Exploring Feelings: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Manage Anxiety - Paperback

by Tony Attwood (Author)

Winner of 2008 Teachers' Choice Award! Anxiety can be especially confusing for a child. But learning about emotions, and the effects they can have on the body, helps children recognize the connections between thinking and feeling. In this workbook, children identify situations that make them anxious - and then learn how to perceive them differently.

Author Biography

A clinical psychologist from Brisbane, Australia, Dr. Tony Attwood has over thirty years of experience with individuals with autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). He has worked with several thousand individuals, from infants to octogenarians, from profoundly disabled persons to university professors. Dr. Attwood works in private practice in Brisbane, but is also adjunct professor at Griffith University, Queensland. He presents workshops and training courses for parents, professionals, and individuals with autism all over the world. In addition, he is a prolific author of scientific papers and books. His books and videos on Asperger's Syndrome and high-functioning autism are recognized as the best offerings in the field. Over 300,000 of his book Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals have been sold, and it has been translated into twenty languages.