Life on the autism spectrum : a guide for girls and women /

Life on the autism spectrum : a guide for girls and women /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	McKibbin, Karen, author.
Imprint:	London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Autistic people -- Life skills guides. Girls -- Life skills guides. Young women with disabilities -- Life skills guides. Autistic Disorder. Autistic people. Girls. Young women with disabilities. Life skills guides.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11755280

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ISBN:	9781784501938 178450193X 9781849057479 1849057478
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This practical guide follows Alison, a girl with Asperger syndrome, through childhood and womanhood to explain the key issues that females with autism spectrum disorder face and how they can be supported. It offers practical tools and advice that girls, their parents and women on the spectrum can use to help them in daily life. Why is Autism Spectrum Disorder so misunderstood in girls and women and why do so many go under the radar without the support that they need? This practical guide explains the unique issues that affect females with autism and provides tools and strategies that girls, women and their families can use in day-to-day life.Following the story of Alison, a girl diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, through both childhood and adulthood, we get an inside view of the challenges that girls and women with autism face. Straightforward information and advice is provided on key topics including: social skills and communication how to overcome bullying sensory issues and food sensitivity the need for routine perceptions of gender and physiological changes.Essential reading for parents of daughters on the spectrum, as well as girls and women who carry the diagnosis themselves.
Other form:	Print version: McKibbin, Karen. Life on the autism spectrum. 9781849057479 1849057478

Table of Contents:

LIFE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM; Foreword; Introduction; 1. THE SOCIAL WORLD AND COMMUNICATION; 2. BULLYING; 3. FOOD SELECTIVITY AND SENSORY ISSUES; 4. SPECIAL INTERESTS, ABILITIES, ROUTINES, AND RITUALS; 5. GENDER LABELING; 6. PUBERTY AND MENOPAUSE; 7. CLOSING CHAPTER; FURTHER READING; Blank Page; INDEX