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Anger and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Clinician’s Perspective
Psychology defines anger as a complex psychological phenomenon, a syndrome consisting of emotions, related thoughts, physiological reactions, and behavioral scripts or action tendencies that define the way in which the person acts when angry (e.g. Berkowitz & Harmon-Jones, 2004; Deffenbacher,...
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Coping with and Avoiding Stressful Situations
A friend of ours once told us that two strong “Is” make a strong “We” in the context of marriage. Putting it in the context of a family dealing with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), parents should be mindful to allot enough time for themselves so that they are strong individually and as a...
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De-Stress, Not Distress
Living every day and night with someone with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be extremely stressful. We know this, but we often don’t know how to deal with that stress successfully and in a practical manner. Below are some suggestions from many people who have had to deal with stressors...
