Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond Contributor(s): Williams, Donna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843100517 ISBN-13: 9781843100515 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Mental Health - Psychology | Psychopathology - Autism Spectrum Disorders - Psychology | Reference |
Dewey: 616.898 |
LCCN: 2002072928 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.28" W x 9.16" (1.11 lbs) 336 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Exposure anxiety is increasingly understood as a crippling condition affecting a high proportion of people on the autism spectrum. To many it is an invisible cage, leaving the person suffering from it aware, but buried alive in their own involuntary responses and isolation. Exposure Anxiety: The Invisible Cage describes the condition and its underlying physiological causes, and presents a range of approaches and strategies that can be used to combat it. Based on personal experience, the book shows how people with autism can be shown how to emerge from the stranglehold of exposure anxiety and develop their individuality. |
Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Donna: - Donna Williams was born in Australia in 1963. She was assessed at age two as psychotic, labelled disturbed and tested for deafness throughout childhood before being diagnosed as autistic in 1990. Today she is an internationally best-selling author with nine published books, an artist, singer-songwriter and emerging screenwriter. One of the most well-known people with autism in the world, Donna is a renowned international public speaker, a qualified teacher and has worked as an autism consultant since 1995. |