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The autism discussion page on stress, anxiety, shutdowns and meltdowns : proactive strategies for minimizing sensory, social and emotional overload

Nason, Bill2019
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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. 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.
Author:
Nason, Bill, author
Imprint:
London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.
Collation:
328 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781785928048 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
616.85882
Language:
English
BRN:
1290844
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