Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age

By: Sarah Hendrickx

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Synopsis: A unique look at women and girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder.The difference that being female makes to the diagnosis, life and experiences of a person with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has largely gone unresearched and unreported until recently. In this audiobook Sarah Hendrickx has collected both academic research and personal stories about girls and women on the autism spectrum to present a picture of their feelings, thoughts and experiences at each stage of their lives.Outlining how autism presents differently and can hide itself in females and what the likely impact will be for them throughout their lifespan, the audiobook looks at how females with ASD experience diagnosis, childhood, education, adolescence, friendships, sexuality, employment, pregnancy and parenting, and aging. It will provide invaluable guidance for the professionals who support these girls and women and it will offer women with autism a guiding light in interpreting and understanding their own life experiences through the experiences of others.(P) 2021 Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781529370775
Related ISBNs:: 9781849055475
Publisher:: John Murray Press
Date of Addition:: 05/25/22
Copyrighted By:: Sarah Hendrickx
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Narrated By:: Lucie McNeil
Categories:: Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family, Psychology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:: Judith Gould