Looking After Your Autistic Self
A Personalized Self-care Approach to Managing Your Sensory and Emotional Wellbeing
Jessica Kingsley Publishers · Print & ebook · April 21, 2023
'I no longer try to mask my autism; I now work to support my autism' It is a myth that autistic children grow into 'less autistic' adults.
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- Who it’s for
- A personalized guide to understanding stress and supporting your autistic self through adulthood.
- Genres
- Autism Spectrum, Managing Stress, Disability Studies
- Published
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers, April 21, 2023
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'I no longer try to mask my autism; I now work to support my autism' It is a myth that autistic children grow into 'less autistic' adults. In fact, many autistic adults feel more overwhelmed as they age as the stresses of social demands such as relationships, parenting, or the work environment increase. Niamh Garvey offers tips and tricks designed to reduce sensory and emotional stress and look after your autistic self.
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From understanding what's happening when the stress response kicks in to using the 'detective habit' to spot your individual strengths and triggers. What's more, every element of this book can be personalised to you. Featuring strategies including 'quick calm plans' for managing triggers and lived-experience advice on understanding emotional regulation, coping with sensory overload and how to look after your senses during intimacy, this guide is here to ensure that you don't just survive adulthood, you thrive in it.
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A personalized guide to understanding stress and supporting your autistic self through adulthood.
Come here for
- A self-supporting approach to autistic adulthood
- Ways to think about sensory and emotional stress
Expect
- Practical tips for recognizing strengths, triggers, and stress responses
- Lived-experience advice on regulation, sensory overload, and intimacy
Where it sits
| Autism Spectrum | 76% |
|---|---|
| Managing Stress | 69% |
| Disability Studies | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Autism Spectrum
- Managing Emotions
- Authors
- Niamh Garvey
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Published
- April 21, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Autism Spectrum