What it’s really like to have Epilepsy, and what you can do to help
Kate Lambert is a drama teacher working with young people, many of whom have special needs. Her daughter Lille was diagnosed with epilepsy at the…
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Distinguished Spectrumite Jennifer Cook O’Toole Accepts Her Award
[youtube]http://youtu.be/263IN-NkoC4[/youtube] JKP author Jennifer Cook O’Toole accepted her Distinguished Spectrumite Award at the GRASP Benefit in New York City on May 15. Here’s a clip…
Top Tips for building supportive relationships with your ASD family and friends
By Ann Palmer, author of A Friend’s and Relative’s Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism. This list of top tips* is primarily for the extended family…
Josh Muggleton’s Top Tips for people on the Autism Spectrum – Tip #2: Adjusting to University
In this series of videos, Josh Muggleton gives his Top Tips on various subjects for people on the Autism Spectrum. This month, he offers some…
Choosing the right teaching interventions for your child with autism
Joyce Show is a Harvard/MIT trained physician and mother of seven children, including a son with severe autism. Here, she explains some of the different teaching…
Gail Watts share some photos from ‘Kevin Thinks’ book launch in Australia
Thanks to JKP author Gail Watts who sent in these fabulous photos from the Australian book launch of Kevin Thinks this week! From Gail: “The…
Reflections on Body Image in Art Therapy by Margaret Hunter is featured …
… in an article in the Modesto Bee (Modesto, California), today. Here’s a quote from the article: “It’s hard to find a woman who has…
How can you help? A Friend’s and Relative’s Guide to Supporting the Family with Autism
Even the best-intentioned friends and relatives can sometimes get it wrong when communicating and interacting with individuals on the autism spectrum and their parents or…
“Itching to Laugh”: Jennifer Cook O’Toole recounts her wonderful evening at the GRASP awards gala in NYC (poison ivy and all)
By Jennifer Cook O’Toole, author of the book, AsperKids: An Insider’s Guide to Loving, Understanding and Teaching Children with Asperger Syndrome. Visit Jennifer’s website at:…
Vanessa Rogers’ Top Tips for talking to young people about drugs and alcohol
By Vanessa Rogers, youth worker and author of the new set of books for those helping young people make informed decisions about alcohol, drugs and tobacco.…