Exposure Anxiety - The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond

338 Pages·2008·3.26 MB·English

by  Donna Williams

Exposure Anxiety – The Invisible Cage
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Exposure Anxiety
– The Invisible Cage
An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses
in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond
Donna Williams
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
London and Philadelphia
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Williams,Donna,1963-
Exposureanxiety–theinvisiblecage:anexplorationofself-protectionresponses
intheautismspectrum/DonnaWilliams.
p.cm.
Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
ISBN1-84310-051-7(alk.paper)
1.Autism.2.Anxiety--Treatment.3.Selfinterest.I.Title.
RC553.A88W54552002
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In memory of Sparkling Arkie
and in dedication to my husband
Chris the bear.
For the colour and surrealism
For the map and the realism
For the mistakes and the survival
The the tough love and detachment
In spite of, and because of
Here stand I
Contents
Introduction – The Invisible Cage 9
1. The Mechanics 21
2. Relationship to Self 83
3. Relationship to Others 157
4. The Development of a Social Face 177
5. Environment 217
6. Ways Forward 283
Index 327