Autism
Spectrum: Pathways To
Understanding
Rydges Lakeside, Canberra
Friday, 1 October - Sunday, 3 October, 2004
Plenary Session
Tony Attwood. Managing Emotions: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children with Classic Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
Dr Jeanie McAfee. The Good, The Bad, and the Funny: A Journey Through High Functioning Autism.
Professor Christopher Gillberg. Autism Spectrum
Disorders -
Are we there yet?
The paper will provide an explanation of how two components of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), namely affective education and cognitive restructuring can reduce the degree of anxious or aggressive behaviour in children and adults with an autistic spectrum disorder. In particular, the concepts of an emotional ‘thermometer’ and an ‘emotional toolbox’ will be presented with illustrations from clinical experience. The paper will also include a brief description of an evaluation study of CBT for anxiety and anger management in children with Asperger’s syndrome.
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