A Practical Guide to Happiness in Adults on the Autism Spectrum Quotes

“-autism is neither a deficit, disease nor disorder, but simply a different, and equally valid, way of being.”
― Victoria Honeybourne, A Practical Guide to Happiness in Adults on the Autism Spectrum: A Positive Psychology Approach

“It is not emotions themselves that can be negative, but more our response to them.”
― Victoria Honeybourne, A Practical Guide to Happiness in Adults on the Autism Spectrum: A Positive Psychology Approach

“-success does not bring long-term happiness, but that being happy can increase the likelihood of success.”
― Victoria Honeybourne, A Practical Guide to Happiness in Adults on the Autism Spectrum: A Positive Psychology Approach

“– but what exactly do we mean by happiness? Is happiness a short-term state (‘I’m happy when I’m playing tennis’) or a longer-term condition (‘I’m a happy person’)? The very thing that makes one person extremely happy (going to a football match, reading a book, being alone...) might indeed induce a state of extreme unhappiness in another. But happiness, however defined, is something generally considered a positive state worth cultivating.”
― Victoria Honeybourne, A Practical Guide to Happiness in Adults on the Autism Spectrum: A Positive Psychology Approach