Q & A with Sophie Tales, author of ‘Creating Adversity-Aware’ Schools
Q & A with Sophie Tales, author of ‘Creating Adversity-Aware Schools’ On ACEs and why we should be aware of them in the classroom. By…
Category: Special Educational Needs
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…
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…
Girls with Autism Becoming Women
Autistic girls and women often go un-or-underdiagnosed. Heather Stone Wodis’ book Girls with Autism Becoming Women investigates the experiences of seven autistic women as they…
In Troubled Times: How Gratitude and Liberation Art Promote Peace
This post was written by JKP author Amy Backos. Today is International Stress Awareness Day (November 1, 2023), and to encourage conversations and education around stress…
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…
Different Minds: Understanding Twice Exceptional Children
Different Minds provides an insight into the challenges and benefits specific to gifted children with attention difficulties. You can purchase the book here. 1) Can you…