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How Everyone on the Autism Spectrum, Young and Old, can...
become Resilient, be more Optimistic, enjoy Humor, be Kind,
and increase Self-Efficacy - A Positive Psychology Approach
June Groden, Ayelet Kantor, Cooper R. Woodard and Lewis P.
Lipsitt
Foreword by V. Mark Durand
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"Encouraging
people on the autism spectrum to foster
positive emotions and character traits can
dramatically improve their lives in every
way, and help to strengthen their ability to
cope with everyday challenges and setbacks.
Drawing on the
key concepts of positive psychology, this
book looks in detail at five positive
character traits - resilience, optimism,
humor, kindness, and self-efficacy - and
offers tried and tested strategies for
bolstering each strength in individuals with
ASD. The authors provide rich and varied
lesson plans which contain a multitude of
activities designed to build on the five
areas identified, and which can be easily
implemented at home, at school, or in the
community.
This
complete "toolkit" provides parents,
educators and other professionals with
everything they need to know to use positive
psychology strategies to support people of
all ages and abilities on the autism
spectrum".
What
are the critics saying?
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"I know of nobody who is purely Autistic or purely neurotypical. Even God
had some Autistic moments, which is why the planets all spin." ~ Jerry
Newport