Autism Detection in Early Childhood - ADEC

Dr Robyn Young
ACER Press

Autism Detection in Early Childhood (ADEC) is an extremely effective, validated screening tool for identifying autism and autistic tendencies in children as young as 12 months. Until now, autism has typically gone undiagnosed in younger children due to a lack of awareness of the behaviours that can indicate autism in preverbal children. ADEC clearly identifies and details these behaviours. Those at risk can be screened and referred for a more formal diagnosis, enabling much-needed support at an early stage of development - an important contributor to successful intervention.

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A Parent's Guide to Learning Difficulties

How to help your child

Peter Westwood

A leading therapist said, 'This book should be in the hands of every parent, caregiver, teacher, aide, bus driver, administrator, law officer, who works with a child diagnosed with autism.'

Framed with both humor and compassion, this award-winning book defines the top ten characteristics that illuminate the minds and hearts of children with autism.

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Beat Dyslexia

Second Edition

Elizabeth Franks, Myra Nicholson and Celia Stone
LDA Learning 2007

A step-by-step, multi-sensory literacy program for all dyslexic students. Full of variety and using a wide range of imaginative approaches, each book in the Beat Dyslexia series is structured so that all the goals are small and attainable. Students gain confidence through success as they develop a sound understanding of basic spelling and grammar.

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Socially Speaking

Alison Schroeder
LDA

Socially Speaking is a unique social skills program that lasts a whole school year and is divided into three units – let’s communicate, let’s be friends, let’s practise. As students progress through the carefully structured program, their self-esteem will increase, their listening skills and expressive language abilities will improve, and everyone will benefit from enhanced social interaction.
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Working Out What Works

Training and Resource Manual

Kerry-Anne Hoad, John Munro, Cath Pearn,
Nola Purdie, Louise Ellis, Katherine Rowe,Ken Rowe

This professional development program, funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training, has been developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research to support teachers to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes for students with or without learning difficulties.

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1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Veronica Zysk and Ellen Notbohm
Future Horizons

A time-saver. A life-saver. Parents and professionals can now bypass countless hours spent seeking answers to the mystifying day-to-day challenges of autism. In snappy, can-do format, 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders offers page after page of try-it-now solutions that have worked for thousands of children grappling with sensory, communication, social, behaviour, self-care issues and more.
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