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CBT to Help Young People with Asperger´s Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to Understand and Express Affection: A Manual for Professionals

Michelle Garnett

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Description for CBT to Help Young People with Asperger´s Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to Understand and Express Affection: A Manual for Professionals Paperback. The authors provide CBT programme for use by professionals to address the difficulty children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders have in expressing, experiencing and enjoying affection appropriately with friends, family members and other adults. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approx. 70 black and white. BIC Classification: MJNA; VFJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 214 x 9. Weight in Grams: 400.

Children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are often not instinctive and intuitive in expressing their liking or love for someone, or in understanding that family members, friends and others need affection. Expressing affection to teachers, other close professionals, or family friends, can be even more challenging.

This book, by the leading experts in the field, provides a carefully constructed CBT programme for professionals to help boys and girls with an ASD to feel confident recognising, expressing and enjoying affection. The activities will help the young person identify their own and others' comfort and enjoyment range for ... Read more

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Publisher

Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom

Number of pages

240

Format

Paperback

Publication date

2013

Condition

New

Weight

400g

Number of Pages

152

Place of Publication

London, United Kingdom

ISBN

9781849054126

SKU

V9781849054126

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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days

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99-1

About Michelle Garnett

Dr Michelle Garnett, PhD, is an AuDHD clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience specialising in autism. In 2019, she co-founded Attwood & Garnett Events with Tony Attwood to enhance autism awareness and understanding globally. Tony Attwood, PhD, is a clinical psychologist from Brisbane, Australia, with over 30 years of experience with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. ... Read more

Reviews for CBT to Help Young People with Asperger´s Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to Understand and Express Affection: A Manual for Professionals

The book is a complete resource guide focusing on the emotion of affection... This book includes not only worksheets by also baseline measures... The book also includes information about other significant approaches to work with ASD, such as a social stories and comic strip conversations. The authors have included quotes from clients and carers, making the writing style engaging and ... Read morehelping the reader to relate to the information better. The book focuses on younger population however; the strategies recommended can be adapted for other age groups.
The Psychologist This book proclaims to be a manual... Worksheets are supported by pictures that show what is being asked of the person... The manual is great in that it looks at providing a diagnosis and is simple to use. I felt it would be fantastic in a classroom environment to help with social skills for children between the ages of 5 and 10 years.
The Newsletter of the College of Occupational Therapists This is a positively written and an easy-to-use book for professionals offering sound information and guidance around a challenging life-long condition. It has some terrific activities, which are fun to complete, to help understand and express emotion appropriately in various situation... It is a super programme for a wide variety of professionals to use with children on the autism spectrum.
EYE Expressing affection is a fundamental element for the development and maintenance of interpersonal relationships. The interactive and practical material contained in this book will definitely improve the essential knowledge and fluidity necessary to build and use advanced social skills.
Dr Isabelle Hénault, MA, PhD, psychologist and author of Asperger's Syndrome and Sexuality: From Adolescence through Adulthood Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett have created a perfect resource for home and school. This easy-to-use book offers great information and guidance. It is a wonderful resource that will help children and adolescents understand affection which will enable them to build relationships and friendships.
Sue Larkey, autism spectrum specialist, teacher and author of Making it a Success, Practical Sensory Programmes and Practical Mathematics for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Delays This programme provides a welcome and needed new "positive" perspective on ASD. Attwood and Garnett provide guidance on how to help children with ASD experience and express affection and like, something so important to the human condition and critical to healthy family functioning.
Susan W. White, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, Psychosocial Interventions Laboratory, Assistant Director, Child Study Center and Co-Director, Virginia Tech Autism Clinic Show Less

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