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| Author | : Sarah Johnson |
| Publisher | : Jstone Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 122 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 1923238655 |
"Living Authentically with Autism" is a groundbrewhether-breaking guide that reimagines what it means to be autistic in today's society. This empowering book offers a fresh perspective on autism, moving beyond mere coping strategies to celebrate neurodiversity and unlock the unique potential within every autistic individual. Readers will embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and growth. Combining personal insights, cutting-edge research, and practical advice, this book creates a comprehensive roadmap for autistic individuals to thrive authentically in a predominantly neurotypical world. Key features include: Deep insights into the autistic experience, including sensory sensitivities and cognitive strengths Strategies for embracing autistic identity and turning differences into powerful assets Techniques for building meaningful relationships while honoring autistic traits Approaches to academic success and professional growth, including self-advocacy Autism-specific mental health strategies and burnout prevention Practical tools for sensory management and executive functioning Guidance on independent living and financial planning Methods to harness special interests for personal and professional development Empowerment techniques for self-advocacy and societal change Interwoven throughout are inspiring stories from diverse autistic voices, offering a rich tapestry of experiences that highlight the vibrant autistic community. This book provides invaluable insights and actionable strategies for anyone on the autism spectrum - from those newly diagnosed to long-time community members. Supportive neurotypical allies will also find a wealth of information to enhance their understanding and support of autistic individuals. "Living Authentically with Autism" is more than a guide—it's a paradigm shift. It challenges readers to move beyond simply adapting to a neurotypical world and instead embrace the unique strengths and perspectives that come with an autistic mind. By the book's end, readers will be equipped with the tools, confidence, and inspiration to live their most authentic and fulfilling autistic lives. Unlock your potential. Embrace your uniqueness. Thrive in a neurodiverse world. Your journey to authentic autistic living starts here.
| Author | : Guy Shahar |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 222 |
| Release | : 2016-05-04 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781533078841 |
This book is about how the author and his family empowered their son to transform himself from an extremely autistic toddler, written off by the medical establishment as severely disabled, into a happy and successful 6-year-old living a full contented life and thriving in a mainstream school. It is about the unusually effective treatments they discovered, what they learnt from them and how they strive to continue applying these lessons as he grows and new challenges emerge. It also proposes a radical and inspiring new way to understand the autistic condition, based on the inner-richness of each autistic person rather than on their external behaviour. Its aim is to serve as an important and practical resource for other parents and carers, leading them to better appreciate the unsuspected richness that silently exists deep within their child, and helping them to understand and apply new attitudes and behaviours towards them that will nurture rather than alienate. Through the many episodes recounted from one family's journey, Transforming Autism provides living examples of such an approach. The Transforming Autism blog supplements this book with further insights and ideas. It can be found at http: //transformingautism.co.uk Guy Shahar has also authored a collection of stories called "Leaving Town," which is available from Amazon.
| Author | : Claire Jack, PH D |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2021-04-16 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781838496197 |
Internationally acclaimed life coach, Dr. Claire Jack, draws on her extensive experience of working with women with autism, in addition to her personal experience as a woman with autism, to help you shape the life you deserve. This book takes you through the stages you might encounter in coming to terms with your autism - from fear to relief, shame to self-validation, confusion to excitement - so that you can lead a life which respects and celebrates your unique needs. Do you want to continue living a life which is just ok? Or do you deserve to live a life which allows you to embrace your true self? If "ok" isn't enough any more, this book will support you in creating the changes you desire. So many women with autism spend their lives masking, or camouflaging, their autistic symptoms that they lose their sense of self. This book helps you accept yourself, as you are, and move towards a point of authenticity. After a lifetime of feeling confused, emotionally overwhelmed, socially awkward and being considered "odd" by others, many women become so good at camouflaging that they forget who they are and what they need from life. They may suffer from low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and self-sabotaging coping mechanisms. Masking seems like a common sense approach to pass as "normal", but the cost is huge. This book explores what it is to live in a world where you stop trying to be that square peg fitting into a round hole, and explore how you can make the hole fit your needs instead. From mundane everyday decisions to life changing choices, you'll learn how to create a world in which you and others value you. This book takes you on a journey, from exploring how and why you might choose to seek out a diagnosis, to how to nurture your unique autistic brain with passions and interests, to how to create healthy social boundaries and develop emotional regulation strategies. You're provided with exercises which encourage you to think about what autism means to you and how you can practically apply what you've learned. Throughout, you're provided with insights into the experiences of the many inspirational women I have worked with who, like you, have faced considerable challenges in their lives and who have been determined to turning their lives around.
