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Author Nichols, Shana

Title Girls growing up on the autism spectrum : what parents and professionals should know about the pre-teen and teenage years / Shana Nichols, with Gina Marie Moravcik and Samara Pulver Tetenbaum ; foreword by Liane Holliday Willey
Published London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations
Contents GIRLS GROWING UPON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-Teen and Teenage Years; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; AUTHORS' NOTES; Chapter 1 What Do We Currently Know about Girls and Women with Autism Spectrum Disorders?; Chapter 2 Approaching Adolescence: Anticipation, Anxiety, Adaptation, and ... Acceptance?; Chapter 3 Puberty or "Do My Parents Know You're Here?"; Chapter 4 The Red Spot: Periods, Pads, and Pelvic Exams; Chapter 5 Feeling Good Inside and Out: Self-perception and Self-confi dence
Summary This book is not only reassuring; it is inspiring, and bursting with ideas and achievable strategies. The authors write with authority and conviction, and tackle even the most difficult and delicate of topics. If ever you needed to be convinced that girls with ASD can overcome the difficulties and challenges of puberty and adolescence, have successful friendships and relationships and enjoy a healthy sexuality, then take the time to read this book-it is a must-have for families, teachers and therapists alike."--Sarah Attwood, author of Making Sense of Sex: A Forthright Guide to Puberty
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-342) and indexes
Notes English
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Subject Autism in children.
Autism in adolescence.
Girls -- Mental health
Autistic Disorder
Child & Developmental Psychology.
Coping With Disability.
MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
Autism in adolescence
Autism in children
Girls -- Mental health
Form Electronic book
Author Moravcik, Gina Marie
Tetenbaum, Samara Pulver
LC no. 2008021126
ISBN 9781846428852
1846428858
9786612059391
6612059397