CBT to help young people with Asperger's syndrome (autism spectrum disorder) to understand and express affection : a manual for professionals / Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett
Published
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.Why children and adolescents who have Asperger's syndrome (autism spectrum disorder) need a programme to understand and express affection -- 2.Aims of the programme -- 3.Who can use this programme? -- 4.Cognitive Behaviour Therapy -- pt. 2 HOW TO CONDUCT THE PROGRAMME -- 5.Assessment of the ability to communicate affection -- 6.How to run group and individual sessions -- 7.Session components -- 8.Session overviews -- pt. 3 SESSIONS -- Session 1 Introduction to the programme: Exploring feelings of affection -- Session 2 Beginning to recognize and express affection -- Session 3 Giving and receiving compliments -- Session 4 The reasons we express like or love through affectionate words and gestures -- Session 5 Developing our skills at expressing affection