Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum - Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age

Sarah Hendrickx

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

2024

368 páginas

12h 16m

ISBN-10: B0C42CK4SF

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 their feelings, thoughts and experiences at each stage of their lives.
Outlining the likely impact will be for autistic women and girls throughout their lifespan, Hendrickx surveys everything from diagnosis, childhood, education, adolescence, friendships and sexuality, to employment, pregnancy, parenting, and aging.
With up-to-date content on masking, diagnosis later in life, and a new focus on trans and non-binary voices, as well as a deeper dive into specific health and wellbeing implications including menopause, PCOS, Hypermobility/Ehlers-Danlos, autistic burnout, and alexithymia, this is an invaluable companion for professionals, as well as a guiding light for autistic women to understand and interpret their own experience in context.

**SECOND EDITION**

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Melhor de 2025⭐️

"A typical life doesn't work for me, and I give myself permission to not feel bad about that"
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Sim, melhor de 2025, porque iniciei lá e me arrastei nos últimos capítulos ao ponto de virar o ano e só encerrar por agora. Mas o livro foi perfeito e acolhedor. Espero comprá-lo assim que eu puder porque eu gostaria de apoiar a autora e porque eu simplesmente marquei o livro inteiro 😅.