
Stress and Coping in Autism
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 21. September 2006
Book
Hardback
472 pages
978-0-19-518226-2 (ISBN)
Description
This important volume provides a theoretical framework for the usefulness of the stress construct in understanding and treating autism. Contributions by researchers, clinicians, teachers and persons living with autism illustrate how stress influences the lives of persons with autism; how those touched by autism cope with stress; and how clinicians, teachers and caregivers can reduce the impact of stress in autism, experience of stress in autism, and daily-life strategies for the reduction of stress in autism.
Narratives by individuals with autism, family members, clinicians, and a historian help to understand in a rich and unique way in which the role and impact of stress in the life of people living with autism. First-person accounts also highlight creative coping strategies over a lifetime. This volume's biological, psychological and social perspectives on stress and autism reflect many modes of inquiry and types of information. Stress and Autism will be of great help to both mental health professionals and caregivers alike.
Narratives by individuals with autism, family members, clinicians, and a historian help to understand in a rich and unique way in which the role and impact of stress in the life of people living with autism. First-person accounts also highlight creative coping strategies over a lifetime. This volume's biological, psychological and social perspectives on stress and autism reflect many modes of inquiry and types of information. Stress and Autism will be of great help to both mental health professionals and caregivers alike.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 halftones, 18 line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
863 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-518226-2 (9780195182262)
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Author
Professor of PsychologyProfessor of Psychology, Wheaton College, USA
Clinical FacultyClinical Faculty, University of Rhode Island, USA
Adjunct Professor of PsychologyAdjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Rhode Island and Brown University, USA
Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Medical Science, and Human DevelopmentProfessor Emeritus of Psychology, Medical Science, and Human Development, Brown University, USA
Content
I FOUNDATIONS IN STRESS, COPING AND AUTISM; II THE EXPERIENCE OF STRESS IN AUTISM; III EMERGING PATHWAYS FOR THE STUDY OF STRESS, COPING, AND AUTISM; IV STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH STRESS