School readiness – Don’t judge a book by its cover!
When I put together a proposal for Jessica Kingsley Publishers about this book – I debated long and hard about the title! Using the…
Aging on the Autism Spectrum-book extract
During the month of April, we’re sharing a series of key extracts from some of our best and most popular books for autistic adults here…
Anxiety and the Autism Spectrum – book extract
As it’s Autism Awareness Month, we’re sharing a series of key extracts from some of our best and most popular books for autistic adults here…
Tiger Mums & Parenting Pressures
Uttom Chowdhury is a Consultant Psychiatrist and a dad. His new book, The Tiger Mum Who Came to Tea, is a funny and insightful adults’ picture…
Why Gender Diversity in Children’s Books Matters
Alice Reeves and Phoebe Kirk discuss the importance of gender diverse children’s books as a way of helping them to understand that expressing our gender…
Finding the words: Storytelling and Story-Reading in Early Years
A contract to write a book offers a fantastic opportunity to consider your thoughts. Storytelling and Story-Reading in Early Years was a challenge. It meant…
Autism as Difference Not Disorder: Insights from the Author
Drawing on 30 years of professional experience and detailed research, Difference Not Disorder: Understanding Autism Theory in Practice exposes the myths around autism and provides practical guidance…
An Adult With an Autism Diagnosis
It’s Autism Awareness Week in the UK this week and, while we want to foreground the voices of our autistic authors as much as possible…
Child Protection in the Early Years – Eunice Lumsden
Young children are among the most vulnerable people in our community. Protected, cherished and encouraged to explore their world, they will flourish, but exploited, molested…
Protecting Children and Adults from Abuse After Savile
Marcus Erooga, author of Protecting Children and Adults from Abuse After Savile and former Chair of NOTA, discusses the impact of the Jimmy Savile case in causing a…