Coping with change : an interview with Paula Johnston, an adult with autism

By: Johnston, Paula.
Series: Good Autism Practice 6 (1) 2005: 30-34.Publisher: 2005Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): AUTISM | COPING | STRATEGIES | BEHAVIOUR | CHANGESummary: Transcribes an interview between Paula Johnston, an adult with autism, and Sue Hatton, training officer for autism.west midlands, on the topic of change. Starts with general comments from Paula about change and then Sue poses questions to Paula on different aspects of change. Illustrates that Paula often has a similar emotional reaction to to us (neurotypicals) when a plan is changed (eg disappointment, anger, uncertainty, fear), whereas most of us would have a range of options and strategies to manage and cope with change that we could call into play, Paula sometimes has no alternative but to act out her emotions and often becomes very distressed.
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Transcribes an interview between Paula Johnston, an adult with autism, and Sue Hatton, training officer for autism.west midlands, on the topic of change. Starts with general comments from Paula about change and then Sue poses questions to Paula on different aspects of change. Illustrates that Paula often has a similar emotional reaction to to us (neurotypicals) when a plan is changed (eg disappointment, anger, uncertainty, fear), whereas most of us would have a range of options and strategies to manage and cope with change that we could call into play, Paula sometimes has no alternative but to act out her emotions and often becomes very distressed.

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