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Looking after your autistic self : a personlized self-care approach to managing your sensory and emotional well-being / Niamh Garvey.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2023.Description: 256 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781839975608
Subject(s): Summary: "'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. 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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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book AIDE Canada Main Library 01:02.a GARV.a 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 4 Checked out 08/17/2024 104215
Book Book AIDE Canada Main Library 01:02.a GARV.a 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 4 Checked out 09/26/2024 104216
Book Book AIDE Canada Main Library 01:02.a GARV.a 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Checked out 11/20/2024 104144
Book Book AIDE Canada Main Library 01:02.a GARV.a 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Checked out 03/18/2024 104145
Book Book AIDE Canada Main Library 01:02.a GARV.a 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 09/19/2024 104115

"'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. 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."