Exposure anxiety--the invisible cage : an exploration of self-protection responses in the autism spectrum and beyond / Donna Williams.

Includes index.

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Exposure Anxiety -- The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond; Contents; Introduction -- The Invisible Cage; Chapter 1 The Mechanics; Chapter 2 Relationship to Self; Chapter 3 Relationship to Others; Chapter 4 The Development of a Social Face; Chapter 5 Environment; Chapter 6 Ways Forward; Index.

Exposure anxiety is increasingly understood as a crippling condition affecting a high proportion of people on the autism spectrum. To many it is an invisible cage, leaving the person suffering from it aware, but buried alive in their own involuntary responses and isolation. Exposure Anxiety: The Invisible Cage describes the condition and its underlying physiological causes, and presents a range of approaches and strategies that can be used to combat it. Based on personal experience, the book shows how people with autism can be shown how to emerge from the stranglehold of exposure anxiety and d.

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