Bøker av Tony Attwood

Describes the unique challenges of females on the autism spectrum. In the book, you'll follow the lives of women with autism through childhood, the social and academic challenges of the education system, and into the career and dating worlds. You'll also hear from top experts on crucial and often under-discussed subjects.

Learn how current relationship counselling can be improved for couples where one or both partners are autistic with this essential guide by world-leading Autism experts Tony Attwood and Maxine Aston. Couples where one or both partners are autistic may face unique challenges in the therapy room. There can be differences in expectation and communication styles not only between partners but also their therapist. Without expert knowledge of autism, couples often feel let down by their therapists or experience negative therapeutic advice resulting in the further strain or breakdown of their relationship. This book provides everything you need to know to become a well-equipped, affirming therapist and addresses the knowledge gap between standard therapy and therapy for neurodiverse couples. Based on research and responses from autistic neurodiverse couples themselves, this book gives a voice to all those that have been let down by the counselling support they received.Thoughtfully covering a wide range of topics from supporting a neurodiverse couple in therapy, recognising autism in the counselling room, the effects of autism on a relationship and how to make adaptations in a counselling session to Intimacy, sex, and sensory sensitivity and how to initiate and end sessions gives you the practical know-how to add to your therapeutic tool-kit that will be invaluable in supporting neurodiverse clients.

Living with someone on the autism spectrum is like watching a child trying to play hopscotch when they can't see the squares, and everyone else can.This new compilation of I'm not broken, I'm just different & Wings to fly takes us to the heart of living with a child with on the autism spectrum. This latest edition of the book has also been published as Don't read this book by my mother - she's crazy. However, for early fans of Brooks' books on Asperger's it will be welcome news to find both books available in the one volume in the previous familiar style and title. Brooks chronicles her life with her son from his birth, covering the early years, and the teen years through to adulthood-ending with his fearless flight into manhood. The last section, focuses on the struggles faced by adults on the spectrum and their families in an informative, scientific approach.In an unflinching account Brooks poignantly captures the struggle of living with a child who appears to see the world through broken glass. A roller coaster ride from the bizarre to the obscene, encompassing the poetic and the hilarious, heartache and joy. The narrative embraces the muddled stumbling between two worlds-worlds that seem so desperately different at first glance. About a boy obsessed with the unfathomable and a mother obsessed with understanding him. This book is a celebration.

!Ganador de un premio 2008 Teachers' Choice Award! La ansiedad puede ser debilitante para cualquiera, pero puede ser especialmente confusa para un nino. Aprender sobre las emociones ayuda a los ninos a reconocer las conexiones entre pensar y sentir, y los efectos fisiologicos de la ansiedad en el cuerpo.

!Ganador de un premio 2008 Teachers' Choice Award! Muchos ninos, especialmente aquellos con retrasos en el desarrollo, tienen problemas para comprender o expresar sus sentimientos. Esto puede resultar en dificultades con el manejo de la ira.

Previously, Dr. Tony Attwood and Craig Evans brought you "Autism Hangout", a question-and-answer style video series that directly addressed the most pressing questions of those touched by autism. They have now refreshed these conversations and converted them into book form, creating an invaluable resource.

Winner of a 2008 Teachers' Choice Award! Many children, especially those with developmental delays, have trouble understanding or expressing their feelings. The result can be difficulty with anger management. Listing possible responses to situations-and the likely outcome of each one-allows the child to make informed decisions about which responses to choose (walking away vs. hitting).