Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age
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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 book 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 book 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.
ASIN : B00WFF7MRW
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : May 21, 2015
Language : English
File size : 1.3 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 250 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-0857009821
Page Flip : Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #576,691 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #186 in Autism #232 in Parenting eBooks on Children with Disabilities #403 in Children’s Health (Kindle Store)
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C.Pure –
Informative as well as comforting
This is a great read for anyone who has been a recently diagnosed adult or for folks in the field of psychology. After reading this book so many things resonated with me and gave me comfort that I’m not the only one experiencing some of these ‘quirky traits.’What I enjoyed most about the book is the mix of personal and research-based accounts. Since there is not much research based data about women with AS it was great to read the real life experiences woman young and old have gone through. This book is an important starting point hopefully having more understanding and compassion for getting folks accomodations and support where needed.
Coffee Dependency –
So many lightbulbs were going off reading this! which is great, because I prefer them off. I needed to read this book.
I recommend this book to any woman who suspects themselves to have ASD, as well as anybody who knows someone who either suspects themselves, or is diagnosed, as it provides so much insight for a better understanding.
Carol Flythe –
great!
I’m really glad I read this after seeing it being talked about/suggested on Reddit. A lot of it resonates with me and it was nice to read about fellow aspies and I learned some new things about myself along the way.If you love a female that has autism I recommend this book, even if you think you might be on the spectrum it’s a good read and kind of nice to know you’re not alone 🙂
George J. Todd II –
Relatable and eye opening…
The most relatable Autistic content I’ve read to date. It’s a relief to read about experiences of other women that so closely resemble my own. If you are AFAB and suspect you are on the spectrum this book is worth reading.
Sharon Robideaux –
Helpful and readable
Some books on ASD are dry, technical, and boring. Others are too memoirlike to be of much help. Some gush and goo and try to be too charming. This one is just right. Good information, easily readable, well organized.
Client Kindle –
Grateful to have found this book after diagnosis
Some of the most relatable stuff I’ve ever read and extremely comforting to know I’m not alone. So grateful to the author and anyone who is doing research on/advocating for/sharing their experiences as a woman with autism.
monika –
Well worth a read
wonderfully funny and insightful. resonated so well with many of the experiences of others. and you are totally right about the handbags!
sbonne –
Great Book, A Must-Read
This is an absolute must-read for anyone who is, knows, or works with an autistic woman, girl, AFAB person.
Catherine Bookworm –
Gave me a much better understanding of Autism in women. I believe that many more women would be diagnosed with autism if only clinicians would read material like this from the women who actually live with the disorder.
BenTrovato –
As you might expect from a woman with autism, the book is very well structured. It gives very clear details of the signs and symptoms a woman with autism is likely to experience throughout her life.No two women with autism are the same, but I suspect that if you have a strong inkling you are a woman with autism you will find few pages of this book where you don’t say: “yes. Yup. Yup, and that. Blimey I thought that was just me!”Revelatory and reassuring.
Hobbits –
I liked the simple way in which the book is written. It helped me understand myself better. I felt identified with other women’s stories.
K. Stephenson –
I read this book while researching the possibility that I might have ASD. What I found was an almost exact description of my own life through the stories and experiences of other women. I was quite emotional during parts as I had always thought I was alone in having these feelings and experiences. I am 28, so I have never had any support and had been blaming myself for being so unable to function in the world. I have now been motivated to seek assessment to try and get a diagnosis. Thank you Sarah!
Queenie –
I would recommend this book to females on the spectrum that are going through or have received an adult diagnosis.