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Your school days, so the saying goes, are the happiest days of your life. But what happens to those who are excluded from mainstream school - children who are so scarred by personal trauma that normal classroom interaction is simply not possible? Or those who cannot attend through serious illness, accident, or special educational needs? If they are very lucky, they will get a one-to-one tutor, funded by the Education Authority, to help restore their often fractured lives.In Nine Lives, Ruth Broo...

Co-authored by an experienced professional and a mother of a young girl on the autism spectrum, this much-needed book combines the best of both worlds: it gives a voice to girls on the autism spectrum by providing insightful, first-hand accounts while also detailing research-based strategies and practical techniques for addressing the specific needs of girls on the spectrum. The extensive coverage of girls from early childhood through adolescence and early adulthood gives parents and educators a...

This important volume examines how and why increasing numbers of students, disproportionately youth of color, are being taken from our schools and put into our prisons. Williamson and Appleman, along with a collection of scholars, teacher educators, K-12 teachers, administrators, and incarcerated students, offer their perspectives on how schooling can be restructured to disrupt this flow and dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. They present clearly articulated strategies on curriculum, pedag...

The Pampered Child Syndrome is a welcome source of advice for parents or professionals working with children who are given all the love and care they need, yet who remain unhappy, anxious or angry. This book argues that we live in a society where real progress has been made in the development of child-centered parenting, education and care, but that this cultural shift has produced a generation of children who are entitled to the same rights as adults but not ready to accept grown-up responsibi...

Promoting better social skills and behaviour is a top priority for anyone who works with learners with autism—but which practices really improve outcomes? Find out in this cutting-edge volume, a reader-friendly synthesis of the latest findings from more than 20 of today's top researchers in the field. Coordinated by the highly respected Organization for Autism Research, this accessible book is an ideal text for future professionals and essential reading for administrators and consultants in ed...

Dieser Sammelband widmet sich der Analyse gegenwartiger Transformationsprozesse Sozialer Arbeit aus unterschiedlichen theoretischen Blickwinkeln. In den Beitragen wird sich mit ausgewahlten neuen oder neu thematisierten Begriffen, Konzepten und Theorienentwurfen beschaftigt, die Aufschluss geben koennen uber eine reformulierte Funktionsbestimmung Sozialer Arbeit. Diese wird im Kontext aktueller Debatten um einen "Aktivierenden Sozialstaat" kritisch reflektiert.

Tally is autistic and proud. She used to feel like she had to hide her autism, but now Tally is determined to make sure people see who she really is. But now Tally has a new worry - her school trip. And that means new places, new people and new challenges. She quickly falls in with the popular girls and is grateful that they don't make a big deal about her autism, but it's not long before Tally realises that, while the girls are popular, they aren't v...

Lern- und Verhaltensauffalligkeiten bei Kindern und Jugendlichen stellen in zunehmendem Masse eine Herausforderung fur die Institution Schule dar. Sie erfordern ausser deren Ausbildungsfunktion insbesondere ihren Erziehungsauftrag. Neben der Modifizierung von Unterrichts- und Erziehungszielen wird eine Innovation des organisatorischen, didaktischen und methodischen Unterrichtsrahmens notwendig. Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt das Spektrum innerer und ausserer institutioneller Formen als Reaktion au...

The Frog Who Longed for the Moon to Smile is a story for children who yearn for someone they love. Frog is very much in love with the moon because she once smiled at him. So now he spends all his time dreaming about her. He waits and waits for her to smile at him again. One day a wise and friendly crow helps frog to see how he is wasting his life away. All the time he has been facing the place of very little, he's had his back to the place of plenty.

This training program for teachers and carers assesses ASD students' strengths and abilities, fears and challenges and helps them acquire the skills necessary for a smooth transition from school to employment.The authors give guidance on developing life skills for employability and independent living, for example, hygiene, time and money management, communication skills, decision-making and setting and achieving realistic goals. They also clearly define the role of parents, job coaches and emplo...

This accessible book offers essential guidance and practical ideas for Early Years staff to support children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. It draws upon a wealth of experiences and insights to explore what SEMH is, why children may have SEMH needs, and what this can look like, giving practitioners the confidence they need to understand early signals and signs. Chapters share practical tools, activities and strategies, exploring topics that include:environmentroutines an...

Appropriate for courses in Introduction to Learning Disabilities and Introduction to Emotional/Behavioral Disorders. Written to reflect the changing field of special education, this text presents current, practical information related to students with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders. The authors use a systems perspective to describe the characteristics of and issues related to students with high incidence disabilities. This is the first text available to combine discuss...