Autism in Polyvagal Terms
New Possibilities and Interventions
$43.99
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2024
Summary
By presenting the autism diagnosis through the lens of a disordered nervous system—that is, by applying Polyvagal Theory—this book opens new avenues for intervention and treatment, while challenging age-old assumptions of what autism means and how it presents itself.
Sean Inderbitzen, an autistic therapist, encourages clinicians to conceptualize their work with autistic clients through a polyvagal lens. Inderbitzen argues that individuals with autism can access their ventral vagal ner…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324053217 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1324053216 |
| Author: | Sean M. Inderbitzen, Stephen W. Porges |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 155mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology |
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Critics Review
“With case vignettes, intervention ideas, personal experience and related research and theory, this is a varied and engaging read… I really enjoyed Inderbitzen’s drive towards finding something better and safer for his clients with autism, rather than settling for a ‘this is as good as it gets’ approach.” – Therapy Today
Sean M. Inderbitzen
Sean M. Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW, is an autist psychotherapist and researcher through Mayo Clinic Health System, and the author of Autism in Polyvagal Terms (Norton, 2024). He regularly trains healthcare professionals to be more confident when working with people on the spectrum.
Stephen W. Porges, PhD, originator of Polyvagal Theory, is a Distinguished University Scientist and founding director of the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Indiana University, and a professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina. He lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida.
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