Sam's Best Shot: A Father and Son' Life- Changing Journey Through Autism, Adolescence and Africa by James Best
$32.99 AUD
Category: Neurodiversity
Life with a teenage boy on the autism spectrum has its challenges. Fourteen-year-old Sam is a world authority on Harry Potter but can't get to the corner store on his own. Sam's parents Dr James Best and Benison O'Reilly decide to think radically to help their son. They sell the family home to finance a ...Show more
Reaching One Thousand: A Story of Love, Motherhood and Autism by Rachel Robertson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Neurodiversity
'Deeply touching but never sentimental, this remarkable book is more than a story of one boy and his mother. It's a thoughtful meditation on the intricate workings of the human mind and heart.' TONI JORDANWhen Ben is a baby, Rachel puts his quirks down to eccentricity. He likes to count letterboxes; he ...Show more
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
$19.99 AUD
Category: Neurodiversity
From the time he was three or four, John Elder Robison realised that he was different from other people. He was unable to make eye contact or connect with other children, much to his distress, and by the time he was a teenager his odd habits - such as a tendency to obsessively dismantle radios and dig f ...Show more
Boomer and Me: A memoir of motherhood, and Asperger's by Jo Case
$24.95 AUD
Category: Neurodiversity
Leo is having trouble fitting in. Whether it's pulling his pants down in the schoolyard or compulsively saluting Mazdas because the company sponsors his football team, Leo can never seem to say or do the right thing. And Jo is struggling to help him find his place as she juggles work and the ordinary de ...Show more
Autism: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Child's Quality of Life by Jonathan & Polly Tommey
$35.00 AUD
Category: Neurodiversity
Jonathan and Polly Tommey's eldest son, Billy, was diagnosed with severe autism at the age of two. Today, Billy is a high-functioning teenager - thanks to the determination of his parents to discover as much as possible about autism, its causes and potential treatments. They show through their own exper ...Show more
Born on a Blue Day: A Memoir of Asperger's and An Extraordinary Mind by Daniel Tammet
$22.99 AUD
Category: Neurodiversity
'I was born on 31 January 1979 - a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, becasue the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue, like the number nine or the sound of loud voices arguing.' Like the character Hoffman portrayed, he can perform extraordinary maths in his head, sees numbers as sh ...Show more
My Friend Has Autism by Amanda Doering Tourville
$12.95 AUD
Category: Neurodiversity | Series: Friends with Disabilities
Celebrating tolerance and acceptance, this title focuses on the rewards and challenges of having a friend with a disability. It deals with everyday situations that are accompanied by informative sidebars that provide details of the highlighted disability.
Now I See the Moon: A Mother, a Son, and the Miracle of Autism by Elaine Hall
$27.99 AUD
Category: Neurodiversity
When her son, Neal, was diagnosed with autism, former Hollywood acting coach Elaine Hall, aka Coach E, took matters into her own hands and used her resources to guide him toward an increasingly independent life. In the process, she founded The Miracle Project, a groundbreaking organization that uses the ...Show more
Reaching One Thousand: A Story of Love, Motherhood and Autism by Rachel Robertson
$29.95 AUD
Category: Neurodiversity
'Deeply touching but never sentimental, this remarkable book is more than a story of one boy and his mother. It's a thoughtful meditation on the intricate workings of the human mind and heart.' TONI JORDAN When Ben is a baby, Rachel puts his quirks down to eccentricity. He likes to count letterboxes; he ...Show more
The Everything Parents's Guide to ADHD in Children by Jerome J. Schultz; Carole Jacobs; Isadore Wendel
$26.95 AUD
Category: Neurodiversity | Series: Everything® Ser.
A roadmap to a common--but complicated--disorder. Is there a cure for ADHD?What symptoms should you be looking for?Could your child be misdiagnosed?When your child is diagnosed with ADHD, you want to do all you can to get the help you need to support your child. Unfortunately, the vast amount of informa ...Show more