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The autism FAQ : everything you wanted to know about diagnosis & autistic life / Joe Biel and Dr. Faith G. Harper, LPC-S, ACS, ACN.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Ore. : Microcosm Publishing, 2022Edition: First editionDescription: 191 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781648411175
  • 1648411177
Other title:
  • Everything you wanted to know about diagnosis & autistic life
Subject(s):
Contents:
How do you even begin? -- What is autism? -- How does autism diagnosis work? -- What other conditions often occur with autism? -- What should everyone know about autistic experiences? -- What's the deal with social skills? -- How do I navigate friendship, relationships, and dating? -- How do we conclude this book? -- What else should we read? -- What are your sources? -- Who are the authors?
Summary: "What's it like to be autistic? As many as one in forty-five people live that reality every day, but our culture remains full of myths, stigma, and dangerous misunderstandings of this type of neurodiversity. This guide to life on the autism spectrum is a must-read for autistic adults, their friends, coworkers, partners, and parents-and for anyone who wants to understand the experiences of many people they meet every day. Joe Biel, who was diagnosed as an adult, writes about what it's like to be autistic, joined by the bestselling Dr. Faith G. Harper who speaks from her experience as a parent, friend, and therapist to autistic people. Their real talk and accessible language discusses a wide range of topics, including the diagnostic criteria for autism and how they play out in practice, what it means for autism to be a disability, and co-occurring conditions like depression and anxiety. They answer many frequently asked questions from neurotypicals, and offer some basic life and social skills that the world doesn't always think to explicitly teach autistic folks. Most of all, they affirm the many strengths of the autistic brain and point the way to a world where autism is just another way of being"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 616.8588 B587 Available 33111010955413
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

If you're an autistic adult, there probably hasn't been a whole lot of guidance or community for you past the age of 18. Joe Biel writes about what it's like to be autistic. Dr. Faith writes about what it's like to care for autistic folks, based on her experience as a parent, friend, and therapist. The zine covers diagnostic criteria and how they play out in practice, what it means for autism to be a disability, and co-occurring symptoms, like depression and anxiety, and life skills and social skills that a neurotypical world doesn't always think to teach autistic people.

Includes bibliographical references.

"What's it like to be autistic? As many as one in forty-five people live that reality every day, but our culture remains full of myths, stigma, and dangerous misunderstandings of this type of neurodiversity. This guide to life on the autism spectrum is a must-read for autistic adults, their friends, coworkers, partners, and parents-and for anyone who wants to understand the experiences of many people they meet every day. Joe Biel, who was diagnosed as an adult, writes about what it's like to be autistic, joined by the bestselling Dr. Faith G. Harper who speaks from her experience as a parent, friend, and therapist to autistic people. Their real talk and accessible language discusses a wide range of topics, including the diagnostic criteria for autism and how they play out in practice, what it means for autism to be a disability, and co-occurring conditions like depression and anxiety. They answer many frequently asked questions from neurotypicals, and offer some basic life and social skills that the world doesn't always think to explicitly teach autistic folks. Most of all, they affirm the many strengths of the autistic brain and point the way to a world where autism is just another way of being"-- Provided by publisher.

How do you even begin? -- What is autism? -- How does autism diagnosis work? -- What other conditions often occur with autism? -- What should everyone know about autistic experiences? -- What's the deal with social skills? -- How do I navigate friendship, relationships, and dating? -- How do we conclude this book? -- What else should we read? -- What are your sources? -- Who are the authors?

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