Attacking Anxiety: A Step-by-Step Guide to an Engaging Approach to Treating Anxiety and Phobias in Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (628 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849057885 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Really useful! -- Mel Thomsett Sensory Smart . Clear and direct enough to instruct a beginning clinician, it is rich and innovative enough to teach experienced therapists. Levine and Chedd have made a largely misunderstood, but essential part of autism treatment accessible to professionals and parents alike. This book is a welcome and much needed addition to a field of literature on treating the core symptoms of autism in an emotionally-centred and child-friendly way. Most importantly children and the professionals that treat them will also have great fun attacking anxiety together! -- Ruth Glynne-Owen, Founder and Chief Executive, Speur-Ghlan Early Int
The book covers seven common scenarios, from fears of environmental sounds and visiting the doctor or dentist, to anxieties around transitions, changes to schedules and an intolerance for making mistakes. Drawing on the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), this book sets out a clear, enjoyable, step-by-step approach for addressing the sorts of anxieties, fears and phobias that are so common in children and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and related challenges.Using this easy-to-follow model, parents and professionals will have the tools they need to help children and teens cope with and sometimes overcome anxieties caused by everyday occurrences. The model can be adapted to suit almost any anxiety or phobia and is ideal for use at home, at school and in clinical settings where it can be integrated into a variety of treatment approaches and styles.Designed to help parents of children with autism spectrum disorders and the teachers and therapists who work with them, this book is an excellent resource for successfully alleviating many of the anxieties and phobias that interfere with life enjoyment, not only for the child but for the entire family.
They have written many articles for families, therapists and educators and they frequently present at conferences. Their book, Replays: Using Play to Enhance Emotional and Behavioural Development for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ISBN 9781843108320) is also published by JKP.. Karen Levine, Ph.D., is a Psychologi
even a favorite adult friend are included Randi The authors wrote this book especially with children diagnosed with autism spectrum, but those of us with children experiencing phobias due to institutional living will also benefit from their research. It begins with defining phobia and explaining how it evolves over time. They then give an overview of the treatment for phobias using Cognitive Behavioral Treatment. This wasn't an "easy" read, but one that contained technical terms and required really paying attention to what I was reading. These first two chapters required the most concentration and it got a little easier as the authors really got