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Women and girls on the autism spectrum understanding life experiences from early childhood to old age

"The difference that being female makes to the diagnosis, life and experiences of an autistic person is hugely significant. In this widely expanded second edition, Sarah Hendrickx combines the latest research with personal stories from girls and women on the autism spectrum to present a picture of t...

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Main Author: Hendrickx, Sarah (Author)
Other Authors: Hendrickx, Jess (Contributor), Gould, Judith (Clinical psychologist) (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2024.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Autistic women > Life skills guides.
Girls > Life skills guides.
Children with autism spectrum disorders.
Youth with autism spectrum disorders.
Autism spectrum disorders > Patients > Life skills guides.
Autistic women.
Autistic girls.
Autism spectrum disorders.
Autism in children.
Autism in adolescence.
Autism.
Children.
Adulthood.
Self-help publications.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Dr. Judith Gould
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Theory and diagnosis
  • 1. Gender in autism
  • 2. Discovery and diagnosis
  • Part II. Profile across the lifespan
  • 3. Infancy and childhood
  • 4. Adulthood
  • 5. Later years
  • Part III. Facets of life
  • 6. Social relationships
  • 7. Gender identity and sexuality
  • 8. Personal relationships
  • 9. Pregnancy and parenting
  • 10. Education
  • 11. Employment
  • 12. Eating / Jess Hendrickx
  • 13. Health and well-being
  • 14. Living well in a non-autistic world
  • References
  • Subject index
  • Author index.

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