Growing in to autism /

From the outside looking in, Sandra Thom-Jones was living a successful life: she had a great career, a beautiful home, a caring husband, two loving sons and supportive friends. But from the inside looking out, she was struggling to make sense of her place in the world, constantly feeling overwhelmed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thom-Jones, Sandra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2022.
Temas:
Thom-Jones, Sandra.
Autistic people > Australia > Biography.
Autistic people > Australia > Social conditions.
Autistic people > Conduct of life.
Autistic people > Life skills guides.
Autism.
Autism spectrum disorders > Patients > Australia.
Autistic Disorder
Family & health.
Autistes > Australie > Biographies.
Autistes > Australie > Conditions sociales.
Autistes > Morale pratique.
Autisme.
Troubles du spectre de l'autisme > Patients > Australie.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Autism
Autistic people
Australia
Electronic books.
Autobiography
autobiographies (literary works)
Self-help publications
Autobiographies
Biographies
Life skills guides
Autobiographies.
Self-help publications.
Livres de croissance personnelle.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part 1 How Did I Get to This Place?
  • 1 Who Am I? (Let's Start with the Crisis)
  • 2 (Why Do You Need a) Diagnosis?
  • 3 To Disclose or Not to Disclose
  • 4 What Is It 'Like' to Be Autistic?
  • Part 2 What Are 'Restricted, Repetitive Patterns'?
  • 5 That Smells Painful: Sensory Hypersensitivity
  • 6 Oops, Sorry ... Proprioception: The 'Other' Sixth Sense
  • 7 5 1 27: Sensory Hypersensitivity Is Exponential
  • 8 Bad Habits: To Stim or Not to Stim?
  • 9 I Just Need One More: Hobbies, Interests, and Obsessions
  • 10 I Always Do It This Way: Habits and Routines
  • 11 A Millimetre to the Left: Perfectionism, Expectations, and Boundaries
  • 12 There Is No Grey: Morality, Rights, and Wrongs
  • 13 Eternal Regrets: Dealing with Mistakes
  • Part 3 What Are 'Deficits in Social Communication and Interaction'?
  • 14 Shhh, There Are People Out There: Social Interaction
  • 15 I Can't Find the Rulebook: (Not) Understanding Social Rules
  • 16 Don't Look in My Eyes: Eye Contact and Communication
  • 17 Why Is Everyone So Mean? Bullying and Teasing
  • 18 Who Are You? Facial Recognition
  • 19 Please Go Away: The Need for People-free Time
  • 20 Don't Touch My Things: Autism and Object Attachment
  • Part 4 Life Stages and Relationships
  • 21 A Fish Out of Water: The Dating Game
  • 22 Friends, Families, and Feelings
  • 23 With Great Challenge Comes Great Reward: Parenthood
  • 24 Too Many Feelings: Sympathy, Empathy, and Grief
  • Part 5 Other Important Stuff
  • 25 Dealing with the Overwhelm: Meltdown, Shutdown, Burnout
  • 26 Interoception: Health Care and Self-Care
  • 27 Autistic Strengths
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Appendix: Sydney Morning Herald article

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