Book and resource recommendations
Parents and carers of children with special educational needs shared with us books they like. These have helped their kids, teens, other family members, or even themselves.
Share your book recommendations with us by emailing localoffer@southend.gov.uk and we will add them to this page.
Book suggestions
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the Can I Tell You About series. Friendly characters share their experiences of living with a particular condition and how they would like to be helped and supported. The books offer an introduction for young people (aged 7 upwards), parent carers, friends, teachers and professionals. These can be found at Southend Libraries
- Can I tell you about ADHD
- Can I tell you about Asperger Syndrome
- Can I tell you about Cerebral palsy
- Can I tell you about Eating disorders
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The Superhero Brain: Explaning autism to empower kids (version 1 and version 2 ). Written by Christel Land
- The Supehero Heart: Explaining autism to family and friends (version 1 and version 2). Written by Christel Land.
- The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods. Written by Robyn Steward
- The Explosive Child: A new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children. Written by Ross W. Greene
- The Out-of-Synch Child: Recognising and Coping with Sensory Processing Differences. Written by Carol Stock Kranowitz. The can be found at Southend Libraries
- I'm not upside down, I'm downside up. Written by Harry Thompson and Danielle Jata-Hall
- Scarlett the Turtle by Stevie Ingram-Palmer. It is a picture book to celebrate diversity and inclusion. Scarlett, the main character, has a speech delay. This book can be found at Southend Libraries
- Dyslexia Explained e-book by Mike Jones
- This is Dyslexia by Kate Griggs
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Barrington Stoke offer books that contain specialist features. These are designed to help dyslexic and reluctant readers
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Percy Jackson books. Written by Rick Riorda
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The Can-Do Kid's Journal. Written by Sue Atkins
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You are a Champion and You Can Do It Written by Marcus Rashford. E-book and paper based options at Southend Libraries
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