Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Adults: A Guide for Autistic Wellbeing
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Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Adults: A Guide for Autistic Wellbeing Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Luke Beardon (Author, Narrator), Sheldon Press (Publisher)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 146 ratings
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Are you an autistic adult? Do you love, live or work with an autistic adult? The incredible insights and practical strategies in this audiobook will diminish your stress and anxiety if you are autistic and will help your autistic loved one or colleague live well, flourish and thrive if you can improve and adjust their environment if you aren't.

One of the biggest challenges if you are an autistic adult (or suspect you might be) is navigating the situations that to the predominantly neurotypical population might appear completely benign but cause you huge stress, anxiety and worry.

At work, at university, in social situations, in friendships, relationships, in shops, in unfamiliar environments - there are a wealth of things that can make you feel overwhelmed if the world is full of things that you feel nobody else notices but that cause you huge distress.

Dr Luke Beardon has put together an optimistic and upbeat guide that will be essential listening not just for any autistic adult, but for anyone who loves, lives with or works with an autistic person. Emphasising that autism is not behaviour, but at the same time acknowledging that there are risks of increased anxiety specific to autism, this practical audiobook gives clear strategies that the autistic person can adopt to minimise their anxiety and live comfortably in a world full of what may seem to be noise and chaos.

At the same time, Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Adults gives clear guidelines and mission statements to those who live or work with autistic people that they, too, can implement to accommodate needs that are different to their own, taking a radical new step towards a genuinely inclusive world in which autistic people don't just survive, but in which they thrive.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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  1. Listening Length
    5 hours and 14 minutes
  2. Author
    Luke Beardon
  3. Narrator
    Luke Beardon
  4. Audible release date
    December 9, 2021
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Sheldon Press
  7. ASIN
    B09KDB47N6
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 5 hours and 14 minutes
Author Luke Beardon
Narrator Luke Beardon
Audible.com Release Date December 09, 2021
Publisher Sheldon Press
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B09KDB47N6
Best Sellers Rank #67,738 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#178 in Children's Health (Audible Books & Originals)
#312 in Autism Spectrum Disorder
#520 in Parenting Books on Children with Disabilities

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Melissa P.
4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful information
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2022
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It's hard to find books specifically written for those of us caring for an autistic individual. This book does a good job of explaining the perspective. But I would still like to find more directwd towards caregivers.
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Tcake
4.0 out of 5 stars I’m happy I came across this book
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2022
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I like how light the book is meaning the weight of the book easy to carry .
Information it has been helpful so far! I’m still reading and enjoying what I’ve so far have read
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Ashley
2.0 out of 5 stars Not helpful for managing anxiety in autistic adults.
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2022
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I am an autistic adult. Autistic people don’t need to learn how to avoid anxiety, we need to learn to manage it. Dr. Beardon believes that society should make concessions and cater to the needs of autistic people, but the reality of the situation is that we can learn to adapt. The examples he gives are of people who need serious physiological help, such as an individual who lives in constant fear of someone unexpectedly knocking on the door. If you live in constant fear of someone knocking on your door, you have much bigger problems than autism and anxiety.
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Kati
3.0 out of 5 stars Good info
Reviewed in Sweden on November 2, 2022
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It was really good info and ok written, as an autistic i need it more stimulating for my brain.
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Moominmamma
5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and thoughtful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2021
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An excellent book on autistic anxiety which, on noticing it was endorsed by both Kieran Rose and Ann Memmott, I bought immediately.

I think it covers all of the areas in life that are likely to be anxiety-inducing for autistic people but, more importantly, it avoids placing 100% of the responsibility on the individual and gives its main focus to necessary support and accommodations. Clearly this flies in the face of many "self help" approaches I've come across (and, out of sheer desperation, I've probably tried most of them!) and is a very welcome change. Certainly I could have done with the chapters on university and the workplace decades ago!

It's written in an informal, friendly style, which makes for an easy read, and isn't overly long either. I'd say it takes just a few hours. It's also quite a relief to read something on the subject from a fellow autistic. I think many autistics are likely to find that it bolsters their own thoughts and maybe puts a different interpretation on many negative experiences, which might have previously been put down to individual failings, limitations and difficulties, instead of what I believe to be an almost universal lack of acceptance and understanding from non autistics.

My only wish now is that a similar approach could be taken to burnout (which is only mentioned briefly towards the end of the book) and intergenerational trauma, both of which can originate in the kind of off-the-scale anxiety commonly experienced by autistic people. We really need to know how to help family members to recover once the damage has already been done and the person is in an entrenched state of breakdown, retreat and extreme withdrawal.
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Nom de Plume
5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2024
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A useful book for me and my autistic therapy clients. Particularly the section on meltdowns shutdowns, and useful info for people trying to help. Some of the examples seem a little extreme but I appreciate that Autistic experience is so varied that it's hard to choose examples that resonate widely.
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heather Wickham
5.0 out of 5 stars better understanding of autism in adults
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2023
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Helpful in understanding autism in adults and hopefully an aid to helping reducing some of the anxiety suffered by autism
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ian
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2022
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Worth reading.
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