Spectrum women : Walking to the beat of autism / Edited by Barb Cook and Michelle Garnett, Foreword by Lisa Morgan

By: Cook, Barb [Editor].

Contributor(s): Cook, Barb | ARtemesia | Campbell, Maura | Craft, Samantha | Elcheson, Jen | Gassner, Dena | Willey, Liane Holiday | Jenkins, Christine | Jurkevythz, Renata | Lesko, Anita | Lory, Becca | Mayne, Terri | Purkis, Jeanette | Ross, Kate | Stewart, Catriona.

London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018Description: 332 pages : illustration : 23 cm.ISBN: 9781785924347.Subject(s): AUTISM

| WOMEN

| PERSONAL NARRATIVES

Contents:

1. Finding Your Tribe. - 2. Growing up on the Spectrum. - 3. Identity : a Beautiful Work in Progress. - 4. Diversity, Gender, Intersectionality and Feminism. - 5. Personal Relationships. - 6. Soocializing, Anxiety and Addictions. - 7. Personal Safety. - 8. A Real Parent. - 9. Independence. - 10. Promoting Positive Employment. - 11. Our Sensory Worlds. - 12. Communication. - 13. Emotional Regulation. - 14. Executive Functioning. - 15. General Health. - 16. Autism an Co-Occuring Conditions. - 17. Considering Autistic Life and Mental Wellness. - 18. Self-Care. - 19, Intense Interests. - 20. And Another Thing...

Summary: "This is an edited collection that tackles a range of issues that affect autistic women, including chapters on growing up, identity, diversity, parenting, independence and self-care. Well-known writers provide advice, support and empowerment to fellow autistic women, and expert Michelle Garnett provides professional commentary for each chapter." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITEReview: 'A friend once told me that getting an autism diagnosis in mid-life was like finding the Rosetta Stone to herself. This marvelously honest and historically important book will be that Rosetta Stone for many women on the spectrum who will recognize aspects of their own lived experience on every page. I am in awe of the practical wisdom and uplifting encouragement assembled here by these wise elders of their tribe.' - Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the History of Neurodiversity

List(s) this item appears in: Women on the spectrum. March 2023 | Neurodiversity | Teen programme- Explore May 2021

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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"This is an edited collection that tackles a range of issues that affect autistic women, including chapters on growing up, identity, diversity, parenting, independence and self-care. Well-known writers provide advice, support and empowerment to fellow autistic women, and expert Michelle Garnett provides professional commentary for each chapter." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

'A friend once told me that getting an autism diagnosis in mid-life was like finding the Rosetta Stone to herself. This marvelously honest and historically important book will be that Rosetta Stone for many women on the spectrum who will recognize aspects of their own lived experience on every page. I am in awe of the practical wisdom and uplifting encouragement assembled here by these wise elders of their tribe.'
- Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the History of Neurodiversity

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