Travis Edward Breeding has 5 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 5 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is Autism: Sensory Overloaded by Emotions.
Autism: Sensory Overloaded by Emotions
Summary
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by a sensual experience? Imagine magnifying that times 100. That is reality for many on the autism spectrum. This book talks about how people with autism balance sensory input issues with socializing and following unwritten social rules in the real world. The author examines how people with autism have physical and emotional sensory experiences throughout their life. Travis explains how physical sensations interfere with his ability to process social situations. He wonders if autism is not more of a sensory disorder than it is a social disorder. Is it possible that sensory experiences interfere with the ability to conceptualize and interpret social situations? You will learn the author's opinion on this subject as well as begin to learn how he balances sensory input issues with following the unwritten social rules of the world. Travis explains how he feels overwhelmed sensory wise by other people's emotions. He feels other people's emotions sometimes more than his own. This can cause him to overreact in responding to the emotions of his friends. Sometimes Travis' response to comfort someone is over the top to them because he is experiencing their emotion more magnified or dramatic than they are. Emotions are all about context. Emotions are also a spectrum, just like autism. There can be high-functioning and low-functioning emotions. It is important to understand the context of each emotion. Another person must match the context of your emotional response and then match that context with your social response. Travis tells how he tries to learn to match context functioning levels of his friends' emotions with his in this informative book. If someone with autism seems socially awkward, it may be that they are having a sensory input experience that is preventing them from being proper socially. Often the sensory overload shuts down the social part of the brain, preventing people with autism from accessing skills that they might have.
©2018 Travis E. Breeding (P)2018 Travis E. Breeding
From Aspie to Behavior Analyst
Summary
From Aspie to Behavior Analyst is a perspective of behavior analysis written from someone with Asperger's Syndrome who is very articulate and can explain what autism feels like in an in-depth perspective. This book was written from someone on the spectrum who believes applied behavior analysis has potential to change not only his life, but the life of many of his peers. Travis gives insight into autism and how he sees applying the principles of behavior analysis to his life. He also offers insight on how to bridge the divide among professionals and the autistic community by introducing the fourth term of the ABC contingency, Motivation. This book will be instrumental in the professional development of any behavior analyst. You will able to get directly inside the head of an individual with autism which will provide powerful insight into working with the people you work with on a daily basis.
©2019 Travis Breeding (P)2020 Travis Breeding
Autism: Instant and Delayed Gratification
Summary
Human beings long for instant gratification. We do not always get instant gratification. People with autism may have trouble processing why gratification is not instant and must be delayed in some instances. This can make employment opportunities frustrating for them as we often do not get paychecks right away for a day's work. This audiobook breaks down the gratification process to simplify it. One man with autism explains how he experiences gratification. Travis longs for instant gratification in everything he does. He is much like people without autism, only patience takes a lot of practice for him. Learn how Travis finds other sources of motivation for being successful and accomplishing goals without receiving instant gratification for a job well done. This audiobook will provide tips on how to help others with autism learn to appreciate delayed gratification and everything that comes with it. Full of ideas on how to teach patience and acceptance, this audiobook is a great tool for helping you help autistic people to navigate their feelings toward gratification and patience.
©2018 Travis Breeding (P)2019 Travis Breeding
Autism: Intermediate Social Thinking
Summary
Social thinking is a huge component of socializing and emotionally connecting with other people. To relate to others, we must interpret what they are thinking, feeling, and trying to communicate. Social skills are perhaps one of the most important and complex parts to social interaction. Social skill is the social thinking part that enables us to interpret and understand the hidden meaning behind what others are trying to communicate with us. This book will show you how Travis has taught himself how to read and analyze the social context behind social communication with social thinking. This has allowed him to learn a bit more about the hidden meaning behind some forms of communication and understand what others are trying to communicate with him. This is an intermediate guide to social thinking and learning how to understand and process the social context around us in the world. Travis takes the listener inside his brain to explain how he processes social and emotional information to form a better hypothesis of what others are trying to communicate with him.
©2018 Travis E. Breeding (P)2018 Travis E. Breeding
Autism: Fixations Obsessions and Special Interests
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This book breaks down the similarities and differences between autism fixations, obsessions, and special interests. Travis shares his opinions on how the fixations and obsessions battle against the special interest, and the negative against the positive. Travis feels he has greater control over his special interest than what he fixates on. Travis works hard to eliminate the negative fixations. Travis explains what makes a fixation unhealthy for him. He is constantly balancing healthy fixations with positive special interests. His goal is to make sure the positive special interests win out over the negative fixations. There are occasions where a fixation can be positive if someone is focused on a positive thing, but most of the time, fixations affect how intently you are focused on something and make the object of your focus become an unhealthy obsession. Travis tells the listener how to use mindfulness and cognitive behavior therapy to challenge the fixations that are unhealthy by redirecting thought processes to special interests that are healthy. Travis says it is all about learning how to use positive energy to focus your attention to avoid the negative energy of the fixation that forms in his brain. In this book Travis tells you all about special interests, obsessions, and fixations and teaches you how to interact with each of them. If you love someone with autism, this is a great book to hear to gain a better understanding of who a person with autism is and what their fixations, obsessions, and special interests mean to them.
©2018 Travis E. Breeding (P)2018 Travis E. Breeding