Author

Nason, Bill

Place of Publication

London

Publisher

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

Softcover ; 323 p.

Subject

Autism Spectrum Disorder (includes Asperger Syndrome)

Autism

Abstract

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.

ISBN

9781785928048

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

FM 272 NAS 2020

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Alternate Title

Fall Down Seven Times Get Up Eight

Author

Higashida, Naoki

Place of Publication

Canada

Publisher

Penguin Random house

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

Softcover; 202 pages

Subject

Autism Spectrum Disorder (includes Asperger Syndrome)

Abstract

A follow-up to its bestselling predecessor, The Reason I Jump opens an extraordinary, rare window into the mind and world of an autistic, non-verbal person--now coping with a young man's life.

Naoki Higashida wrote The Reason I Jump as a 13-year-old boy with severe autism, giving us all insight into a world never before open to us. Now he shares his thoughts and experiences as a 24-year-old. Based on his hugely succesful blogs in Japan, he gives us, in short powerful chapters, his moving, beautiful insights into life, identity, education, his family, our society, and personal growth. He allows readers to experience profound moments we take for granted, like the thought-steps necessary for him to register that it's raining outside. Introduced by award-winning author David Mitchell (co-translator with his wife KA Yoshida), this book is part memoir, part critique of a world that sees disabilities ahead of the individual, part self-portrait-in-progress of a young man who happens to have autism and wants to help us understand his world better.

ISBN

9780345809766

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

FM 272 HIG 2019

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