Aspergirls : empowering females with Asperger Syndrome /: empowering females with Asperger Syndrome. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rudy Simone ; foreword by Liane Holliday Willey.
• Other Names: Simone, Rudy; Willey, Liane Holliday
• Contents: Imagination, self-taught reading and savant skills, and unusual interests -- Why smart girls sometimes hate school -- Sensory overload -- Stimming, and what we do when we're happy -- On blame and internalizing guilt -- Gender roles and identity -- Puberty and mutism -- Attraction, dating, sex, and relationships -- Friendships and socializing -- Higher learning -- Employment and career -- Marriage and cohabitation -- Having children -- Ritual and routine, logical and literal thinking, bluntness, empathy, and being misunderstood -- Diagnosis, misdiagnosis and medication -- Depression meltdowns, PTSD, and more about meds -- Temper meltdowns -- Burning bridges -- Stomach issues and autism -- Getting older on the Spectrum -- On whether Asperger Syndrome is a disability or a gift, and advice from Aspergirls to Aspergirls -- Give your Aspergirl some BALLS: belief, acceptance, love, like, and support -- Thoughts and advice from parents of Aspergirls.
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (236 pages)
• Subjects: 616.8588320082; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders; PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness; Asperger's syndrome; Women with mental disabilities; Asperger's syndrome; Women with mental disabilities -- Life skills guides; Women with mental disabilities -- Anecdotes; Electronic books; Anecdotes; Life skills guides; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857002891; 0857002899
• Related ISBNs: 9781849058261; 1849058261
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-236).; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.