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020 _a9781032372525
020 _a9781032402840
245 0 _aImproving mental health therapies for autistic children and young people :
_bpromoting self-agency, curiosity and collaboration
260 _aAbingdon, Oxon :
_bRoutledge,
_c2024
300 _axxix, 214 p.
505 _aSection 1: Integrating autistic understanding for better delivery of evidence-based mental health interventions 1. From disorder to difference: Shifting the narrative Amy Pearson 2. Something needs to change: Making CAMHS accessible to autistic CYP and their families Ann Memmott 3. The role of autistic agency in recovery from mental health illness Alexis Quinn and Suzy Rowland Section 2: Understanding autistic mental health 4. Uncertainty and stress in autistic CYP Ruth Moyse and Ellie Kolatsi 5. Understanding low mood, shutdown, and burnout in autistic CYP Kieran Rose and Julia Avnon 6. Autistic Informed Trauma Practice: Moving away from Trauma as a diagnostic label to understanding what has happened to a person Jon Adams Section 3: Autism and intersectionality 7. Improving access to mental health services for CYP from minority ethnic communities Prithvi Perepa and Venessa Bobb- Swaby 8. Gender, sexuality & autism in the therapy room Lucy Matthews Section 4: Working in partnership with autistic CYP and their families 9. Working with parents and carers: An empathic Low Arousal approach to distressed behaviour Andrew McDonnell 10. Working with siblings of autistic CYP Nikita K. Hayden and Clare Kassa 11. Working with schools: A synergy approach Richard Mills Section 5: Developing curiosity in-service delivery and service transformation 12. When the helping professions hurt - The need to build trust and make sense of each other in the therapy room Kieran Rose and Roslyn Law 13. Supporting autistic children to thrive – It’s Everybody’s Business Mairi Evans 14. Supervisors as agents of change Virginia Lumsden 15. Working towards a Neuro-Diversity Informed Service for CYP Russell Hurn, Laura Crane, Maciej Matejko, Tiegan Boyens, Catherine Asta, Damian Milton and Georgia Pavlopoulou
520 _aThis unique, collaborative book, featuring contributions from autistic and non-autistic experts, presents cutting-edge thinking on mental health and service transformation in relation to autistic children and young people (CYP) and their families. Investigating how to implement collaborative approaches to supporting autistic CYP's mental health, the book considers ways for professionals to share power and co-design models of support, promoting self-agency and supportive environments for autistic acceptance and wellbeing. Each chapter includes reflections and vignettes from autistic CYP and allies, key questions and thinking points for readers to consider. The book also includes a link for an e-library with multimedia material with the top take aways for clinicians such as animations, flyers and recorded interviews. The book will be of immense interest to individuals working with autistic CYP and their families in mental health at any level
650 _aAutism
650 _aAutistic children
650 _aMental disorders
650 _aTherapy
650 _aMental health services
650 _aCo-production
650 _aService delivery
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650 _aConsumer participation
700 1 _aPavlopoulou, Georgia
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700 1 _aCrane, Laura
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700 1 _aHurn, Russell
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700 1 _aMilton, Damian
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