The autism discussion page on stress, anxiety, shutdowns and meltdowns : proactive strategies for minimizing sensory, social and emotional overload
Nason, Bill2020
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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 minimise shutdowns and burnout, while maximising self-esteem, autistic identity and mental health.
Main title:
Author:
Nason, Bill, author
Imprint:
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020.©2020
Collation:
323 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Be true to their neurologyAutism as an information processing differenceBrain drain from processing strainAppraising the processing demands of activitiesStress and distressAutism and anxietyCoping skillsAnxiety and rigidityAnxiety, opposition and demand avoidanceShutdowns and meltdownsPreventing meltdownsSupporting meltdownsSensory overloadSocial challengesThe costs of fitting inLiving with executive dysfunction.
ISBN:
97817859280489781785928048 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.85882616.858616.85
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
382095
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 616.858 NAS | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 616.85 NAS | - (Set: 21 Aug 2023) |