Exploring Feelings for Young Children With High functioning Autism or Aspergers Disorder

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Exploring Feelings for Young Children with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger’s Disorder: The STAMP Treatment Manual offers practical recommendations and creative practices that will certainly help young children with high functioning autism or Asperger’s syndrome overcome their struggles with the really tough issues blocking their positive growth and development. Therapists, educators and parents caring for autistic children who endure a heavy load of anger, distrust, difficult interpersonal relationships, poor self-esteem and self-doubt need this excellent book.–Liane Holliday Willey, author of Pretending to be Normal and Safety Skills for Asperger Women

Teaching young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders how to cope with stress and manage anger is a critical ingredient to helping them lead happy and healthy lives. Through research supported methods, Scarpa, Attwood and Wells have cooked up a simple and effective recipe for doing just that. This user-friendly treatment manual is a must-have for anyone working with young children with autism.–Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, author of Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The PEERS Treatment Manual