Bøger af Kathy Evans

Enter the Blue Institution for the Criminally Insane and look into the broken minds of some of its most troubled residents, where David Delaney, a man who is mute and completely devoid of any sign of emotion on his expressionless, empty face, has been taken for the brutal murder of Kelly McKinley. This unusual man only communicates through the building of fantastic contraptions designed from various parts of everyday household items and transformed into amazing works of functional art. An edgy, emotional, and often shocking account of the months leading up to David Delaney's arrest, and his odd romance with the bubbly young blonde. While most saw David as an oddity with severe emotional issues, Kelly saw him as an ingeniously laid puzzle that she set her mind to unravel. Without a single word spoken, a hint of emotion showing, or even the slightest facial movements, he showed Kelly a love that she never dreamed possible, and a nightmare she would never wake from.

This book brings together a wealth of practical ideas to support parents/carers cope with the challenging times we are all living through. Parenting involves both knowing what to do and having the capacity to do it. If you can improve your own sense of well-being you will be better able to use those skills. We all cope with challenges better when we feel good. The way to parent effectively is to understand your own well-being, what it is and how you can develop and strengthen it. As the saying goes "you can't give it away if you haven't got it."Beginning with physical well-being and then detailing emotional, thinking and social well-being, each with user friendly techniques known for their usefulness. Learn how: Physical well-being is connected to emotional well-beingTo manage negative feelings and increase positive onesDevelop a positive thinking styleTo value and develop a social life and for all parents/carers the secrets of Positive Parenting. Providing a set of mantras that will enhance the relationships you have with your children forever. To be a 'good enough' parent, is to be a real parent.

Art Therapy with Children on the Autistic Spectrum presents a new model of practice, which primarily focuses on communication difficulties. The authors describe how negative behaviours and subsequent tension may be alleviated when the autistic child is involved in interactive art making with the therapist.