What to Do when the Power Fails or Stress and Coping in Autism

What to Do When the Power Fails: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-191

Author: Mary Twitchell

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Before the Power Fails

Know Your Plumbing

Electrical Preparedness

Gather Food and Supplies

Cooking Alternatives

Drinking Water Safety and Storage

Let There Be Lights

Keeping Warm

Fire Precautions

Contact with the Outside World

Transportation

Steps to Take during a Blackout

Protect Your Heating System

Water Concerns

Sanitation

Appliances

Safety Tips

When Power is Restored

Turning the Heat Back On

Food

Generators

Types of Generators

What Size Do You Need?

More Buying Tips

Location

Installation

Operation

Maintenance

Sources

Go to: Marx for Beginners or Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey

Stress and Coping in Autism

Author: Groden Center

This important volume provides a theoretical framework for the usefulness of the stress construct in understanding and treating autism. Contributions by researchers, clinicians, teachers and persons living with autism illustrate how stress influences the lives of persons with autism; how those touched by autism cope with stress; and how clinicians, teachers and caregivers can reduce the impact of stress in autism.
The authors explore how stress contributes to the physiological, psychological, and overt behavioral manifestations of autism. Narratives by individuals with autism, family members, clinicians, and a musician help the reader to understand in a rich and unique way the role and impact stress can have in the life of people living with autism and also highlight creative coping strategies over a lifetime. Clinicians and educators offer a range of intervention and instructional strategies to reduce stress and to prevent or alleviate anxiety and other disruptive responses inherent in autism. This volume's biological, psychological and social perspectives on stress and autism reflect many modes of inquiry and types of information. Stress, Coping and Autism will be of great help to mental health professionals, researchers and caregivers alike.