How Everyone on the Autism Spectrum, Young and Old, can...

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<p>Encouraging people on the autism spectrum to foster positive emotions and character traits can dramatically improve their lives in every way, and help to strengthen their ability to cope with everyday challenges and setbacks.<br><br>Drawing on the key concepts of positive psychology, this book looks in detail at five positive character traits - resilience, optimism, humor, kindness, and self-efficacy - and offer tried and tested strategies for bolstering each strength in individuals with ASD. The authors provide rich and varied lesson plans which contain a multitude of activities designed to build on the five areas identified, and which can be easily implemented at home, at school, or in the community.<br><br>This complete "toolkit" provides parents, educators and other professionals with everything they need to know to use positive psychology strategies to support people of all ages and abilities on the autism spectrum.</p>

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June Groden holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Boston College, in addition to a Master of Education degree from Rhode Island College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from New York University. Since 1976, Dr. Groden has been Director of the Groden Center in Providence, Rhode Island, an educational and treatment facility which serves children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. She also serves on the Panel of Professional Advisors of the Autism Society of America. Ayelet Kantor Ph.D. is an Associate Director at the Groden Center, and has been working in the field of autism as a parent support group consultant, an educator in the early intervention program, as a research associate and as a supervisor and coordinator of professional teams. Cooper R. Woodard is Clinical Director at The Groden Center and a visiting professor at the University of Rhode Island. He received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the Fielding Institute, has a Masters degree in general and experimental psychology from Wake Forest University, and is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Lewis P. Lipsitt is Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Medical Science, and Human Development at Brown University. He is the founding director of Brown's Child Study Center, and an internationally-known scholar in the field of child development.

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