| Author | : Jennifer Kemp |
| Publisher | : New Harbinger Publications |
| Total Pages | : 183 |
| Release | : 2021-12-01 |
| Genre | : Self-Help |
| ISBN | : 168403809X |
An innovative approach to help you maintain your high standards while also accepting mistakes with compassion and kindness. If you’re a perfectionist, you know there’s a helpful upside to pushing yourself toward excellence: achievement, success—and, hey, it can be fun and rewarding to work hard! But unhelpful perfectionism can just as easily work against you. It can prevent you from taking risks or trying new things out for fear of failure, judgment, or rejection; cause you to procrastinate; and make you feel like no matter what you achieve, you’ll never be good enough. Grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this workbook will help you discover what drives this ‘dark side’ of perfectionism, and develop the skills you need to overcome it—without lowering your standards. By leaning in to your values and treating yourself with kindness and compassion, you’ll learn to put mistakes in perspective without wallowing in self-criticism. Most importantly, you’ll find that you can allow for imperfection, without losing your drive to achieve. If you’re ready to stop unhealthy perfectionism from paralyzing your personal growth—and start embracing yourself as perfectly imperfect—this book will introduce you to a whole new you!
| Author | : Barb Cook |
| Publisher | : Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2018-08-21 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 1784508063 |
Barb Cook and 14 other autistic women describe life from a female autistic perspective, and present empowering, helpful and supportive insights from their personal experience for fellow autistic women. Michelle Garnett's comments validate and expand the experiences described from a clinician's perspective, and provide extensive recommendations. Autistic advocates including Liane Holliday Willey, Anita Lesko, Jeanette Purkis, Artemisia and Samantha Craft offer their personal guidance on significant issues that particularly affect women, as well as those that are more general to autism. Contributors cover issues including growing up, identity, diversity, parenting, independence and self-care amongst many others. With great contributions from exceptional women, this is a truly well-rounded collection of knowledge and sage advice for any woman with autism.
| Author | : Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network |
| Publisher | : Beacon Press |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2021-03-30 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 0807025690 |
A diverse collection of autistic voices that highlights how parents can avoid common mistakes and misconceptions, and make their child feel truly accepted, valued, and celebrated for who they are. Most resources available for parents come from psychologists, educators, and doctors, offering parents a narrow and technical approach to autism. Sincerely, Your Autistic Child represents an authentic resource for parents written by autistic people themselves. From childhood and education to culture, gender identity, and sexuality, this anthology tackles the everyday joys and challenges of growing up while honestly addressing the emotional needs, sensitivity, and vibrancy of autistic kids, youth, and young adults. Contributors reflect on what they have learned while growing up on the autism spectrum and how parents can avoid common mistakes and overcome challenges while raising their child. Part memoir, part guide, and part love letter, Sincerely, Your Autistic Child is an indispensable collection that invites parents and allies into the unique and often unheard experiences of autistic children and teens.
| Author | : Charlotte Amelia Poe |
| Publisher | : Myriad Editions |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 2019-09-19 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1912408333 |
An urgent, funny, shocking, and impassioned memoir by the winner of the Spectrum Art Prize 2018, How To Be Autistic presents the rarely shown point of view of someone living with autism. Poe's voice is confident, moving and often funny, as she reveals to us a very personal account of autism, mental illness, gender and sexual identity. As we follow Charlotte's journey through school and college, we become as awestruck by her extraordinary passion for life as by the enormous privations that she must undergo to live it. From food and fandom, to body modification and comic conventions, Charlotte's experiences through the torments of schooldays and young adulthood leave us with a riot of conflicting emotions: horror, empathy, despair, laugh-out-loud amusement and, most of all, respect.
| Author | : Robyn Steward |
| Publisher | : Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 99 |
| Release | : 2019-04-18 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1784506370 |
Written by autistic author Robyn Steward, this is a detailed guide for young people aged 9 to 16 on the basics of menstruation. Created in consultation with young people, an online survey and a group of medical professionals, this is a book that teaches all people about periods, which can be a scary and overwhelming issue. Promoting the fact that everyone either has periods or knows someone who does, the book reduces the anxiety girls face in asking for help. It offers direct advice on what periods look and feel like and how to manage hygiene and pain. It also breaks up information using flaps and step-by-step photos of how to change pads and tampons, it discusses alternatives to tampons and pads, and gives information about possible sensory issues for people with autism.
| Author | : Devon Price |
| Publisher | : Monoray |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2022 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 9781800960558 |
"A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society's narrow understanding of neurodiversity"--Publisher's description.
| Author | : Steven K. Kapp |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 335 |
| Release | : 2019-11-07 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9811384371 |
This open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community and neurodiversity movement, progress in their influence on the broader autism community and field, and their possible threshold of the advocacy establishment. The actions covered are legendary in the autistic community, including manifestos such as “Don’t Mourn for Us”, mailing lists, websites or webpages, conferences, issue campaigns, academic project and journal, a book, and advisory roles. These actions have shifted the landscape toward viewing autism in social terms of human rights and identity to accept, rather than as a medical collection of deficits and symptoms to cure.
