Understanding Autistic Adults - Supporting Personal Professional Pathways Overcoming Challenges

The author connects autistics' accounts with existing academic knowledge by supplementing the latest research with client and other ASD individuals' writings and psychological portraits. Written for autistic adults and helping professionals who support them, this book addresses various areas in which autistics may navigate throughout adulthood.

Sommario

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Part I: Professional Pathways for Autistic Adults
1 Autistic Doctors
2 Autistic Therapists
3 Autistic Musicians
4 Autistic Teachers
5 Other Professional Arenas Where Autistics May Be Found
Part II: Challenges in the Lives of Autistic Adults
6 Autism and Eating Disorders
7 Autism and Gender Diversity
8 Klinefelter Syndrome and Autism
9 Autistics in the Sex Industry
10 Autism and Dissociative Disorders
11 Autistics Who Seem to be "Stuck"
Part III: Broader Theoretical Perspectives
12 Autistics Misdiagnosed with Wrong Diagnoses
13 The Disrupted Integration between Primary and Secondary Processes in Autistic Thinking
14 A Proposed Matrix for the Categorization of Autistic People
15 Endnote: Ways to Assist Autistic Adults
References
Index
About the Author

Info autore

Sagit Blumrosen-Sela is a clinical psychologist holding a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her contributions span both literature and psychology, encompassing works such as "Personality Disorders in Israeli Literature" (Resling, 2017), "Asperger's Lost Generation" (Resling, 2021), and "Autistic People Among Us" (Hebrew Version) (Resling, 2023). With substantial recognition and success of her autism-related books in Israel, she has emerged as a prominent authority in the field. Her expertise is rooted in extensive clinical experience with autistic individuals, coupled with important theoretical advancements.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sagit Blumrosen-Sela
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.12.2024
• EAN: 9781538197172
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9717-2
• Pagine: 250
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia speciale; SELF-HELP / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders, MEDICAL / Neurology, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Autism Spectrum Disorders, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy: counselling, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome, Coping with / advice about autism / Asperger’s