Nick Dubin: Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety—A Guide to Successful Stress Management

Abstract

Reviews the book, Asperger syndrome and anxiety-A guide to successful stress management by Nick Dubin (2009). In this short but informative guide for adults with Asperger syndrome (AS), Nick Dubin draws from sources as varied as cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, Judaism, Jungian psychology, and perhaps most intriguingly, his own experiences as a person with AS. Using these sources combined with his unique perspective, he teaches adults with AS specific strategies for dealing with their daily anxiety. Dubin writes in an easy-to-read conversational style, unafraid of using personal examples to illustrate his points. One could imagine that a book so based on personal experience would apply only to a small subset of individuals who have had the exact same set of experiences or a personality similar to the author. However, Dubin is careful to relate his thoughts and experiences to general concepts, and it is likely that his psychological training has given him a broader perspective. With this combination of experience and training, he succeeds at providing the reader with supportive understanding without coddling. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved)