A guide to mental health issues in girls and young women on the autism spectrum : diagnosis, intervention and family support /

" This book addresses the specific mental health needs of girls and young women with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Looking at the ways autism presents differently in girls than in boys, and the mental health conditions that occur most frequently in girls with ASD, this is the essential guide...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eaton, Judy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.
Temas:
Autistic girls > Mental health.
Autistic youth > Mental health.
Autism spectrum disorders.
Women.
Children.
Medical personnel and patient.
Autism Spectrum Disorder > diagnosis
Women
Autism Spectrum Disorder > complications
Child
Adolescent
Family Relations
Professional-Patient Relations
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Troubles du spectre de l'autisme.
Femmes.
Enfants.
Relations personnel médical-patient.
children (people by age group)
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
United Kingdom
Electronic books.
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Accessing a Diagnosis
  • Diagnosis of children
  • How autism is diagnosed and the implications for girls on the spectrum
  • Pathological demand avoidance
  • Assessing for autism
  • 2. Misdiagnosis
  • Distinguishing attachment disorders from autism
  • Distinguishing autism from oppositional defiance disorder and conduct disorder
  • Girls with ADHD and autism
  • Distinguishing autism from borderline personality disorder
  • Can someone have a diagnosis of autism and borderline personality disorder?
  • Fabricated and induced illness
  • Accessing the right support
  • 3. Mental Health Act
  • Using a positive behaviour support approach in an inpatient setting
  • 4. Social Relationships and Bullying
  • 5. Self-Harm
  • 6. Anxiety and Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Autism and depression
  • Anxiety, depression and well-being
  • 7. Dissociative Disorders and Psychosis
  • Autism and psychosis
  • Dissociation
  • Autism and trauma responses
  • Catatonia
  • 8. Eating Disorders
  • Eating difficulties experienced by children on the autism spectrum
  • link between autism and eating disorders
  • Interventions for anorexia nervosa and the implications for their use with individuals on the autism spectrum
  • 9. Impact of Mental Health Issues on Parents and Siblings
  • impact of having a child on the autism spectrum upon parents
  • impact of having a sibling with autism
  • impact of mental health difficulties on the family
  • Managing school refusal
  • Identifying the right educational placement for the child on the autism spectrum
  • 10. Women and Girls' Own Stories
  • Stories from women and girls with autism
  • mothers' stories
  • Useful Resources for Clinicians and Parents
  • Useful websites.

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