Mental health and wellbeing
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Trauma, Stigma, and Autism
Developing Resilience and Loosening the Grip of Shame
Gordon Gates
This book explores how stigma can cause trauma, providing guidance on how marginalised people can develop resilience to manage and heal from traumatic stigma. Gordon Gates draws on his experience as a crisis counsellor, philosophical research, and his lived experience of stigma, trauma and autism. Learn More2019, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.98in / 228mm x 152mm, 224pp, $24.95ISBN: 97817859220392019, Ebook, ePUB, $24.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-477-9 -
Drinking, Drug Use, and Addiction in the Autism Community
Elizabeth Kunreuther and Ann Palmer. Foreword by Tony Attwood.
This book explores the links between autism and substance abuse, providing information, awareness and analysis. It brings together current research, including studies linking the perseverative traits in autism to addiction, and personal accounts, like the statement of a self-declared 'Aspie' that daily drinking helped to stave off social anxiety. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.10in / 228mm x 155mm, 192pp, $24.95ISBN: 97817859274922017, Ebook, ePUB, 192pp, $24.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-539-4 -
We're All Mad Here
The No-Nonsense Guide to Living with Social Anxiety
Claire Eastham. Foreword by Natasha Devon MBE
Claire Eastham, a twenty-something living in London and working in her dream job, has a seemingly perfect life - except for her social anxiety. Combining honest personal insights, humour and practical advice, this book explains what anxiety is, why it happens, and how to survive it. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 7.72in x 6.46in / 196mm x 164mm, 200pp, $19.95ISBN: 97817859208202016, Ebook, PDF, 200pp, $19.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-343-7 -
Autism, Anxiety and Me
A Diary in Even Numbers
Emma Louise Bridge
Emma's unique perspective as a young woman with autism and social anxiety gives a fascinating take on challenging issues such as employment, the transition to adulthood, friendships, and sensory sensitivity. Her diary provides an original voice from someone still in the process of figuring it all out. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 7.80in x 6.69in / 198mm x 170mm, 224pp, $19.95ISBN: 97817859207762016, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, $19.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-336-9 -
The Guide to Good Mental Health on the Autism Spectrum
Jeanette Purkis, Emma Goodall and Jane Nugent. Forewords by Wenn Lawson and Kirsty Dempster-Rivett
Drawing on their own clinical and lived experiences of the autism spectrum, the authors of this guide provide readers who are on the autism spectrum and have a mental illness with strategies to overcome difficulties and achieve greater wellbeing. Amongst others, the book covers topics such as medication, stigma, therapy pets and psychotherapy. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.91in / 228mm x 150mm, 272pp, $24.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-670-02016, Ebook, ePUB, 272pp, $24.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-195-2 -
Unemployed on the Autism Spectrum
How to Cope Productively with the Effects of Unemployment and Jobhunt with Confidence
Michael John Carley
Addressing the high rate of unemployment among people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), this vital guide offers advice on how you can overcome negative emotions, maintain your confidence and process unemployment in an emotionally healthy way. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 5.51in / 215mm x 140mm, 160pp, $19.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-729-52016, Ebook, ePUB, 160pp, $19.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-158-7 -
Sensory Issues for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Diarmuid Heffernan
This practical guide explains to adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) how they can begin to overcome their sensory issues. The book explains how the senses work and how to create a personalised plan for coping with sensory difficulties that affect routines and relationships, whether at home, work, in educational settings or in public spaces. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.50in x 5.51in / 216mm x 140mm, 192pp, $18.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-661-82016, Ebook, ePUB, 192pp, $18.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-212-6 -
Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Second Edition
Different Sensory Experiences - Different Perceptual Worlds
Olga Bogdashina, Foreword by Manuel F. Casanova
The fully revised edition of this bestselling book brings the understanding of sensory perceptual issues in autism up to date with current research. It describes sensory perceptual experiences and sensitivities and explains the cognitive differences caused by them. The final chapters are devoted to assessment and different methods of intervention. Learn More2016, Paperback / softback, 8.90in x 5.98in / 226mm x 152mm, 288pp, $26.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-673-12016, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, $26.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-179-2 -
How People with Autism Grieve, and How to Help
An Insider Handbook
Deborah Lipsky
The book is an honest, first-hand account of how people with autism deal with the loss of someone in their life. It explores how people with autism feel and express the loss and how they come to terms with their grief, offering practical advice to parents and carers on how best to support someone with autism during these difficult times. Learn More2013, Paperback / softback, 8.43in x 5.43in / 214mm x 138mm, 128pp, $18.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-954-12013, Ebook, ePUB, 144pp, $18.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-789-6 -
More Cognitively Advanced Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism, Asperger Syndrome and PDD/NOS - the Basics
Susan J. Moreno, MAABS
The second edition of this concise, plain-English guide fully explains all of the common areas of difficulty for more cognitively advanced individuals with autism, Asperger syndrome and PDD/NOS, and provides much-needed support, uncomplicated advice, and practical, positive solutions. Learn More2012, Paperback / softback, 8.46in x 5.51in / 215mm x 140mm, 112pp, $9.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-910-72012, Ebook, ePUB, 112pp, $9.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-699-8
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