Overview
- Examines the earliest strata of Buddhist texts, the Pali Nikayas, to construct a combined theoretical and operational understanding of contemporary mindfulness
- Describes the inclusive Mindfulness-Based Attention Training (iMBAT) program and its application to a small sample of mothers with children who have aggressive behaviors
- Details how iMBAT can be adapted for children with developmental disabilities (e.g., autism)
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Mindfulness in Behavioral Health (MIBH)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Keywords
- Aggression and mindfulness
- Anxiety and mindfulness
- Behavior management and mindfulness
- Buddhist tradition and mindfulness
- Developmental disabilities and mindfulness
- Dharma and mindfulness
- Evidence-based mindfulness interventions
- Family care providers and mindfulness
- Individualization and mindfulness
- Mindful caring of children
- Mindful parenting of children with developmental disabilities
- Mindfulness and autism spectrum disorders
- Mindfulness and well-being
- Mindfulness as a psychological intervention
- Mindfulness education and practice
- Mindfulness training for parents
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
- Mindfulness-based interventions and developmental disabilities
- Pali Nikayas and mindfulness
- Quality of family life and mindfulness
About this book
This book presents emerging research on the effectiveness of mindfulness methods in reducing behavior problems associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children. The volume synthesizes current research and theories on the therapeutic uses of mindfulness, specifically for people living with developmental disabilities. In addition, it examines a promising new study in which mothers of children with ASD learn mindfulness techniques for their own use and are then trained to teach the methods to their children. The book concludes with a report of poststudy findings and a discussion of practical and methodological issues regarding mindfulness interventions for ASD.
Featured topics include:
- A genealogy of mindfulness, from original Buddhist texts to modern health applications.
- Implications for further research and advancement.
- Appendices of basic mindfulness exercises and activities.
A Mindfulness Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders is a concise resource for researchers, clinicians and other scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in developmental psychology, social work, education, and related disciplines.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Yoon-Suk Hwang, Ph.D., is a research fellow at the Learning Sciences Institute Australia (LSIA), Australian Catholic University. Prior to this role she was a lecturer in inclusive and special education at Griffith University. As an experienced mindfulness practitioner with a research expertise in listening to the voices of people living with developmental disabilities, she has applied mindfulness to address the behavioral problems of learners with autism spectrum disorders and to enhance the quality of their family life. Dr. Hwang began her teacher training in special education in 1996 and worked as a special education teacher of a support class in an inclusive primary school. She received a Ph.D. in 2009 from the University of Sydney based on a thesis, Mind and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Theory-of-Mind Continuum Model and Typology Developed from Theory-of-Mind as Subjectively Experienced and Objectively Understood. She has recently extended this project to Singaporean and Australian students with ASD and their family members.
Patrick Kearney is an independent dharma teacher in the lineage of Mahasi Sayadaw of Myanmar, a key figure in the modern revival of insight meditation and mindfulness training. Mr. Kearney began meditation practice in 1976 and since 1984 has trained extensively in the Mahasi approach to insight meditation. This included several years as an ordained Buddhist monk. He has also trained in the Diamond Sangha lineage of Zen Bu
ddhism and has studied early Buddhism at postgraduate levels. He continues to study Pali, the language of the earliest surviving Indian recension of the Buddha's teachings. Mr. Kearney has a particular interest in the original teachings of the Buddha, before “Buddhism” began, and seeks to bring his understanding of the early texts to the practice of dharma and meditation in the contemporary world.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Mindfulness Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Book Subtitle: New Directions in Research and Practice
Authors: Yoon-Suk Hwang, Patrick Kearney
Series Title: Mindfulness in Behavioral Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18962-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18961-1Published: 12 September 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37132-0Published: 29 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18962-8Published: 03 September 2015
Series ISSN: 2195-9579
Series E-ISSN: 2195-9587
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 150
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations