The autism discussion page on stress, anxiety, shutdowns and meltdowns : proactive strategies for minimizing sensory, social and emotional overload / Bill Nason.
Publication Info.
London, UK ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020.
Be true to their neurology -- Autism as an information processing difference -- Brain drain from processing strain -- Appraising the processing demands of activities -- Stress and distress -- Autism and anxiety -- Coping skills -- Anxiety and rigidity -- Anxiety, opposition and demand avoidance -- Shutdowns and meltdowns -- Preventing meltdowns -- Supporting meltdowns -- Sensory overload -- Social challenges -- The costs of fitting in -- Living with executive dysfunction.