Annie's Centre Products and Resources
A new range of products for children, parents and professionals is here! Read more below about some of the products we have developed for you:
• Annie's Centre Children's Books (NOW AVAILABLE!)
• Dr Chalfant’s latest book “Managing Anxiety in People with Autism: A Treatment Guide
for Parents, Teachers and Mental Health Professionals.
• Cool Kids© Child Anxiety Program: Autism Spectrum Disorder Adaptation
Annie's Centre Children's Books (NOW AVAILABLE!)
Wally The Worried Wallaby in
“DOG-GONE TROUBLE!”
The focus of the book is on reducing anxiety and building resilience. Join Wally, Carli, the Confident Koala and Neffy, the dog, as they overcome Wally’s worries. Children will love the cartoon–like illustrations!
The book aims to teach anxious children and their parents some skills to manage their worries. It also aims to teach parents how to prevent anxiety from developing in their children.
Parents don’t miss out!
Dr Anne Chalfant has written a separate Parent Guide to accompany Wally’s story.
The guide includes 10 activities for parents to complete with their child to teach bravery and resilience and to conquer fears and worries.
“The value of the book is that it combines clinical expertise and evidence based strategies with a fun and easy to read story-line.” (Dr Anne Chalfant, Director Annie’s Centre).
The book and the parent guide are available from Annie’s Centre for $25.00 + Postage and Handling.
Please contact us to purchase this fantastic resource.
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NOW AVAILABLE!
Dr Chalfant´s latest book “Managing Anxiety in People with Autism: A Treatment Guide for Parents, Teachers and Mental Health Professionals. Published by Woodbine House, USA.
Anxiety is one of the biggest challenges facing people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families. They can experience anxiety in all areas of their lives – school, family, and social life– and it compounds the difficulties they already may have with communicating, interacting socially, and controlling their emotions. Managing Anxiety in People with Autism is one of the first books to provide practical information about dealing with anxiety in people with ASD.
Drawing on her experience diagnosing and treating anxiety in people with ASD at the treatment centre she founded in Sydney, Australia, Dr. Chalfant provides clear, understandable explanations of the different types of anxiety disorders, how they affect people across the autism spectrum, and what interventions can help. The book teaches parents:
- to know how and why their child is prone to anxiety
- to understand their role in their child's anxious behaviour
- to recognize and respond to anxious behaviour appropriately
Case studies and research findings help to illustrate the author's points and clarify the causes and symptoms of anxious behaviour.
Managing Anxiety explains a range of different types of strategies that can help manage and treat anxiety in school, home, and clinical settings and takes into consideration the different roles people play in a child's or adult's life: parent, sibling, teacher, health care provider. Readers learn about ways to modify behaviour and/or the environment to indirectly reduce anxiety, as well as interventions, such as medication or psychotherapy, which deal with symptoms directly. The discussion of more formal interventions– psychotherapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and medication – show how these methods can target specific anxieties. Because anxiety is generally more common in parents and siblings of a child with ASD, the author also offers ways they too can reduce their symptoms.
Dr Chalfant´s book has received excellent reviews both in Australia and Internationally.
Review by Gary B. Mesibov, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professionals and parents working with people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are aware of the huge role that anxiety plays in their lives. Unfortunately, programs developed to reduce anxiety in typical people are not effective with this population. This book addresses this problem thoughtfully, comprehensively, and practically. It presents psychological wisdom for understanding anxiety in ASD and effective practical treatment approaches. It does this in a sophisticated way but with language and concepts that are understandable by parents and professionals. This book has a thorough, detailed, and conceptually clear explanation of what anxiety in ASD is, how it is experienced by people with ASD, and why it is so prevalent. It then goes on to offer a range of strategies with clear explanations and multiple examples to guide those interested in creating effective and productive interventions. This book represents a major advance in our ability to help people with ASD to confront one of their major difficulties and should be widely read and frequently used.
The book is available from Annie’s Centre for $25.00 + Postage and Handling.
Please contact us to purchase this internationally acclaimed book.
Cool Kids© Child Anxiety Program: Autism Spectrum Disorder Adaptation is now available!
Annie´s Centre, in conjunction with Macquarie University has published the FIRST, Anxiety Treatment Program for Children with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's! This publication is the first of its kind both in Australia and internationally! The program is based on research that Dr Chalfant conducted and published internationally in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
The program is designed for use by clinicians and therapists. You will be able to use the program for either individual support or group intervention programs with children. A comprehensive clinician´s manual is provided. Separate handbooks for children and parents are also provided. The handbooks include copies of handouts, homework tasks and related visual supports and materials.
The focus of the program is on children with Autism who have low support needs. However, components of the program can be easily adapted to those children who have high support needs or more moderate Autism. Please contact us to register you interest in accessing the program or in accessing anxiety support for your child at Annie’s Centre.
Therapist Kit (Therapist Manual, Parent Workbook & Child Workbook) $65.00 + Postage and Handling
Workbook Sets (Parent Workbook & Child Workbook) $35.00 per set / $315.00 per 10 sets + Postage and Handling
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