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Neural Exercises for Autism
Embracing Your Capacity for Flexibility, Connection, and Joy
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Historically, autism has been viewed as an immutable condition, and those who live with the diagnosis considered doomed to perpetually struggle to connect with others or develop flexibility. But with the advent of strengths-based approaches to autism, and the redefinition of the disorder as a spectrum...
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Historically, autism has been viewed as an immutable condition, and those who live with the diagnosis considered doomed to perpetually struggle to connect with others or develop flexibility. But with the advent of strengths-based approaches to autism, and the redefinition of the disorder as a spectrum of symptoms and manifestations, perspectives are changing.
In this revolutionary self-care book, autist clinician Sean Inderbitzen presents exercises for the reader that focus on retraining the nervous system to more easily access a state of safety. These polyvagal-informed exercises draw on the intuitive wisdom of the autist body to increase the reader's capacities for connection and flexibility, all while celebrating the inherent strengths of autists.
Neural Exercises for Autism taps into fields such as neurology, mindfulness, and somatic resources to create powerful practices for a more joyful, easeful, and connected autist experience.
Series: Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781324082897
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 July 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Illustration: 14 illustrations
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 211.0mm
Weight: 305g
Pages: 224
About the Author
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.
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