12 ways to get your children to talk to you about things that are important to them
By Katy Elphinstone, author of How to Raise Happy Neurofabulous Children. Katy Elphinstone, besides her current main work as a parent, is active in the…
Category: children
Ten Reasons Why Rewards & Punishments Go a Bit Wrong with Autistics
By Katy Elphinstone. As a parent of two (one being an autistic child), and an autistic person herself, Katy Elphinstone is well equipped to know…
Parenting children with neurodiverse needs: with or without a diagnosis
By Eve Bent, a neurodivergent mother of four, with two autistic children and over fifteen years working with children of all abilities, including working in…
Book Extract – The Awesome Autistic Guide to Being Proud
The Awesome Autistic Guide to Being Proud is one of three brand new books in the ever-growing range of Awesome Autistic Guide books from Yenn…
Autism April – new books showcase!
Autism April – new books showcase! For us at JKP, Autism awareness and acceptance are not just buzzwords we roll out once a year, but…
21 Awesome Autistic Traits
Katy Elphinstone is the author of How to Raise Happy Neurofabulous Children and parent of two children, one of whom is autistic. She is also…
A Neurodiversity-Positive Approach to Empower and Engage Participants Through Art Therapy
In this blog, written by Jessica Woolhiser Stallings the author of Special Interests in Art Therapy with Autistic People, she shares about her own ADHD…
Music-Based Tips to Ease the Season of Joy for Children with Autism
The holiday season is filled with get-togethers, festive events, and treasured family traditions! Yet, children with autism and their families, may face unique challenges as…
The Red Beast, Then and Now
In 2009, Jessica Kingsley Publishers released their very first colour picture book – The Red Beast, by K.I.Al-Ghani. This book went on to become a…
Improving Resilience in the Transition from Primary to Secondary School
In recent times, perhaps owing in part to transatlantic influences and the Harry Potter Hogwarts sorting hat, the primary-secondary school transition has developed into a…