All Info for Families/Educators

  • Library items are NOT for sale. The may be borrowed by ADSA members ONLY (join the ADSA) or school staff who teach a child who is a member of the ADSA.
  • The resource library is located in Birkenhead, North Shore at the home of one of our staff members. Viewing times are flexible. Please email clo@adsa.org.nz if you would like to visit or add a comment to the form when you request libary items.
  • Deliveries are FREE for ADSA members if you order 3 or more items.
The Parents’ Guide to Specific Learning Difficulties
The Parents’ Guide to Specific Learning Difficulties

Packed full of advice and practical strategies for parents and educators, this book is a one-stop-shop for supporting children with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs).

Specific Learning Difficulties
Specific Learning Difficulties

Learn how to support students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs) and recognise the symptoms with this straight-talking guide.

The Paraprofessional’s Handbook for Effective Support in Inclusive Classrooms
The Paraprofessional’s Handbook for Effective Support in Inclusive Classrooms

Packed with friendly guidance, practical tips, and first-person stories, this book reveals the best ways to provide effective services to students in inclusive classrooms.

The Shape of the Eye
The Shape of the Eye

When Laura Estreich is born, her eyes present a puzzle: Does their shape indicate Down syndrome or simply the fact that she has a Japanese grandmother? In this powerful memoir, poet and stay-at-home dad George Estreich reflects on his daughter [...]

Topics In Down Syndrome
Topics In Down Syndrome

Medical & Surgical Care for Children With Down Syndrome – A Guide For Parents

What is Mosaic Down Syndrome?
What is Mosaic Down Syndrome?

This is a short booklet produced by International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association about what Mosaic Down Syndrome is.

Getting started with schemas
Getting started with schemas

Learning about schemas gives us a way of talking about children’s fascinations, and then understanding them to support children’s learning.

Gifts
Gifts

Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives

Gifts 2
Gifts 2

How People with Down Syndrome Enrich the World

Now I See
Now I See

In ‘Now I See’, 50 parents from all over Australia and New Zealand tell their personal and poignant stories of how they came, not simply to accept, but to embrace and celebrate life with their children with Down syndrome.