Welcome

This website is a guide for parents, professionals and people with Asperger's Syndrome and their partners.

In this site you will find issues related to Asperger's Syndrome, resources, resource papers Tony has authored, related topics and Tonys presentation schedule.

 

A little about Tony

Tony Attwood is well known for sharing his knowledge of Aspergers Syndrome. He has an Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Hull, Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Surrey and a PhD from the University of London. He is currently adjunct Associate Professor at Griffith University in Queensland.


Tony has written several publications on Aspergers Sydrome. His book, titled Aspergers Syndrome, has now been translated into several languages.

Tony operates his clinic two days a week and supports children and adults by visiting them at school and home. He also spends a large amount of time travelling nationally and internationally to present workshops and papers.

Tony is married to Sarah with three children, Rosie, William and Caroline. They reside in Brisbane, Australia, in which Tony uses part of his home as his clinic to see families.

Fore more about Tony, please continue here ...

Girls and Women who have Asperger’s syndrome

 

Tony Attwood talks about Girls and Women who have Asperger’s syndrome.

Listen to the Radio interview by Sharon da Vanport of Asperger Women Association with Professor Tony Attwood at www.blogtalkradio.com/AspergerWomen

Minds & Hearts

A new Diagnostic & Treatment Clinic.

Minds and Hearts is a unique clinic located in Brisbane specialising in Aspergers Syndrome and Autism. This clinic was designed to provide specialised knowledge and assistance from a multidisciplinary team of experienced professsionals.

Minds and Hearts has 11 team members: seven psychologists, one sexologist, one educational psychologist, and two receptionists. Tony Attwood is one of the team members. Please go to this link for further information.

ABC Catalyst

On Thursday, 12 February 09, Catalyst on ABC television aired a story which included an interview with Tony about his new Exploring Feelings Program: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Understand and Express Affection, together with information on the new The Transporters DVD developed by The Autism Research Centre, Cambridge University, UK. Ths Transporters is designed to help children, especially those with ASD, understand and recognise emotions and read facial expressions.

The segment was called Trains, Trams and AS. The link to the vodcast for the program is here.

The Affection Program is still being developed and a trial program for children from 8-12 years will be run in Brisbane later this year.

For those persons interested in 'The Transporters' DVD, this can only be ordered online from the UK via here.

The CAT-kit

Dr. Tony Attwood has teamed up with Dr. Kirsten Callesen and Annette Moller Nielsen of Denmark to create a powerful yet user-friendly tool that gets straight to the core of the thoughts and emotions behind behavior. The CAT-kit offers an easy, hands-on way for young people to communicate with adults, and each other.

 The CAT-kitYears in the making, The Cognitive Affective Training (CAT) kit is a program that consists of visual, interactive, and customizable communication elements for children and young adults. It is designed to help students become aware of how their thoughts, feelings and actions all interact and, in the process of using the various visual components, they share their insights with others. It is an easy and effective way to work with neurotypical children and young adults as well as with people with developmental disabilities.

The CAT-kit has been proven valuable in a variety of environments:

Parents report that the materials are excellent resources in conflict resolution among siblings, and for clarifying differing perspectives between age groups. The uncomplicated design and situation-specific uses of the kit will simplify day-to-day conversation and allow parents to deal with displays of emotion or misconceptions that ordinarily would be difficult to manage.

Teachers and counselors appreciate the CAT-kit for its visual and concrete design. The kit attracts students’ attention and encourages them to talk about their thoughts and emotions in a non-defensive manner. Children are able to communicate their attitudes and emotions by means of the visual aids and are not inhibited by their lack of exact wordings.

Therapists and other professionals consider the CAT-kit an easy, hands-on adaptation of the cognitive-behavioral strategies they are already familiar with. The kit allows professionals to obtain valuable information regarding the thoughts and feelings that exist behind students’ behaviours, while providing a non-stressful environment where professionals can work on students’ self-awareness and self-control. The CAT-kit elements can easily be integrated into comprehensive CBT programs.

For more information, please go to http://www.catkit-us.com

Australian customers interested in obtaining information or purchasing the CAT-Kit should contact:
Lucy Corcoran
Australian Distributor - CAT-Kit
Email: lcor8881@bigpond.net.au
0423 527 963
Brisbane, QLD