Tony Attwood

Tony Attwood
Attwood in 2020
Born	Anthony John Attwood (1952-02-09) 9 February 1952 (age 72) Birmingham, England[1]
Academic background
Education	University of Hull (BA) University of Surrey (MA) University College London (PhD)
Thesis	Gestures of Autistic Children (1983)
Doctoral advisor	Uta Frith
Academic work
Discipline	Psychologist
Institutions	Griffith University
Main interests	Asperger syndrome
Website	tonyattwood.com.au

Anthony John Attwood (born 9 February 1952) is a British psychologist notable for his work on Asperger syndrome. He resides in Queensland, Australia, where he is an associate professor at Griffith University.[1][2][3]

Education

He received an honours degree in psychology from the University of Hull, an M.A. in clinical psychology from the University of Surrey and a Ph.D. from University College London[4] supervised by Uta Frith.

Research and career

His books include Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, which has been translated into 20 languages and provides information on diagnosis, problems of social relations, sensory issues, motor control and other typical issues which face people with Asperger's and their support networks. His other books include The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome, Exploring Feelings for Young Children with High-Functioning Autism or Aspergers Disorder, and From Like to Love for Young People with Aspergers Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder): Learning How to Express and Enjoy Affection with Family and Friends.

Attwood has a clinical practice at his diagnostic and treatment clinic for children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome, in Brisbane, begun in 1992.

It took Attwood thirty years to notice that his own son, Will Attwood, was autistic, when rewatching childhood videos of him. Will had become addicted to drugs as a teenager and young adult and was jailed several times.[5] He later wrote a book on his experience, Asperger’s Syndrome and Jail.

Publications

Books

• Attwood, Tony (2003). Why Does Chris Do That?. AAPC Publishing. ISBN 9781931282505.
• Attwood, Tony (1 January 1998). Asperger's syndrome. Jessica Kingsley Pub. ISBN 978-1-85302-577-8.
• Attwood, Tony (1 November 2006). The complete guide to Asperger's syndrome. Jessica Kingsley Pub. ISBN 978-1-84310-495-7.
• Attwood, Tony (15 September 2004). Asperger's Diagnostic Assessment. Future Horizons. ISBN 978-1-932565-17-1.
• Attwood, Tony (1 November 2004). Exploring Feelings: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Manage Anger. Future Horizons Inc. ISBN 978-1-932565-21-8.
• Attwood, Tony (1 November 2004). Exploring Feelings: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Manage Anxiety. Future Horizons Inc. ISBN 978-1-932565-22-5.
• Attwood, Tony (2013). From Like to Love for Young People with Aspergers Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder): Learning How to Express and Enjoy Affection with Family and Friends. Jessica Kingsley Pub. ISBN 978-0-857007-77-3.
• Pike, Joanna; Attwood, Tony (18 July 2019). Neurodiverse Relationships: Autistic and Neurotypical Partners Share Their Experiences. London, UK. ISBN 978-1-78775-028-9. OCLC 1083182372.

DVD

• Attwood, Tony (1 November 2004). DVD: Exploring Feelings: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Manage Anxiety, Sadness, and Anger. Future Horizons Inc. ISBN 978-1-932565-61-4.

Selected papers

• Sofronoff K, Attwood T, Hinton S, Levin I. "A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for Anger Management in Children Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome." Autism Dev Disord. 2006 Nov 3. PMID 17082978
• Sofronoff K, Attwood T, Hinton S. "A randomised controlled trial of a CBT intervention for anxiety in children with Asperger syndrome. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2005 Nov;46(11):1152-60. PMID 16238662
• Attwood T. "Frameworks for behavioral interventions." Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2003 Jan;12(1):65-86. doi:10.1016/S1056-4993(02)00054-8 PMID 12512399 (A review article)

References

1. "Tony Attwood's Profile". tonyattwood.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. "About Asperger's" by Stephen Fay, Ellsworth (Maine) American, 29 July 2004, retrieved 23 December 2005.
3. "Workshop for Partners of People with Asperger's Syndrome" Archived February 24, 2006, at the Wayback Machine by Tony Attwood, 2 May 2000, retrieved 12 January 2006.
4. Attwood, Anthony John. (1983). Gestures of autistic children (PhD thesis). University College London (University of London). OCLC 50675342.
5. Davey, Melissa (25 September 2017). "Why the world expert on Asperger's took 30 years to notice condition in his own son". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2019.