@actuallyautistic Could anyone recommend a book on emotions for Autistic people - preferably BY an Autist. My Autistic 14YO son just asked me for one, but "not one for kids". He says he needs something that discusses emotions and what they feel like, to help him understand how he feels. He knows anxiety all too well, but the more subtle ones are difficult for him to understand.
We're looking ourselves, of course, but so far the recommends we have found have been rather suspect. I value the ActuallyAutistic hive mind's opinions far more than any search engine's!
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I found "Atlas of the Heart" by Brené Brown to be pretty good for providing language for feelings and communicating with others. It's not specifically for autism, nor specifically for teens.
It was helpful for me as I was leaning more into "embodying" my emotions, that is to just observe how you feel in your body in different situations. A simple example "Do you like cats?", is usually a yes. Is there a sensation in your chest? Face? Back? etc. It's very useful for helping parse more complicated feelings if you have practiced embodying fundamental ones. Then to communicate with others what you are feeling requires mouth words, and that's where Atlas of the Heart was very useful.
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@h3mmy @actuallyautistic thanks, sounds interesting. Will take a look!
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