| Description |
1 online resource (323 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Be true to their neurology -- Autism as an information processing difference -- Brain drain from processing strain -- Appraising the processing demands of activities -- Stress and distress -- Autism and anxiety -- Coping skills -- Anxiety and rigidity -- Anxiety, opposition and demand avoidance -- Shutdowns and meltdowns -- Preventing meltdowns -- Supporting meltdowns -- Sensory overload -- Social challenges -- The costs of fitting in -- Living with executive dysfunction |
| Summary |
Anxiety, meltdowns and emotional regulation can be hugely challenging for autistic people. This book is full of proactive strategies for understanding, accepting and respecting the processing differences in autism. It contains tools for reducing sensory, social and mental drain, and offers strategies to protect from ongoing stress and anxiety. These help minimize shutdowns and burnout, while maximizing self-esteem, autistic identity and mental health. Learn strategies for matching environmental demands to the person's processing needs, how to support vulnerabilities, and how to prevent and manage meltdowns while protecting the identify and self-esteem of the individual with autism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 21, 2019) |
| Subject |
Autism spectrum disorders.
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Autism -- Popular works
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Autistic people -- Care -- Popular works
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Autism -- Treatment -- Popular works
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Autistic Disorder -- psychology
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Anxiety -- rehabilitation
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Autistic Disorder -- rehabilitation
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Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
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Autism spectrum disorders
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Autism
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Autism -- Treatment
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781784508340 |
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1784508349 |
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