Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Children
A Guide for Autistic Wellbeing
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Luke Beardon
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Luke Beardon
About this listen
Are you keen to help your autistic child in the situations that cause them stress, worry or anxiety? The advice, insight and strategies in this audiobook are essential for any parent who wants their autistic child to be well, flourish and thrive.
One of the biggest challenges for the parent of any autistic child is how best to support and guide them through the situations in life that might cause them greater stress, anxiety and worry than if they were neurotypical.
Dr Luke Beardon has put together an optimistic, upbeat and understandable guide that will be essential listening for any parent to an autistic child, whether they are of preschool age or teenagers. Emphasising that autism is not behaviour, but at the same time acknowledging that there are risks of increased anxiety specific to autism, this practical audiobook gives insight into the nature of the anxiety experienced by autistic people, as well as covering every likely situation in which your child might feel anxious or worried. It will help you to prepare your child for school, to monitor their anxiety around school and also to be informed about the educational choices available to your child. It will give you support to help make breaktimes less stressful for them and how to help them navigate things like eating at school and out of the house.
Educationally, this audiobook will take you and your child right up to the point of taking exams and leaving school; socially and emotionally it will cover all the challenges including bullying, friendships, relationships, puberty and sex education. It will give suggestions for alternatives in the scenarios that might cause anxiety or confusion in your child; it will also give a full understanding of your child's sensory responses and such behaviours as masking or echopraxia.
As the parent of an autistic child, you may find their path to adulthood different to the one you had expected to take, but as this audiobook makes clear, autism should be celebrated and affirmed. Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Children helps you to do just that, with practical strategies that will help happiness, not anxiety, remain the over-riding emotion that colours your child's memories of their early years.
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- K. E. Upton
- 20-01-23
Essential reading for all parents of autistic children
Excellent, down to earth explanations and advice about underlying causes of anxiety in autistic children and practical Steps which can be taken to reduce and avoid anxiety. Good for adult autistic to read as well as they may recognise where their anxieties may have come from. Should be core reading for teachers , psychologists and social workers as well as GPs.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-10-22
Thank you for celebrating children
An excellent account of how to support children & understand how to consider the impact of their surroundings and how important it is for everyone to work with the young person, to enable them to have good experiences, that are meaningful for the individual.
I will be recommending the book to many people. Thank you Luke
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- MarkPT
- 26-02-24
Great insight
Know our daughter has ADHD and anxiety but their listening to this understand a lot more about autism and anxiety and how she’s affected and how to reduce - really great listen and tips !
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- Suzanne M.
- 15-10-23
Empowering
As a parent of an autistic child, I found the advice gave me renewed conviction around the way I parent and approach issues at school. Well worth listening too and packed full of insightful examples.
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- P. Williams
- 21-09-22
Outstanding Insight into the Autistic Child
This is a must read for every parent of an autistic child. The author clearly cares deeply about the well-being of autistic children and educating the general population in how we can support them to live a happy anxiety free life. Gives advice across all areas of life including school and education.
Highly recommend.
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- Selina Jane Hosell
- 07-01-23
Fantastic very informative
Would definitely recommend this book to every parent, carer, teacher etc of an autistic child who have been experiencing anxiety I have taken away a lot of very useful information, things to consider and ideas to implement and I feel empowered to be able to advocate for my child and ensure I can try and reduce his crippling anxiety. Thank you x
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- Frances Catherine Burton
- 22-02-23
Great speakers make great writers!
Spot on! Dr Luke Beardon does it again. Realistic and helpful. As a professional, I’d recommend this book to teachers.
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- Kate Stevens
- 27-05-23
A revelation
Having had struggles with anxiety all my life and my two daughters also suffering, discovering that this might be due to our wiring rather than any deficit in us is such a revelation. This book is about dealing with the anxiety around being in the wrong environment rather than having something “wrong” with you. It’s about children but I recognise so much from my childhood and I can now better understand my daughters’ points of view from the examples in the book.
I was worried that it wouldn’t be relevant because the autism present in our family is so subtle but most of it hits the nail on the head so to speak!
I’ve only just started listening to this as an audiobook over the last few days but I’m a good way through it and I’ll be looking out for the book version so I can highlight it and refer back to it when speaking to school.
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- Sandra
- 10-10-22
a book everyone should read
and I mean everyone. one of the best books about autistic people I've ever read. everyone should know what this book has to say. especially parents, health care workers and teachers.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-02-24
Fascinating, well structured, and so important
A great and concise read for anyone who wants to better understand autism and anxiety.
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