […]
Stuff You Need to Know
by Patricia Weaver, BS, PA (XAT Weave 2018) This book is a guide to help kids and young adults with autism learn the most basic skills to achieve independence. If available, item can be checked our from the resource room at no cost.
Planning Transitions for Young People with Special Needs and Disabilities
by Dr. Alison Doyle (XAT Doyle 2017) This book is designed to support students with additional needs or disabilities from the age of 15 years upwards. This resource is divided into six skills units, providing parents, families, teachers and other professionals with resources for planning successful transitions from secondary school. The workbook helps students to […]
Autism and Appropriate Touch
by Abigail Werner James (XAT James 2015) This is a practical educational resource to help teach the social rules of touch and personal space to children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder with the aim of keeping them safe and helping them to understand what are appropriate interactions in family, educational and community situations. If […]
Parties, Dorms, and Social Norms
Parties, Dorms, and Social Norms by Lisa Meeks and Tracy Masterson (XAD Meeks 2016) The authors are respectful and informative in explaining concepts that may be socially confusing and cloaked in non-verbal cues for young adults on the spectrum. This manual fills a gap in resources and, for that, we parents and young adults on […]
The Gender Quest Workbook
by Rylan Jay Testa, PhD; Deborah Coolhart, PhD; Jayme Peta, MA (XAT Testa 2015) A guide for teens and young adults exploring gender identity. If available, item can be checked out from resource room at no cost.
In Control: A Skill Building Program for Teaching Young Adolescents to Manage Anger
In Control: A Skill Building Program for Teaching Young Adolescents to Manage Anger by Millicent H. Kellner (XBM Kelln 2001) This user-friendly manual shows how to teach effective anger management skills to middle school students. If available, item can be checked out from resource room at no cost.
Managing puberty, social challenges, and (almost) everything
Managing puberty, social challenges, and (almost) everything XAS Coult 2013 This video explains the physical and mental changes girls experience during puberty. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no cost.
FLIPP The Switch Strengthening Executive Functioning Skills
FLIPP the Switch Strengthing Executive Functioning Skills by Sheri Wilkins, PhD and Carol Burmeister, MA XIN Wilki 2015 Readers will learn about executive function (EF) and how EF skills contribute to success in school, at home, and in work environments. Most importantly, readers will receive specific instructions, templates, and how-to scenarios for 25 strategies, five […]