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

Exploring Depression and Beating the Blues - A CBT Self-Help Guide to Understanding and Coping with Depression in Asperger's Syndrome [ASD-Level 1] by Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett -- Introduction - Exploring Depression and Asperger's Syndrome -- Part One - Understanding Depression and Its Relationship to Asperger's Syndrome -- Chapter 1 - Why Does Someone with Asperger's Syndrome Become Depressed? -- Chapter 2 - The Nature of Depression -- Chapter 3 - How Does Depression Look and Feel for a Person with Asperger's Syndrome? -- Chapter 4 - What Type of Therapy Works for a Person with Asperger's Syndrome? -- Chapter 5 - The Perception, Learning and Thinking Styles Associated with Asperger's Syndrome -- Chapter 6 - Overview of the Exploring Depression Programme -- Chapter 7 - Assessment Before Starting the Programme -- Part Two - The Exploring Depression Programme -- Stage 1 - Qualities and Abilities -- Stage 2 - What Is Depression? -- Stage 3 - Tools to Combat Depression -- Stage 4 - Art and Pleasure Tools -- Stage 5 - Thinking Tools (Part 1) -- Stage 6 - Thinking Tools (Part 2) and Social Tools -- Stage 7 - Thinking Tools (Part 3) and Relaxation Tools -- Stage 8 - Relaxation and Helpful and Unhelpful Tools -- Stage 9 - A Safety Plan -- Stage 10 - The Future -- Recommended Reading -- Recommended Websites -- Appendix I - Bringing the Body into Awareness -- Appendix II - Positive Personality Adjectives -- Appendix III - Bringing the Five Senses into Awareness -- Appendix IV - Daily Energy Account Form -- Appendix V - Progressive Muscle Relaxation -- Appendix VI - Relaxation for Self-awareness -- Appendix VII - Time Machine Activity -- Appendix VIII - Mood Diary Dimensions -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

Understand depression and how to cope with this self-help guide designed specifically for individuals on the autism spectrum. It includes a 10-stage CBT self-help programme with self-assessment tools and activities.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.