Coming out Asperger : diagnosis, disclosure and self-confidence

Coming out Asperger diagnosis, disclosure and self-confidence

This book explores the complexity of diagnosis for Asperger Syndrome, the drawbacks and benefits of disclosing a "hidden disability," and how this impinges on self-esteem. The contributors include some of the best-known and most exciting writers in the field of AS today, and include indivi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Murray, Dinah, 1946- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2006.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Asperger's syndrome > Diagnosis.
Asperger's syndrome > Patients > Life skills guides.
Asperger's syndrome.
Self-disclosure.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798392406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • COVER
  • Coming Out Asperger: Diagnosis, Disclosure and Self-Confidence
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Introduction Dinah Murray
  • 1. To tell or not to tell: that is the Aspie1 question Liane Holliday Willey
  • 2. Diagnosis in adults Tony Attwood
  • 3. Confidence, self-confidence and social confidence Dinah Murray and Mike Lesser
  • 4. Psychiatry and Asperger syndrome Tom Berney
  • 5. Being told or being told off ? Reciprocity at the Diagnostic Interview Michelle Dawson
  • 6. Mental health issues surrounding diagnosis, disclosure and self-confidence in the context of Asperger syndrome David N. Andrews
  • 7. One that got away Dinah Murray
  • 8. 'Why's it all so difficult?' Sharing the diagnosis with the young person Philip Whitaker
  • 9. Telling peers at school about Asperger syndrome: thoughts on how and why Heta Pukki
  • 10. Disclosure at secondary school: sharing the news of Asperger syndrome with a young person's peer group Penny Barratt
  • 11. The Conversation Jennifer Overton
  • 12. Disclosure: talking about what makes us human Stephen Shore
  • 13. Disclosure: a parent's perspective Jacqui Jackson
  • 14. Coming out, various Wendy Lawson
  • 15. Diagnosis, disclosure and self-confidence in sexuality and relationships Lynne Moxon
  • 16. Diagnosis in adulthood and community disclosure Dora Georgiou
  • 17. Coming out autistic at work Jane Meyerding
  • 18. Disclosing to the authorities Dennis Debbaudt
  • Contributor biographies
  • Subject index
  • Author Index.

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