Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety: A Guide to Successful Stress Management

“Nick Dubin has walked the walk growing to adulthood with Asperger’s Syndrome,” writes Robert A. Naseef, Ph.D., author, psychologist and father of an adult with autism.  “Now as a professional, he talks the talk in this landmark contribution. This is the first book to focus exclusively on Asperger’s and anxiety. With keen intelligence, clarity and insight, Nick applies evidence-based treatments and self-help strategies for individuals living with Asperger’s.”

Research has shown that people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) are more likely to develop co-morbid mental health issues like depression and anxiety. On a daily basis people with AS must fit into a world that seems totally foreign to them and this can increase feelings of alienation and anxiety, making life’s challenges especially hard to cope with. Until now, there has yet to be a book on stress management for adults with AS. Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety: A Guide to Successful Stress Management [March 2009, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 224 pages, paperback, 978-1-84310-895-5, $19.95] offers practical advice on how individuals with AS can manage their anxiety more effectively.

“Nick Dubin’s latest book is a remarkable and keenly insightful work from a brilliant and emerging leader in the autism self-advocacy community,” writes William Stillman, author of Demystifying the Autistic Experience. “Dubin’s astute, insider’s comprehension of Asperger’s, coupled with his deft ability to convey such in prose, hits every note with spot-on clarity. His perspectives on spirituality are especially valuable.”

As a person with AS who has struggled with feelings of anxiety and learned how to overcome them, Nick Dubin shares his own tried and tested solutions along with up-to-date research on stress management for individuals with AS. Dubin explores the key problem areas that can lead to anxiety for people with AS such as lack of social skills, difficulties establishing romantic relationships and uncertainty about employment.

“Nick Dubin is still in his early 30s,” writes Michael John Carley, Executive Director of The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (GRASP). “But by the time he reaches 50, he may very well have written a book on every psychological byproduct of life lived in the behavioral minority. Asperger’s Syndrome and Anxiety is another great contribution towards our understanding all that the autism spectrum presents us.”

Nick Dubin was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 2004. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Oakland University, a Master’s Degree in Learning Disabilities from the University of Detroit Mercy and a Specialist Degree in Psychology from the Michigan School of Professional Psychology. He is the author of Asperger Syndrome and Bullying and two DVDs, Asperger Syndrome and Employment and Being Bullied, all published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Nick lives in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan.