Exploring Depression, and Beating the Blues: A CBT Self-Help Guide to Understanding and Coping with Depression in Asperger's Syndrome [ASD-Level 1]

Attwood, Dr Anthony; Garnett, Michelle

ISBN 10: 1849055025 / ISBN 13: 9781849055024

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring Depression, and Beating the Blues: A CBT Self-Help Guide to Understanding and Coping with Depression in Asperger's Syndrome [ASD-Level 1]
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849055025
• ISBN 13: 9781849055024
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Thompson, Colin
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

For people with ASDs, depression is common, and has particular features and causes. This outstanding book provides a comprehensive review of these aspects, and an effective self-help guide for anyone with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affected by depression.

Written by the leading experts in the field, the book explains and describes depression, the forms it can take, and how it looks and feels for a person on the autism spectrum. The authors draw on the latest thinking and research to suggest strategies for coping with the effects of depression and provide a complete step-by-step CBT self-help programme, designed specifically for individuals with ASDs. The programme helps increase self-awareness, including identifying personal triggers, and provides the tools to combat depression.

About the Authors

Tony Attwood, PhD, is a clinical psychologist from Brisbane, Australia, with over 30 years of experience with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Griffith University in Queensland.

Dr Michelle Garnett, PhD, is an AuDHD clinical psychologist and world-renowned autism specialist. She has worked as a neurodiverse couple's therapist since 2012. Michelle has co-authored eight books for JKP, including Autism Working (2021), and has been a keynote speaker at the USA Neurodiverse Love Conference. She is based in Brisbane.

Colin Thompson has worked as a silk-screen printer, a graphic designer, a stage manager in the theatre but never as a lumberjack in Canada or a sailor on a tramp-steamer in the South Seas. He is the author and illustrator of over 65 published books. Colin lives in Australia with his wife.