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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Bridges, Holly.
Reframe your thinking around autism: how the polyvagal theory and brain plasticity help us make
sense of autism / Holly Bridges.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-84905-672-4 (alk. paper)
1. Autism in children--Treatment. 2. Affect (Psychology) 3. Social interaction. I. Title.
RJ506.A9B745 2015
618.92’85882--dc23
2015008375
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 978 1 84905 672 4
eISBN 978 1 78450 177 8