Stress and coping in autism
By: edited by M. Grace Baron ... [et al.].
Contributors: Baron, M. Grace.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195182262
Subjects: Autism -- Psychological aspects; Stress (Psychology); Adjustment (Psychology); Autistic Disorder -- psychology; Stress, Psychological; Adaptation, Psychological
Description: "Looking at autism through the lens of stress and coping changes how one sees and responds to the puzzle of autism. The diverse contributions in this edited volume enlarge our knowledge of autism, offer strategies for ameliorating stress and for coping with the challenging behavior associated with autism"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.
Table of contents: title: Stress & autism: assessment & coping strategies / June Groden, M. Grace Baron, and Gerald Groden; title: Stress and coping in autism: scientific foundations for research and practice / M. Grace Baron, Lewis P. Lipsitt, Matthew Goodwin; title: Stopping the constant stress: a personal account / Temple Grandin; title: Living with autism: a collaboration / Clara Claiborne Park and Jessica Park; title: Blind Tom: a celebrated slave pianist coping with stress / John Davis & M. Grace Baron; title: Is autism a stress disorder? What studies of non-autistic populations tell us / Kathleen Morgan; title: Autism and the physiology of stress and anxiety / Raymond G. Romanczyk and Jennifer M. Gillis; title: I cant get started: stress and the role of movement differences in people; title: Labeled with autism / Anne M. Donnellan, Martha R. Leary and Jodi Patterson Robledo; title: Therapist insights in working with stress in people with autism spectrum disorder / Lawrence Bartak, Verity Bottroff, Joanna Zeitz; title: Stress and coping among family members of individuals with autism / Beth A. Glasberg, Megan Martins and Sandra L. Harris; title: Communication and stress in students with autism spectrum disorders / Diane Twachtman-Cullen; title: Understanding the role of stress in autism: the key to effective teaching / Janice E. Janzen, M. Grace Baron and June Groden; title: Aspergers syndrome and problems related to stress / Tony Attwood; title: The experience of bereavement for those with developmental disabilities / Patricia Wisocki; title: Diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders in individuals with autism spectrum disorder / Luke Tsai.