Exploring Feelings: Anger: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Manage Anger [Paperback]

Tony Attwood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2004

Winner of a 2008 Teachers' Choice Award! Many children, especially those with developmental delays, have trouble understanding or expressing their feelings. The result can be difficulty with anger management. Listing possible responses to situations - and the likely outcome of each one - allows the child to make informed decisions about which responses to choose (walking away vs. hitting). This book provides a guide for caregivers and then the workbook portion asks children to identify situations that trigger their anger and find appropriate ways to respond.

Helpful topics include:

• Overview of the Exploring Feelings Program
• Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Modifications to Conventional Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Affective Education
• Cognitive Restructuring
• Comic Strip Conversations
• The Emotional Toolbox
• Additional Tools for the Toolbox
• Social Stories
• Research Evidence on the Effectiveness of Exploring Feelings

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 79 pages
• Publisher: Future Horizons (December 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932565213
• ISBN-13: 978-1932565218
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tony Attwood is a practising Clinical Psychologist who specialises in the field of Asperger's Syndrome. For the last 25 years he has met and worked with several hundred individuals with this syndrome, ranging widely in age, ability and background.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very uninspiring, August 19, 2005

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Toutseul - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exploring Feelings: Anxiety: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Manage Anxiety (Paperback)

I was very disappointed in this book and it's brother. The layout of both books is bare and uninspiring with not enough information or help to enable parents to use them easily with their children.

Both books are almost exactly identical too, virtually only differing in substituting the word "anger" for the word "anxiety" in their respective pages, so it would only really be necessary for someone to buy one book if they were considering buying both.

A much better book we found for use with our son, who has Asperger's Syndrome, was Paul Stallard's 'Think Good - Feel Good: a cognitive behaviour therapy workbook for children and young people'.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bless Tony Attwood! This is a Godsend!, April 26, 2005

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BeatleBangs1964 (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exploring Feelings: Anxiety: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Manage Anxiety (Paperback)

This is another work that deserves a place of honor. Dr. Attwood does a sterling job of helping people with autism/Asperger's (a/A) decode facial expressions and identify and discuss feelings. Asperger's (AS) is a neurobiological condition that affects sensory integration, processing and communication. People on the a/A spectrum lack inuitive knowledge of "being able to adopt viewpoints from another's shoes," so this is something that is cognitively learned. Dr. Attwood does a magnificent job of providing those cognitive teaching tools.

Tony Attwood is one of the leading experts on a/A and his work is one that all people, parents, professionals, educators, people on the spectrum and neurotypical counterparts alike will find useful and invaluable. Hats off to Tony Attwood!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exploring Feelings, December 12, 2007

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cmborg3 (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exploring Feelings: Anger: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Manage Anger (Paperback)

This is a fantastic resource for anyone who works with children who struggle to identify their feelings and/or the source of those feelings. I am currently using it with a third grader who demonstrates no concept of "normal" social cues, despite not meeting criteria for an autism spectrum diagnosis.